He completed a Clinical Psychology Internship at Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal. Dr. Aboussafy subsequently did a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Psychology at Vancouver General Hospital, and then a CIHR-funded Postdoctoral fellowship at the University of British Columbia, Faculty of Medicine. He has worked as a full-time Psychology Advisor for WorkSafe B.C. and has received specialized training in chronic pain evaluation and assessment of psychological permanent functional impairment. He also earned an Honors Psychology degree from Simon Fraser University, where he earned the College of Psychologists of BC Gold Medal for top graduate in Psychology in 1993.