LaConsultation Couple & Famille
Founded in 2013 · Outpatient Healthcare Institution

About LaConsultation Couple & Famille

Outpatient healthcare institution dedicated to psychotherapy and psychiatry in French-speaking Switzerland and Ticino, serving individuals, couples, and families.

2013

Foundation of our first regional centers

13 sites

In French-speaking Switzerland (VD, VS, FR, NE) and Ticino

FSP & FMH

Supervised interdisciplinary clinical team

100% LAMal

Medical prescription reimbursement model

Our History & Mission

LaConsultation Couple & Famille (CCF) is an outpatient healthcare institution created in 2013 when the Swiss Parliament declined to regulate healthcare supply in underserved regions, leaving areas with too few practitioners unable to meet population needs. This led to the opening of our first consultation centers in Payerne, Aigle, and Palézieux.

The organization consists of two distinct entities working closely together to ensure the highest quality of patient care. Our interdisciplinary approach (psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses, occupational therapists, and speech therapists) provides comprehensive care for individuals (children, adolescents, and adults), couples, and families—combining psychotherapy and psychiatry as needed while ensuring cost-effectiveness, appropriateness, and clinical efficacy.

100% LAMal Basic Insurance Coverage

Our services are covered by compulsory Swiss basic health insurance with a medical prescription.

Executive Management & Executive Committee

Collegial clinical and medical governance ensuring supervision and coordination across all regional centers.

Psychology & Psychotherapy Management

Emmanuelle Jost

Federally Recognized Psychotherapist · Director

The organization of psychologists and psychotherapists is led by Emmanuelle Jost, psychologist and federally recognized psychotherapist. She is a member of FSP, ASPCo, and EMDR Switzerland, and holds a Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) in Human Resources.

FSP ASPCo EMDR Switzerland MAS HR
Medical Management

Dr Aurelio d'Alba Mastropaolo

FMH Specialist in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy · Medical Director

The outpatient medical institution is directed by Dr Aurelio d'Alba Mastropaolo, specialist physician in psychiatry and psychotherapy, who completed a CAS (Certificate of Advanced Studies) at IEMS (Institute of Health Economics and Management) and his psychotherapy training at CEFA Geneva (Center for Family Studies).

FMH CAS IEMS CEFA Geneva

Executive Committee Members & Regional Leads

Regional Medical Lead

Dr Didier Seban

Specialist physician in psychiatry and psychotherapy · Regional Medical Lead

Site Medical Lead

Dr Gontran Theillay-Le Gall

Specialist physician in psychiatry and psychotherapy · Site Medical Lead

Regional Psychology Lead

Brigitte Pasquier

Federally recognized psychotherapist · Regional Psychology Lead

Regional Medical Lead

Dr Olivier Spinnler

Psychiatrist · Regional Medical Lead

Prescribing Physicians Portal · LAMal

Collaboration with Prescribing Physicians

Since the introduction of the medical prescription model (July 1, 2022), LaConsultation Couple & Famille works in close coordination with general practitioners, pediatricians, and specialist physicians to ensure responsive, seamless follow-up for their patients.

15

Initial Prescription

15 sessions prescribed by a specialist in general internal medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry, or psychosomatic medicine (up to 10 sessions for crisis intervention by any other medical specialist).

30

Coordinated Renewal

Renewable once for an additional 15 sessions following a clinical exchange between the psychotherapist and the prescribing physician.

30+

Psychiatric Assessment

Beyond 30 sessions, our specialist psychiatrists conduct the clinical assessment and prepare the report required for the health insurer's medical advisor.

Refer a patient or send a prescription form

Our medical secretariat coordinates rapid intake at the consultation center closest to your patient's home.

Contact medical coordination →

Care Organization & Process

When you submit an intake request, the information you provide enables us to set up the therapeutic arrangement best suited to your situation (couple or family sessions, or individual sessions with or without psychiatric medical follow-up).

Clinical supervision of all therapists is guaranteed and conducted regularly with a senior supervisor (FSP psychotherapist or FMH specialist in psychiatry and psychotherapy). Medical confidentiality is strictly maintained throughout.

Network collaboration is fundamental to our work: we place special emphasis on working closely with medical professionals (such as family physicians) and allied healthcare providers (home care nurses, occupational therapists), as well as public institutions (schools, youth protection services, and care homes).

Core Psychotherapeutic Approaches & Methods:

Our main psychotherapeutic approaches include systemic therapy, medical hypnosis, mindfulness, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), psychodynamic therapy (PIP), and EMDR.

Systemic Approach

Family and relational therapy

Medical Hypnosis

Trauma and anxiety management

Mindfulness

Mindfulness and emotional regulation

CBT

Cognitive-behavioral therapy

Psychodynamic (PIP)

Psychoanalytic psychotherapy

EMDR

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing

Emergency Medical On-Call Service

In case of an evening or weekend emergency, an on-call physician is available at 079 432 29 36 exclusively for patients currently in care at LaConsultation Couple & Famille.

Our Medical Management is a Member of

Professional recognition and affiliations with leading Swiss and European medical institutions and specialist societies.

Fédération des médecins psychiatres & psychothérapeutes Fédération des médecins psychiatres & psychothérapeutes
Société suisse de Psychiatrie & Psychothérapie Société suisse de Psychiatrie & Psychothérapie
Réseau suisse d’experts sur le Burn-Out Réseau suisse d’experts sur le Burn-Out
Société vaudoise de médecine Société vaudoise de médecine
Groupement des psychiatres & psychothérapeutes vaudois Groupement des psychiatres & psychothérapeutes vaudois
Société Médicale du Valais Société Médicale du Valais
EMDR Europe EMDR Europe

Quality Commitment & Charter

The CCF team guarantees the quality of its care by following the recommendations of the Quality Working Group of the Swiss Society for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (SSPP):

01

QUALITY CIRCLE

Continuous clinical exchanges and systematic analysis of professional practices.

02

SUPERVISION

Regular supervision with a senior FSP-certified supervisor or specialist physician.

03

CLINICAL GUIDELINES

Rigorous application of evidence-based recommendations and clinical protocols.

04

SHARED DECISION-MAKING

Transparent information and active involvement of the patient in therapeutic choices.