Valery Belyanin, Registered Psychotherapist in Toronto, Ontario
Welcome to My Practice
I am Valery Belyanin, a registered psychotherapist in Toronto, Ontario, certified by the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO #001594) and a member of the Ontario Association of Mental Health Professionals.
Education and Credentials:
- PhD in Psychology of Personality, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
- Bachelor Honours in Psychology, Kaluga State University, Kaluga, Russia
- Full Doctorate in Psycholinguistics, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
- Philosophy and Social Psychology, Faculty of Ongoing Education for Professors, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
- PhD in Psycholinguistics, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow, Russia
Areas of Expertise:
- Depression and Anxiety
- Anger Management
- Relationship Issues
Therapeutic Modalities:
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Transactional Analysis
- Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
Fees:
I accept extended health benefits for psychotherapy. Fees range from $85 to $200, depending on the services and benefits coverage. Please contact me for specific details.
Research Interests:
- Psycholinguistic Predictors of Personality Traits in Speech
- Forensic Psychology and Distance Criminal Profiling
Professional Associations:
- Certified Member, Ontario Association of Consultants, Counsellors, Psychometrists, and Psychotherapists (OACCPP #2957-0412)
Selected Publications:
- Online Dating: Psychological Advice for Safe Dating (2016)
- Dialogues on Homo Loquens and Homo Scribens (2011)
- Psycholinguistics: A Manual for Post-Graduate Students (2008)
- Psychological Literary Criticism (2006)
- Foundations of Psycholinguistic Diagnostics: Models of the World in Fiction (2000)
- Introduction to Psychiatric Literary Criticism (1996)
Academic Achievements:
- Over 70 scholarly articles and 200 mass media articles
- Over 80 conference presentations globally
- Supervised numerous PhD and MA students
- Received 15 research and writing grants
Languages:
- English (Fluent, Diploma of Interpreter from English into Russian)
- Russian (Mother Tongue)
Additional Services:
- Cognitive-Behavioral Coaching
- Profiling – Reconstructing Personal Traits from Texts
- Russian Language Instruction
For more information or to book a session, please contact me directly. I look forward to assisting you with your psychological and personal development needs.