The ESPÉ does not deliver the psychologist or psychiatrist official tittle. Once graduated from the Master of Science of the ESPÉ, you can freely set up your therapeutic practice using the titles of psychoanalyst, therapist and psycho-practitioners, titles that are legally free of use. You can also go for school guidance or skills assessments. There are many possibilities, it's up to you to define the project that suits you!

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In any case, the latter courses will allow you to quickly set up your practice or embark on an entrepreneurial project that will highlight your skills in psychology and your knowledge of the human being and his psyche.

If you opt for a therapeutic practice, what title can you use?

First of all, your Master of Science degree in Clinical Psychology is a recognition of your knowledge and skills in mental health.

You can decide to use the term psychoanalyst which corresponds to the practitioner who uses the psychoanalytic approach initiated by Freud and his successors which aims to treat the psychological or neurotic difficulties of the patient by listening to him and analyzing his personal history, his dreams and his emotions.

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You can also use the terms therapist or psycho-practitioners who show a clear openness to other psychological approaches such as positive or humanistic psychology and cognitive and behavioral therapies, but also art therapy or writing therapy.

Since the psychotherapist title is legally reserved to psychologists and psychiatrists, and even if you have been trained to detect and cure it, you must redirect the most serious psychopathologies (severe depression, bipolarity, schizophrenia, etc.) to teams of psychiatrists or psychotherapy such as public medico-psychological centers.