The Centre Élan team

A small, friendly centre in Brétigny-sur-Orge, south of Paris, working closely with healthcare professionals, schools and researchers.

Sarah Dehan, founder and neurotherapist

Portrait of Sarah Dehan, neurotherapist and founder of Centre Élan Neurothérapie

Sarah Dehan

Neurotherapist · founder of Centre Élan

Trained in integrative neurotherapy at Institut Neurosens, where she is now a trainer, Sarah has been supporting children, teenagers and adults since 2018, with regular professional supervision. After working as part of a multidisciplinary team at Centre Vitruve in Paris, she founded Centre Élan Neurothérapie in Brétigny-sur-Orge in 2021.

Institut Neurosens

Three training cycles in integrative neurotherapy, including a first neurofeedback cycle certified by the BCIA, and advanced training in quantitative EEG (qEEG). She now teaches at the institute.

Tics and Tourette syndrome

Training in behavioural therapies for tics with the specialist reference centre at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris.

Voluntary work

Volunteer on the collegial governance committee of the AFSGT (French Tourette Syndrome Association) since 2015; founder of the APN association (support for neurodivergent people).

Commitments and milestones

Professional journeyfrom training to founding the centre

  • 2018Training in integrative neurotherapy at Institut Neurosens (first cycle: a BCIA-certified neurofeedback course). Began practising under supervision.
  • 2019Neurotherapist at the Centre Vitruve in Paris, part of its multidisciplinary team, alongside Dr Adrian Chaboche, the centre’s founder.
  • 2021Founded Centre Élan Neurothérapie in Brétigny-sur-Orge.
  • TodayTrainer at Institut Neurosens, links with researchers at the Paris Brain Institute (ICM) and Sorbonne University, work with businesses and schools, and the upcoming launch of Élan Minds.

Voluntary worksupporting neurodivergent people

  • 2015Volunteer at the French Tourette Syndrome Association (AFSGT), on its collegial governance committee.
  • ResearchInvolvement in research-related projects within the AFSGT.
  • 2023Founded the APN association (Aide aux Personnes Neuroatypiques – support for neurodivergent people), to help with schooling and improve access to biofeedback and neurofeedback.
  • SchoolsAwareness-raising projects on neurodevelopmental conditions in schools.

A network of professionals around each person

The centre never works alone. With the agreement of the person or their family, we liaise with the professionals who support them, so that everyone pulls in the same direction.

Doctors and paediatriciansdiagnosis and medical follow-up
Health professionalsaccording to each person’s needs
Occupational healthfor employees
Centre Élanwith your agreement
Teachersschool teams and disability liaison teachers (enseignants référents)
ResearchersParis Brain Institute (ICM) and Sorbonne University
AssociationsAFSGT and the APN association
Always with your agreement. No information about you or your child is shared without your consent.

A practice connected to research

The centre is in dialogue with researchers at the Paris Brain Institute (ICM) and Sorbonne University. These links inform our practice and our critical view of research, which we always present transparently.

Research collaborations

With researchers at the ICM and Sorbonne University.

Supervised practice

An outside perspective on our protocols since 2018.

Ongoing training

Trainer at Institut Neurosens, keeping up to date with new publications.

Our commitments

Listening

Taking time to understand your story and your priorities.

Measurement

qEEG assessments to measure the starting point and progress objectively.

A complementary role

Working with doctors, therapists and schools, never replacing them.

Transparency

About what research shows, and what it does not show yet.

Confidentiality

Your data is protected and only shared with your agreement.

The centre

Centre Élan is at 7 rue Saint-Pierre, Brétigny-sur-Orge (Essonne, south of Paris) and is open Tuesday to Saturday.