Centre Pierre Janet

What Centre Pierre Janet does

Centre Pierre Janet is a university-affiliated mental health centre established in 2015 by Pr. Cyril Tarquinio as a service of Université de Lorraine, headquartered in Metz, France. It operates three interconnected pillars: Pôle Consultation (a network of approximately 15 specialised psychologists delivering psychotherapy, EMDR, trauma therapy, assessments, and innovative citizen devices such as the trademarked Consultation Suspendue© programme); Pôle Formation (a QUALIOPI-certified continuing professional education catalogue including university diplomas, short courses, and bespoke training in EMDR, psychotrauma, sexology, positive psychology, and mindfulness, with per-participant prices ranging from €450 to €1,440); and Pôle Recherche (a methodological and logistical platform supporting researchers in health and human sciences, including large-scale projects such as the EXIST study covering 5,494 adolescents across 53 middle schools).

The centre is funded through a hybrid model combining EU institutional grants (notably €1,246,000 in FEDER-FSE co-financing for the 2014-2020 period), professional training fees, clinical consultation revenues (including subsidised €10 group therapy sessions), and research collaborations with bodies such as INSERM UMR 1319 INSPIIRE. Its go-to-market is multi-channel: direct in-person and remote consultations booked through an online portal, professional training sold via the eCandidat platform, and institutional partnerships with NGOs (Ligue contre le Cancer), mutual insurers (MGEN), and local public bodies (CODEV Eurométropole de Metz). The underlying technology is a WordPress-based website with Matomo analytics and a digital appointment portal; the centre is developing a European Virtual Psychotherapy Environment (EPV) as a future digital delivery channel and a digital therapeutic tool within the MéTRECO research project.

Strategically, the centre has invested in academic positioning (parrainage by Boris Cyrulnik, 10th-anniversary conference in 2025), capacity expansion (relocation to larger premises in November 2023), and cross-border initiatives (DIVERSECO game distributed across France, Belgium, and Luxembourg via ERASMUS+ funding). It is not an independent commercial entity but a public-service structure embedded in the Université de Lorraine, which constrains its scalability but anchors its institutional credibility.

Name

Centre Pierre Janet

Legal name

Centre Pierre Janet – Université de Lorraine

Website

https://centrepierrejanet.univ-lorraine.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Centre Pierre Janet is a Université de Lorraine service founded in 2015 that combines psychological consultation, QUALIOPI-certified professional training, and mental health research in Metz, France, serving individuals, healthcare professionals, and institutional partners across the Grand Est region.

Ownership category

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Product category

Mental Health Services

NAICS

Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLALAEAG

Couples & Family Therapy Teletherapy Platforms

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Telehealth Platforms/Behavioral & Mental Health Teletherapy Platforms

SECONDARYEDAAALAD

Behavioral Health & Counseling (Social Work, Psychology, Substance Use CE)

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Professional Licensure & Continuing Professional Education (CE/CPE)

SECONDARYHSADAJAH

Meditation Apps, Digital Courses & Online Communities

Home & Personal Services/Fitness, Wellness & Personal Training/Meditation, Mindfulness & Breathwork

Keywords

• Mental health consultation services
• Professional psychotherapy training
• University diploma programs
• Trauma therapy education
• Mental health research platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Metz

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Formation Professionnelle Continue (Continuing Professional Education): The centre generates revenue through a catalogue of university diplomas (D.U., DIU), short training sessions, and bespoke training programs for professionals in human sciences, health, and social sectors. Candidates are considered professional training delegates and the catalogue is certified under the QUALIOPI standard.
2. Clinical Consultation Services: Psychological consultations and care pathways provided in Metz for adults, children, couples, elderly, and people with disabilities, via a network of psychologists-psychotherapists. Includes specialized services such as suspended consultations and emergency response.
3. Research Funding and Grants: The centre receives public and institutional research funding, including EU co-financing (FEDER-FSE programme) and partnerships with public bodies, to conduct scientific research projects in mental health.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Centre Pierre Janet delivers psychological and psychotherapeutic consultations for adults, children, couples, elderly, and disabled individuals, including the trademarked Consultation Suspendue© solidarity programme. It offers QUALIOPI-certified continuing professional education (university diplomas such as D.U./D.I.U., short training sessions, and bespoke corporate training) in domains such as EMDR, trauma therapy, sexology, and mindfulness. It also operates a research platform providing methodological expertise, project management, funding application support, and data analysis for mental health and social science researchers.

