About Alex
Registered Psychotherapist, M. Ed., RP – Practising in Toronto, Ontario
Alex Belakovsky
Registered Psychotherapist, M. Ed., RP
As a therapist with over 25 years of experience in the mental health care field, my mission is to provide you with a safe space where you can learn to lead a richer, fuller life. No single type of psychotherapy is large enough to address all the parts of being human. There really is nobody quite like you and my task is to work with your individuality in order to truly support you. This is why I focus on your future strength, not your past or current challenges.
It’s why I use a variety of resilience-building therapeutic approaches such as Cognitive-Behavioural-Therapy (CBT), Dialectical-Behavioural-Therapy (DBT), Relational Process Experiential Therapy (RPET), Motivational Interviewing (MI), and. Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) approaches.
I hold a Master’s Degree in Counselling Psychology from OISE/University of Toronto and I am a Registered Psychotherapist in the province of Ontario. I also possess additional specialty training in CBT, DBT, RPET, and EFT and have been specializing in mood and anxiety disorders.
Workshops and Trainings
AS A LEADER
York University
Clinical Course Director
- Mental Health Program
and a Field Supervisor
University of Toronto and Humber College
/ University of Guelph
Clinical Educator and Field Supervisor
Teaching clinical portions of Mental Health courses and supervising field placement of students; grading assignments and providing feedback to students regarding their performance; fostering the development of academic skills for the second year Bachelor Degree students; promoting self-directed learning and critical thinking through Socratic questioning
Workshops and Courses
AS A PARTICIPANT
| Time | Workshop/Course | Establishment |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-2010 | Post Graduate Externship - Clinical Traumatology | Oshawa Psychological Services |
| 2018 | Motivational Interviewing (MI) | York University |
| 2015-2016 | Trauma Therapy | University Health Network |
| 2014 | Emotion Focused Therapy (Advanced) | York University Emotion Focused Therapy Centre |
| 2014 | Motivational Interviewing | St. Michael's Hospital |
| 2013 | Narrative Therapy | Hincks-Dellcrest Institute |
| 2011 | Brief Dynamic Therapy (March - April) | Toronto Therapy Network |
| 2011 | Culture and Psychotherapy | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health |
| 2011 | Spring, Brief Psychodynamic Therapy | Toronto Therapy Network |
| 2010 | Emotion Focused Therapy (Process Experiential) | Oshawa Psychological Training Institute |
| 2010 | Advanced Dialectical Behavioural Therapy | Oshawa Psychological Training Institute |
| 2009 | Brief Solution Focused Therapy | Ontario Institute for Studies in Education |
| 2007 | Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - Advanced Level | Hincks-Dellcrest Institute |
| 2006 | Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - Basic Level | Hincks-Dellcrest Institute |
| 2006 | Interpersonal Psychotherapy | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health |
| 2005 | Dialectical Behavioural Therapy - Basic Level | Mount Sinai Hospital |
Supervision
Continuous Clinical Supervision in Relational Process
Experiential Therapy (RPET), Mood and Anxiety
Disorders and Psychological Trauma
Continuous Clinical Supervision in Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical-Behavioural Therapy(DBT), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Solution-Focused, Gestalt, Narrative, Existential, Couples and Family Systems therapies