Help Cecile become a psychotherapist so she can help others!

Hi, my name is Cecile and I am currently training to become a clinical psychotherapist.

Born in 1978 in France, I started my work in mental health in 2002, completing a Masters and a Doctorate in Psychoanalytic Studies. During my time as a researcher, I worked extensively in two psychiatric hospitals, supporting individuals who were experiencing acute emotional crisis.

I moved to the UK in 2006 and have continued working in mental health since, first in the charity Rethink, then within the NHS and back in the third sector until 2018 at Sutton Mental Health Foundation.

I now work as Mental Health First Aid England Instructor and a trainer, delivering various courses and conferences/workshops to educate organisations and businesses.

The pandemic reactivated my long-term ambition to become a clinical psychotherapist. I always knew I would, but this profession requires maturity and readiness...Came 2021 and I was ready! Witnessing global emotional distress was a calling like no other: I applied to AGIP (Association for Group and Individual Psychotherapy), a member organisation of the Council for Psychoanalysis and Jungian Analysis College (CPJAC) and was accepted.

I have completed my Foundation and first Clinical Training year and am moving forward with my third and fourth clinical years.

The training is costly, and entering my second clinical year I am starting to see patients twice weekly at our clinic in London, for low-cost sessions. To do so, I had to reduce my working days from 5 to 3.

With the loss of these two working days, and rising expenses to pursue my training, I am asking for a helping hand (or many!) to meet the training costs this year.

Our academic year will begin in October 2024, but the costs for continued clinical supervision and in-training psychotherapy are already generating financial pressure.

With your help this year, I can move onto my fourth and final qualifying year!

Once qualified, I aim to provide long-term psychotherapy at a reasonable cost in the UK, including working with charities to provide free psychotherapy to underprivileged groups.

Help me help others!

Psychotherapy can be profoundly transformative and even life-saving.

Having worked in mental health for 22 years now, I have often witnessed how listening, validating, supporting, even for a brief moment, can help improve difficult times, and heal painful life experiences.

Any support toward my crowdfunding will be deeply appreciated !

Stay tuned for regular updates!

Should-cost analysis:

Training course fees 2024-2025: £2515

Weekly clinical supervision 2024-2025: £3120

Twice weekly in-training psychotherapy 2024-2025: £5200

Gofundme 2.9% administrative fee: £314.21

Total: £11,149.21

Thank you very much in advance!

Cecile