Denise Quirk Baillot

Your Psychotherapist in Paris

Denise has extensive experience and training in dealing with crisis situations, conflict resolution, negotiation and mediation; self-esteem and adaptation issues; depression, anxiety problems and phobias.

She specializes in eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, compulsive overeating). The subject of her doctoral thesis (to be defended in 2010) is "Eating disorders and eating behaviors: France vs the USA".

Denise's training and experience is overall in client-centered therapy, using cognitive-behavioral techniques.

Denise's style is primarily based on compassionate listening combined with dynamic "team work" with her clients.

She involves the client in his/her recovery with the goal of harnessing the client's strengths and skills in order to assist them in developing a more satisfying life situation. When needed and appropriate, she offers assistance in problem-solving, but overall she reinforces each client's ability to use their own wisdom and intuition in solving their life challenges. She attempts to assist clients in regaining confidence in their own capabilities so that a dependent relationship on the therapist is not fostered. Sometimes it is necessary to uncover past trauma and life events which affect the present in order to resolve them and improve one's life in the now. Yet this is not necessary in all cases. If the client prefers to work on present issues at hand their desire is respected.

Denise makes use of a wide range of techniques in therapy sessions, as needed: Ericksonean hypnosis, visualisation, bibliotherapy, visualisation methods, supportive listening and reflecting, family therapy and mediation, conflict resolution, readiness for change technique, empowerment education.

Denise presently welcomes both francophone and anglophone individuals and couples in Paris.