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Roland-Riché

If you are seeking support with emotional difficulties that cause discomfort or psychological suffering — such as personal crises, interpersonal conflicts, breakups, losses, difficulties in family life, work stress, or life transitions — or if you are simply looking to understand yourself more deeply, you have found the right place. You are welcome to book a free discovery call to ask any questions you have and get a better sense of what working together could look like. 

If you have a condition that requires diagnosis, medical treatment, or psychiatric supervision, you must get support from a qualified medical or mental health professional, such as a psychologist or psychotherapist - which I am not.  Adlerian counseling is not a medical treatment and is not intended to diagnose or heal medical or psychological conditions.

Adlerian Counselling is deeply rooted in the work of Alfred Adler, one of the three founders of Modern Psychology. Adler has influenced contemporary psychotherapy practices in many ways, with his powerful approach being based on 4 principles:

• Each of us is socially embedded: Relationships give our life both the greatest joys and the greatest challenges, as we all exist within interconnected social systems (friends, family, colleagues...). Adlerian therapy explores how these systems and contexts shape your beliefs, emotions, and behaviors, and influence the way you navigate your life.

• Each of us already possesses significant resources and the creativity to exploit them in a useful way for us and the world: Before weaknesses and shortcomings, each individual possesses resources, resilience, and achievements. Adlerian therapy focuses on identifying your existing competencies, successful strategies, and lived successes to provide you with the tools to face life challenges.

• Each of us developed during childhood a unique 'lifestyle': This 'lifestyle' continues to guide our actions until late in life by giving our life meaning and influencing how we experience it. Lifestyles provide us with subjective goals and our own 'private logic', often outside our conscious awareness. Understanding our own lifestyle can help us understand our patterns, including the ones no longer serving us, to break the cycle and reorient them toward more adapted ones.

• Meanings are not determined by situations, we are the ones giving meanings to these situations. People are driven by their private logic rather than simply by past causes. Adlerian Therapy emphasizes identifying the areas of your life where you hold influence, and strengthening your capacity to act with intention and responsibility within those domains.

Recently, Adler's ideas have been popularized by two bestselling books: The Courage to Be Disliked and The Courage to Be Happy.

If you would like more information, do not hesitate to contact me. I will be happy to answer any of your questions.

Several of Adler's central ideas are also supported by modern psychological research, even if they are not always studied under the label "Adlerian". For example, modern cognitive psychology and CBT similarly emphasize that interpretations influence emotions and behavior. Modern psychological research has also demonstrated the importance of several elements at the core of Adlerian Counseling: 

• Social interest (Gemeinschaftsgefühl): Feeling connected to others is associated with better mental health, resilience, and life satisfaction.

• Sense of belonging: Research consistently finds that belongingness is a fundamental psychological need and a protective factor against depression and anxiety. 

• Purpose and meaning: Having a sense of purpose predicts greater well-being and lower risk of depression. Both have been highly and largely studied (Ryan & Deci).

• Interpretation matters: Adler argued that people respond to the meaning they assign to events rather than to events themselves. CBT similarly emphasizes that interpretations influence emotions and behavior.

Furthermore, current research suggests that Adlerian therapy can be an effective approach, particularly for people interested in understanding patterns in relationships, purpose, belonging, and personal goals. Its principles are broadly consistent with many findings in modern psychology, but the therapy itself has not been studied as extensively as some other evidence-based treatments. However, pre-studies have given very encouraging results.  As a result, researchers generally view Adlerian counseling as a credible but comparatively under-researched psychotherapy, rather than one with the same level of empirical support as CBT or other well-studied approaches. This is one of the reasons I have carried out research on Adlerian counseling, to contribute to the scientific literature on the topic. 

Finally, recent research has demonstrated the efficiency of brief therapy. Three key elements explain the success of such a method: a structured intervention, a robust therapeutic alliance, and high participant involvement (Fullen, 2019). These elements are all at the core of Adlerian Counseling. 

Adlerian therapy and counseling are not medical treatments and are not intended to diagnose or heal medical or psychological conditions. When a condition requires diagnosis, medical treatment, or psychiatric supervision, support from a qualified medical or mental health professional such as a psychiatrist or psychologist is essential. 

In therapy or counseling, we offer a holistic approach to understanding behaviour and core beliefs while promoting positive change through encouragement at every step of the process.

My practice is grounded in a flexible approach enriched by my interdisciplinary training and research. My degree in Mental Health, relationship health, and psychosocial skills development and my master's in psychological Adlerian Counseling give me access to many different tools and techniques. Because every person and every journey is different, I draw on the flexibility of the Adlerian framework to tailor our work to your unique circumstances, strengths, and goals.

Depending on what brings you here and what you're hoping to achieve, our work may include exploring Early Recollections (ER), working with metaphors, understanding and better managing emotions, or using evidence-based strategies from other approaches which are all aimed at helping you understand yourself better and develop practical tools for navigating life and managing stress and anxiety.

My training as a mental health first-aider and as a Vinyasa Yoga Teacher also enriched my work with a range of mind-body tools and practices. I combine reflective therapy with practical, science-informed exercises, such as somatic release, breathing techniques, cardiac coherence, and gratitude practices, designed to strengthen emotional regulation, grounding, self-awareness, resilience, and social-emotional skills for lasting personal growth.

1. Adlerian counseling is not a medical treatment and is not intended to diagnose or heal medical or psychological conditions. When a condition requires diagnosis, medical treatment, or psychiatric supervision, support from a qualified medical or mental health professional is essential.

2. As with any therapy, there is an obligation of means, not of results. Of course, if I believe I am not the most suited person to help you, I will refer you to a colleague.

3. Finally, current research suggests that Adlerian therapy can be an effective approach, particularly for those interested in understanding patterns in relationships, purpose, belonging, and personal goals. Its principles are broadly consistent with many findings in modern psychology, but the approach itself has not been studied as extensively as some other evidence-based treatments - even though preliminary studies have shown encouraging results.

Single-Session Therapy (SST) belongs to the Brief Therapy movement. It designates a therapeutic approach designed to help you achieve meaningful change in a short period by clearly identifying a focus and a goal, then striving to reach them in a limited, time-efficient, and systematic manner.

SST is not a recent innovation; more than three decades have passed since Moshe Talmon first conceptualized and implemented it (Talmon, 1990). Since then, numerous studies have been conducted worldwide to evaluate its effects on different populations (Ewen et al., 2018; Hopkins et al., 2017; Perkins, 2006; Perkins & Scarlett, 2008; Westwater et al., 2020).