Lisa Burckell, Ph.D., C.Psych.

Psychologist, Borderline Personality Disorder Service
Community Psychiatry Services & East Region Mental Health Services
St. Joseph's Healthcare
Hamilton, ON
Tel: 905-522-1155, ext. 38011
E-Mail: lburckell@stjoes.ca

Dr. Burckell received her Ph.D. in 2007 from Stony Brook University. She completed a clinical internship and postdoctoral fellowship at the Borderline Personality Disorder Clinic at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto, Ontario. She joined the Borderline Personality Disorder Service at St. Joe’s in March 2009. Dr. Burckell works at the two outpatient clinics offering Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) – Community Psychiatry Services and East Region Mental Health. As a psychologist in the program, she conducts individual and group DBT therapy and psychological assessments.  Dr. Burckell has published peer-reviewed journal articles, and has made a number of presentations at international scientific meetings. Dr. Burckell’s research focuses on therapeutic processes in the treatment of borderline personality disorder. In particular, she is interested in focusing on the role of the therapeutic relationship in treatment. Dr. Burckell’s clinical interests include DBT, borderline personality disorder, psychotherapy integration, and treatment for sexual minority individuals.

Selected Publications

Eubanks, C. E., Burckell, L. A., & Goldfried, M. R. (2010). Clinical consensus strategies for interpersonal problems between young adults and their parents. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 78, 212-224.

Burckell, L. A., & McMain, S. (2009). Substance use and personality disorders among women. (Back, S. Ed.) Women and Addiction: A Comprehensive Textbook.

Burckell, L.A., & Goldfried, M.R. (2006). Therapist qualities preferred by sexual minority individuals. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training.

Burckell, L. A., & Eubanks-Carter, C. (2005). Future directions of psychotherapy integration. In J.C. Norcross &  M.R. Goldfried (Eds.), Future directions of psychotherapy integration: A roundtable. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 15, 392-471.

Eubanks-Carter, C., Burckell, L.A., & Goldfried, M.R. (2005).  Future directions in psychotherapy integration: Research, practice, training, and theory. In J.C. Norcross & M.R. Goldfried (Eds.), Handbook of psychotherapy integration. New York: Oxford University Press.

Eubanks-Carter, C., Burckell, L.A., & Goldfried, M.R. (2005). Enhancing therapeutic effectiveness with gay, lesbian, and bisexual clients. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 12, 1-18.

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