About

Abe Kass, M.A., R.S.W., R.M.F.T., is a registered Social Worker, registered Marriage and Family Therapist, certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, and award-winning educator and writer. He has a busy family therapy practice working with individuals, couples, and their families in Toronto, Canada. Abe is a member of the Ontario College of Social Workers, the Ontario and American Associations for Marriage and Family Therapy, and the National Board for Certified Clinical Hypnotherapists.

Abe is a graduate of Norwich University in Vermont, where he received his interdisciplinary masters degree in Social Work and Family Therapy. He also has a bachelors degree in Psychology from the University of California where he graduated with honors. He successfully completed his internship at Jewish Family and Child Service in Toronto and the George Hull Center for Children and Families in Etobicoke. He is a former professor of psychology at the Beth Jacob Academy of Higher Learning in Toronto. He is a steady contributor to local newspapers, writing as an authority on personal and family life, and is frequently reprinted in other publications throughout North America. Occasionally, he gives public lectures.

Abe is married with seven children and is blessed with too many grandchildren to count. As well, he has four gold fish and one bullfrog in his backyard pond (at the time of this writing-the raccoon often unexpectedly changes these stats!).

Are you seeking a warmer and more intimate relationship? Do you have a personal problem you would like to be free from? Do your children need help with behavioral problems or stress? Let me help. I guarantee that I will work hard to create a safe, non-judgmental atmosphere where everyone involved can strive toward reaching their personal and relationship goals. – Abe

Abe uses the following techniques:

  • Behavioral therapy
  • Cognitive therapy
  • Solution focused therapy
  • Psychotherapy
  • Hypnotherapy
  • Narrative therapy
  • Structural family therapy
  • Intergenerational family therapy
  • Strategic family therapy
  • Contextual therapy

Abe provides:

  • Prompt and detailed attention to you and your problem
  • Accessibility
  • More than 20 years of related professional experience
  • Honesty
  • Genuine care
  • Highest professional standards
  • Compassion
  • A determined effort to achieve personal and relationship goals
  • Consultations with specialists in other professions

Abe is not:

  • Judgmental
  • Aloof
  • Too busy to return calls
  • Too arrogant to talk to you in a meaningful and sincere way
  • Going to tell you things that are not true or damaging
  • Unwilling to take responsibility for treatment
  • Going to give up if the situation is difficult