Private Practice
Psychological Services Grounded in Experience
Dr. Amitay has worked with clients in hospital settings and private practice since 2001. He provides psychotherapy for individuals, couples and families, as well as psychological, personality and intelligence assessments.
He works with clients ranging from their late teens through the senior years and supports people facing a broad range of personal, emotional and interpersonal concerns.
These may include challenges related to:
- School and work
- Relationships and family
- Sexuality and intimacy
- Finances and major life transitions
- Depression, anxiety and emotional well-being
Dr. Amitay’s work is thoughtful, direct and responsive to the individual. Rather than applying a fixed formula, he considers each client’s circumstances, personality, goals and readiness for change.
Psychological Orientations
An Integrated Approach to Therapy
Dr. Amitay has training and experience in several established psychological orientations. Rather than relying on one fixed method, he draws from different approaches according to each client’s needs, personality and circumstances.
His work may incorporate:
- Cognitive-behavioural therapy
- Psychodynamic therapy
- Acceptance and commitment approaches
- Humanistic and client-centred therapy
- Emotion-focused therapy
- Interpersonal therapy
- Object-relations therapy
- Process-experiential therapy
This integrated approach allows therapy to remain flexible, thoughtful and responsive—grounded in psychological knowledge while focused on the individual person.
Teaching
Bringing Psychology Into the Classroom
Since 2000, Dr. Amitay has taught thousands of university students across a wide range of psychology courses.
His teaching experience includes clinical psychology, personality, psychological disorders, human sexuality, addictions, social psychology, statistics, research design and other areas of psychological study.
Over the course of his academic career, he has taught 20 different university courses more than 180 times to over 12,000 students.
His teaching has been recognized with Instructor of the Year honours at Ryerson University and York University’s Glendon campus. He was also named a semifinalist in TVO’s Best Lecturer competition.
Whether working with introductory students or advanced learners, Dr. Amitay’s goal has remained consistent: to make complex psychological ideas clear, practical and relevant to real life.
View Courses Taught
- Clinical Psychology
- Abnormal Psychology
- Psychological/Behavioural Disorders
- Introduction to Personality
- Advanced Personality Psychology
- Current Topics in Personality Psychology (4th-year seminar)
- Social Psychology Laboratory
- Current Topics in Social Psychology (4th-year seminar)
- Psychology of Human Sexuality
- Personal Growth and Positive Psychology
- Psychology of Addictions
- Psychology of Gender
- Psychology of Gender (4th-year seminar)
- Community Psychology
- Stress and the Justice Practitioner
- Introductory Psychology
- Science of Behaviour
- Perspectives in Psychology
- Statistics
- Research Design/Evaluation
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Learn More About Dr. Amitay’s Services
Whether you are seeking psychotherapy, psychological assessment, professional consultation or information about Dr. Amitay’s teaching and other work, you are welcome to get in touch directly.
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