Alexandre Leurs
Psychologist (Psychologue Clinicien) — DBT (Dialectical Behaviour Therapy) · CBT · Systemic & Resource-Focused Therapy
Behavioral Health · Maisières (Mons), Belgium
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Biography
Alexandre Leurs is a Psychotherapist at VeryPatient — Clinique de la Brisée in Maisières (Mons), Belgium. Alexandre Leurs cares for expat and international families, with consultations available online, on WhatsApp or in person.
Alexandre Leurs is a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist based in Brussels (Ixelles), with a private practice at Rue du Trône 214 and consultation sessions at Clinique de la Brisée (Maisières). He is also affiliated with the Thérapie Brève network in Belgium. His therapeutic approach is integrative, combining Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and resource- and solution-focused systemic methods. He is notably skilled at adapting his therapeutic process to the individual, using creative and playful means to engage clients across all age groups — from children to adults, couples and families. He holds particular experience working in child and adolescent psychiatry settings and is fluent in three languages (French, English and Spanish), making him an ideal fit for the clinic's multilingual international patient population.
Approaches & methods
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Full DBT protocol for emotional dysregulation and borderline personality disorder (BPD)
- DBT skills training: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness
- Individual DBT therapy combined with skills coaching
- Adapted DBT for adolescents and young adults with ADHD and emotional impulsivity
- Adapted DBT for anxiety disorders, self-harm, and eating disorder presentations
Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Standard CBT for anxiety disorders: generalised anxiety, social anxiety, panic disorder, OCD, specific phobias
- CBT for mood disorders: depression, dysthymia, bipolar-associated mood episodes
- Behavioural activation for depression and low motivation
- Cognitive restructuring and functional analysis of dysfunctional thought patterns
- Exposure and response prevention (ERP) for phobias and OCD
- CBT for insomnia (CBT-I) — sleep restriction, stimulus control, cognitive components
- CBT for eating disorders — body image, restrictive patterns, emotional eating
- Relapse prevention planning and therapeutic self-empowerment
Resource-Focused & Systemic Therapy
- Solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) — strength-based, future-oriented problem solving
- Systemic family and couples therapy — relational dynamics, communication patterns, conflict resolution
- Narrative therapy — reframing lived experience and reconstructing personal identity
- Creative and play-based therapy techniques for children and adolescents
- Integrative therapeutic process adaptation to individual client needs and life contexts
- Experience in child and adolescent psychiatry — developmental and relational issues
Areas of expertise
- ADHD — assessment, emotional regulation, coaching
- Child behavioural disorders (opposition, aggression, impulsivity)
- Depression & burnout (professional & parental)
- Eating disorders in adolescents
- Emotional dysregulation (DBT protocol)
- Internalized disorders (withdrawal, depression)
- Trauma & post-traumatic stress support
- Life experience change — creative therapeutic methods
At Clinique de la Brisée
- Initial psychological consultation and needs assessment
- Individual psychotherapy — CBT, DBT, solution-focused approaches
- Couples therapy and relationship counselling
- Family therapy and systemic intervention
- Parental guidance and support
- ADHD adult follow-up — emotional regulation and CBT-based coaching
- Anxiety and mood disorder treatment
- Self-esteem, burnout and assertiveness work
- Multidisciplinary coordination with psychiatry, neuropsychology, and care coordination teams
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