Another way of accessing
psychological support

Accès Psy UK is an initiative founded by Anaïs Leneau, psychopractitioner holding the European Certificate of Psychotherapy (ECP): professional psychological support in French, quickly accessible and reasonably priced, for French speakers in the UK. This English version is here for their loved ones.

The idea behind it

Professional support, designed for everyday life

Accès Psy UK grew out of an observation made over ten years alongside French speakers in London and across the UK: the demand for support in French is real and constant, and taking the step often depends on how easy access is. An appointment obtained quickly, a format that fits into a working or student week, a qualified professional and a fee known in advance: professional psychological support in French, designed to be genuinely accessible in everyday life, quickly, simply, effectively and at a reasonable price.

For French speakers, being supported in their mother tongue, the language in which emotions find their fullest accuracy and nuance, matters as much as the quality of the listening. The 30-minute format, by videoconference, brings the rest: a slot that can be found, one journey fewer, a budget that stays under control.

Prevention is one of the most precious forms of care: acting when the first difficulties appear, before they set in. That is precisely the ground Accès Psy UK stands on.

10 years

supporting French speakers in London and across the UK, through psychotherapy, strategic therapy and sophrology.

8 years

of practice at the Bloomsbury Therapy Centre, in central London, then by videoconference across the whole country.

30 min

a focused format, weekly or fortnightly, at £50 or €58 per session, with the same professional.

Anaïs Leneau, ECP psychopractitioner

Anaïs Leneau

Psychopractitioner holding the European Certificate of Psychotherapy (ECP) and RNCP-certified sophrologist, Anaïs Leneau has been supporting French speakers in London and across the UK for almost ten years: eight years of practice at the Bloomsbury Therapy Centre, in central London, as well as by videoconference. Life between two languages and two cultures is something she knows from the inside.

"We have designed another way of accessing psychological support: quickly, in French, in a focused 30-minute format, with a qualified professional and at a fee that lets you keep control of your budget."

European Certificate of Psychotherapy (ECP), delivered by the Fédération Française de Psychothérapie et Psychanalyse (FF2P) and recognised by the European Association for Psychotherapy (EAP)
RNCP-certified sophrologist, fifteen years of combined training in multi-approach psychotherapy and body-based sophrology
Solution-focused and strategic therapy (AREPTA Nantes), the approaches built for the short session
Ongoing supervision and practice within the ethical framework of non-medical psychotherapy

The ECP, in a nutshell. The European Certificate of Psychotherapy is delivered by the European Association for Psychotherapy (EAP) through its national awarding organisations, the FF2P in France. It attests to a substantial course of theoretical, clinical and supervised training, with an ongoing commitment to supervision and ethics. If UK registers such as BACP or UKCP are your usual reference points, the ECP is the European-level counterpart, presented by the EAP at europsyche.org.

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Eight years of practice in London

Born from a practice, in London

Accès Psy UK extends a practice built alongside the French speakers of the UK: students at the leading schools and universities under pressure, young professionals with packed schedules, long-term expats, parents in bilingual families. Stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, life transitions: what we live most intimately is best expressed in our mother tongue.

Eight years at the Bloomsbury Therapy Centre showed one simple thing: the demand for support in French is real and constant, and it needs simple access in order to become real. Videoconferencing then opened the practice to the whole country: London, Manchester, Edinburgh, or any village in Kent. Accès Psy UK was born there, between an established clinical expertise and a 30-minute format designed to fit into everyday life.

Tree-lined path and lawns of Russell Square, in the Bloomsbury district of London, where Anaïs Leneau’s practice took shape.

Mental health prevention

Mental health prevention shouldn’t be a luxury.

Everyone should be able to benefit from a space for listening, support and reflection before difficulties set in. Accès Psy UK was designed so that this support finds its place in everyday life, with a qualified professional and at a fee that lets you keep control of your budget.

To go further

The steps, and the answers to your questions

The full course of the support, from request to regular follow-up, the 30-minute format, the four-week budget and the commitments are set out on the How it works page. The rhythm of sessions, payment in pounds or euros, confidentiality, the waiting list and the NHS are covered on the FAQ page.

Take the first step

Briefly present your request, with your availability: you receive a reply within 24 working hours, in strict confidence.