Work with me: therapy, tools and professional support
Practical therapy, tools and guided practices to help you respond differently to life’s challenges.
I’m Pierpaolo Paparo. I offer ACT-based psychotherapy in English and Italian, in person in Paris and online. You can explore therapy, try a practical tool, or find out about my work with professionals below.
What are you looking for?
ACT therapy: move towards what matters
You may understand why you feel stuck and still find it difficult to do something differently.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, offers a practical way to work with difficult thoughts and feelings while taking steps towards the life you want to build.
Together, we explore the patterns that keep repeating, clarify what matters to you, and practise more flexible ways of responding.
My approach is collaborative and grounded in your everyday life. Sessions are available in English and Italian, online or in Paris.
Explore ACT in everyday life
These articles explore how awareness, acceptance and values can help you navigate worry, pressure, uncertainty and change.
In-person therapy in Paris
A space to slow down and work things through
Living in Paris can bring opportunity, connection and a sense of possibility. It can also bring pressure, loneliness, uncertainty or the feeling that you should be coping better than you are.
Your reasons for starting therapy do not need to be connected to living abroad. You may be dealing with anxiety, relationships, work, a major transition—or simply feel that something needs to change.
I offer in-person psychotherapy in English and Italian at my practice in the 16th arrondissement.
Practical details
Location: 3 rue Lyautey, 75016 Paris
Languages: English and Italian
Sessions: 50 minutes · €80
First step: A free 15-minute introductory call
Prefer to meet online? We can discuss availability and practical arrangements during the introductory call.
Therapy in
English in Paris
A space to explore what is happening in the language you feel comfortable using, whether you have recently arrived in France or have lived here for years.
Terapia in italiano
Uno spazio per esplorare ciò che stai vivendo nella tua lingua, con un approccio pratico e collaborativo. Offro psicoterapia in italiano, di persona a Parigi e online.
Living in France, finding support
Explore articles about finding a therapist, navigating life abroad and making space for your wellbeing.
OCD therapy: when doubt takes too much space
Intrusive thoughts can feel urgent, even when you recognise that they do not reflect what you want or believe.
Checking, reviewing, avoiding or seeking reassurance may bring relief for a moment. Then the doubt returns, asking for another answer.
I know how convincing OCD can feel—I have experienced obsessions and compulsions myself. That experience informs my work, while your story and needs remain the focus.
Read my personal experience of OCD
In therapy, we explore what keeps your pattern going and practise responding differently to intrusive thoughts, difficult emotions and uncertainty, so you can make more space for what matters to you.
I work with adults in English and Italian, in person in Paris and online.
Understand OCD. Explore a different response.
These resources explore three connected areas of the work. Start wherever feels most relevant to you.
Understanding OCD
Why do intrusive thoughts feel so important? Why does reassurance help briefly, only for doubt to return? Explore how the OCD cycle develops and what keeps it going.
Changing your relationship with your mind and body
Practise noticing thoughts, emotions and body sensations without immediately trying to solve or remove them. Explore ways to meet difficult experiences with greater awareness and self-compassion.
Engaging with life
You do not need to settle every doubt before taking a meaningful step. Explore how to reconnect with your values and move towards what matters, with uncertainty still present.
Practical tools for everyday life
Something useful to try, wherever you are
Sometimes, the next step is a small action you can take today.
These short videos introduce practical ways to notice what is happening, make room for difficult experiences and choose your next step with greater awareness.
You do not need to know ACT terminology or have experience of therapy to begin.
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Guided meditation: Make space to notice what is here
Meditation offers time to pause and notice your thoughts, emotions and body sensations.
These guided practices invite you to return your attention to the present, gently and without needing to achieve a particular state.
You do not need to empty your mind. When your attention wanders, noticing that is part of the practice.
Working with professionals
Space to reflect, learn and develop your practice
Alongside my therapy work, I contribute to professional learning through community coaching and editorial work.
If you are a therapist or helping professional, you can explore the community, read my contributions, or enquire about individual coaching.
Free monthly community coaching
I contribute free monthly coaching within the ACT Peer Supervision Group, an online community for professionals with a basic understanding of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
The group meets twice a month on Zoom to learn from one another and practise using ACT’s language and core processes. It offers a space to connect with peers and deepen your understanding through practice.
Visit the Facebook group for current meeting dates, participation details and Zoom links.
Explore the ACT peer practice group
Individual coaching for professionals
If you would like a more focused conversation about your work, you can enquire about individual coaching.
Tell me about your professional role, what you would like support with and what you hope to explore. We can discuss whether my experience and approach fit what you need.
Enquire about professional coaching
Editorial work: Inside Out
Alongside my clinical work, I am an editor of Inside Out, the journal of the Irish Association of Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy (IAHIP).
This editorial work is another way I contribute to learning and reflection within the psychotherapy community.
