Lisa Ann Butcher

• Founder of Three Sisters Clinical Counselling, a multi-clinic mental health counselling practice with three offices located in both Vancouver and Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

• Professional Speaker – Dynamic Guest Lecturer with an extensive roster of mental health presentations. In-Person and Online presentations in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.

• Clinic Director for Three Sisters Clinical Counselling, overseeing 15 Doctoral and Masters Level Practitioners.

• Registered Clinical Counsellor #16843. Lisa has a professional practice treating frontline workers, Physicians, Mental Health Counsellors and their families.

• Registered Clinical Counsellor with the BCACC

Clinic Owner and Registered Clinical Counsellor, Three Sisters Clinical Counselling

Yaletown Clinic: 300-1090 Homer Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 2W9

Kelowna Clinic: 1100-1631 Dickson Avenue, Kelowna, BC, V1Y 0B5

January 2020 to present

• Frontline 911 counsellor for MDs, RTs, RNs, EMS, Police, and Fire.

• Self-Harm, Anxiety, Depression, trauma counselling

• Trauma-Informed Therapy

• Family therapy, Relationship building for frontline workers

• EMDR, CBT, and DBT

Clinic Owner and Registered Clinical Counsellor, OK Kids COUNSELLING Services

Landmark 6, 1631 Dickson Ave, 11th Floor, Kelowna, BC, V1Y 0B5

May 2018 to January 2021

• EMDR therapy for children

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Individuals

• Anxiety, Depression, Grief/Loss, Trauma

• Family-centered therapy

• Couples, Families, Individual Counselling

• Behavioural issues

• Self Harm

Registered Clinical Counsellor, OKANAGAN CLINICAL COUNSELLING SERVICES INC.

206-1634 Harvey Avenue, Kelowna, BC, V1Y 6P1

2018 to 2020

• Child and Youth counselling specializing in treating depression, anxiety, self-harm, gender and sexual identity

• Adult counselling in grief/loss, trauma, relationship issues, anxiety/depression, and identity

• CBT, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Trauma-Informed Therapy, EMDR

Director of Operations, eTHERAPY ESSENTIALS

July 2019 to January 2020

• Co-revision and presentation of new eTherapy Fundamentals in-person course

• Research and content updates of online eTherapy Essentials Fundamentals certificate course

Facilitator, PARENTING AFTER SEPARATION

2018-2020

• Co-facilitation of the Court-mandated Parenting After Separation Course

Respiratory Therapist, KELOWNA GENERAL HOSPITAL

April 2007 to April 2020

• 18 years of experience working with Neonatal, Child, Youth, and Adult population

• Member of multidisciplinary team consisting of Physician, Social Work, Dietician, Discharge Planning, Acute Care Nursing

• Health and Wellness counselling, patient and family-centered care, discharge planning

• Crisis and Trauma multi-disciplinary team, de-escalating emotionally charged situations

• Physical and Mental health treatment of acute and chronic health issues

Registered Respiratory Therapist, CREDIT VALLEY HOSPITAL, MISSISSAUGA, ONT

June 2004 – April 2007

• Resuscitation of neonates, cardiopulmonary management of chronically and acutely ill children and adults. Line insertion, Advanced skills in cardio-respiratory management

Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology, YORKVILLE UNIVERSITY, FREDERICTON, NB

(June 2016)

• GPA 4.0

• Courses included Counselling Methodologies, Theories of Personality, Ethics, Cultural Diversity in Counselling, Research Methodology, Psychological Assessment, Crisis and Trauma, Marriage and Family Systems, Substance Abuse and Group Counselling, Child Therapy

• Minor in Advanced Psychology, ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY, ATHABASCA, ALBERTA (2014)

Post-Graduate Degree- Respiratory Therapy, MICHENER INSTITUTE OF APPLIED HEALTH, TORONTO, ON

(2001)

• Learning focused on the technological theory of anaesthetic gas delivery, manual and mechanical ventilation, and patient care.

• 3-year academic component, 1- year in-hospital clinical practicum component

Honours Bachelor of Physical Education and Health, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

(1996)

• Courses in Human anatomy, physical education, health psychology, motor learning, psychology, and teaching

• Frequent Key-Note speaker on various Mental Health topics for major corporations across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia

• Webinar Facilitator, Mental Health talks

• Counsellor with the World’s First Social Health Platform, Curatio Networks, Vancouver

• Registered with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors, RCC #16843

• Member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association

• Facilitator-Parenting After Separation, 2018 to 2020

• Recipient of the J. Harry Ebbs Award for Academic Achievement, Univ. of Toronto, 1998

• Board of Directors- Director of Professional Advocacy, Board of Directors (2004-2007)

• Certificate of Achievement: Recognizing Violence Risks and Behaviours- 2017

• Certificate of Achievement: Assess and Plan: Developing Behavioural Plans- 2017

• Certificate of Achievement: Introduction to Violence Prevention- 2017

• EMDR Training- Certified EMDR provider, Vancouver, BC- 2019

• ART and PLAY Therapy certificate, 2019

• 3-time Canadian National Champion, Springboard Diving

• 6-time Ontario Provincial Champion, Springboard Diving

• Canadian National Springboard Diving Team Member 1992-1996

• Past Fellow of the Canadian Society Of Respiratory Therapists (FCSRT)

