Arkadiy Volkov on Restarting His Psychotherapy Career in Canada

As an internationally trained psychotherapist, when Arkadiy Volkov immigrated to Canada, he required licensing to rejoin his field.

After researching several options, Arkadiy enrolled in Mennonite New Life Centre’s (MNLC) Bridge to Registration and Employment in Mental Health (BREM) program. Through our partnership with the licensing body – the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) – Arkadiy completed the requirements and was fully registered as a psychotherapist in Canada.

He is the proprietor of Feel Your Way Therapy, working with a host of other professionals and supervising students. We celebrate a great partnership with CRPO, for recognizing BREM as the only non-academic program through which internationally trained Psychotherapists can bridge their careers in Canada.

Watch the interview with Arkadiy:

‘Canadian sovereignty goes beyond borders’: In an uncertain world, Russian immigrant discovered who he was 'meant to become' in Canada

Read the article about Arkadiy Volkov on Yahoo!News by Erin Horrocks-Pope, Writer, Yahoo News Canada.

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