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We are two experienced Clinical Psychologists based in the South of France, who share the goal of making tools for emotional growth, well-being, and good communication widely accessible and easy to implement outside the therapy room. We are particularly interested in helping individuals from diverse backgrounds access emotional states that facilitate flexible thinking, good listening, and warm social bonds. We know that healing the divisive trends and pronounced threat-focus in our societies must start with a caring and compassionate disposition towards ourselves. We also see that many patients who have lived through trauma struggle to feel anchored and at ease, guided by an authentic self. The lack of integration within them is often mirrored in the political divisiveness we see in society at large.     
Meet the team
Dr. Ana Carina Maloney

Affiliations

  • Health and Care Professions Council - HCPC registered
  • British Psychological Society - BPS
  • Mindfulness in Schools Project – MiSP
  • Compassionate Mind Foundation
  • Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Association - Germany

Meet Dr. Ana Carina Maloney

Dr. Ana Carina Maloney is a US and UK trained Clinical Psychologist (PsyD) and Coach with a special interest in mindfulness-, and compassion-based approaches. Well-versed in both psychoanalytic theory and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), she has spent the last 25 years providing psychological assessment and treatment to clients in the US, UK, Germany, and France. She has enriched her clinical work with further training in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and Applied Polyvagal Theory.  She teaches mindful awareness and good listening to support trusting relationships, constructive dialogue, and peaceful societies.  You can find out more about her on her website. 

Meet Dr. Katrin Scanlan

Dr. Katrin Scanlan is a Clinical Psychologist who completed her doctoral training in the UK (DClinPsych). After working in the public health system in the UK, she set up her private practice in the South of France offering therapy and psychometric assessments. In addition to a solid grounding in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and systemic and psychodynamic theories, she pursued her interest in trauma-informed approaches and is trained in Eye-Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR). She enjoys integrating these different approaches, listening to the experiences, needs, and worldviews of her clients, and thinking creatively to tailor interventions to meet the needs of each treatment situation. You can find out more about her on her website. 

Dr. Katrin Scanlan

Affiliations

  • British Psychological Society - BPS
  • Fédération Française des Psychologues et de la Psychologie – FFPP
  • EMDR Europe

Our locations

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Sophia Antipolis Centrum

230 route des Dolines,
06560 Sophia Antipolis
France

Riviera Health Centre

1913 Route de Cannes,
06560 Valbonne
France

Our practice is centrally located in Valbonne.

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Our Story
We are two experienced Clinical Psychologists based in the South of France, who share the goal of making tools for emotional growth, well-being, and good communication widely accessible and easy to implement outside the therapy room. We are particularly interested in helping individuals from diverse backgrounds access emotional states that facilitate flexible thinking, good listening, and warm social bonds. We know that healing the divisive trends and pronounced threat-focus in our societies must start with a caring and compassionate disposition towards ourselves. We also see that many patients who have lived through trauma struggle to feel anchored and at ease, guided by an authentic self. The lack of integration within them is often mirrored in the political divisiveness we see in society at large.     

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