About the Centre for Psychodynamic Insights:

The Centre for Psychodynamic Insights is a virtual psychotherapy clinic based in Toronto, Ontario, specializing in psychodynamic psychotherapy. Our approach is rooted in evidence-based interventions and focuses on uncovering, understanding, and resolving the underlying emotions and root causes of symptoms. Through in-depth, collaborative discussions, we analyze unconscious thoughts and emotions from childhood to the present, exploring how they influence current experiences. This comprehensive approach allows us to develop targeted strategies that foster meaningful change and symptom relief. At the Centre for Psychodynamic Insights, we are committed to helping patients achieve deeper self-awareness and lasting transformation through a personalized and integrative treatment plan.

About the Position:

This role is ideal for a psychiatrist with expertise in psychodynamic or psychoanalytic therapy who values in-depth, long-term therapeutic engagement. In addition to providing comprehensive psychotherapy, you will conduct thorough psychiatric assessments, prescribe psychotropic medications when appropriate, and monitor patients’ responses and side effects over time. You will also provide psychoeducation about medication use within a psychodynamically informed treatment framework. Working virtually with adolescents and adults (16+), you will address a broad range of concerns including trauma, neurodevelopmental conditions, personality disorders, and complex relational or sexual issues.

Requirements:

• Conduct psychiatric assessments

• Prescribe psychotropic medications and conduct regular assessments of therapeutic responses and side effects, and educate patients regarding psychotropic medication.

• Provide psychodynamic/psychoanalytic therapy to adolescents and adults (16+). All theoretical frameworks are welcome (e.g., Jungian, Freudian, Object Relations, or Kleinian approaches).

• Experience, comfort, and willingness in most of the specializations listed on our website. Experience working with trauma, anxiety, depression, neurodevelopmental disorders, personality disorders, and sexual issues is required.

• Willingness to work with patients at a frequency of one to five times weekly.

• Comfort using JaneApp for scheduling, documentation, and secure communication.

• Work virtually with access to a confidential workspace, adequate lighting, high-speed internet, and a high-quality camera.

• Ability to maintain a caseload of at least 8 patients per week.

Qualifications:

• Registered as a member in good standing with the CPSO. Applicants not registered with this college will not be considered.

• Depth and breadth of knowledge, skills, and expertise in psychodynamic/psychoanalytic therapy.

• This could include Jungian analysis, Kleinian analysis, or any other psychodynamic/psychoanalytic approach.

• This could be obtained through one or more of the following: personal experience in receiving psychodynamic/psychoanalytic therapy, individual research and interest, education, clinical expertise, training, and supervision.

• Please note that our clinic is dedicated exclusively to psychodynamic and psychoanalytic modalities. Clinicians whose primary orientation is cognitive-behavioral or other non-analytic approaches may not find this position aligned with their clinical philosophy.

• Experience and comfort with virtual therapy and working with adolescents and adults.

Assets:

• Experience with couples, families, pre-/post-natal/postpartum issues, women-specific issues, or eating disorders.

• Experience working with children and teenagers under 16.

• Knowledge of Bowen Family Systems theory.

• French or additional language skills.

• Willingness to participate in the Affordable Care Program by offering sliding scale rates for at least one patient per week.

Availability: Monday to Friday, including mornings, afternoons, and evenings.

Application Instructions: Submit your resume/CV and a cover letter that includes a brief personal background and an explanation of how you meet the job requirements in one document.

Please note:

• Only those registered with CPSO will be considered.

• This is an independent contractor position.

• Only applicants who are selected for further consideration will be contacted. We appreciate your interest in joining our team!

Start Date: Flexible, beginning in 2025 (exact date to be determined collaboratively).

Application Deadline: Open until the position is filled. Early applications are encouraged.

We look forward to welcoming a passionate and skilled psychotherapist to our team!

The Centre for Psychodynamic Insights is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment where all employees and patients feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workplace that reflects the diversity of our patients and the communities in which we live and serve. If you require accommodation for any stage of the recruitment process/interview process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations), please reach out to us at info@centreforpsychodynamicinsights.com.