Mon soutien psy: sessions, reimbursement and alternatives

What is Mon soutien psy?

Mon soutien psy is a French national health-insurance programme for people aged three and over who experience mild to moderate anxiety, low mood or psychological distress. It provides sessions with psychologists who have entered into an agreement with Assurance Maladie.

You can contact a participating psychologist directly; a doctor's referral letter is no longer required to begin. Coordination with a doctor or psychiatrist can still be appropriate, especially when medication or more complex symptoms are involved.

Who is it intended for?

The programme is designed for mild to moderate psychological difficulties. It is not intended as the sole response to high suicide risk, severe psychiatric disorders, severe eating disorders, substance dependence or situations requiring specialist assessment and treatment.

The first appointment is an assessment. The official pathway provides up to eleven follow-up sessions. Follow-up sessions can be held remotely by agreement, while the initial assessment is normally conducted in person.

Practical limits

Twelve sessions can suit an initial stabilisation, a focused difficulty or a first experience of psychological support. A new course may be considered in another calendar year, following reassessment and professional consultation when required. For longer-term work, check that the available duration, pace and approach match your needs.

Partner psychologists are selected according to professional qualification and experience criteria. This does not fully describe their therapeutic orientation, availability or specific psychotherapy training. Some psychologists are trained to conduct sustained depth psychotherapy; others work mainly in assessment, interviewing or short-term support. The title alone therefore does not tell you how psychotherapy will be conducted.

Relieving a symptom or going to its roots

You may prefer another framework if you want to choose a practitioner for a specific approach, work primarily online, continue beyond the annual limit, or explore the unconscious, dreams, inner images and recurring emotional structures over a longer period.

I distinguish two orientations. Surface therapy first seeks to relieve a symptom, manage an emotion or restore acceptable functioning. That relief can be real and necessary. Depth psychotherapy also seeks what continues to act at the roots of suffering despite conscious effort and adaptation.

When work remains at the surface for too long, dissatisfaction may persist. A person may accumulate consultations with different practitioners, receive something helpful from each, yet still fail to find the fundamental response they are seeking. They can feel that they are chasing something invisible, becoming scattered and eventually exhausted.

In my work, the symptom is a starting point, not necessarily the endpoint. Depth psychotherapy concentrates on what is essential in the person's inner life: emotions, dreams, inner images, bodily sensations, recurring patterns and movements of the unconscious. This is where I propose to go.

What I offer outside Mon soutien psy

My sessions are private and non-reimbursed: €70 for 60 minutes or €100 for 90 minutes. They are available in English by video or telephone, or in person in Normandy. The work can begin with a specific symptom and continue, when appropriate, towards its deeper emotional and unconscious roots.

I have worked as a psychotherapy practitioner since 2004, led workshops since 2009 and trained psychotherapy practitioners since 2014.

I do not diagnose, prescribe or replace a psychologist, psychiatrist or doctor. A medical or psychiatric opinion remains necessary whenever the situation calls for it.

Official source checked in 2026: Assurance Maladie, reimbursement for sessions with a Mon soutien psy psychologist. Scheme rules can change; verify the official page before making a decision.