AFCCC RHONE-ALPES

What AFCCC RHONE-ALPES does

AFCCC Rhône-Alpes is a French non-profit association (Loi 1901, declared 04/07/1978) headquartered at 13 Rue d'Algérie, 69001 Lyon, that delivers psychoanalytic couple and family counseling, analytical couple therapy, family mediation, supervised meeting spaces (including a protected meeting space for domestic-violence cases), and group affective/sexual education sessions across the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It operates a primary site in Lyon, a secondary site in Villefranche-sur-Saône (since 2001), and five rural mediation-only satellites (Thizy les Bourgs, Châtillon d'Azergues, Tarare, L'Arbresle, Le Bois-d'Oingt), conducting approximately 2,000 clinical consultations and reaching 700–1,000 young people per year through education sessions. The organization is a regional member of AFCCC Nationale (founded 1961, recognized as a public utility since 1968), adopting its intersubjective psychoanalytic methodology, national code of ethics, and APMF mediation charter.

The underlying service technology is a proprietary clinical methodology founded on intersubjectivity and group-analytic dimensions, governed by a national code of ethics covering professional conduct, confidentiality aligned with French law, and practitioner supervision; there is no proprietary software platform or AI capability, only standard online booking integrations with Resalib and Doctolib and video consultation delivery. End-user products are delivered by a small professional team — three named Conjugal and Family Counselors (Charlotte Allimant, Isabelle Canosi, Françoise Payen) and two named Family Mediators (Giselle Mallet, Armelle Debiesse) — supported by a nine-member volunteer governance board (President Gilles Groleau, Vice-President Chantal Cretinon, Treasurer Franck Fougerat).

Revenue is generated through a hybrid model combining sliding-scale individual session fees (€7–€85 for counseling, €7–€80 for mediation, with a free first mediation information interview) and recurring public subsidies and grants from institutional partners — CAF du Rhône, Ministry of Justice, Grand Lyon (Métropole de Lyon), MSA, Fondation CERA — plus tuition from a University Diploma in Parental Support co-organized with Université d'Angers. Go-to-market is community-led: court-ordered referrals from juges aux affaires familiales, social-services recommendations, school partnerships for affective/sexual education, a Police Nationale convention (signed 09.02.2024 with ANCCEF) for free staff sessions, and word-of-mouth via healthcare professionals, supplemented by online self-booking via Doctolib and Resalib.

Name

AFCCC RHONE-ALPES

Legal name

AFCCC Rhône-Alpes (Association Française des centres de conseil conjugal et familial)

Website

https://afccc69.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AFCCC Rhône-Alpes is a Lyon-based non-profit association providing psychoanalytic couple and family counseling, family mediation, supervised meeting spaces, and affective/sexual education across seven sites in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, serving roughly 2,000 clients and 700–1,000 youth annually under a national AFCCC federation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Sliding-scale consultation fees: Individual participation fees based on family quotient (quotient familial), ranging from €7 to €85 for conjugal/family counseling and €7 to €80 for family mediation. Subsidized by public funding and partner organizations including CAF, Justice Ministry, and local governments.
2. Professional training programs: University Diploma in Parental Support (Diplôme d'Université Accompagnement à la Parentalité) organized by AFCCC national in partnership with Université d'Angers, offered in Lyon.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

AFCCC Rhône-Alpes is a French non-profit association (Loi 1901) that provides couple and family counseling, family mediation, supervised meeting spaces, and affective/sexual education services. All services are delivered by qualified Conjugal and Family Counselors (CCF), Couple Therapists, and Family Mediators (MF) using a distinctive psychoanalytic methodology grounded in intersubjectivity and group-analytic dimensions.

