Dr. Lynne Beal is a Psychologist in Private Practice in Toronto

Dr. Beal has more than twenty-five years of experience as a psychologist in private practice and with the Toronto District School Board and its legacy boards. She fulfilled roles as a supervising psychologist and chief psychologist, and provided direct services and consulting services.

• Registered Psychologist in Ontario since 1981
• Canadian Register of Health Care Providers in Psychology, listed since 1986
• Certificate of Professional Qualifications in Psychology, Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards since 2001

She has published professional articles on learning disabilities, gifted children, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Her accomplishments include:

• Project Leader for the ABCs of Mental Health, an internet-based resource for teachers on children’s mental health developed for the Hincks-Dellcrest Centre in Toronto 
  http://www.hincksdellcrest.org/abc/welcome

• Project Director for the development of Canadian norms of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children – III

Some of Dr. Beal’s awards include:

• Meritorious Service Cross, Governor General of Canada, 2018 for research and service to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder
• Commendation Award, Ministry of Veteran’s Affairs, 2002, for research and advocacy on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder which led to changes in the Canada Pension Act
• Award of Merit, Ontario Psychological Association Section on Psychology in Education, 1997, for contributions to psychology in education
• Syl Apps Special Achievement Award, 2007, for a distinguished contribution to the field of Amateur Sport as an International Judge in sailing
• Scroll of the International Sailing Federation, 1996, for work at the Olympic Games
• Ontario Sailing’s President’s Award for international contributions to sailing, 2012

Some of Dr. Beal’s affiliations and contributions include:

• Member of the Association of Chief Psychologists with Ontario School Boards          1990 – 2010; President from 1992 to 1944
• Member of the Ontario Psychological Association and Section on Psychologists in Education
• Member of the National Association of School Psychologists since 2006
• Member of the Canadian Psychological Association
• Member of the Ontario Minister of Education’s Advisory Council on Special Education, 2002 to 2008