With children and teenagers, I mostly propose to work via games, creations and projective techniques.

During the first session, I insist on meeting both parents and children. I will ask parents to expose the reason they brought their child. I get to know a bit more about family history, the child’s living environnement, and the major event the family has encountered. If the child is feeling like it, they can also share what they thought about has been said.

Then, I explain how I work (my role, the professional secrecy, the tools I use, the rules in the practice) and we agree, or not, if we want to continue together.

After then , I’ll see the children on their own, take a few moments at the end of the session with the parents to debrief and give key advice on how to support your child to get better.

I am getting in touch with the children and sometimes teenagers through free play, role play, board games, drawing, painting, and even comics creation and writing. Children don’t always have the ability to express what they are going through with words. But they are perfectly able to make toys speaking for them or to use images to get to say what’s in their mind. Adapting my tool set to each individual so they feel at easy and confortable sharing their story with me, we weave together a unique experience.