Born in the Midlands, I have been
living in France now for over 25 years with my wife who is French. We
are happily married and parents to two fine daughters and now
grandparents.
After all these years in France and thanks to my family, I am now fluent
in French and most of my clients are French but I enjoy my work with
English clients as it gives me the chance to express myself in my mother
tongue.
My training as a psychologist was done at the University of Caen a few
years after moving here and was a major change of direction for me and
one which I don't regret. After becoming a fully qualified psychologist,
having work experience in the psychiatry setting, I took a job in our
local hospital in the addictions service where I am still working. It is
thanks to this demanding and satisfying work that I decided to uptake
additional training. It was a natural choice for me to choose “the
person centred approach” which is better known in G.B. than in France
although I did my training in Paris and in Dijon with the “Group d'Etude
Carl Rogers” and Helga Henneman. I have also recently been on a MBSR
(Mind Based Stress Reduction) course and have introduced this
complementary approach into my work.
As well as my hospital work, I set up a private practice seven years ago
in the Vire town centre. I can give free advice and orientation when
needed, using my experience of the French system. Looking forward to
hearing from you.
Charles |
