Clara Falala-Séchet

Clara Falala-Séchet is a clinical psychologist working in EMDR, complex trauma and attachment difficulties. She sees adults in an online practice, in French, English and Swedish, from Stockholm and Paris.

She was born into a family of musicians. She studied the violin, became a professional musician, and worked in the cultural sector as a musician and independent orchestra administrator in France and internationally. She later returned to university while still working, and completed a Master 2 in Integrative Psychopathology (Université de Paris). She trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy and EMDR, and took an MBSR mindfulness training in 2014. She holds EMDR Europe accreditation.

EMDR is the foundation of her therapeutic practice. It remains rooted in the humanistic approach and attachment theory, and she also draws on emotion-focused therapies and mindfulness. She believes every person carries precious resources, sometimes buried but able to be mobilized within a safe framework, and she sees her work as helping people find, recognize and reactivate them.

Alongside her clinical work, she has collaborated with researchers and engineers on projects combining artificial intelligence and mental health. She co-created Owlie, an open-source psychological-support chatbot, with Lee Antoine and Igor Thiriez. She has also created free content for Insight Timer. Her practice is regularly supervised by two experienced colleagues.