No. You are always in control of what you choose to share. Therapy moves at your pace, with an emphasis on safety, choice, and control. You do not need to share details before you feel ready.

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Valérie's current session fees are listed on the Services & Fees page. Direct billing to insurance providers is not offered; payment is made at the end of the therapy session and a receipt is sent by email to provide to insurance companies for reimbursement.

Valérie provides a confidential, non-judgmental space where men can talk about experiences that may be difficult, shameful, or hard to put into words. Therapy can address the ways sexual trauma may affect emotions, relationships, sexuality, self-worth, and connection with the body. Using approaches such as EMDR and IFS, therapy focuses on helping you understand and work through what you've been carrying at a pace that feels manageable for you.

No. Valérie's practice focuses on individual psychotherapy and sex therapy. Although relationship and intimacy concerns can be explored in individual therapy, couples counselling is not offered.

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a trauma-focused approach that can help you process distressing experiences and memories. For survivors of childhood and sexual trauma, EMDR may help reduce the emotional intensity of memories, shame, triggers, and body-based reactions, while supporting a greater sense of safety and control in the present.

Yes. Valérie offers therapy in both French and English, allowing you to choose the language that feels most comfortable for you.

There is no set number of sessions. The length of therapy depends on your needs, goals, experiences, and pace. EMDR may involve spending time preparing before beginning trauma processing, while IFS allows you to explore different parts and patterns at a pace that feels manageable. Some clients may focus on a specific concern, while others may choose to work more deeply over time.

The free consultation is a chance to talk briefly about what brings you to therapy, ask questions, and learn more about Valérie's works with sexual trauma. You do not need to share your whole story ; The goal is simply to see whether the approach and the therapist feel like a good fit for you.

IFS (Internal Family Systems) is a therapeutic approach that helps you understand the different parts of yourself that may have developed in response to difficult or traumatic experiences. For survivors of childhood and sexual trauma, IFS can help you explore protective patterns, shame, self-blame, emotional reactions, and disconnection from yourself or your body with greater curiosity and compassion.

No. While Valérie has a particular focus on supporting men who have experienced sexual trauma, she also works with women experiencing trauma, sexuality, intimacy, and related concerns.

Yes. Valérie offers in-person therapy in Ottawa as well as virtual sessions for clients located in Ontario and Quebec.

Yes. The impact of sexual trauma can continue to affect you years, even decades, after the experience. You don't have to be struggling immediately after what happened to benefit from therapy. We can focus on how your past may still be affecting your emotions, relationships, sexuality, body, or sense of self today, at a pace that feels right for you.