Product overview

Centre Pierre Janet is a university-affiliated mental health center under the Université de Lorraine, organized around three core service poles: Consultation (psychological services including assessments, evaluations, and the innovative Consultation Suspendue© program), Formation (professional continuing education with university diplomas, short trainings, and custom programs certified QUALIOPI), and Recherche (research platform supporting scientists with methodological expertise). The center also develops educational resources like the DIVERSECO game for children and is developing a Virtual Psychotherapy Environment (EPV) digital platform. Research projects include PRISMM (migrant mental health) and MéTRECO (intrusive thoughts treatment).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pôle Consultation Psychological and psychotherapeutic consultations, assessments, and care pathways for adults, children, couples, elderly people, and persons with disabilities or specific conditions at the Metz site. Delivered by a network of approximately 15 psychologists-psychotherapists with diverse specialisations.
• Consultation Suspendue© Community-based programme providing free psychological consultations to people in distress or financial difficulty, funded by solidarity contributions from donors and partners.
• Pôle Formation (QUALIOPI-certified training catalogue) Continuing professional education (Formation Professionnelle Continue) catalogue for professionals in human sciences, health, education, and social/medical sectors, featuring diplomas, short courses, and customised organisational training.
• Diplômes Universitaires (D.U. / D.I.U.) Multi-week or multi-month university diplomas (D.U./D.I.U.) in specialised mental health disciplines delivered in Metz for certified professionals seeking formal qualifications.
• Formations Courtes Short intensive training sessions (typically 1–3 days) on specific therapy tools and protocols for mental-health practitioners, offered at tiered prices (e.g., €880 external / €770 partner).
• Formations sur-mesure Bespoke corporate or institutional training programmes co-designed with organisations, drawing on a network of expert practitioners and researchers in psychotherapy and mental health.
• Pôle Recherche Research platform offering methodological expertise and logistical support to scientists in mental health and human sciences, including project management, funding applications, data analysis, and scientific publication.
• Soutien psychologique gratuit Free psychological support sessions delivered by supervised final-year Master's psychology students for individuals in psychological distress in the Metz area.
• DIVERSECO Open-access educational role-playing board game on diversity and inclusion for children aged 6–14, distributed free of charge in French, German and Luxembourgish.
• Projet PRISMM Research project developing training resources for social workers supporting the mental health of migrant and displaced populations.
• Projet MéTRECO Research study testing therapeutic protocols for emotional impact of intrusive thoughts and developing a digital therapeutic tool.

Quantifiable outcome

• 35 EMDR continuing education credits awarded by EMDR France for Winter Class training
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MGEN (Mutuelle Générale de l'Éducation Nationale)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMGEN co-organises conferences with the centre on health topics, such as the 'One Health' conference on mental and physical health integration. MGEN is France's leading mutual insurance provider for public sector employees.
• Ligue contre le Cancer – Comité MosellecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership delivering the Consultation Suspendue© programme specifically for cancer patients and their families in the Moselle department, providing free psychological support alongside medical treatment.
• Allagi.luminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLuxembourg-based professional training organisation, 'Société d'Impact Sociétal', contributing to the DIVERSECO transnational board game project on diversity and inclusion for children.
• Institut Notre-Dame d'ArlonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary school in Belgium co-developer of the DIVERSECO game project, contributing educational expertise for teaching diversity and inclusion to children aged 6–14.
• École Saint-Bernard d'ArlonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFree subsidised primary school in Belgium co-developing the DIVERSECO board game project, with a pedagogical focus on collaborative child development.
• SeppiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrasbourg-based audiovisual production company specialising in documentary films, partnering with the centre on the documentary project 'Guérir de l'ombre' (Healing from the Shadows) on psychotrauma and resilience.
• UMR 1319 INSPIIRE (INSERM / Université de Lorraine)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerINSERM research unit jointly with Université de Lorraine, with which Pr. Cyril Tarquinio serves as deputy director; conducts large-scale adolescent mental health studies (EXIST: 5494 adolescents, 53 schools) in partnership with the centre.
• Université de LorrainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe centre is a service of the Université de Lorraine, sharing its brand, infrastructure (hosting, IT, communications), and institutional governance (Hélène Boulanger as President of the university).
• CODEV (COnseil de Développement Durable) de l'Eurométropole de MetzminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipatory democracy assembly of the Metz metropolitan area, co-organising conferences on health equity and dignity with the centre, including Pr. Tarquinio's conference on 21 November 2023.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Doctolib: Dominant French online health booking platform now expanding into teleconsultation and practitioner matching, including mental health. Competes for the same online appointment-booking flow that CPJ uses for consultation conversion and is the broad incumbent CPJ's planned EPV would need to differentiate against.
• BetterHelp: Largest international teletherapy marketplace; represents the standardised, technology-first telepsychology model against which CPJ's planned EPV digital platform would need to compete on clinical depth, accreditation, and French-language localisation.

Direct peers

• AFTCC (Association Française de Thérapie Comportementale et Cognitive): National French CBT association providing continuing education, certification, and professional development for psychologists and psychotherapists. Closest direct peer to Centre Pierre Janet's Pôle Formation continuing-education catalogue and competes for the same professional training demand.
• EMDR France: French national EMDR association and primary EMDR training/certification body in France. Directly overlaps with Centre Pierre Janet on the Pôle Formation EMDR curriculum, including the Winter Class EMDR and the unique French DU EMDR for children/adolescents/families directed by Michel Silvestre (former EMDR France president).

Regional players

• Centre Hospitalier Charles Perrens (Bordeaux): Major French psychiatric care and research hospital in Bordeaux combining inpatient/outpatient mental health services, professional training, and university-affiliated research. Comparable public-sector operating model to CPJ's three-pillar mental health centre structure.

Others

• MGEN (Mutuelle Générale de l'Éducation Nationale): France's leading mutual health insurer for public sector employees and CPJ's co-organiser on the 'One Health' conference. MGEN operates its own medical and wellness centres, creating a strategic intersection with CPJ's training and consultation offerings.
• Fédération Française de Psychothérapie et Psychanalyse (FF2P): National federation federating French psychotherapy and psychoanalysis schools. CPJ trainer Marie-Louise Rostan-Hennequin is a listed member. Frames the broader professional landscape in which CPJ's QUALIOPI-certified training competes and provides credentialing standards.

Emerging players

• Université Paris Cité – Département de Psychologie: Comparable French public university hosting a clinical psychology department that combines clinical practice, research, and graduate training. Emerges as a competing pipeline for graduate practitioner flow and clinical research funding.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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