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Véronique Sermon
Psychotherapist · Gesves · Belgium

Véronique Sermon

French
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Presentation

With a degree in Family and Sexuality Studies, I am also trained in hypnotherapy, brief therapy, EMDR and ACT therapy.
I began my career as a midwife. Five years later, I moved into mandated therapy within a non-profit organization. Since 2010, I have also had a private practice.
In my work, I aim for change through problem resolution. Studying the patient in their context enables me to understand and therefore to act in order to change the interaction that is causing them difficulties.
Together with the patient, we define:
  • what is causing them difficulty
  • their attempts at a solution,
  • the change they wish to achieve,
  • we determine what resources they have to obtain the desired change.
Sometimes I reinforce this approach with ACT therapy (acceptance and commitment therapy based in particular on mindfulness). It is founded on the following paradox: accepting what cannot be changed and committing to what can be. ACT differs from other therapies in its approach that embraces suffering. This perspective allows us to make our life choices more assertive and in line with our personal values.
I also use hypnosis:
  • I create metaphors based on the difficulty brought by the patient,
  • I help them overcome the barriers their conscious mind has built, which prevent them from accessing resources that could be useful to them today in solving their problem.
As a midwife, I also use hypnosis in birth preparation work, particularly to address fears related to childbirth.
For people suffering from post-traumatic stress, phobias and burnout, I use EMDR. I help the patient gain learning from their negative past experiences by desensitizing present triggers that are a source of suffering. In this way, I unblock the traumatic information and reactivate the brain’s natural healing system so that it can complete the work.


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Issues addressed

  • Anxiety attacks
  • Smoking cessation
  • Burnout
  • Alcohol dependency
  • Drug dependency
  • Depression
  • Grief
  • Serious illnesses
  • Weight loss
  • Phobias
  • Stress
  • Trauma
  • Anxiety
  • Sleep disorders

Specialties

  • Hypnosis
  • Brief therapy
  • ACT
  • EMDR
  • Individual
  • Teenagers

Patients supported

Adolescents 17 and older

Additional practices

Hypnosis
Eating disorders Stop smoking Achieve goals and succeed in projects Changing harmful behavior or character Self-hypnosis Self-confidence Depression Weight loss Fear or phobia Burnout Stress Addictions or dependencies Difficult times Sexual disorders Digestive disorders and health problems Regression A past trauma Improve abilities and skills Conversational hypnosis Childbirth preparation

Offices

Office 1
Rue sur huy 15 , 5340 Gesves
Office 2
Rue de Courrière 22 , 5340 Faulx-les-Tombes
Office 3
Rue Docteur Verlaine 21 , 5350 Ohey