Valérie Grumelin-Halimi

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Valérie Grumelin-Halimi (born 1961 at Lille) is a French therapist, and writer, living and practising in Paris. She writes on subjects that are part of her domain expertise as a psychologist/psychotherapist, but her works are intended for the general public. In July 2021 she is accused of practicing controversial Conversion Therapy in Paris.[1][2]

Biography[]

Valérie Grumelin-Halimi has studied human and social psychology and special education. On her return to Paris after pursuing her studies in psychology at the University of Jerusalem, she joined CESI for a course as a professional coach. She has undertaken at various points in her career, courses in waking dream technique, fasciatherapy and EMDR.

She initially created an association called Naître ensemble which helped conduct group therapies for future mothers to deal with their anxieties and questions, an endeavor rather revolutionary for those times. She was also involved in the creation of the association Tiens bon à tes rêves along with Charlotte Rampling, which was approved by the National Education ministry under the framework of APAC classes. The association worked with more than 7000 children aged between 4 and 12, from more than 100 schools using art therapy to help them express themselves. This phase saw her writing her first book À tes rêves! T’es toi quand tu peins published by Les portes du monde, a companion book and CD for children.

As her practice grew, she became more convinced that psychotherapy was not only for those seriously ill but for everyone. She realized that every person has been through some trauma or the other which definitely has left its imprint on them. She was convinced that the body mirrors the state of mind of the person and that even seemingly normal people were definitely victims of some form of trauma or the other. This led her to write her first book Mon corps me dit, aimed at informing the general public in simple and easily understandable fashion on how to interpret bodily signals to decode the underlying psychological cause. The book was published by Editeur Guy Trèdaniel in 2011.

Bibliography[]

  • À tes rêves! T'es toi quand tu peins, 2002
  • Mon corps me dit, 2011
  • Je suis timide et je m'en sers, 2013
  • My body tells no lie, 2013

References[]

  1. ^ "Thérapies de conversion : hétérosexualité forcée | Le Média". www.lemediatv.fr. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  2. ^ MOAL, Alizée LE (2021-07-19). "Une psy pratique des thérapies de conversion en se disant "LGBT-friendly", la polémique enfle". melty (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-22.

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