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 retroactively he was given a Certificate in the Philosophy of
Psychology from the Institute for Christian Studies in 1976. He
worked with disturbed children in residential treatment for
a few years, completed in 1980 an M.A. from Carleton University in Ottawa, 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. Many of his patients have been diagnosed with posttraumatic fibromyalgia. He also works part-time for Christian Counselling Services as its psychologist.
A collector of old psychology and phrenology books
since the early 1980's, he began to sell used books his last year in Saskatoon and in the fall of 1995 started to list them on his first website.
When not seeing clients or taking a break with the book business, he
spends time with his partner, Linda McClelland, though less so
on the dance floor these days. A member of the Longboat Running Club since 1994, he tries to stay in shape running a few races a year when not injured, his favourite being the Big Sur Marathon near where he grew up.
He and Linda bought
another house in 1996, located an hour east on a quite street in Port
Hope among several old houses. Meanwhile, the garden and rocks in Toronto are coming along but the house itself awaits renovation if the money ever accumulates. Little time to read books or publish academic
research these days.
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