COUNSELING

Parsons Paris’ partner counseling services offer on and off campus opportunities to talk to someone who will listen in a supportive and nonjudgmental manner, in a confidential setting.

COUNSELING SERVICES

All Parsons Paris students have 5 sessions covered by the university per semester.

All counselors are licensed and have completed graduate training as psychologists, social workers, or mental health counselors. We can also connect you with off-campus english-speaking psychiatrists/medical doctors who specialize in mental health and can prescribe medication if needed.

MEET THE COUNSELORS

Emily Lechner

Emily is an American who has lived, studied, and worked in France since 2009. As a psychotherapist, she is dedicated to facilitating insight and transformation through empathic conversation and listening. Her training and therapeutic style is rooted in psychoanalysis, or what is commonly thought of as “talk therapy.” She doesn't work with any pre-designed protocols, but rather with what each person brings to the therapist-patient conversation on any given day. Based on each individual's needs and goals, sessions can take the form of mentorship, supportive therapy (accompaniment through a difficult experience or life event), or psychotherapy (a longer-term process of exploring patterns that hinder growth and change).

As a citizen, Emily cares deeply about issues of racial justice and the rights of women, queer, and gender-nonconforming people. As a therapist, she strives to take the whole individual, with their overlapping identities, into consideration.

Emily earned a master's degree in clinical psychology from the Université de Paris 7. She also holds a B.A. summa cum laude in French studies and comparative literature from the University of Minnesota.

To Schedule an Appointment:

Email Emily and let her know you are a Parsons Paris student.

Email Address: lechneremily@gmail.com

Dr. Gresham

I am an American trained psychologist. I also have a masters degree in marriage and family therapy. I specialize in anxiety and depression management, self-esteem and confidence building, life coaching, relationship issues, major life transitions, expat life, student support, and trauma in all ages. Also, I have several years of experience working with specialized groups as well such as police officers.

I have worked in the field of mental health for over 10 years and I have held positions in various hospitals, clinics, government organizations (United States) and private practice. Currently, I am licensed to practice as a psychologist in France, United Kingdom and California.

To Schedule an Appointment:

Parsons students should go directly to her website www.valenegresham.com to schedule appointments. When it asks for a direct payment or deposit, enter the coupon code PARSONS and it will make your appointment free for 5 sessions! Virtual sessions are all being done on Zoom. There's also an app. Directions on how to download it are on the website.

Kostas Kouris

Kostas has been in practice as a psychotherapist for over twenty five years, working primarily with adults and teens who suffer from anxiety, depression, chronic emotional distress, or other related mental health issues. His unique approach combines body-mind psychotherapy with the power of mindfulness. Mr. Kouris holds master's and bachelor's degrees in psychology and a bachelor's degree in biology from Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, and undertook extensive psychotherapy training at the Jungian Institute of New York, and has trained extensively with two well known psychotherapists in NYC over the years.

Mr. Kouris was born in Greece, and moved to the United States to attend college and started his career in NYC, where he worked for 20 years. In 2004 Mr. Kouris moved back to his native Athens, Greece, where he opened and ran a private psychotherapy practice for 8 years before moving his practice to Paris in 2012.

He works with clients in person and via Skype and is fluent in English and Greek. He has successfully resolved many client cases using techniques based on Jungian, Reichian, existential, and cognitive behavioral therapies. In 2015 he started counseling Parsons students, who have found him to be very approachable, open minded, and relatable as he’s lived abroad and can connect with the struggles they face. Mr. Kouris is also a musician and a trained music therapist and occasionally incorporates music into his practice.

To Schedule an Appointment:

Email Kostas and let him know you are a Parsons Paris student.

Email Address: kostas@kouris.info

OTHER OFF-CAMPUS RESOURCES

There are plenty of English-speaking resources that you can seek outside of Parsons Paris if you need help and support.

In case of a mental health emergency call 112. The European Emergency Services are available 24/7 and are able to assist you in English.
3114 is the number for the French National Suicide Prevention Helpline, available 24/7.
SOS Help, offers support daily from 15h to 11pm. You can contact the helpline at 01 46 21 46 46.
Nightline Paris is a student-run English-speaking helpline available Thursday to Monday 21h to 2h30. You can contact the helpline at 01 88 32 12 33.
Alcoholic Anonymous Paris holds regular meetings in English organized throughout the city, link, there are even meetings that are focused on LGBTQ sobriety.
SOS Homophobie is an LGBTQI+ support organization which has English-speaking staff and resources.

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