Scott Bishop, Ph.D., Registered Psychologist

Dr. Scott Bishop is an esteemed psychologist, psychoanalyst and educator with over 25 years of experience working with mental health. Since earning his PhD in clinical psychology at Dalhousie University, Dr. Bishop has held positions in university-affiliated teaching hospitals, including the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. In addition to his clinical practice, he is an adjunct lecturer in psychiatry at the University of Toronto, a faculty member and supervising analyst at the Toronto Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis, a faculty member and candidate supervisor in psychoanalytic psychotherapy for the Toronto Psychoanalytic Institute’s advanced training program, and a professor and supervisor of psychiatry residents at the University Health Network. 

Dr. Bishop is expert in working effectively with people who are struggling with a range of psychological problems of varying complexity. He specializes in working with adult- or childhood-onset psychological trauma, including complex and severe forms of posttraumatic stress disorder and dissociative disorders, as well as severe personality disorders that can result from repeated early childhood trauma and neglect. He also treats  anxiety, additions, anger, behavioural problems, mood disorders such as bipolar disorder and depression, body image issues and eating disorders, pain, phobias, psychosis, relationship issues, sexual dysfunction, sleep problems, and stress and burnout. 

Dr. Bishop is committed to using evidence-based models of psychotherapy, interventions that are shown to effectively provide sustained alleviation of symptoms and foster lasting changes in thinking, mood and behaviour. He bases his practice in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), interpersonal therapy, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and psychodynamic therapy.

At CRUX, Dr. Bishop offers individual therapy services both in person and online through easy-to-use technologies like Zoom. Dr. Bishop works with adults (19 years of age or older). Dr. Bishop is a licensed psychologist registered with the College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario. Psychologists who are fully registered in other Canadian jurisdictions (such as Ontario) can provide online services to residents of other provinces. Dr. Bishop works with clients from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Ontario. For a copy of Dr. Bishop’s CV, click here.