• Practical Tools for Mental Health in COVID-19, (Curatio Podcast), April 2020

• Being Part of a Diverse Workplace, (Ontario Midwives Benefits Trust), June 2020

• Mindfulness Practices Made Easy (Vitalus), October 2020

• Being Part of a Diverse Workplace, (Humanacare), July 2020

• Coping with Stress as a Midwife, (Ottawa Midwives Association), November 2020

• Enhancing Your Spiritual Well-Being (Vitalus), November 2020

• Mental Health in COVID-19, (Astra Zeneca), December 2020

• Workplace Empathy For Leaders, (Humanacare), December 2020

• Giving Of Yourself (Humanacare), January 2021

• Communicating With Assertion and Empathy, (Humanacare), March 2021

• Keeping Mentally Strong in COVID-19, (Curatio), March 2021

• Time Management (Hivestack), March 2021

• Embracing Optimism (Vitalus), April 2021

• Managing our Mental Health in 2021 (Humanacare), April 2021

• Power of Initiative (Humanacare), April 2021

• Stress Management Podcast (Astra Zeneca), April 2021

• Stress Management Podcast (Curatio), April 2021

• Who and What is to Blame for the Third Wave (CBC Radio feature), April 11, 2021

• How To Achieve Good Emotional Health: Humanacare, April 2021

• Being Mindful of Our Mental Health, April 2021

• Mindfulness and Raising Awareness of Our Mental Health, May 2021

• Management Chronic Pain in Sickle Cell Disease, Curatio, May 2021

• Standing Up To Hate, Munich Company, May 2021

• Fostering Mental Health in 2021 – Humanacare, May 2021

• Nature: An Emerging Stress Strategy – Curatio, May 2021

• Mental Health in COVID-19: Resilience – IMCD Canada, June 2021

• COVID-19: Building Resilience and Fostering Self-Care – June 2021

• COVID-19: Building Resilience for Leaders – June 2021

• MANAGING STRESS AND ANXIETY – Starfish Medical – June 2021

• Fostering a Supportive Work Environment – Stammax – June 2021

• Boosting Resilience in 2021 – Starfish Medical – June 2021

• Addressing the Mental Health of Counsellors – June 2021

• Effective Leadership Tools in 2021 – July 2021

• Coping With Stress and Mental Health in 2021 (Hivestack) – July 2021

• A Brave New World (Aspiria) – August 2021

• Your Communication Style! – (Hivestack) – September 2021

• The Power of Initiative (Aspiria) – October 2021

• BurnOUT!: Mitigating Stress in 2021 – October 2021

• Personal Resilience: Strategies for Coping in 2021 (Humanacare)– October 2021

• Creating a Meaningful Workplace (Hivestack) – October 2021

• Mental Health, Wellness and Suicide Prevention (Dupuis Langan) – October 2021

• Burnout! (CIBC Mellon) – October 2021

• Protecting the Mental Health of RTs – November 2021

• Personal Resilience (Humanacare) – November 2021

• Power of Initiative: How to take control of your mental health – November 2021

• Pandemic Warriors: Protecting the Mental Health of RTs (BCSRT) – Nov 2021

• Frontline Warriors: The Mental Health of RTs (CSRT National Conf) – Dec 2021

• Holiday Stress (Hivestack) – Dec 2021

• Fostering the Mental Health of Physicians (ER Provincial Grand Rounds) Jan 2022

• Embracing Optimism in 2022 (Hivestack) – Jan 2022

• Languishing in the 4th Wave – Dupuis Langan – Feb 2022

• Achieving Success (Hivestack) – Feb 2022

• Pandemic Warriors: Protecting the Mental Health of MDs (Allergists BC) –Feb 2022

• Recognizing the Signs of Domestic Abuse (Hivestack) – Feb 2022

• Pandemic Warriors: Protecting the Mental Health of Respirologists – Feb 2022

• Protecting the Mental Health of RTs – March 2022 (Vernon Hospital RT Dept)

• Protecting Our Frontline RTs – March 2022 (Kelowna General Hospital RT Dept)

• Burnout! -March 2022 (Dupuis-Langan)

• Brave New World – Re-Entering the Workplace – McLellan Law (March 2022)

• Adapting to Changes the Pandemic Has Brought Us – Humanacare (march 2022)

• Sleep, Precious Sleep – NARTA (Northern Alberta Retired Teachers) – March 2022

• Pandemic Warriors: Protecting the Mental Health of RNs – AstraZeneca – Mar/22

• Managing Employees Remotely (Humanacare) – April 2022

• Pandemic Warriors: Protecting the Mental Health of PSWs – Humanacare Apr 2022

• Fostering Resilience in Our Frontline – (SCRT), May 2022

• How To Achieve Good Emotional Health (Humanacare) – September 2022

• “Addressing the Mental Health of Our Frontline”, Switch Media Podcast, September 2022

• “Burnout!, Vancouver General Hospital, September 2022

• “Fostering Resilience in our FrontLine”, VGH, Dept of Respiratory Medicine, September 2022

• “Speaking With Employees About Sensitive Subjects”, (Royal dental college of Ontario) October 2022

• “Progressive Discipline”, (RDCSO), October 2022

• “Take Home Tools”, Vancouver Coastal Health, October 2022