Find a psychoanalyst in Paris 9 to undertake psychotherapy or psychoanalysis

Finding a psychoanalyst, in Paris 9 or elsewhere, is not necessarily an easy task. And for good reason, there are significant differences between psychoanalysts themselves, differences in accordance to practices that are sometimes radically contradictory. In particular, and certainly because of these differences, there are many confusions regarding the very function of the psychoanalyst, confusions as evidenced by the questions on the internet:

What is the difference between a psychologist and a psychoanalyst? Between a psychiatrist and a psychoanalyst? What is the difference between a Freudian psychoanalyst and a Lacanian psychoanalyst? When to see a psychoanalyst? How to find a good psychoanalyst in Paris or elsewhere?

These questions clearly highlight the difficulties faced by those who wish to meet a psychoanalyst to undertake psychotherapy or psychoanalysis .

When to see a psychoanalyst?

Contrary to a certain form of cliché, psychoanalysis is neither reserved for an intellectual elite, nor reserved for those who are more into reflection or introspection. A psychoanalyst provides both psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. He receives anyone in suffering who wishes to get better, whether this suffering is psychological or bodily, whether it is current or has persisted for many years.

What is the difference between psychologist and psychoanalyst?

The difference between the psychologist and the psychoanalyst is the right to authorise a treatment.

The title of psychologist is obtained after five years of psychology studies, studies which allow the psychologist to acquire a great deal of knowledge in the field of psychology. Mostly theoretical, this training is however insufficient to be able to authorise a treatment.

The psychoanalyst differs from the psychologist by his authorization to prescribe treatments, that is to say by his capacity to provide treatment which aims to resolve the patient's psychological and bodily symptoms.

It should be noted, however, that most psychoanalysts have a psychology degree. The psychoanalyst is differentiated by additional theoretical and clinical training, training which is composed in particular by clinical practice and by my personal treatment of the psychoanalyst, necessary conditions to be authorised to prescribe treatments.

Finally, the recognition of the position of psychoanalyst differs according to the Schools of psychoanalysis: if in a certain School, one must have left treatment oneself to be recognized as a psychoanalyst, this is not sufficient for certain Schools. For example within the Network for Psychoanalysis at the Hospital, a school founded in 1991 by Doctor Fernando de Amorim, recognition of the position of psychoanalyst presupposes having testified, with supporting proof, of the exit from treatment 'a psychoanalyst.

What is the difference between a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst?

In the same way as for the psychologist and the psychoanalyst, what radically distinguishes the psychiatrist and the psychoanalyst is the authorization to to prescribe treatments. It is also for this reason that psychiatrists who wish to provide psychological treatments train, in addition to their psychiatry diploma, within schools of psychoanalysis.

However, unlike the psychologist, the psychiatrist is authorised to prescribe medicinal treatments aimed at temporarily alleviating one or more specific symptoms. But these chemical treatments cannot in any way be confused with psychological care to the extent that they do not provide treatment: for example, treating depression with an antidepressant can exert a temporary influence on the depressive symptom but this does not in any way make it possible to treat the cause of the symptom and therefore truly treat it. If the patient may therefore be dependent on the drug treatment, it is also possible to note that as soon as he stops the treatment, the depressive symptom returns. Otherwise,

What is the difference between a Freudian psychoanalyst and a Lacanian psychoanalyst?

If psychoanalysis results from the work and genius of Sigmund Freud, several analysts have also contributed to advancing psychoanalytic theory, notably Jacques Lacan. In other words, unless we refuse scientific advances – and this is common in the history of science – it is impossible to separate a psychoanalysis which would be exclusively Freudian from a Lacanian psychoanalysis: the psychoanalysis is Freudo-Lacanian.

The differences between Lacanian and Freudian psychoanalysts: the deceptions that corrupt the psychoanalytic community.

If psychoanalysis is neither exclusively Freudian nor exclusively Lacanian, the radical separation between Freudian and Lacanian psychoanalysts testifies to an important problem within the psychoanalytic field: the difference between “Freudian psychoanalysts” and “Lacanian

psychoanalysts'' reveals the problems of ego, which divides the psychoanalytic community. These obtuse conflicts between scientific communities are not new in the history of science but they testify in the psychoanalytic field to a form of pretence in both clinical and epistemic, namely the pretence which consists of a certain number of practitioners in presenting themselves as a psychoanalyst without actually doing their own psychoanalysis.

Indeed, Freud demonstrated in the 1910s that it was impossible to practise psychoanalysis without doing one's own psychoanalysis, he also noticed that many practitioners claimed psychoanalysis without doing their own psychoanalysis, without providing treatments which can be considered as true psychoanalysis. In a letter addressed to Sándor Ferenczi in 1929, he confided to the latter that most analysts who claim to be "Freudian" literally go against his teaching. Yet, almost a century after this problematic observation, it is said to be more relevant than ever. It is these falsehoods that cause so much confusion for those who wish to meet a psychoanalyst to undertake psychotherapy or psychoanalysis, in Paris or elsewhere.

How to find a good psychoanalyst in Paris or elsewhere?

As we have just seen, what is currently corrupting the psychoanalytic environment is first and foremost the imposture by which practitioners claim to be psychoanalysts without however forcing themselves to do their own psychoanalysis. Now if the shoemaker can do his work without being properly shod himself, this is structurally impossible for the psychoanalyst: he cannot help the patients to get rid of his symptoms if he does not treat his own symptoms himself. In other words, it is impossible to ensure the psychological treatment of one's fellow man without treating oneself.

So, if analysts, psychologists and psychiatrists practise to this day without doing their own psychoanalysis – which explains the ego wars within the medico-psychological field – there are Schools of psychoanalysis which ensure compliance with this necessary ethical condition. Within, for example, the Network for Psychoanalysis in Hospitals – School of Psychoanalysis, it is required that the psychoanalyst of the School continues his own psychoanalysis throughout his clinical practice.

Likewise, beyond theoretical training, clinical experience is essential for the training of the psychoanalyst: it is obvious that a clinician who provides 150 consultations per week for several years will not have the same experience as a practitioner. which provides 10 weekly sessions. However, to date, many practitioners do not hesitate to present themselves publicly as psychoanalysts while having very limited experience of psychoanalysis. To avoid this other imposture, the RPH School of Psychoanalysis invites clinical members to get involved in the clinic from their studies in psychology or psychiatry. Also, when the psychoanalyst is recognized in most Schools of psychoanalysis at the time when he testifies to his own exit from psychoanalysis, the RPH proposes to raise this requirement: the clinician can recognize himself as a psychoanalyst as soon as he presents to his peers, with supporting evidence, the exit from treatment of a psychoanalyst whose treatment he provided. It is here the clinical competence which determines the recognition of the psychoanalyst.

How much does a psychoanalyst cost?

To conclude this article, it is important to emphasise that psychoanalysis and psychotherapy are not reserved only for financially well-off people. Indeed, Freud's wish was to democratise psychoanalysis so that all those who suffer can have the opportunity to meet a psychoanalyst. If it is true that the price of a psychoanalyst in Paris can be around 100 euros or 150 euros per session, it should therefore be noted that certain psychoanalysts agree to adapt the price of sessions according to each person's financial arrangements. The price of the session is thus determined at the start of the treatment according to the pace and financial possibilities of the patient.

So, if you feel that this article lacks clarity and if you would like to know more about the training of the psychoanalyst or on another question, do not hesitate to contact me via the form. Likewise, if you would like to meet a psychoanalyst in Paris 9th to undertake psychotherapy or psychoanalysis, do not hesitate to contact me directly or make an appointment on the doctolib website.

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