Dr. Katy Kamkar, Ph.D., C. Psych. received her PhD in clinical psychology from Concordia University and is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, at the University of Toronto. She completed her pre-doctoral internship and clinical/research postdoctoral fellowship at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). She has worked as a clinician and teacher in a wide variety of inpatient and outpatient settings. She is the Chair of Global Law Enforcement and Public Health Association Inc. (GLEPHA), Health and Wellness of Police/ First Responders; and Past Chair of the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) Traumatic Stress Section. She is also the provincial mental health advisor for St. John Ambulance Ontario’s council. She is the Executive Director of the Canadian Association of Fire Investigators (CAFI). Dr. Kamkar has experience treating depression, anxiety, trichotillomania, dysthymia, habit disorders, panic, trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, workplace stress, disability management and return to work, phobias, hypochondriasis, work-life balance, stress management, and perfectionism. She is also a member of the College of Psychologists of Ontario and the Canadian Psychological Association. Please note that our associates work with many presenting issues, some of which are not listed in this biography. Please speak to our intake team at 416-363-4228 for more information. Dr. Kamkar was awarded the 2022 Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) Award for Distinguished Contributions to Public or Community Service. Also, in 2022, she received the Indo-Canadian Psychiatric Association Recognition Award “in Recognition of Outstanding Contributions to Mental Health & Scholarly Presentation at Indo Canadian Psychiatric Association's Annual Scientific Meeting. In June 2021, she received House of Commons of Canada - Certificate of Recognition “In recognition of your worthy contribution during the Canadian Mental Health Awareness Week”. She has been part of the Federal PTSD Act Advisory Committee, Public Health Agency of Canada, for the development of the PTSD Federal Framework. Canada’s First Federal Framework on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder has been released in February 2020. Dr. Kamkar was selected and hired in 2019 by the Ministry of Solicitor General as the Mental Health Expert within the Province of Ontario to work with the External Independent Panel to review Canada’s second largest police force, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) culture after a series of suicides of OPP officers. Dr. Kamkar is an associate member of the Canadian Association Chiefs of Police (CACP); and is within the Research Advisory Committee of CACP and within the Police Psychologist Subcommittee of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police Human Resources and Learning Committee. Dr. Kamkar serves on the Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment (CIPSRT) Clinical Sub-Committee, supporting national leadership efforts to improve access to and innovations for evidence-based mental health care for Public Safety Personnel PSP. She was also the Medical Practitioner for the Invictus Games launched by Prince Harry, Toronto 2017 and worked with the Service Members and Veterans. Dr. Kamkar has provided almost two hundred and fifty (250) educational/speaking engagements (municipal, provincial, national, and international) and continues her ongoing education and workshops to Ministries, Universities, Organizations, including First Responders Organizations, and has been invited as an opening and keynote speaker to numerous events on Occupational Health and Safety, mental health and workplace mental health, occupational trauma and disability, and building resiliency pathways at both Individual and Organizational levels. She makes frequent media appearances (National and International), approximately four hundred (400) public relations appearances, and has written almost two hundred (200) non-peer reviewed publications for the public regarding mental health. She has received national and international recognition for her work on trauma and resiliency, moral injury, and on workplace mental health as evidenced through her extensive national and international public speaking and media engagements, work with the ministries, Public Health Agency of Canada, with the House of Commons of Canada, being consulted as a subject matter expert, and refereed publications, book chapters, and non-peer reviewed publications for the public. Please note that our associates work with many presenting issues, some of which are not listed in this biography. Please speak to our intake team at 416-363-4228 for more information.