A Brief Autobiography of Tory Hoff
Tory Hoff grew up in Salinas, California, and graduated with
a B.A. in Psychology from the University of California at
Davis in 1970. After a year in Europe, he moved to Toronto
where he obtained a Certificate in the Philosophy of
Psychology from the Institute for Christian Studies in 1976,
worked with disturbed children in residential treatment for
a few years, and in 1990
was granted his Ph.D. in the History of Psychology from York
University. From 1987 to 1994 he taught at the University
of Saskatchewan and at its Catholic affiliate, St. Thomas
More College, then returned to Toronto and obtained his
registration to practice as a counselling psychologist in
Ontario. Assisted by his administrative and clinical staff, he
provides psychological therapy to a wide range of clients, but
mostly those suffering mental trauma and depression due to an
accident.
A collector of old psychology and phrenology books
since the early 1980's, he began to sell used books in the
winter of 1994 and on his first website in the fall of 1995.
When not seeing clients or taking a break with the books, he
spends time with his partner, Linda McClelland, though less so
on the dance floor.
He still manages to run with his club once or twice a week and
do a few races each year when not injured. He and Linda bought
another house, which is an hour's drive out of Toronto in Port
Hope. Alas, little time to read books or publish academic
research these days.
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