Josefina Prado Bley, ARS
About me
Credentialed clinical psychologist in France.
Clinical experience gained in a leading hospital institution (Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital - APHP) and in private practice, with a specialization in supporting adults and young adults.
Primary areas of expertise: treatment of complex trauma, sequelae of abuse and incest, and difficulties related to self-esteem, trust, and personal rebuilding. I also support individuals navigating the challenges of relocation, cultural adaptation, and the sense of belonging between two worlds — feeling neither fully part of their culture of origin nor fully settled in their new environment.
Integrative, person-centered approach. Practice is based on active and compassionate listening, combined with the use of concrete, adapted tools: techniques from cognitive-behavioral therapies (CBT), emotion regulation and mindfulness exercises, and the establishment of collaborative therapeutic goals.
The aim is to create a secure and structured framework to facilitate the therapeutic process.
Professional experience
Additional areas of focus: Coping with grief and loss, Eating disorders, Anger management, Motivation, self esteem, and confidence, Bipolar disorder, Compassion fatigue, Concentration, memory and focus (ADHD), Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant personality, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Fertility issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Immigration issues, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Men's issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Phobias, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Self-harm, Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexual dysfunction, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Mindfulness Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy