An integrative, humanistic, and trauma-informed approach
Each person possesses their own strenghts, life story, and unique way of experiencing the world.
Therapy is a space for connection and collaboration.
My role is not to provide ready-made answers, but to support you in understanding what you are going through and how to mobilize your resources.
My practice is based on several complementary approaches, adapted to your needs and your pace.
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I am trained in the person-centered approach developed by Carl Rogers, which places the quality of the therapeutic relationship at the heart of the process.
I strive to create a space grounded in empathy, authenticity, and an unconditional positive regard, where you can feel safe enough to explore your experiences, draw on your resources, and move forward at your own pace.
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My approach is also influenced by existential therapy, which focuses on how each individual constructs their life in the face of trials, changes, and the major questions that arise throughout existence.
It offers a space to explore questions of meaning, identity, freedom, belonging, and the transitions that can transform our relationship with ourselves, others, and the world.
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We now know that a traumatic experience doesn't just leave memories: it becomes ingrained in the body and nervous system, altering how the brain records, processes, and reactivates certain experiences.
As a result, an event - sometimes from a long time ago - continues to trigger intense emotional, physical, or relational reactions, as if it were still happening.
From this perspective, the symptoms you are experiencing today are not a sign of weakness or dysfunction: they are adaptive responses, strategies your body has developed to cope with difficult experiences, situations of violence and discrimination, or periods of prolonged stress.
My approach is trauma-informed, meaning it is based on an understanding of the effects of traumatic experiences, violence, discrimination, and chronic stress on the body, nervous system, emotions, and relationships.
It prioritizes support grounded in safety, respect for each individual's pace, collaboration, and empowerment.
Depending on your needs, I combine several therapeutic tools, including EMDR, to help you restore a sense of inner security, strengthen your sense of agency, and develop a more peaceful relationship with yourself and others.
My approach is feminist, intersectional, and LGBTQIA+ affirmative. I acknowledge that mental health is shaped not only by individual experiences, but also by social, cultural, and political contexts.
In my practice, I pay particular attention to the impact of discrimination, power dynamics, migration, and minority stress, while offering an inclusive, affirming and respectful therapeutic space.
I welcome you as you are, in a space where you do not have to justify or minimize any aspects of your identity.
EMDR therapy: reprocessing trauma
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a recognized therapeutic approach for the treatment of psychotrauma and post-traumatic stress.
Some experiences can exceed our capacity to adapt at the time they occur. They then remain "stuck" in our memory system and continue to provoke emotional, physical or relational reactions long after the events.
EMDR therapy allows you to reprocess these memories so that they lose their emotional intensity and no longer disrupt your daily life.
EMDR may be indicated in cases of:
recent or past trauma;
anxiety and chronic stress;
burnout;
bereavement or separation;
psychological, physical, or sexual violence;
relationship difficulties
vicarious trauma or compassion fatigue, particularly among professionals repeatedly exposed to the accounts or consequences of trauma experienced by the people they support
challenging professional experiences.
EMDR is a therapy that works primarily on an emotional and physical level, rather than through analysis or narrative. You don’t need to recount your experience in detail; you only share what you wish.
During the desensitization process, the main focus is on allowing whatever arises (emotions, sensations, images) to surface as the memory gradually loses its traumatic charge. Everything happens progressively and at your own pace.
My approach is integrative, meaning that it uses EMDR as well as other therapeutic tools adapted to your situation, your needs and your pace.
I offer consultations in Marseille and online, in French, English, Spanish and Portuguese
A reflective practice, grounded in collective perspectives
I believe that therapy never takes place outside of the world we live in.
Our experiences, our suffering, and our resources are influenced by relational, familial, cultural, social, and political dynamics. This is why I pay particular attention to the collective and systemic dimensions that permeate our lives.
My practice is based on a situated perspective: I recognize that my background, experiences, and affiliations influence how I understand the world and support the people I work with. This stance leads me to regularly question my practices, biases, and blind spots, in order to offer support that is as ethical, inclusive, and tailored as possible.
A feminist approach and a situated perspective
Our mental health difficulties never arise in isolation.
Our gender identity, sexual orientation, culture, social background, migration history, discrimination, and power dynamics all profoundly influence our mental health and whether or not we allow ourselves to ask for help.
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A feminist and intersectional approach embraces your experience in its complexity, without reducing it to a purely individual difficulty or assigning you a responsibility that is not yours. What you feel often makes sense in light of what you have lived through and the world in which you live.
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I pay particular attention to minority stress: the long-term wear and tear caused by discrimination, invisibility, microaggressions, or the repeated feeling of not belonging. These experiences leave real marks on our mental balance and well-being, even though they are often minimized or ignored.
In practical terms, this means you won't have to explain or defend who you are to be understood, nor justify your experiences. Your orientation, gender identity or expression, relationships, culture, or background will not be questioned or pathologized. The space is designed to be safe and affirming.
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Such an approach also requires me to acknowledge my own position. My background, my affiliations, and my blind spots influence how I understand the world and support the people I work with.
That’s why I regularly question my practices and biases, both in supervision and peer supervision, rather than assuming they are neutral.