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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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Thank you for your patience as we worked through the cybersecurity incident affecting our communication systems.

We are happy to share an important update — we now have new MNLC emails set up from our new domain, @mnlc.ca. Please watch for us in your inbox. 

Please note: All our services, classes, and appointments will be closed from Friday, July 31, to Monday, August 3. We will resume on Tuesday, August 4.
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You can now reach us through our new program emails below:

Our office hours remain the same: You can drop in at our Keele location (2737 Keele St, units 9, 111, 112, North York) or Finch location (1122 Finch Ave West, Unit 1, North York):

  • Settlement staff are available onsite at 2737 Keele St Units 111 & 112 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Monday to Fridays to answer questions and provide guidance. Wi-fi is now available.
  • Community Health Services are available at 1122 Finch W Unit 1 on Wednesdays from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm. The HAP clinic is closed for the summer but our Health Navigator can provide guidance in accessing health services.
  • LINC classes are closed for the summer. Registration will begin in August for the fall semester.
  • Mental Health and BREM staff are available by appointment only.

We take your privacy seriously and kindly ask that you do not share sensitive personal information via email.

Thank you for your patience as we worked to get the issues resolved. We appreciate the many kind words of empathy shared by our community. We’re hopeful that we will return to regular operations soon, and will continue to share updates as our systems are restored.