Lisa Romano-Dwyer BSc, MSW, PhD, RSW

Updates

Posted on Mar 23, 2020

Local municipal guidelines provide guidance on Social Distancing practices. Effective clinical counselling and wellness coaching sessions are available online or by telephone. In-person services are currently suspended to help Stop the spread of Covid19.

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Posted on Mar 17, 2020

Lisa Romano-Dwyer is accepting new referrals during Covid19 through confidential video conferencing options.

Services covered by personal health insurance benefit plans.

Payment accepted by PayPal, or e-transfer.

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Posted on Mar 14, 2020

Lakeside Wellness Therapy Affiliates is an integrated health clinic with a primary focus on wellness. The site is open and scheduled appointments will be honoured. The site has been disinfected with frequent cleaning practices as per the guidelines of the local office of Public Health. New Refe...

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Posted on Mar 6, 2020

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Posted on Feb 25, 2020

At Lakeside Wellness Therapy Affiliates skin care is more than a product, it’s an affiliate! Naturally sourced botanicals uniquely formulated to heal aging, dry, and damaged skin. Unscented and safe for all skin types. Sold separately or as therapeutic care packages. Taxes and shipping fees n...

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Posted on Feb 16, 2020

Family Day was introduced in the Province of Ontario in 2008 under Premier Dalton McGuinty. Offering families a long weekend in February each year, this STAT holiday reminds us to remember what’s most important. Enjoy Monday with your family! Lakeside Wellness Therapy Affiliates is Closed on Mon...

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Posted on Feb 13, 2020

Happy Valentine’s Day! Monogamy is cool & fun. Long term marriages are romantic, sexual, and emotionally satisfying. #healthy #heal #wellness

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Posted on Feb 5, 2020

Brighten up your personal space by adding fresh flowers. Affordable blossoms like tulips are readily available. Placing fresh flowers in your living space is an easy evidence-based method that increases feelings of positivity and wellness. For less than five dollars, you will find an improvemen...

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Posted on Jan 29, 2020

Talk-based therapy really works! Help to identify your negative thought patterns and everyday stressors. A skilled therapist will help develop strategies proven to work! Wellness words heal, so let’s talk #wellness #mentalhealth #modernsocialworker #psychotherapy

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Counseling, Coaching & Consulting

Individual, Couple, Family, and Group therapy services are covered by health insurance benefit plans. Clients are responsible for payment by cash, cheque, etransfer, or major credit card. Psychology Today Verified

Investing in your own health guarantees life success at home and in the workplace.

Registered in the Ontario College of Social Work and Social Service Work (OCSWSSW), Lisa has extensive child and family therapy experience.

Her registration number is 323311.

Lisa is a modern social work coach building theory and practices for use in the real world. Her creative ideas and professional resources are available at https://modernsocialworker.com/.

All individual and group counselling services are covered by health insurance benefit plans.

Lisa offers an accessible and safe environment free of discrimination and harassment where people feel safe and welcome without fear of reprisal or stigma (OHRC).

Service details & fees:

l. Individual Assessment, Consultation, & Support

A) Counselling & Psychotherapy for Children, Adolescents, & Adults

Lisa uses creative approaches that engage the imagination in the healing process using principles of motivational interviewing, ABFT and compassionate mind training.

Fees are competitive as per qualifications and extensive field experience.

Quality is guaranteed.

Parent Coach

Schooling Coach & Advocacy

Wellness Coach

Anxiety & Stress

Depression

ASD

Fees range from $150-250 dollars per hour.

B) Play & Expressive Arts Therapy

Longer term assessment and treatment plans available.

Preschoolers 3 to 5 years

School-Aged Children 6 to 12 years

Directive and non-directive play based interventions. Specializations include attachment, relationship repair, and childhood conduct disorders.

Fees range from $150-250 dollars per hour.

C) Consultation & Advice

Learning and behaviour advice and support to parents, educators, schools, school boards and seeking objective advocacy on current schooling. Some restrictions apply. Tutoring may also be arranged where recommended. Only qualified teachers will be suggested.

Service coordination and system navigation with your family physician and other members of your primary health care team or school to address your child’s needs.

Reports writing & consultation fees range from $150-250 dollars per hour.

ll. Family Therapy Assessment & Support

D) Couples Counselling & Marital Therapy

Marital Counselling

Alcohol Management

Parenting Strategies

Parenting Plans

Parent Coaching

Access, Custody & Visitation Plans

Short-Term Mediated Couple Crisis Counselling

Reports are available for court purposes.

Fees are $150-250 dollars per hour.

E) Parent Coaching & Consultations

Strength-based parenting

Building competencies in families

Parenting for academic success

Growing confident children

Understanding your child’s emotions

Healthy routines for success

Practicing No & stick-with-it-ness

Limit-setting around video games

Online & social media activities

Healthy social media use

Fees are $150-250 dollars per hour.

F) Sibling Sessions

Family conflict

Cooperative play skills

Communication skills

Life skills development

Fees range from $150-250 dollars per hour depending on number of family members.

Services covered by Health Insurance Benefits

Where additional professional expertise is suggested, coordination services will be available.

lll. Therapeutic Groups

G) Breathing for Health & Life Success Group

This group is limited to under 10 people. Please call for more information.

H) Professional Wellness Development

Fee Schedules are reasonable and based on the number of participants, location, materials, and/or catering requests planned in advance. A non-refundable 50% down payment is required to reserve professional development activities.

I) Workplace Wellness consultations

Private & confidential interviewing

Workplace surveys & focus groups

Workplace program evaluation

Workplace staff wellness evaluation

Self-care Assessments

J) Wellness Engagements

Lisa is sought-after Keynote Speaker

Fee Schedules are based on the number of participants, location, materials, and/or catering requests stipulated in advance.

V. Clinical Supervision & Consultation

K) Clinical Case Supervision & Consultation for Individuals/Groups

Social Workers providing Psychotherapy service in private practice are regulated under the Ontario Association of Social Workers & Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW).

Social Workers with experience are qualified to offer psychotherapy and continue to be regulated under the college. Social workers, psychotherapists, child & family therapists, and other regulated counsellors are expected to retain clinical supervision and support on casework where required.