Product overview

AFCCC Rhône-Alpes operates as a unified service offering centered around relationship and family support. The core portfolio consists of counseling services (Conseil Conjugal and Family Counseling), therapeutic interventions (Couple Therapy), and structured mediation programs (Family Mediation). These are complemented by specialized meeting spaces (Espaces de Rencontre and Protected Meeting Space) that provide supervised visitation environments. The organization also delivers collective educational programs on affective and sexual topics for youth. Professional training in parental support through the University Diploma program rounds out the service ecosystem. All services follow a psychoanalytic approach based on intersubjectivity and group dynamics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Conseil Conjugal (Couple Counseling) Individual or couple counseling services addressing relational, affective, and sexual life difficulties. The conjugal counselor intervenes during crises caused by events disturbing the relationship, welcoming anyone alone or as a couple at any age. Delivered as one-hour sessions by Conjugal and Family Counselors.
• Thérapie de Couple (Couple Therapy) Long-term therapeutic intervention for couples experiencing sustained imbalance or repetitive conflicts. Uses a psychoanalytic approach to uncover unconscious mechanisms in the relationship and enable transformation of the conjugal bond.
• Consultation Familiale (Family Counseling) Family counseling through individual, couple, or family interviews lasting one hour. Focuses on listening to feelings and needs of each member, exploring family suffering, transforming generational transmissions, and helping each person find their place while maintaining group belonging.
• Médiation Familiale (Family Mediation) Voluntary or judicial family mediation service providing a space for dialogue, listening, exchange, reflection, and proposals with a qualified and impartial third party. Helps separated parents organize post-separation life, grandparents maintain ties with grandchildren, siblings resolve conflicts, and families establish constructive communication. Typically involves 4-8 sessions over 1-6 months.
• Espaces de Rencontre (Meeting Spaces) Neutral meeting spaces for children and parents where visitation rights can be exercised in a protected environment. Helps maintain or restore relationships between children and non-custodial parents, providing a temporary and transitional space.
• Espace Rencontre Protégé (Protected Meeting Space) Enhanced protected meeting space for families affected by domestic violence. Provides a secure, neutral environment for supervised visitation rights as ordered by family court judges, with professional staff present during meetings.
• Animations Collectives - Éducation Affective et Sexuelle (Collective Activities - Affective and Sexual Education) Group education sessions on affective and sexual topics for adolescents and young adults in schools and institutions. Addresses relational, sexual, and family matters including contraception, pregnancy, IST prevention, and healthy relationships. Reaches 700-1,000 young people annually.
• Diplôme d'Université Accompagnement à la Parentalité (University Diploma in Parental Support) Professional training program organized by AFCCC national in partnership with Université d'Angers, offered in Lyon. Designed for professionals with significant experience in family and parenting fields, focusing on developing and implementing parental support projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• ~2,000 consultations per year
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration2 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CAF du Rhône (Caisse d'Allocations Familiales)coreOthersCAF du Rhône is a partner of AFCCC Rhône-Alpes, appearing in the organization's partner logo section, indicating financial or operational support for family support services.
• Ministère de la JusticecoreOthersMinistry of Justice is a partner, as AFCCC provides court-ordered family mediation and encounter space services under judicial oversight.
• Grand Lyon (Métropole de Lyon)coreOthersGrand Lyon appears as a partner in the logo section, indicating institutional support for AFCCC's local operations in the Lyon metropolitan area.
• Mutualité Sociale Agricole (MSA)minorOthersMSA appears as a partner, indicating collaboration with the agricultural social mutual insurance organization.
• Fondation CERAminorOthersFondation CERA is listed as a partner, indicating financial or institutional support.
• AFCCC NationalecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFCCC Rhône-Alpes is a member of the national AFCCC federation. National AFCCC provides training, documentation, quality standards, and is the interlocutor with national authorities. Local associations must adhere to national charter, code of ethics, and quality standards.
• Université d'AngerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFCCC national and Université d'Angers co-organize a University Diploma in Parental Support (Diplôme d'Université Accompagnement à la Parentalité), offered in Lyon (next session January 2026). The university hosts the application portal (open May–July 2026).
• Direction Générale de la Police NationaleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConvention signed 09.02.2024 between the Direction Générale de la Police Nationale and ANCCEF. Police Nationale personnel receive free specialized interviews with Conjugal and Family Counselors who are sensitized to the specific constraints of police work.
• ANCCEF (Association Nationale des Conseillers Conjugaux et Familiaux)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerANCCEF is the national association of Conjugal and Family Counselors. Partnered with the Police Nationale to provide free specialized interviews to police staff under convention of 09.02.2024.
• Association pour la Promotion de la Médiation Familiale (APMF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFCCC national adheres to the charter of APMF. AFCCC local associations exercising family mediation activities must comply with the APMF charter.
• Centre Social (multiple locations)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAFCCC operates family mediation sessions within Centre Social facilities in Thizy les Bourgs and Tarare, expanding accessibility in rural areas.
• Enfance et PartageminorOthersAFCCC Rhône-Alpes references the guide published by Enfance et Partage for separated parents, distributing it to clients navigating co-parenting.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• UNAFAM: National union of families and friends of people with mental-health disorders. Adjacent rather than directly competing — UNAFAM also operates support groups and counseling for families, but focused on psychiatric-illness contexts rather than couple/relational issues.

Direct peers

• École des Parents et des Éducateurs (EPE): Federation of regional associations delivering parenting counseling, family mediation, and parent-education programs — highly comparable service mix and non-profit association structure, with stronger brand recognition in the Île-de-France region.
• Le Planning Familial (MFPF): French movement for sexual and reproductive health, with 75+ local affiliates running sexual-education animations and listening spaces for adolescents — directly comparable on the Affective/Sexual Education service line and ministry-approved status.
• Couples et Familles: French national network of couple and family counseling centers with a similar mission, sliding-scale pricing model, and reliance on qualified counselors — the closest non-AFCCC peer operating the same model across multiple regional centers.
• Enfance et Partage: NGO focused on child protection and separated-parent guidance, already listed as an AFCCC partner. Operates the 0 800 05 95 95 helpline and provides resources for the same separated/mediation client base — a complementary non-profit with overlapping referrer and beneficiary populations.
• AFCCC Nationale: National federation of which AFCCC Rhône-Alpes is a member, running 23 regional associations and 29 centers across France. Same service portfolio (counseling, mediation, meeting spaces) and identical psychoanalytic methodology and code of ethics — the direct parent/federation peer.
• Association pour la Promotion de la Médiation Familiale (APMF): National federation of family-mediator practitioners; AFCCC's local associations must already adhere to the APMF charter. APMF is the most direct peer on the mediation/meeting-spaces component of the service offering.

Broad incumbents

• Croix-Rouge française: Largest French humanitarian association with broad family and social-assistance programs including family support, listening services, and youth education. Overlaps with AFCCC's mission but operates at national scale across many service lines.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Profiles1 record

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