PSYCHOLOGIST
Lisa Berger, Ph.D., C.Psych.
Lisa is a Registered Psychologist in the Province of Ontario. She has a doctorate in psychology from the University of Toronto (2003) and is a member of The College of Psychologists of Ontario. She has been in private practice since 2001 and has had a longstanding interest in working to help people mend their lives and enable them to live more fully in the present.
Lisa has a special interest in the ways in which we have learned to cope with painful personal experiences and the process by which we move towards healthier functioning. In her doctoral research she focused on self-harm and the experience of women who engage in this coping behaviour.
ASSOCIATES
Anne Nares, M.S.W., R.S.W..
For thirty years, Anne has been supporting people in their emotional healing.
Anne has a Masters in Social Work degree (1977) from the University of Toronto and is a member of the Ontario College of Social Workers and The Ontario Association of Professional Social Workers.
Anne has been a psychotherapist with Dr. Lisa Berger & Associates since 2005. Anne encourages her clients to open to, and trust their feelings as a way of moving through past pain and living more fully in the present.
Holly Kretschmer, B.A.
Holly has been working with clients to heal scars from past and present trauma and childhood abuse through individual, group, relationship and intensive therapy since 2005. Holly completed her Bachelors Degree in Psychology from York University (2009) and is also a graduate of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education Adult Training and Development Program.
As a Certified Parent Educator with Gordon Training International (Dr. Thomas Gordon author of Parent Effectiveness Training) and Aware Parenting Institute (Dr. Aletha Solter author of The Aware Baby), Holly believes that the key to vibrant and fulfilling relationships lie in solidly knowing ourselves, learning effective communication skills and having the self awareness to put these skills into practice.
Gordon Dalziel, Ed.D. Candidate
Gordon has a master's degree, and is nearing the completion of a doctoral degree, in counselling psychology from the University of Toronto. Prior to his university based studies in psychology, he received specialized training in psychotherapy at a private institute. His training and eight years of clinical experience have been focused on emotion-centered, process forms of psychotherapy.
Pat Noonan, M.Ed.
Pat has a Masters in Counselling Psychology for Community Settings from The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto (1999). Prior to this, Pat received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Toronto (1995).
Pat provided health-related counselling to clients for 5 years prior to joining Dr. Lisa Berger & Associates as a psychotherapist in 2010. Pat has a longstanding interest in working to support individuals as they move toward healthier functioning.
