Mental Health Issues

DEPRESSION

Depressive episodes, chronic depression or severe depression, existential crisis, burnout… are all psychological conditions where we have lost the ability to feel, think and function in positive and constructive ways for our personal and social wellbeing. With loss of motivation, loss of empathy and interest, we feel ‘stuck’ in various fields of our life, until they can deeply affect our physical health, relationships and personal accomplishments.

ANXIETY

Anxious thoughts, fears, phobias, social anxiety, chronic anxiety, panic attacks, suicidal thoughts, paranoia… are all negative patterns we have developed in our cognitive mode (the way we perceive things and process thoughts). They are ‘dark shadows’ that can alter our reality and deeply affect us in many situations of everyday life and make them really problematic.

STRESS

Constant anxiety and stress about your personal problems, family life or work life, accompanied by exhaustion, disturbed breathing, troubles with digestion or sleep… all refer to an excessive physiological reaction from your brain to 'pressure', or to ‘threatening’ situations, which really puts your health and life balance at risk.

TRAUMA

Post-traumatic stress disorder, depressive state or emotional difficulties to process your feelings following a traumatic event, such as: the death of a loved one, an accident, a situation of abuse, harassment, toxic relationship* (with a partner or relative), exposure to physical or psychological violence* (punctually or lasting over time), rape or incest, the pain of a difficult break-up or divorce… It’s the inability to cope and get over a painful experience, which will remain as a negative influence over your every action in life, limiting your wellbeing potential, and affecting your interpersonal relations.

RELATIONSHIP & LOVE ISSUES

Couple crisis, family crisis, relationship problems, all types of suffering in your interpersonal relations, love life issues, fear of commitment, trust issues, jealousy, anger problems, loneliness, single life problems, inability to feel satisfied in your romantic or sexual life, love obsession, sex obsession, post-breakup depression, single life anxiety… are all emotional issues related to our ‘attachment style’, the way we project ourselves with the feeling of love and in intimate bonding with others.

ADDICTIONS, OBSESSIONS & COMPULSIONS

O.C.D. (obsessive compulsive disorders), obsessive phases that disrupt your life, all types of regular addictions that you can’t beat (smoking, drugs, alcohol, love, sex, social media, etc.), self-appearance obsession, excessive perfectionism, procrastination, eating disorders (compulsive eating or anorexia)… are all excessive behaviours that become toxic and prevent you from a healthy, peaceful and balanced existence.

IDENTITY ISSUES

Struggle with self-love, problems of self-acceptance, with your physical appearance or your personality, self-doubts, self-sabotage, imposter syndrome, lack of confidence, problematic shyness, insecurities, problems with your femininity or masculinity, race or gender-related issues, sexual identity issues, lack of sexual desire or hyper-sexuality… all these identity questions that can damage your self-perception and complicate your interactions with the world.

* ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP / EMOTIONAL ABUSE / PSYCHOLOGICAL VIOLENCE

I list this topic in addition to the trauma issues and relationship issues already mentioned above, because this is a very special type of psychological assistance I specialise in. If you are suffering in a relationship with a toxic, manipulative, controlling, abusive or violent partner, or if you have managed to end it but still feel your ex-partner has a hold on you, or if you feel ‘destroyed’ by this past experience and unable to rebuild yourself or a healthy love life: this is a very specific trauma field I’m expert in.