Welcome to the Board: Dr. Lisa Couperthwaite, Ph.D., C.Phych.

The Tema Foundation is pleased to welcome Dr. Lisa Couperthwaite, Ph.D., C.Phych., as our newest board member!

You may recognize Dr. Couperthwaite from Education Day 2023 where she presented on Self-care Wellness and Action Plans (SWAP) and navigating Occupational Stress Injury (OSI) claims with a Worker’s Compensation Board.

Dr. Lisa Couperthwaite is a Clinical Psychologist registered in the province of Ontario with expertise in clinical care, disability management, and systems improvement in relation to mental health. She completed her Ph.D. in Clinical and Counselling Psychology at the University of Toronto. She gained her initial years of experience as a Psychologist working at the Psychological Trauma Program at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), primarily with first responders.

She later spent several years in a leadership role at one of the largest worker’s compensation boards in North America providing subject matter expertise, education, and consultation. She has special interests in prevention of mental health injuries, psychotherapy effectiveness, and forging creative opportunities to optimize posttraumatic growth through adversity.

Dr. Couperthwaite currently works in private practice as a consultant, educator, subject matter expert to organizations. She also works with patients as a clinician, assessing, diagnosing, and treating primarily complex trauma. She works with frontline workers, first responders and other public safety personnel who have experienced workplace stressors and traumas, as well as survivors of childhood abuse, physical and sexual assaults.

Dr. Couperthwaite is an enthusiastic information sharer and collaborator who is deeply committed to the mission and values of the Tema Foundation to deliver impactful education to individuals and organizations on the frontlines of civilian and military life.

Welcome Dr. Couperthwaite!