When Mr Alexander Rash embarked on a study abroad programme in 2013 from his home state of Minnesota to Aix-en-Provence, he had no idea that it would lead to life as a tastemaker in Paris. While studying at the Faculté des Lettres, he met political science student Ms Ravenna Sohst, who became his partner. The pair moved to the French capital together a year later. Sohst now works for the Migration Policy Institute. Out of his varied cultural interests, from menswear to music, Rash has built and runs one of the most stylish hospitality destinations in Paris.

The hunt for the right therapist for you can make online dating seem like a doddle. Google “therapy” and a mind-numbing 49 million results appear. It’s hardly surprising many of us struggle to know where to begin when embarking on what is potentially life-changing work. Choosing a therapist is made no easier by intimidating jargon. Would it be best to work with a psychodynamic, CBT, gestalt, person-centered, existential or Jungian therapist? Or would someone trained in a different theoretical model be better for you? Prepare yourself – there are more than 50 schools of psychotherapy to choose from.

Easy banter, fragmented only by frequent swells of laughter, can be heard over the drum of the Los Angeles traffic. From the street you can see four cyclists resting, languid beneath an overbearing sun. Among them is Mr Ron Holden, creative director, photographer and founder of Ride For Black Lives, a community bike ride rooted in peace and unity. With him are fellow cyclists Mr Geo Delgado, Mr Brian Hashimoto and Mr Andre Stanton. The four, once strangers, are now found brothers. Each has his own journey to cycling, but Ride For Black Lives is what initially brought these men together and is the reason they are now bound by a connection that is recognisable from a distance.

“Friendship is something everyone needs in life,” says Ms Keiko Matsumoto as fries a pan of deer meat. “For me, it’s about being around people I can be myself with, whom I can have fun with without having to make any effort. It’s a little different from people at work, you know?”

When Mr Alexander Rash embarked on a study abroad programme in 2013 from his home state of Minnesota to Aix-en-Provence, he had no idea that it would lead to life as a tastemaker in Paris. While studying at the Faculté des Lettres, he met political science student Ms Ravenna Sohst, who became his partner. The pair moved to the French capital together a year later. Sohst now works for the Migration Policy Institute. Out of his varied cultural interests, from menswear to music, Rash has built and runs one of the most stylish hospitality destinations in Paris.

The hunt for the right therapist for you can make online dating seem like a doddle. Google “therapy” and a mind-numbing 49 million results appear. It’s hardly surprising many of us struggle to know where to begin when embarking on what is potentially life-changing work. Choosing a therapist is made no easier by intimidating jargon. Would it be best to work with a psychodynamic, CBT, gestalt, person-centered, existential or Jungian therapist? Or would someone trained in a different theoretical model be better for you? Prepare yourself – there are more than 50 schools of psychotherapy to choose from.