Anorexia Treatment in Bermondsey

Anorexia is not about food. That is the statement that matters most here, and the one that most clinical settings still do not fully act on. What drives restriction is something far more intricate than appetite or body image: it is a relationship — between the self and control, between the body and safety, between what is visible and what is felt internally. The restriction has a function. The rituals around eating have a logic. Treatment requires engaging with both.

Dr Jacquet holds a Doctorate of Professional Practice and is the only person in Europe to have conducted doctoral-level research specifically on eating disorders. The Bermondsey practice offers specialist, depth-oriented treatment for adults with anorexia nervosa.

The Therapeutic Approach

Treatment at Bermondsey is psychotherapeutic rather than primarily medical — it works alongside any medical care that is needed, not in place of it. The clinical framework is integrative and Jungian: attentive to what the restriction is communicating, what it is protecting against, and what the person would need to face if it were no longer available. That last question is often where the most important therapeutic work lies.

Where trauma underlies the disorder — and the connection between anorexia and traumatic experience is well-established in the clinical literature — EMDR may be incorporated. Art psychotherapy is also available and can reach material that verbal work does not always access.

Male Anorexia

Philippe’s doctoral research focused specifically on male eating disorders. Men with anorexia are significantly under-recognised in clinical settings, frequently misdiagnosed, and often wait years for appropriate specialist treatment. This practice provides that treatment without qualification.

Beginning Treatment

An initial consultation at the Bermondsey practice is the appropriate first step. It is a private conversation at your pace — not an assessment with a checklist, but a genuine exchange about what has brought you here and what kind of help might be most useful.