Education:
BSc, University of Toronto, 1975
MDiv, Wycliffe College (University of Toronto), 1979
ThM, Wilfred Laurier University/Waterloo Lutheran Seminary, 1993
DMin, Wilfred Laurier University/Waterloo Lutheran Seminary, 1998

Areas of specialization: Marriage and Family Therapy, Pastoral Practice and Education, Pastoral Counselling, Sexual Therapy and Counselling

Dr. Scuse began teaching at Tyndale in 2001 and was appointed Assistant Professor of Counselling in 2003. He gives overall direction to the Counselling major. Dr. Scuse’s other teaching experience includes Wycliffe College and guest lecturing in family systems theory for the Canadian Association for Pastoral Practice and Education (CAPPE). Dr. Scuse has been an ordained minister in the Anglican Church of Canada since 1979. Since that time, he has served in full-time pastoral ministry in congregations in Oshawa, Toronto and Stouffville. He developed advanced expertise in pastoral counselling and marriage and family therapy through studies at Wilfrid Laurier University, together with experience at the Interfaith Pastoral Counselling Centre in Kitchener, ON. Since 1993, he has combined parish ministry with a private counseling practice. Dr. Scuse is a Clinical Member and Approved Supervisor with the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) and a Registered Member of the Board of Examiners in Sexual Therapy and Counselling in Ontario (BESTCO). He is also a Pastoral Counselling Specialist with the Canadian Association for Pastoral Practice and Education (CAPPE).

BA, California State University, 1984
MS, California State University, 1986
DMin, Palmer Seminary, 2010

Areas of Specialization: Marriage and Family Therapy.

Susan Ellfeldt has been teaching in the counselling program at Tyndale Seminary since 2003. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist with over 25 years of counselling experience working with individuals, couples, and families. She has worked in church-based and private practice settings in both California and Ontario. She is a clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT). An experienced supervisor, workshop leader and seminar instructor, she has worked with a number of churches and Christian organizations over the years providing staff training and development. In addition to her work at Tyndale, she works part-time with Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship as a staff development specialist and directs Cornerstone Family Counselling Services in Mississauga.

PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary (School of Psychology), 2003
MA, Fuller Theological Seminary, 2003
MS, Fuller Theological Seminary (School of Psychology), 2001
BSc (Hons), University of Toronto, 1996

Areas of Specialization: Marital and Family Therapy

Dr Noh’s area of specialization in both clinical practice and research is in the area of Marriage and Family Therapy. She completed her internship at Glen Roberts Child Study Center and Verdugo Mental Health, in Southern California, working with children, adults, and families, dealing with mental health issues, including depressive and anxiety disorders, ADHD, and PTSD, as well as family system issues, such as marriage and parenting. Her areas of research interest include Applied Psychology and Counseling with an emphasis on the integration of psychology, theology and spirituality.

BSc, University of Manitoba, 1968
MD, University of Manitoba, 1972
MTS, Tyndale Seminary, 1982
DMin, Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1988
PsyD, Newport University, 1991

Areas of Specialization: Marriage and family therapy, Whole Person and Family Centered Care, Family Medicine, Psychotherapy and Psychology, Pastoral Counselling, Family Ministry.

Dr. Poon joined the Tyndale counselling ministries faculty in 1991. He has a wealth of experience in the disciplines of family medicine, theology, counselling, psychology, pastoral counselling and marriage and family therapy. He is an approved supervisor with the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, a Fellow of the College of Family Physicians of Canada, a Fellow and Diplomate of the American Board of Medical Psychotherapists and a faculty member of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. He has published widely and has presented many papers both in Canada and internationally. He ascribes to a truly whole-person and family-centered approach in the well being of individuals and families by looking at the bio-psycho-social-cultural-spiritual aspects of persons. Dr. Poon was a key member of the team that founded the Chinese Ministry Program at Tyndale in 1988. His teaching involvement at Tyndale includes counselling, pastoral counselling, family ministry and pastoral and Chinese ministry. He has served as the Chair of the Advisory Council at Tyndale. He directs the Mentoring and Pastoral Support Network of the Hudson Taylor Centre. Dr. Poon is an ordained counselling minister with the Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec.