Lenore McIntyre
Counsellor
Hi! I'm an English/French speaking therapist online and in person. My aim is to release / resolve the deep causes of many emotional / psychological issues. To free you from limitatations + create your beautiful life!
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About me
Hello! I’m an American psychotherapist based in Alsace, France.
I offer therapy in English and French to clients across Europe and beyond.
My work focuses on individuals who function well in their daily lives
— they manage responsibilities and appear composed on the outside
— yet often carry recurring patterns in relationships,
a sense of internal pressure, or a quiet feeling of disconnection that hasn’t shifted despite previous efforts or insight.
I practice Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) because it allows us to work directly with the emotional roots of these patterns, leading to deeper and more lasting change than insight alone can provide.
Living between cultures as an American raising a family in France has given me a rich understanding of how international moves, identity, belonging, and cross-cultural experiences can affect our emotional well-being and closest relationships.
I’m also a mother of three children. Parenting has profoundly deepened my appreciation for family dynamics and the real, everyday challenges of maintaining meaningful connections amid busy lives. As a married mother, I bring this lived experience into my couples work, offering both clinical skill and personal understanding of the joys and strains of sustaining intimacy,
partnership, and family life over time.
I love working with people in a full range of life stages, and enjoy working with both the international community and local clients in Alsace.
I'm from Chicago and have lived in Europe most of my adult life. I'm a qualified therapist having completed studies in London and Berlin, currently doing further training in Paris. Human nature is complex. There are always new discoveries and research to become familiar with and integrate into my practice. Keeping up to date with the latest research is important to me.
Honestly, I believe that my life experiences and the personal work I have done is precious as I extend my reach to help others. Therapy is a valuable tool to help people feel stronger, to heal and to deal better with whatever appears in their lives and relationships. I have experienced this from the inside. My passion is to help others step out of misery, difficulies, confusion and to feel happy and realise their maximum potential. This allows for better relationships and professional experiences.
My work focuses on individuals who function well in their daily lives
— they manage responsibilities and appear composed on the outside
— yet often carry recurring patterns in relationships,
a sense of internal pressure, or a quiet feeling of disconnection that hasn’t shifted despite previous efforts or insight.
Right now I'm in France. I appreciate the culture, the nature and my friends here. I'm pleased to call it home. I care about a healthy lifestyle, which has brought me to a meditation practice, yoga and physical fitness. I love to travel, read and paint (abstract and colourful!) Married, we have raised three children.
I'd be happy to help you. Please get in touch! www.lenoremcintyre.eu
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Location:
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Approach
Psychotherapy in English and French, online internationally
and in person near Colmar, Alsace.
You function exceptionally well on the outside —
yet something inside still feels unsettled.
In your relationship, your reactions, or that quiet internal
pressure that never fully goes away — the same patterns keep
repeating, no matter how much insight you’ve gained.
You're capable, respected, successful.
And still: anxiety that won't quite settle, exhaustion that doesn't match your schedule, a sense of disconnection from yourself or the people close to you.
Something isn't keeping pace with everything else you've built.
Who this is for
I work with international professionals and expats, as well as clients living locally here in Alsace —
people who are strong analytically and with understanding of their issues.
Understanding alone has not brought the deep shift they long for,
not because something is wrong with them, but because no one ever taught them another way to work with what they feel.
How I work
My approach is direct, experience-based therapy that works with what's happening in the room, not just what you can describe about yourself. Learn more about how I work
In-person sessions near Colmar (Turckheim);
Online sessions for clients across the Basel–Freiburg–Strasbourg tri-border area and beyond (across Europe, the Middle-East, North America) in English and French.
12 years / ISTDP trained and certified — see more on my : ABOUT page.
Two ways to begin
Ready to book? Schedule your first 90-minute consultation. Book now
Not sure yet? Send a short message — no commitment, no need to have it figured out first. Get in touch, let’s schedule a free 15 minute call, just ask a question!
Fees are discussed and agreed upon during your first consultation, usually 90 EUR a session, based on session frequency and format. I propose 90 minute sessions, starting out weekly and moving quickly to twice a month.
My approach is integrative. I use a multiplicity of models and theories from different systems including psychodynamic (ISTDP), gestalt, psychosynthesis, transpersonal and EFT.
I believe that many symptoms are a solution to life's problems and come up for a reason. People who are in crisis and suffer with anxiety, depression, relationship troubles, self-defeating and destructive patterns of behaviour in their personal and professional lives have excellent results working with me. Recently many people, men and women alike, are taking a look at their lives and their relationships, developing their careers and what this implies. Or they are at the end of their career and are looking forward to creating a peaceful, enjoyable retirement.
I work comfortably and with pleasure with individuals and couples from diverse and varied backgrounds.
At the first meeting I will assess your presenting issues and suggest a course of therapy. I offer both long term and short term options.
Experience
2012-present Counseling, psychotherapy and leadership coaching (in private practice working with individuals or groups of adults. Both online and in person in France and in Berlin)
1975-2012 Educator (Teaching, organizing, follow-up, team leading, team member of intensive and extensive courses in different settings for individual and groups of learners of English of all ages in France and China.)
Education
Qualified ISTDP (Intensive Sort Term Dynamic Psychotherapy) practitioner (Berlin)
Five Dimensions Leadership Coach (London, Institute of Psychosynthsis)
AAMET Certified EFT Level 2 practitioner (London)
Psychosynthesis psychotherapeutic counselling (London, BACP certified)
DESS Responsable en Formation d’adultes (University of Strasbourg, doctorate)
MA Sciences de l’Education (L’Université Max Bloch, Strasbourg)
Services
Individual Session
Insurances
