Videoconferencing needs a  frame but
nowadays it is a real option

Video-conference is an outstanding tool which, I believe, first psychoanalysts would have used if they had the opportunity. I have been using it way before COVID as a complementary option to usual attended sessions. There are various reasons for using online sessions and they are not a method by default. As no progress comes without downside whether they are technical or human, I will ask you to follow this set of rules.

Some rules

  • Privacy

    You need to be in a calm place where your privacy is insured without a third party being able to listen to our session. You are not allowed to record the session

  • Technical Issues

    Report asap any technical problem that would affect the session (for example : make sure in advance that you have no battery or connection problems that could prevent the session from taking place)

  • It's tough but...

    Some moments are difficult and excruciating in a psychoanalysis but it is not tolerable to hang up. We can work only if we can both listen and talk.

  • Courtesy and involvement

    Every session scheduled is due. If you have to cancel or postpone I want to know it 48h in advance. Only force majeure cases will be accepted.

  • As a consequence

    …if too many sessions are cancelled or these rules are broken I will be forced to consider stopping our work.

  • Not to mention

    using video conferencing doesn’t mean we will never met physically, or we never met before. Visio can only be a part of our work, the essential, or a temporary necessity.

I use Microsoft Teams as a main option connected with Calendly.
This app can be used through your browser, on your smartphone.

Threema is a secure messaging system located in Switzerland and a good alternative to WhatsApp

Important : I consider the confidentiality I owe to patient as a secret duty. If you have reluctance to use one particular messaging app, or visio system I’ll do my best to meet your expectations. The very fact you are my patient falls already under this confidentiality. I use Calendly for first sessions but I am very reluctant to use digital calendars. Paper serve the same purpose and modern options brings, in fact, a very small benefit.
Though I take all the measure to preserve your privacy and mine, I decline all responsibility in case a third party would be able to access the content of our conversations.