Affiliate Professor of Psychology, Concordia University
Instructor of Counseling Psychology, McGill University
Montreal, QC

Joseph Beltempo, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, an Affiliate Professor in the Psychology Department at Concordia University, and an Instructor of Counseling Psychology at McGill University. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from McGill University, followed by his Master of Arts, PhD, and Post-Doctorate in Research and Clinical Psychology from the Université de Montréal, where his clinical training focused on Cognitive and Gestalt psychology.

Since 1984, Dr. Beltempo has taught across a wide spectrum of clinical and research areas. He currently serves as a Clinical Site Supervisor for Doctoral Interns in Psychology at both Concordia University and McGill University. A licensed member of the Order of Psychologists of Quebec since 1979, his clinical approach integrates contemporary psychology with holistic, systemic methods that reflect Native cultural perspectives.

From 1982 to 2012, Dr. Beltempo worked as a senior clinical psychologist for Kahnawake Shakotiia'takenhas Community Services, a Mohawk Community. During this time, he spent two years as the Coordinator for the Kahnawake Outreach Project, which was established to manage the after-effects of the 1990 Mohawk Crisis. His clinical expertise centers on addiction, mental health, dual diagnosis, and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), and he is highly trained in FASD assessments and diagnostics. Additionally, he serves as a Consultant and Expert Witness for Quebec Youth Courts involving First Nations peoples.

Dr. Beltempo has been married since 1980 and is the father of three young adults.