WHAT IS PSYCHOTHERAPY?

Psychotherapy literally means "healing the soul", or "treatment for the mind". From ancient Greek: “psyche” (the soul/spirit/mind) + “therapeia” (healing/treatment).
Psychotherapy refers to an ensemble of therapeutic methods that have been developed and proven efficient by doctors, neurologists, psychiatrists, psychologists and other scientists across the history of clinical psychology studies.
These methods define various types of approaches and processes to treat the affections of the mind: emotional issues, psychological distress, mental illnesses, and behavioural or existential problems. 

THERAPY PROCESS:

YOUR FIRST CONSULTATION IS FREE.
You will be able to tell me about your issues, and why do you seek help. I will provide psychological assistance, emotional support, and then recommend the best therapeutic methods for you: I'll explain their process, and how they work in therapy sessions, regarding your problem.
After this first consultation, you will be entirely free to decide if you want to continue with regular therapy sessions.
THERAPY METHODS:
​You don't need to choose one therapy method: Most of the time, I will combine different psychological approaches and therapy methods alternately, during your whole therapy, depending on the specific problem we'll be working on, and also based on your personality: to work with the most effective approach for you, at each specific step of the therapy.
I am working with the most efficient methods recognised in modern psychotherapy: PSYCHOANALYSIS, COGNITIVE THERAPY and BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY (also know as CBT when both combined), SYSTEMIC THERAPY (for couple or family counseling), but I have been trained in many other methods as well, that I implement as needed, depending on your case.
​I'll also add to these methods my personal coaching style, as THE SOUL BOOSTER's 'X-factor', because I really care about giving each patient the most genuine care and empowerment they need!  
THINGS TO KNOW WHEN YOU CONSIDER PSYCHOTHERAPY:
  • CONFIDENTIALITY is guaranteed: I will never reveal to anyone what a patient shares with me in therapy, not even their identity. It is crucial to the process, so that you can feel safe to open up, without holding anything back.
  • THERAPEUTIC NEUTRALITY: as a professional therapist, I won't be listening with a judgmental ear to respond on whatever you do or think (as your friends or relatives might, from their subjective point of view), but I will be in a neutral, objective and analytical listening, with EMPATHY. This means I will never judge whether what you do is "good" or "bad", or tell you what you should do, but instead help you clarify and understand your own emotions, thinking, and behaviour process, to improve your wellbeing and empower you to make your own best decisions. With a professional understanding, expertise, and a supportive attitude, so you don't have to feel ashamed to talk about any issue.

ABOUT THE SOUL BOOSTER®:

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​I'm Blandine, a French psychotherapist offering psychotherapy sessions (in English or in French), and inspiration for your own self-development journey with my publications.
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