Dr. Belous [also known as “Dr. B” - he/him] is Associate Professor and Director for the Couple & Family Therapy Graduate Program at Purdue University Northwest. He has been licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist since 2009, in the states of Michigan (2009-2011 LAMFT; LMFT 2011-2013), Ohio (2013-2015), Georgia (2013-Present), Indiana (2018-Present) and Illinois (2020-Present). In all of these states, he has held or had a clinical practice in which he provides therapy services and education around sex and sexuality related issues to groups, couples, and individuals.

Dr. B is also certified as a Sex Educator and Sex Therapist with the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT), and is a Certified Family Life Educator from the National Council on Family Relations.

Outside of the clinical work, and academic position he holds, he currently serves as the 2024 Conference Chair for AASECT (to be held in St. Louis, MO!), the Clinical Reviews Editor for Sexual and Relationship Therapy, and also volunteers his time on several committees, editorial boards, and non-profit boards. He specializes and focuses his work in the areas of Sex and Sexuality, broadly defined, with an overarching social-justice and queer informed paradigm. He currently has over 30 published works and has presented over 60 times at national and international conferences.