My Psychologist Support is evolving

The My Psychological Support device is available from 3 years of age. It is intended for all people with mild to moderate psychic distress. You can benefit from the device in particular:

• if you feel anxious, anxious, depressed or stressed;
• if you have difficulty sleeping;
• if you suffer from eating disorders;
• if you have problems with alcohol, tobacco and/or cannabis use (repeated or one-time abuse, or harmful use), without suffering from dependence.

You can now benefit up to 12 sessions with a psychologist supported by the Health Insurance, as opposed to eight before.

Counseling includes the following:

• a first session, which is an assessment interview (this first exchange allows the psychologist to assess the number of sessions needed);
• then up to 11 psychological follow-up sessions, which can be conducted remotely via videotransmission.

The assessment interview and the last follow-up session may, after your agreement, result in a written exchange between your psychologist and your attending doctor (or a doctor involved in your care).

The session package is renewable each calendar year, after consultation involving a doctor and the psychologist you consulted or a psychiatrist. If your health does not improve after the 12 sessions, it is recommended to consult your doctor; he can then refer you to a more appropriate management (medical/psychological center, psychiatrist...).

How do I get My Psychologist Support?

You no longer have to go to a doctor or midwife first to get My Psychological Support. You can make an appointment directly with a psychologist contracted by the Health Insurance (you can find on this directory a psychologist partner of the device working near you).

During a consultation you can also discuss with a doctor (or midwife) whether this counseling device is appropriate for your condition, or whether it is better to refer you directly to more specialized care.

How do you get reimbursement for your sessions with the psychologist?

As part of My Psychological Support, you have to pay the professional directly after each appointment or at the end of several sessions, depending on the psychologist's preference. Your health care provider will give you a care sheet, which you must send to your health insurance organization to be reimbursed.

The fee for ongoing consultations through My Psychological Support is now €50 (instead of €30 previously), with no possible fee overrun.

The increase in the cost of the consultation does not have any financial consequences for the patients. Health Insurance continues to take 60% of the cost of the sessions. If you have a mutual or supplementary insurance, it pays for the remaining 40% where permitted by your contract.