Therapeutic approach

Dr. Aline Gauchat applies psychodynamic, humanistic and systemic principles to her therapy. Her methodology is mainly based on the Object Relational Gestalt Therapy (ORGT) model. In this approach, the therapist actively interacts with the client or the couple and explores with them their current difficulties and their life stories. The therapist is also attentive to what takes place in the relationship between her client and herself or between romantic partners and herself, seeing it as an opportunity to better understand her clients’ relationship issues. Once these issues are identified, Dr. Gauchat and her clients work together to find healthier and more suitable alternatives. Dr. Gauchat has a great ability to popularize psychological issues and an ease in developing solid working alliances with her clients.

Experience and training

Dr. Aline Gauchat obtained a PhD research/intervention in clinical psychology from the Université de Montréal in 2014. Through both her doctoral research and her clinical work in the private and public health systems, Dr. Gauchat developed an interest and a clinical expertise to work with adolescents, adults and couples. Dr. Gauchat gives workshops for parents on adolescent development and the impact of adolescence on the parental couple and the family. She also offers conferences on couple communication or other topics related to psychology. In addition, Dr. Gauchat has taught courses on development and family at the college and university levels. Dr. Gauchat is thus well versed to support parents of adolescents through the challenges associated with this developmental stage (parental coaching).

Dr. Gauchat was trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and received postgraduate training at the Centre d’Intégration Gestaltiste (CIG) in Object Relational Gestalt Therapy (ORGT), also called relational psychotherapy, specializing in the treatment of personality issues and disorders.

Key Issues

• Anxiety
• Assertiveness
• Bereavement
• Couple difficulties (conflictual relationship, distancing, infidelity, separation, parental coaching, etc.)
• Delinquency, externalized behaviour disorders
• Family issues
• Identity issues/phases of life
• Relationship problems
• Emotion regulation
• Mood disorder
• Personality disorders
• Self-esteem
• Separation/Divorce