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A-WHY Clinic

The A-WHY Clinic is dedicated to providing holistic, integrative, and client-centered healthcare services. Our approach focuses on empowering individuals by offering personalized support and comprehensive information tailored to their unique needs. We believe in a safe and compassionate environment where clients can explore their mental health journey. Together, we can enhance well-being and promote a healthier state of mind.

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Take care of yourself, cultivate and use your emotional health positively.
Psychological counseling is used to treat disorders, to feel better, but also to become stronger.

Dr. Matt Lacoste
Clinical Psychologist

As a psychologist in private practice since 2004, I have developed a holistic and integrative approach to treating psychological problems. Inspired by Rogerian philosophy, I emphasize the well-being of my patients by helping them find answers, strategies, and strengths to overcome difficulties or disorders and become healthier, happier, stronger, and more effective.

My Services

Therapy

Individual Therapy

For personal questions, please contact:
* Treating depressive syndrome
* Treating disorders related to stress or burnout
* Treating sexual disorders
* Treating behavioral disorders
* Addressing school-related difficulties
* Problems before and after adoption
* Geriatric disorders

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Treatment of eating disorders

For a person suffering from an eating disorder:
* Treat the disorder(s)
* Regain well-being and confidence
* Overcome the consequences
* Avoid relapse

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Sports Psychology Consultation

For athletes and coaches:
* Improve your athletic performance
* Be ready for the next competition
* Improve your communication skills
* Treating disorders related to stress or burnout
*Treating eating disorders
* Treating drug abuse

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Couples therapy

For couple(s) in:
* Addressing couple difficulties
*Addressing communication problems
* Treating sexual disorders
* Addressing family problems

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Family therapy

For family problems in:
* Addressing family difficulties
*Addressing communication problems
* Addressing parenting difficulties
* Addressing children's behavioral problems

Hand Therapy Session

Sophrology

For an individual:
* Treating post-traumatic stress disorder
* Addressing self-confidence issues
* Be ready to perform
* Treating behavioral disorders

But also...

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Psychological Tests

To get to know you better, do the following:
* The Rorschach test
* Intelligence scale
* Personality test
* ADHD Test
* Bipolar disorder test

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Supervision

For interns or colleagues of:
* Perform the required supervision hours
* Advice and assistance regarding a case
* Discuss ethical concerns
* Develop therapeutic techniques

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Psychology courses

For students or lifelong learners:
* Learn about psychology
* Introduction to sophrology
* Understanding psychological disorders
* Understanding human behavior
* Learn about sports psychology

Our approaches

A structured clinical approach focused on understanding emotional and behavioral mechanisms.

Individual therapy

As patient-centered psychologists, we tailor our therapy to your individual needs and challenges. Our goal is to guide you in finding your own solutions to cope with your difficulties. Empathy, understanding, active listening, analysis, and maintaining professional boundaries with the patient, along with a strong commitment to ethics, underpin all our therapies. Unconditional positive regard and genuine nature foster the development of the necessary trust, the key to successful therapy.

Couples therapy

Communication, parenting, work-life balance, finances, sexuality, leisure, and in-laws can make romantic relationships difficult and a source of stress or conflict.
This period of life can be more difficult and the couple may be in danger due to internal or external problems; it could be time to explore, readjust, transform, and adapt the dynamics of life with the help of a psychologist who will offer you a space to talk and reflect, as well as the advice and support you need.

Psychology courses

You can access courses on psychological topics supported by lectures, slideshows, videos, and/or PDF documents. You will find courses with theories and applied aspects on eating disorders, the psychology of and for athletes, developmental problems, behavioral disorders, the psychology of the elderly, and more.

Treatment of Eating Disorders

Sports Psychology

Dr. Matt Lacoste, a board-certified eating disorder specialist with the IAEDP (USA), has developed a novel treatment approach. A-Why Therapy focuses on the root causes of the disorder, recovery, and relapse prevention. With this approach, recovery and relapse rates are very high, significantly better than those of traditional therapies.

Dr. Matt Lacoste is an experienced sports psychologist; he has built and uses the GAPTAC model of sports counseling: a holistic approach to improve performance, maintain well-being, and treat problems or disorders.

Family therapy

Sometimes, family harmony diminishes or seems to break down. When a child is born, becoming a parent is a new challenge, and it isn't always easy. When your child becomes a teenager, conflicts or identity crises may arise. However, solutions exist to restore family harmony and well-being. With the help of your psychologist, you will use your abilities and strengths to gently find your way back to life.

Sophrology

Sophrology is a therapeutic technique that combines relaxation and mental imagery. The goal is to achieve relaxation, and through mental imagery, the psychotherapist can initiate therapeutic work. The relaxation is similar to Schultz's autogenic training and emphasizes deep abdominal breathing.

Psychological tests

You can take a psychological test (Rorschach test, personality test, intelligence test, etc.). Simply answer all the questions and submit your responses. You will receive your personal feedback and results confidentially.

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