We are not made to survive.
We are made to live.
You feel that something is repeating itself, holding you back or overwhelming you.
Some experiences do not remain in the past.
They continue to act in the present: in your body, in your relationships, in your reactions…
Here, we are not just trying to understand.
We come to observe, to feel, to pass through.
Psychotherapy becomes a living space, where what has become rigid can regain movement.
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Why is understanding not enough in therapy?
You may have already thought about it a lot, understood it, analyzed it. And yet:
- certain emotions return
- some reactions are beyond you
- certain patterns repeat themselves
As if something continued to act despite you.
Why doesn't it change?
Because not everything happens at the cognitive level.
Some past experiences that were not integrated continue to act in the present: in your emotions, in your reactions, in your way of relating.
Because they are not just in the head.
They are also inscribed in the body. And as long as they are not encountered in that place,
They keep replaying themselves.
It is precisely for this reason that I chose to situate my practice within a mind-body approach.
An integrative vision of therapy
We often hear about different ways of working in therapy.
- Analytical approaches emphasize understanding: understanding one's history, making connections, analyzing.
- CBT/brief therapies emphasize learning new behaviors and implementing exercises…
- Body-oriented psychotherapies advocate the integration of sensorimotor experiences to bring about change
What if these approaches were complementary, situated at different moments in the therapeutic process?
The 3 stages of therapeutic work
1. Transition from survival mode to life mode
The first step is to encounter what is fixed.
- what could not be experienced
- what remained under tension
- which keeps it in survival mode
This work involves the body, sensations, and experience in the here and now. We don't seek to control; we come to experience what is present, within a safe environment.
2. To give meaning in order to integrate
Once the experience has been lived, something may become clear.
- connections are being made
- meaning appears
- understanding emerges
But she doesn't come first. She comes later,
and allows one to integrate what has been experienced.
3. Regain the ability to act
When what was blocked was overcome and integrated,
It becomes possible to:
- make new choices
- take different actions
- develop new skills and behaviors
That's when certain tools can be useful.
An experience-centered approach
Most approaches use thought to try to act on what one feels.
In my practice, we start from what is experienced in the body to allow for a profound transformation; understanding and changes then come as a consequence.
I'm not trying to control what you feel, find quick solutions, or avoid certain experiences. But rather, to allow your body
to finish what could not be, and to regain its natural capacity for movement and adaptation.
A different mind-body approach
When we talk about mind-body therapy (or somatic),
We often think of relaxation, breathing exercises, letting go, or even massage…
That's not what I'm proposing.
Here, the body is not used for relaxation.
It is used to access what is actually being experienced.
Because what could not be fully experienced until "the end"
remains active in the present.
What happens during a session?
We start from what you say, from what you feel, from what is happening here and now.
From there, I "put into shape" what emerges:
- to make visible what is not yet visible
- to give a presence to certain dynamics
- to bring to light what is being replayed in your experience
I'm not suggesting what you should experience, I'm not taking you into a pre-planned scenario.
I am building on what is already there.
A process-guided practice
In my way of working, there is no fixed protocol.
The process is central.
This means that I adjust to what actually emerges:
in your body, in your reactions, in your story, in the relationship, in what is happening here and now.
I can come and shape what you bring, grasp what is at stake, and make into existence what was previously invisible.
Nothing is automatic.
Nothing is standard.
The work is built from the lived experience of the session.
The relationship at the heart of the work
The therapeutic relationship is central to my practice.
Not as a mere framework around the work, but as a part of the work itself.
It is in the relationship that certain things appear, are replayed, become visible.
It is also the relationship that creates the necessary security to be able to get through what would otherwise remain avoided or frozen.
My posture is neither cold nor distant.
I believe in an authentic, committed presence, within a clear, confidential and respectful framework.
The therapeutic relationship is the foundation that allows the work to exist.
A co-constructed therapy
Each session is an adjustment.
We observe what moves, what resists, what opens up, what is still searching for its form.
I don't have a ready-made solution for you.
I do not apply a method in a standardized way.
I offer a workspace where your involvement, your experience, your feelings and what emerges in the session guide the process.
Your feedback is welcome; it allows for an authentic relationship and tailored therapy.
Ethical practice
I advocate for a committed, responsible and demanding practice.
I am vice-president of the UPP – Union of Practitioners in Psychotherapy, and head of the ethics and deontology department.
This commitment reflects the importance I place on:
- to the therapist's responsibility
- the frame
- to supervision
- to ethical reflection
- to the quality of the support.
Training and approaches
I am trained in integrative psychotherapy at ITA'COM
Among the approaches taught in this training,
I rely primarily on:
- the systemic approach
- the attachment theory
- the transactional analysis
These reference points support my understanding of what is happening in the session.
I also use, when relevant, certain tools such as NLP, NVC or Brainspotting (eye movements)But the tools are not the core of my practice.
Today, my practice is primarily based on the "Incarned Therapy" (ICARNO Academy), a body-mind approach (somatic approach) which profoundly transformed my work and my vision of therapy.
For whom?
- you feel stuck, frozen or lost
- You are experiencing exhaustion or an overload
- you repeat relational patterns
- you have trouble feeling safe
- you feel that “understanding” is no longer enough
Support options
Indivudual sessions
Aix-en-Provence · Bandol
In the office or outdoors
60€ / 1h
75€ / 1h30
50€ (student rate)
Induvidual somatic therapy
Therapeutic Weekends or Holidays
Specific dates
Variable locations
In France and abroad
Information available upon request
Group work focusing on lived experience, the body, and relationships
Corporate interventions
Topics covered:
Quality of life at work
Stress management
Team cohesion
Personalized quote upon request
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Discovery call
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