Gabor is an internationally renowned speaker, highly sought after for his expertise on addiction, trauma, childhood development, and the relationship of stress and illness. After 20 years of family practice and palliative care experience, Dr. Maté worked for over a decade in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side with patients challenged by drug addiction and mental illness.  He is a bestselling author who’s books have been published in over thirty languages. Gabor is also co-developer of a psychotherapeutic method, Compassionate Inquiry, now studied by hundreds of therapists, physicians, counselors, and others internationally.