Counsellor - Social Worker - Intercultural Mediator
I have been a member of the OTSTCFQ – The Québec (Canada) Social Workers and conjugal and family Therapists’ board, the AICO – Italian Association of Counselling and the OASV – the Social Workers of the Veneto Region (Italy)– for many years now.
Both in my hometown and in Italy, my professional experience is very diversified: in Quebec, my work was mainly in pediatric university hospital and for territorial social services, while in Italy, I have had the pleasure of working with various public services, associations, and social cooperatives.
"Thanks to her rich professional and personal experience, Geneviève offers listening and support adapted to a wide variety of situations and challenges that people can face. She knows how to be empathetic, was able to receive my emotions, and I came out of my first session very serene. I particularly appreciated his positive approach. "
Stefania
"Genevieve offers an easy, accessible, and natural way for you to finally face your emotions, your personal challenges or simply go and find tools to face daily life. A small bonus for expats, she has been living this reality for 20 years and will understand you immediately."
Counselling is a process where an individual, couple or family meets with a trained professional counsellor to talk about issues and problems that they are facing in their lives. Professional counselling is confidential and non-judgmental. The purpose of counselling is to provide people with the opportunity to better themselves, to recover and activate their own internal positive resources and thus obtain greater satisfaction as individuals and in their relationships.
Counselling is defined by empathy, unconditional acceptance of the person, profound respect for the person’s individuality, the choices and direction that he or she wants to give to their life.
My role as a counsellor is to facilitate the change you want to initiate by clarifying your needs at the time of the request for assistance and to enhance the awareness of your personal resources and their activation to bring you to a new balance and well-being.
Managing interpersonal relationships (individual, couple or family)
Management of the migration or expatriation process
Adaptation in the context of disease (pediatric or adult)
Resource management and development of personal potential
Support in guidance and decision-making in life choices
Support throughout the life cycles
Managing internal/personal emotions, perceptions, and conflicts
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Counselling for people living abroad
Is your decision to live abroad a personal and thoughtful choice or an obligation due to unforeseen factors?
These two situations, which are very different, can seem both exciting and adventurous, but they can also create stressful and demanding situations. Expatriates face many challenges, such as adapting to a new cultural environment, language, loneliness, and lack of family and social support. Meeting a counsellor and having support throughout the migration process can be very important. A follow-up can possibly help and promote a serene integration in your host country and allow you to live the positive elements that this new life offers you.
Types of sessions
The meetings take place online via a platform such as Skype or Zoom which are easily downloadable on a mobile phone, tablet or computer. The only requirement is to have a good internet connection and a camcorder to see and hear each other.
The helping relationship has been my passion for over twenty years. I strongly believe in contact based on respect and listening without judgment, using the phenomenological approach in my speech. At the root of every relationship, humanism, empathy, sharing, confidentiality, the power of change and the personal resources of each are at the forefront.
First contact
Our first contact, via telephone or online, will allow us to explore your request for help and your expectations.
Definition of the intervention
After our first contact, we will begin our counselling journey by assessing your goals and how to achieve them.
Free resources
Every day is a new and unique day in my job as a counsellor!
Being a counsellor is much more than just a job for me, it’s a passion I cherish every day.
Being a counsellor means listening without judging and accepting without criticizing. I provide a safe space where people can freely express their emotions, live them without fear of judgment or misinterpretation.
My role is not only to listen, but also to guide and encourage, to be “present” with the person in front of me. I witness amazing transformations and see how my clients face challenges and difficulties with courage and resilience. All this gives meaning to my work through commitment, personal and professional growth.
