LaConsultation Couple & Famille

Our Therapeutic Services

Comprehensive mental healthcare provided by certified psychologist-psychotherapists and psychiatrists across French-speaking Switzerland and Ticino.

Basic Health Insurance Coverage (LAMal) - Medical Prescription Model

Since July 1, 2022, psychological psychotherapy is covered by Swiss compulsory health insurance (AOS/LAMal). Simply request a medical prescription (renewable prescription for 15 sessions) from your primary care physician (general practitioner, pediatrician, or psychiatrist).

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Individual & Adult

Adult Psychotherapy

A confidential setting to explore your thoughts, emotions, and behavioral patterns, navigate life transitions, and overcome personal challenges.

  • Support through personal challenges, relationship difficulties, and life transitions
  • Tailored, respectful, and non-judgmental therapeutic approach
  • Strict medical and psychological confidentiality
  • Evidence-based methods: CBT, systemic therapy, psychodynamic therapy

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Individual psychotherapy provides a confidential space where you can explore your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Whether you are facing personal challenges, major life transitions, relationship difficulties, or simply seeking deeper self-understanding, our experienced psychotherapists are here to support you.

At LaConsultation Couple & Famille, we adopt a personalized approach tailored to your specific needs while fostering a respectful, non-judgmental environment.

We place the highest importance on confidentiality and professional standards, ensuring a safe space throughout your therapeutic journey.

Therapeutic Goals

Psychotherapeutic approaches vary (cognitive behavioral therapy, psychoanalysis, systemic therapy). Regardless of the modality, the common goal is to enhance psychological well-being, build healthy coping mechanisms, and foster personal growth.

Ready to begin your therapeutic journey? Contact us to schedule your first session or learn more about our individual psychotherapy services.

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Children & Youth

Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy

Specialized support tailored to formative developmental years, helping young people understand emotions, manage stress, and build resilience.

  • Age-appropriate and developmentally sensitive methods
  • Creative and play-based techniques for emotional expression
  • Close collaboration with parents, schools, and care networks
  • Clinical expertise combined with warmth and empathy

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Our team understands the vital importance of emotional and mental development during childhood and adolescence. Our specialized psychotherapists support children and teenagers through their unique developmental challenges.

Child and adolescent psychotherapy offers a safe space where young people can explore their emotions, develop stress-management skills, and overcome obstacles that may hinder their growth—whether emotional distress, school difficulties, or building resilience.

Therapists frequently use creative and play-based techniques to facilitate emotional expression and communication, working closely with the child in a supportive environment.

Our Core Commitments

Contact us to schedule an initial consultation for your child or adolescent.

  • Age-Sensitive Approach: We use methods tailored to each child's age and developmental stage to build genuine trust.
  • Family & Network Collaboration: We work closely with parents, families, and surrounding professionals (pediatricians, schools) to ensure coherent, holistic care.
  • Professionalism & Empathy: Our psychotherapists combine clinical rigor with warmth, creating a welcoming setting.
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Family & Systemic

Family Psychotherapy

A holistic systemic approach exploring family dynamics to restore constructive communication and strengthen bonds within the household.

  • Active involvement of family members in the therapeutic process
  • Identification and resolution of harmful relational patterns
  • Support through family transitions (blended families, crises, grief)
  • Promotion of a balanced, supportive family environment

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Family therapy is a holistic approach that explores family dynamics, promotes open communication, and encourages growth within the family unit.

It involves family members in the healing process, fostering mutual understanding and constructive change.

The goal is to identify unhelpful communication patterns, strengthen family bonds, and nurture a healthy home environment.

Compassionate Systemic Support

Whether your family is facing specific challenges, life transitions, or psychological distress affecting a loved one, our qualified specialists guide you at every step.

Contact us to schedule your first family consultation.

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Couples & Relationship

Couples Psychotherapy

A neutral, supportive space to overcome relational impasses, restore emotional intimacy, and build constructive communication skills.

  • Conflict resolution and clarification of mutual expectations
  • Exploration of underlying relational patterns and recurring blocks
  • Restoration of trust, emotional closeness, and respectful dialogue
  • Support through relationship transitions or peaceful separation

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Couples therapy provides a safe, supportive space where partners can explore their emotions, improve communication, and work together to overcome challenges—whether early in a relationship, during difficult periods, or when navigating separation.

Our therapeutic approach focuses on problem-solving and enhancing relational quality by fostering open dialogue and mutual understanding.

Your couples therapist works with both partners to identify negative communication cycles, address underlying issues, and restore emotional intimacy.

Ready to invest in your relationship? Contact us to schedule your first couples session.

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Collective Dynamics

Group Psychotherapy

Guided small-group sessions to share experiences, break isolation, and progress through mutual support and expert facilitation.

  • Shared experiences that reduce feelings of isolation
  • Social learning and diverse perspectives guided by specialists
  • Strict confidentiality and respectful group framework
  • Specialized mindfulness-based therapy groups

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Group therapy offers a safe environment where participants share experiences, find support, and explore solutions to common challenges.

