Welcome

Are you looking for answers to help you feel better?

Are you thinking about starting a psychotherapy?
This site describes my way of working as a psychologist.

I hope it answers most of your questions!

Feel free to contact me if you need more information.

Best wishes,

Rachel Chevallier Faustino

Psychologist-psychotherapist FSP

Dr. A Tomatis method's specialist

My services

Difficulties treated

The following conditions when linked to psychological factors:

Lack of resistance to stress - Exhaustion - Traumas - Irritability, crying, feeling overwhelmed by intense emotions - Grief - Depression - Insomnia, migraines - Anguish, anxiety - Pain, acute and chronic, unexplainable medically - Loss of motivation, initiative, creativity - Loss of self-esteem, self-confidence - Loss of meaning - Difficulty asserting oneself - Loss of attention, concentration and memory - Subjective loss of hearing, hyperacusis, tinnitus - Loss of performance - Dizziness, tendency to fall - Communication difficulties - Learning Disabilities - Excessive shyness

Steps

Schedule an initial appointment by email.
Decide after 1 or 2 appointments if the psychotherapist is a good fit for you.
Continue the process as determined.
Review regularly, every 10-15 sessions.

You are free to choose the frequency of appointments based on the options suggested.

For psychotherapy, weekly, bimonthly or monthly 50 minutes meetings
For the Dr Tomatis neurosensory training, 12-15 times 90-120 minutes non-stop over a 3-5 weeks period. Repeat the training once at one-month interval to anchor the results obtained.

Due to the nature of psychological and psychotherapeutic treatment as well as for personal organizational reasons, I prioritize clients who wish for regular appointments at fixed days/times and personally assume the financial burden of their cancellations unless planned at least a week in advance.

The first one-hour appointment is used to decide on the next steps in treatment. Feel free to ask any questions you may have.

As I am an independent provider of psychology, psychotherapy, and Dr. Alfred Tomatis's method, the terms and financial conditions of the work are decided between you and me during the initial sessions.

If you wish to be reimbursed by your private or international insurance company, remember to verify in writing the existence and conditions of their coverage for either approach. Most insurance companies require a doctor's note. For Swiss insurance companies, I am certified and registered by Santé Suisse on the list of psychologists and psychotherapists (RCC No. E629625) and on the list of alternative medicine specialists for Dr. Tomatis's method (RCC No. U153563).

For emergencies, please go to your local emergency department.
For a medical appointment in Geneva, contact Genève Médecins at +41 22 754 5454.
For life-threatening emergencies, please call 144 for an ambulance.

About me:

Swiss psychologist born in Venezuela, I have lived in the United States, Venezuela and Switzerland. My father was a Geneva executive for multinational companies, my mother German but West Indian at heart because of her childhood there. My husband was born in Portugal and raised in Venezuela. My children were born and raised in Geneva.

I have several decades of experience, a master's degree in psychology, three years of full-time specialization in clinical psychology and psychotherapy in a psychiatric department, additional training in couple and family psychotherapy and, more recently, in audio-psycho-phonology from Dr. Tomatis.

Interested in all subjects related to human experience, wisdom, meaning, correction of psychosomatic imbalances, healing of trauma, thinking and studying have led me to develop a working method based on dialogue, individualized according to your situation, your difficulties and your objectives.