My services:
I
offer psychotherapy for individuals and couples. I also facilitate
relapse prevention groups. I also facilitate trainings in
institutions upon request on addiction, relapse prevention groups
facilitation, active listening and the therapeutic relationship. I
can also develop other interventions on other topics upon request.
My specialties:
Addictions (chemical dependency and behavioral addictions), trauma
and dissociation disorders (sexual, physical, verbal and emotional
abuse), co-dependency, relationship issues, depression, anxiety,
cultural adaptation.
My approach to therapy work:
“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then
I can change.” Carl Rogers
I
consider therapy to be a learning space and a privileged environment
to experience being ourselves and develop our skills to identify and
understand our personal dynamics, therefore reaching a better
knowledge of ourselves. This can help us move away from being a
blind prisoner of some of our reactions, and be able to make active
choices instead. In that perspective, the framework I work with is
based on the person-centered approach as I strive to foster a
therapeutic relationship that will enable my clients to gain
acceptance of themselves so they can dive more and more
enthusiastically into this learning process.
I
base my practice on the question that Carl Rogers has expressed very
clearly: “How can I provide a relationship which this person may use
for his own personal growth?”
I
therefore strive to develop a collaborative working relationship
with my clients based on empathy, authenticity and positive
unconditional regard.
Together, we work on identifying and overcoming the obstacles that
hinder their personal growth and prevent them from developing their
full potential. We do so by using different tools coming from
different approaches such as the strength-perspective, cognitive
therapy, systemic work, psycho-education. We also enrich our work
together by observing and understanding what is taking place within
the therapeutic relationship, which provides us with a unique direct
experience to learn from.
Please contact me if you have any questions.