Group dynamics foster mutual aid, understanding, and social learning. Participants benefit from peer support while therapists guide discussions and encourage personal reflection.

Our groups uphold strict confidentiality so every voice can be heard safely.

Focus: Mindfulness-Based Groups

Mindfulness involves paying intentional, non-judgmental attention to the present moment—observing sensations, emotions, and thoughts as they arise.

Regular mindfulness practice is proven to reduce stress, improve concentration, support emotional regulation, and enhance overall well-being.

Many therapists at LaConsultation Couple & Famille are trained in mindfulness and regularly lead groups across several consultation centers.

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Assessment & Diagnosis

Psychological Assessments: Children, Adolescents & Adults

Comprehensive standardized evaluation of cognitive, intellectual, emotional, and attentional functioning for children (from age 2.5) and adults.

  • Standardized cognitive scales: WPPSI-IV, WISC-V, and WAIS-IV
  • Projective and personality assessments: Rorschach, TAT, CAT
  • ADHD screening & diagnosis: BRIEF-2, Conners, TEA-CH, KiTap, TAP-TEA
  • Structured 4-step protocol with feedback session and full written report

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Several psychologists at LaConsultation Couple & Famille are specialized in psychological assessments, providing standardized evaluations of an individual's strengths and difficulties for diagnostic clarity.

General & Cognitive Assessments (WPPSI-IV, WISC-V, WAIS-IV)

Available for children from age 2 years and 6 months up to adulthood (79 years), Wechsler scales assess intellectual functioning relative to age norms and provide an essential diagnostic baseline.

Projective & Personality Tests (Rorschach, TAT, CAT)

Evaluation tools that illuminate psycho-affective and relational functioning (emotions, conflicts, defense mechanisms) from age 3 to adulthood, helping define targeted care pathways.

Diagnostic Evaluation & ADHD Assessment

Following a detailed clinical interview with parents and teachers/physicians, targeted batteries assess Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and executive functioning:

  • BRIEF-2: Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function.
  • Conners questionnaires for attention screening (parents and teachers).
  • TEA-CH: Test of Everyday Attention for Children.
  • KiTap & TAP-TEA: Computerized attentional and executive test batteries.

In Practice: 4-Stage Assessment Process

  • 1. Initial intake, personal/family history, and analysis of the request (1 session).
  • 2. Test administration: 3 to 4 sessions of 60 to 90 minutes.
  • 3. Scoring, quantitative analysis, and clinical interpretation.
  • 4. Feedback session: discussion of findings, diagnostic hypotheses, school or medical accommodations, and delivery of a comprehensive written report.
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Trauma & EMDR

Psychotraumatology & EMDR

Evidence-based treatment of psychological trauma using alternating bilateral stimulation to desensitize and reprocess distressing memories.

  • Scientifically validated treatment for single-event and complex trauma
  • Standard EMDR protocol developed by Dr. Francine Shapiro
  • Alternating bilateral stimulation (eye movements, tapping)
  • Proven efficacy for PTSD, phobias, anxiety disorders, and complicated grief

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Psychotraumatology and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) are central to our clinical offering. Traumatic experiences can leave deep imprints affecting physical and emotional well-being.

Developed by Dr. Francine Shapiro in the 1980s, EMDR guides the patient to safely revisit traumatic memories while focusing on alternating bilateral stimulation (eye movements or tapping), facilitating adaptive information processing and reducing emotional distress.

Clinical Indications

EMDR is effective in treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), phobias, anxiety disorders, complicated grief, and mood disorders, helping resolve debilitating symptoms sustainably.

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Occupational Health & Stress

Burnout & Occupational Exhaustion Syndrome

Integrated care for occupational exhaustion: medical evaluation, cognitive behavioral therapy, somatic relaxation, and a dedicated recovery program.

  • Clinical assessment and medical diagnosis of chronic work-related stress
  • Combined approach: CBT, relaxation techniques, and mindfulness
  • Rebuilding healthy work-life boundaries and stress management strategies
  • Dedicated LaConsultation program (1 individual intake + 4 group sessions + follow-up)

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What is occupational exhaustion syndrome (burnout)?

First described by psychiatrist Herbert Freudenberger, burnout is a state of physical and mental exhaustion caused by chronic occupational stress—resulting from a persistent imbalance between energy expenditure (workload, disorganization, workplace tension) and energy recovery (recognition, meaning, support).

What to Do When Facing Burnout

If you suspect occupational exhaustion, first consult your primary care physician or psychiatrist to confirm the diagnosis and assess the need for medical leave. Specialized psychotherapeutic follow-up is strongly recommended to rebuild balance and prevent somatic or psychiatric complications.

Dedicated LaConsultation Program

Our organization offers a specialized program for individuals experiencing burnout, consisting of an initial individual consultation, four two-hour group sessions, and tailored individual follow-up led by specialists in occupational health.

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