I am Virginie Soum, a psychopractitioner and hypnotherapist based on the French Riviera. I work in English and in French with adults, teenagers and children, and I have a particular interest in supporting expats and international families.

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My practice is humanistic, in the lineage of Carl Rogers: I do not believe I know your life better than you do. What I bring is a steady, non-judgemental presence, a trained ear for what is underneath the words, and a set of tools we can use when talking alone is not enough.

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I came to this work through my own therapy. I know from the inside how it feels to sit in that chair for the first time, unsure whether anything can really change. It can, and it does — usually not in the way people expect, and rarely in a single session.

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Having lived and worked internationally, I understand what it costs to rebuild a life in a country that is not yours: the invisible fatigue, the loss of landmarks, the loneliness that is difficult to admit when everyone tells you how lucky you are.