Guest Faculty

KIRK J. SCHNEIDER, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist and leading spokesperson for contemporary humanistic psychology. He is current editor of the Journal of Humanistic Psychology, vice-president of the Existential-Humanistic Institute (EHI), and adjunct faculty at Saybrook Graduate School and the California Institute of Integral Studies. He is also a Fellow of the American Psychological Association.

Dr. Schneider has published over 100 articles and chapters and has authored or edited seven books (one more is in preparation).

Kanae Kinoshita, MA, is a Spiritual Care Professional/Chaplain in General Internal Medicine/Emergency, TGH.  She joined UHN after working at Bridgepoint Health and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.  Kanae is deeply involved in initiatives which support spiritual care for the health care professional; that promote inter-professional education and person-centred care; that broaden understandings of death; and demonstrate the value of spirituality to positively impact health and well-being.  Kanae facilitates volunteer training in spirituality with several

Dani Hassett obtained an addiction counselling diploma from Canadore College (North Bay), a BSc in psychology from the University of Guelph, and is currently studying with The Gestalt Institute of Toronto.

Salako Kalfou is the Director of the Occult Research Bureau (O.R.B.), a private organization engaged in research and investigation of occult and paranormal phenomena. O.R.B. conducts research for clients in the private, corporate and government sectors with a significant number of clients in the Entertainment and Motion Picture Industry. He is the General Manager of Templar Books which offers antiquarian, rare and secondhand books in many diverse fields including Archaeology, Egyptology, Magick & Thelema, Mythology & Folklore, Occult Sciences and the Western Esoteric Tradition.

Rae Johnson, Chair of the Somatic Psychology Department at the Santa Barbara Graduate Institute, former Director of the Body Psychotherapy Program in the Somatic Counselling Psychology Department at Naropa University, past President of the Ontario Society of Psychotherapists and member of the US Association for Body Psychotherapy (USABP) will speak at the Living Institute Human Dimension of Psychotherapy conference about somatic approaches to psychotherapy. (www.sbgi.com shows her faculty bio at Santa Barbara Graduate Institute).