Lisa Bell
Registered Psychotherapist
đź’» Location: In-Person at our Richmond Clinic
đź‘Ą Clientele: Children ages 7+, Teens, Adults & Couples
🗓️ Availability: Daytime & Evenings
Lisa is a registered psychotherapist with a compassionate, client-centred approach to healing and growth. She specialises in supporting individuals and couples navigating trauma, grief and relationship challenges. Lisa is also trained in sex therapy, offering a safe and affirming space for clients to explore intimacy, identity and connection.
How I Can Help
Grief & Loss
Grief is a deeply personal experience that can follow the loss of a loved one, a relationship, or a significant life change. I offer compassionate support as you process your loss, honour your experiences, and find your footing again.
Trauma
Trauma can affect how we relate to ourselves, others, and the world around us. Together, we’ll work at a pace that feels right for you, building safety, resilience, and new ways of moving forward.
Relationship Challenges
Whether you’re navigating conflict, rebuilding trust, improving communication, or strengthening your connection, I support individuals and couples in creating healthier, more fulfilling relationships. My practice is affirming of LGBTQ+, monogamous, and polyamorous relationships.
Sex & Intimacy
As a therapist trained in sex therapy, I provide a safe, affirming space to explore intimacy, desire, identity, sexual concerns, and relationship dynamics with openness and without judgment.
Life Transitions
Major life changes can bring uncertainty, grief, and unexpected challenges. Together, we’ll navigate these transitions with greater clarity, resilience, and confidence.
Relationships & Life Transitions
I support individuals navigating relationship challenges, periods of change, and times when life feels particularly difficult or uncertain.
Suicidal Ideation
I offer a calm, supportive space to explore suicidal thoughts and difficult emotions while focusing on safety, connection, and finding ways forward.
Gender Identity & Exploration
I provide an affirming space to explore questions of gender identity, expression, and authenticity at your own pace and without judgment.
- Therapeutic Approach & Modalities
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Attachment-based Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
• Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Existential Therapy
• Family / Marital Therapy
• Gottman Method
• Internal Family Systems (IFS)
• Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
• Motivational Interviewing
• Narrative Therapy
• Person-Centred Therapy
• Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
• Strength-Based Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy- Education
Masters of Arts in Counselling Psychology
Yorkville University, 2019
BA Communications
Carleton University, 2003
Foundations of Clinical Supervision
University of Ottawa, 2024
Intensive Sex Therapy Training Program
University of Guelph, 2022- Certifications
✓Certified Narcissistic Abuse Treatment Clinician Training – In Progress✓Supporting Bereaved Parents After a Pregnancy Loss or the Death of a Child, 2026✓Palliative and End-of-Life Care, 2026✓Foundations of Grief, 2026✓Traumatic Bereavement, 2026✓Healing from Sexual Betrayal: New Techniques to Restore Trust, Intimacy and Emotional Connection in Couples, 2025✓Child & School Counseling Summit, 2025✓Working with Clients Experiencing Narcissistic Abuse, 2025✓Grief on the Job, 2025✓Healing Relational Trauma & Complex PTSD, 2025✓When Grief Meets Trauma, 2025✓Overcoming the Most Common Barriers in Trauma Treatment, 2025✓EFT for Emotional Regulation & Trauma Processing, 2025✓Healing from Sexual Betrayal , 2025✓Foundations of Clinical Supervision, Ottawa University, 2024✓Healing Affairs and Repairing Attachment Injuries, 2024✓Healing After Loss: Tools for Navigating Grief, 2024✓2023 Suicide Prevention Summit training,2023✓Gottman Method Couples Therapy Level 1 , 2023✓Children’s Grief and Bereavement Certificate Program, Sick Kid’s Learning Institute, 2023✓Gottman Method Couples Therapy Level 2, 2023✓Understanding and Working with Domestic Violence Certificate, 2022✓Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist certificate, 2022✓Intensive Sex Therapy Training, University of Guelph, 2022✓Certified Trauma Support Specialist certificate, 2021✓Providing Trauma Informed Care certificate, 2021✓Supporting Clients Who Self-Harm certificate, 2021✓Case Studies in Trauma certificate, 2021✓Working with Children at Risk certificate, 2021✓Counseling Gender Diverse Clients certificate, 2021✓Relationship Counselling Certificate, 2021✓DBT for At-Risk and Suicidal Adolescents certificate, 2021✓Pre-Marital Counselling certificate, 2020✓Intimate Partner Violence Solution-Focused Trauma Care certificate, 2020✓Counselling Adolescents the Basics certificate, 2020✓Working With Trauma certificate , 2020✓Identifying and Responding to Child Abuse certificate, 2020✓Supporting Clients at Risk of Suicide certificate, 2020✓School Bullying the Basics certificate, 2020