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Lisa Bowman, MSW, RSW, PsyT, RRP, CT-TITC, BSW, MSW, RSW

Offers In-person and virtual appointments
  • Social Worker
  • Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars. 224 rating(s).
Accepting new patients

Provider's hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Tuesday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Wednesday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Thursday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Friday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Saturday
10:00 am - 6:30 pm

Description

Lisa Bowman is the Owner and Lead Counsellor at FFCS. Lisa leads our team with patience, empathy, positivity, and commitment. Lisa holds a Master’s Degree of Social Work and provides Psychotherapy, and is registered with the OCSWSSW. Lisa is also a Registered Rehabilitation Professional with the VRA of Canada. Lisa completed significant training as a Clinical Traumatologist therefore is able to offer a multitude of trauma-informed treatments. During her studies, Lisa focused her program on individual, couples, and family counselling from an anti-oppressive structural social work perspective.

Conditions

  • Addiction
  • Anxiety
  • Communication
  • Depression
  • Grief, loss, bereavement
  • Sex, sexuality, intimacy
  • Trauma
  • Workplace stress

Services

  • Career counseling
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Dialectical behavior therapy
  • Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy
  • Marital counselling
  • Marriage and family therapy
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Narrative therapy
  • Person-centered therapy
  • Solution-focused brief therapy
  • Somatic therapy
  • Strength-based therapy
  • Structural family therapy
  • Teen mental health
  • The Gottman method
  • Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy

Clientele

  • Adults (18+)​
  • Children (under 12)​
  • Couples​
  • Families​
  • LGBTQ2+
  • Pediatrics​
  • Seniors (65+)​
  • Teens (13-17)​

Languages spoken

  • English

Professional designations

  • Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)
  • Master of Social Work (MSW)
  • Registered Social Worker (RSW)

Education

  • Master Social Worker
  • Registered Social Worker
  • Psychotherapist
  • Registered Rehabilitation Professional
  • Clinical Traumatologist

Professional associations

  • Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Services
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Association of Canada
  • Trauma Association of Canada
Facility Information

Summary

Forging Forward Counselling Services is a group of highly trained, regulated professionals located in Pembroke, ON, with over 20 years of combined experience in offering counselling & psychotherapy services. Each therapist has a slightly different focus and training, with the unique ability to work collaboratively as a team. Our team has extensive knowledge of working with adults, children & youth, couples, and families. We also offer specialized services such as parenting support, trauma therapy, vocational rehabilitation counselling, and motor vehicle accident therapy.

Business hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Tuesday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Wednesday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Thursday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Friday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Saturday
10:00 am - 6:30 pm

Services & supplies

  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Dialectical behavior therapy
  • Interpersonal psychotherapy
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Narrative therapy
  • Person-centered therapy
  • Positive psychology
  • Psychodynamic therapy
  • Relationship counselling
  • Solution-focused brief therapy
  • Strength-based therapy
  • The Gottman method
  • Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy

Amenities

  • Free parking
  • Wheelchair accessible
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223-224 Pembroke St W, Pembroke, ON K8A 5N2

Provider's hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Tuesday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Wednesday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Thursday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Friday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Saturday
10:00 am - 6:30 pm

Business hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Tuesday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Wednesday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Thursday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Friday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Saturday
10:00 am - 6:30 pm