Lori Borden

B.S.W, M.S.W, R.S.W, RP

Lori Borden, owner and founder of The Therapy Team Clinic, is a registered social worker and psychotherapist currently working in private practice. She completed her bachelors and masters degree in social work. Lori’s clinical focus has concentrated on working with trauma, domestic violence, abuse, first responders, addictions, marginalized and homeless populations, indigenous communities and complex mental health issues. She adopts an interpersonal neurobiological approach to psychotherapy and has extensive clinical experience working with the impact trauma has on individuals, families and communities.

Lori has vast experience providing psychotherapy to adults, youth and their parents in community and hospital based mental health systems. She has consulted in the design and implementation of various not-for-profit mental health programs in addition to providing ongoing speaking engagements related to trauma informed practices. In times of community crisis, Lori has been called upon by media outlets to provide her perspectives. Lori also holds the position of adjunct lecturer in the Department of Youth and Child Psychiatry at the University of Toronto and often supervises students in their social work practice.

My Approach

I believe in customizing each session to the individual needs of my clients. I use a multi-disciplinary approach incorporating various evidence based therapies that include Interpersonal Neurobiology, Attachment Based Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR), Deep Brain Reorienting Therapy (DBR), Mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Polyvagual Theory based therapy, Neurofeedback, Solution Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy.

All services are strictly confidential.

Areas of Specialization

 

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

  • Parenting

  • Trauma

  • First responders dealing with stress /trauma

  • Youth

  • Addictions

  • Complex mental health issues

  • Loss and grief

  • Post partum/ pregnancy related issues

  • Family counselling

  • Marriage/couples counselling

 

Professional Training:

  • Masters of Social Work Degree - York University, Toronto

  • Bachelor of Social Work, Honours Degree - York University, Toronto

Specialized Training and Certificates:

  • EMDR Basic Training, Part 1 and Part 2- Niagra Stress and Trauma Clinic

  • EEG Biofeedback, Neurofeedback in Clinical Practice Level 1- The Institute for Applied Neuroscience, Ed Hamlin

  • DBR- Deep Brain Reorienting

  • Interpersonal Psychotherapy Certificate

  • Trauma Counselling Certificate -The Hincks-Dellcrest Centre

  • Harm Reduction Certificate– York University

  • ASSIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) Certified

  • Mindful Awareness Stabilization Training (MAST)

  • Fundamentals in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Certificate- OISE

  • Dialectical Behavioural Therapy Training

  • Advanced Substance Use and Abuse Training

  • Diffusing Anger Training

  • Anti-racism and Anti-oppression Training

  • Non-violent crisis intervention Training.

Professional Memberships:

  • Member of the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW)

  • Member of the Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW)

  • Member of the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)

  • Adjunct Lecturer, University of Toronto Child and Adolesent Psychiatry

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