Veniamin Kolpachnikov
- Associate Professor: Faculty of Social Sciences / School of Psychology / Centre for Fundamental and Consulting Personology
- Veniamin Kolpachnikov has been at HSE University since 2011.
Education, Degrees and Academic Titles
Lomonosov Moscow State University
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011, Candidate of Sciences belongs to ISCED level 8 - "doctoral or equivalent", together with PhD, DPhil, D.Lit, D.Sc, LL.D, Doctorate or similar. Candidate of Sciences allows its holders to reach the level of the Associate Professor.
Awards and Accomplishments
Best Teacher — 2020, 2018, 2015–2016
Courses (2024/2025)
- Introduction to Group Psychotherapy (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3 module)Rus
- Mentor Seminar "Human-Centered Approach" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Postgraduate seminar (Postgraduate course; 3 year, 2 semester)Rus
- Psychological Counselling Skills (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Psychological Counselling Skills (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Person-Centered Approach: Theory and Practice" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 2-4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Person-Centered Approach: Theory and Practice" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2023/2024)
- Introduction to Group Psychotherapy (Mago-Lego; 3 module)Rus
- Introduction to Group Psychotherapy (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3 module)Rus
- Mentor's Seminar (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Psychological Counselling Skills (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Psychological Counselling Skills (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Person-Centered Approach: Theory and Practice" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Courses (2022/2023)
- Basics of Group Psychotherapy (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Mentor's Seminar (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Psychological Counselling Skills (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Person-Centered Approach: Theory and Practice" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 2-4 module)Rus
Courses (2021/2022)
- Basics of Group Psychotherapy (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Psychological Counselling Skills (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Person-Centered Approach: Theory and Practice" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
Courses (2020/2021)
- Main Counseling Approaches (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Person-Centered Approach Applications to Social Contexts (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Psychological Counselling Skills (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Person-Centered Approach: Theory and Practice" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Supervisor of the following Doctoral theses
- 1Men's seeking professional psychological help: relationship with personality traits, 2022
- 2E. Kim Relation of Implicit Self-Identification with Person’s Full Functioning
Employment history
Ph.D., Associate Professor
Expert in the field of psychological counselling, psychotherapy, psychological training with a 30-year experience, author of 105 printed articles.
Date of birth: 3.11.1960.
Home address:25 Zagoryevskaya St., Apt. 184, Moscow, Russia
Phone: +7 926 530 25 41
E-mail: venyak@gmail.com
Education:
2002. Training in the Center for the Studies of the Person (La Jolla, California, USA), January-June, 2002.
1993-1994. University of Humanistic Studies (Del Mar, California, USA).
1990. Ph.D. in Lomonosov Moscow State University (thesis "Formation and Manifestation of Humane Motivation of Personality").
1986-1989. Full-time postgraduate study in Lomonosov Moscow State University.
1978-1983 Undegraduate study in Lomonosov Moscow State University, faculty of psychology.
Main specializations and membership in the international associations:
1. Member of the Russian Psychological Society.
2. Vice-President of the Russian Community of the Person-Centred Approach.
3. International member of the Center for the Studies of the Person (La Jolla, California, USA)
4. Member of the International group of specialists applying PCA in organizations (“Pajaro Group”).
6. Co- organizers and member of the professional institution "Psychologists-consultants of On-line"(Russia).
Primary places of employment, position:
2011 – till now. National Research University Higher School of Economics, Associate Professor
2010-2014 Sheppel-fgi multinational company providing advisory services and psychological assistance to the staff of multinational corporations worldwide, Counselor
2003 – 2011 Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, faculty of Psychological Counselling, Associate Professor
1991-2004 Ural State Pedagogical University, Associate ProfessorVeniamin Kolpachnikov
‘Growing a Person-Centered Society in Europe’, Symposium in Switzerland
From April 15 th -17 th , 2016, a symposium entitled ‘Growing a Person-Centered Society in Europe’ took place in Lausanne. It was organized by the Network of European Associations for Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapy and Counselling (PCE Europe). Veniamin Kolpachnikov, Associate Professor at the Department of Psychology of Personality, who participated in the symposium, shared some details about the event.