Free support, shared experience, and practical help for qualified counsellors, psychotherapists, and psychologists practising in France or planning the move.
Who It’s For
To keep the group focused and ensure we can speak openly about client work and running a practice here, membership is open to:
- Qualified therapists (counsellors, psychotherapists, psychologists, hypnotherapists) living and working in France.
- Qualified practitioners currently preparing their move to France.
What You Get as a Member
Running a solo practice in a foreign country can be lonely work—especially when you are trying to make sense of French administration, local healthcare, and cross-cultural client issues that colleagues back home rarely grasp.
Joining gives you direct access to:
1. WhatsApp Community & Free Peer Supervision
Our daily hub for quick questions, local recommendations, and informal check-ins. Members also use the group to organise free peer supervision circles, giving you a regular, confidential sounding board for your clinical caseload.
2. Monthly Morning Zoom Meetups
Held on the first Wednesday of every month at 09:00 (Paris time). Grab a coffee and join an informal hour of chat about how your practice is going, questions on French systems, and staying connected with people doing the same work.
3. Member-Led CPD Workshops
Every month, a member of the community runs a free one-hour online workshop exploring clinical modalities, ethical issues, and the practicalities of building a practice in France.
4. In-Person Gatherings
Periodic face-to-face meetups to connect in real life. Our first gathering is planned for Paris this December (date and venue to be confirmed in the group).
5. Community Email Group
For those of us who prefer email to WhatsApp, we have the email group that is the only obligatory part of being a member.
Upcoming Member CPD Workshops
Niche and Networks: Rebuilding From Zero
Simone Smith shares how she rebuilt her practice, niche, and networks from scratch after relocating from the UK to France.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: An Experiential Workshop
An introduction to the 6 core processes of ACT and how to interweave them into CBT with Julie Dickson.
Making Your Therapy Practice Work in France
A practical guide to navigating the French system without overwhelm or unnecessary expense.
Why This Community Exists
Private practice is often isolating. Moving abroad adds an extra layer: decoding URSSAF, choosing the right legal status, sorting out invoicing, finding an accountant, and explaining to friends and family back home why getting a business bank account in France takes six weeks.
I set up this group so we don't all have to reinvent the wheel individually. It is completely free because I fundamentally believe that peer connection and professional solidarity should not sit behind a paywall.
Join Therapists in France
Joining takes less than two minutes and gives you access to the WhatsApp community, peer supervision groups, Zoom meetups, and member CPD sessions.
Because this is a closed group dealing with clinical practice, every request is checked by hand before sending the invite links. So please provide accurate and complete information!