WHO AM I ?
I am a psycho-traumatologist and a certified EMDR-therapist.
Graduated as a speech-pathologist, I worked in different neurology departments and then at the Trauma and Rehabilitation Center for 20 years. I provided diagnosis and rehabilitation of (young) brain injured patients. Since 2017 I’m also a 'snoezel' therapist, stimulating the well-being and (non)verbal communication of people in the awakening phase after a coma.
Offering a rehabilitation requiring (neuro)psychological knowledge, working regularly in pairs with the psychologists of the center and developing alternative communication tools, I established a therapeutic alliance based on trust and security with my patients.
This dyad often led them to confide pre-trauma experiences or to 'vent' about the event that was at the origin of their hospitalization and/or their current state. I was frequently identified as the key interpreter for things that were difficult to express, whether by the patient (when, for example, aphasia limits the possibilities of communication with other caregivers), the family (during meetings with relatives), the doctor (in case of a delicate announcement or a necessary consultation concerning their social/professional perspectives), or the police (interrogation). The richness of these exchanges nourished my desire to reorient myself. I wanted to alleviate, by an analytical and rigorous approach, their intra- and inter-human suffering, relying on my 20 years of clinical expertise as well as studies focused on psychology and more specifically, on trauma.
TRAINING
Since 2017, I followed several trainings and passed the theoretical and practical tests/assignments.
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Snoezelen certified training, Vives (2017)
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Victimology and Psycho-traumatology, ULB (2018-2019)
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Psychopathology (diagnostics and clinical cases), IFTS (2019-2020)
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EMDR certified training, ULB (2020-2022)
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DSI (Urgent Psycho-Social Intervention ), (2023)
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TRE: Trauma and tension Release Exercises (2024)
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Master in Neurosciences and Psychopathology (2026)
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Since 2021, I’ve mostly been treating adults suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and I'm currently developing my private practice. I participate in intervisions, EMDR supervision and I continue to educate myself in order to stay up-to-date.​
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MY WRITTEN WORK
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Souffrir dans le soin – Guérir avec l’EMDR/Suffer in treatment - Heal with EMDR (2022)
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Le trouble de la personnalité paranoïaque/Paranoid Personality Disorder(2021)
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La dépression chez l’enfant/Child Depression (2021)
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Diagnostic différentiel des Etats Limites/Borderline Diagnostic (2020)
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L'ESPT postnatal/Postnatal PTSD (2019)
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La démence sémantique/Semantic dementia (2000)