Lisa Giles

Lisa has been providing compassionate and evidence-based counselling support to individuals since 2015. She believes that everyone is capable of finding joy and meaning in their lives, and strives to work collaboratively with clients using their strengths to move towards their goals. Lisa specializes in perinatal mental health, recognizing the tremendous impact of pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period on parents. She works with mothers, fathers, and non-binary parents to manage perinatal mental health concerns including low mood, anxiety, and trauma, and helps them find health, well-being, and meaning in parenthood. Lisa also works with people outside of the perinatal period who are struggling with stress, anxiety, low mood, depression, trauma, challenging relationships, and more. She helps clients to overcome challenges, find purpose, and form habits to support their mental health. She integrates aspects of evidence-based psychotherapeutic approaches into her work, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and mindfulness. Lisa practices with a trauma-informed lens and aims to provide inclusive care to all. Lisa also works with couples who are looking to improve their relationship satisfaction and address ongoing tension or conflict. Lisa integrates evidence-based couples techniques from Integrative Behavioural Couple Therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy, and the Gottman Method. In her spare time, Lisa enjoys being active outdoors, reading, and spending time with her family and friends. She is a proud mom of two.