Clinical practice
Individual psychotherapy, psychological assessment, trauma, anxiety, depression, anger, chronic pain, relationships, MVA, and workplace injury.
Registered psychologist · Ontario
Aleksei
Panov,
M.A., C.Psych.
I do not believe that people should be fitted into one theory. The approach must fit the person—their history, culture, goals, and the life they actually live.
15+years in
clinical practice
clinical practice
Psychologist✦Psychotherapist✦Supervisor✦Educator✦English & Russian
My perspective
Professional knowledge matters. Lived transition matters too.
I began private clinical practice in 2009 and later rebuilt my professional life after immigrating to Canada. Becoming established in a new country required more than translating credentials. It meant learning a different healthcare system, professional culture, and way of communicating about mental health.
That experience informs how I work with people navigating immigration, adaptation, identity, professional change, and the feeling of having to begin again. It also strengthened my belief that culture cannot be treated as a footnote in therapy.
Today, I provide psychotherapy and psychological assessment to adults across Ontario, working in English and Russian.
Experience in context
Clinical work is only one part of how I understand people.
My background combines direct care, assessment, supervision, education, management, and building services from the ground up.
Management
Developing services, leading teams, creating clinical processes, and understanding the systems surrounding client care.
Teaching
Post-secondary teaching, professional education, corporate training, therapeutic groups, and translating complex ideas into practical language.
English & Russian
Care that recognizes how language, immigration, cultural expectations, and identity can shape the experience of distress.
My approach
“Insight without action changes little. Action without insight rarely lasts.”
Structured when structure helps. Open when the situation needs space.
I work integratively. Depending on the concern, our work may draw from cognitive behavioural therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, mindfulness, psychodynamic therapy, transactional analysis, solution-focused therapy, exposure and desensitization, art therapy, or supportive therapy.
The names of the approaches are less important than using them thoughtfully. Some clients benefit from clear exercises and measurable goals. Others first need to understand why the same emotional or relationship pattern keeps returning. Often, good therapy requires both.
Direct, but respectfulPractical, but not superficialStructured, but not mechanicalIndividual, not standardized
Areas of practice
Problems are rarely isolated from the rest of life.
I frequently work with adults whose symptoms affect work, relationships, physical health, confidence, and their sense of who they are.
Education & professional roles
Training across countries. Practice grounded in Ontario.
RegistrationRegistered Psychologist, OntarioCollege of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario
RegistrationRegistered Psychologist, Nova ScotiaProfessional registration through Canadian mobility
EducationMSc PsychologyBPP University · London, United Kingdom
EducationMSc Psychology & Psychology EducationEast-European Institute of Psychoanalysis · Saint Petersburg
ProfessionalClinical supervision & consultationSupporting developing psychotherapists and clinical practice
ProfessionalTeaching, training & group facilitationPost-secondary teaching, corporate education, and therapeutic programs
Why you will not see client testimonials here
Psychological services require privacy, professional boundaries, and careful attention to power. I prefer that prospective clients evaluate the practice through clear information about qualifications, approach, services, and fit—not through stories from former clients.
Fit matters
A short conversation can tell us whether this feels right.
Use the free 15–20 minute consultation to describe what you are looking for, ask questions, and decide whether to take the next step.