English-Speaking Therapist in Paris
Paris presents a particular version of a problem that expats and international professionals encounter in many cities: the visible abundance of culture, intellectual life, and human richness alongside the quiet difficulty of being genuinely known. The city is vast and beautiful and in many respects inhospitable to outsiders — the language barrier is real, the social culture is not straightforwardly welcoming, and the resources for English-speaking people seeking psychological support of real depth are limited.
Philippe Jacquet and Associates offers specialist psychotherapy and counselling to English-speaking clients in Paris — in person and online, at the standard of the Harley Street practice in London.
Philippe Jacquet — Clinical Background
Philippe Jacquet is an integrative psychotherapist and Jungian analyst with 25 years of clinical experience. He trained and has practised on Harley Street, the centre of specialist private medicine in the UK. He is an EMDR practitioner with over 20 years of experience, a trained art psychotherapist, and a specialist in addiction. He holds a Doctorate of Professional Practice and is the only person in Europe to have conducted doctoral research specifically on male eating disorders.
The integrative and Jungian dimension of his work is particularly suited to clients navigating complex life circumstances — the experience of living between cultures, the pressure of maintaining a professional identity far from home, the work of building a meaningful life in a context that was not originally chosen. These are not peripheral concerns. They are often central to what brings English-speaking people in Paris to therapy.
What the Practice Addresses in Paris
The full range of presentations that bring people to psychological support: anxiety and depression, trauma and PTSD, addiction, eating disorders, grief, relationship difficulty, identity and life direction. The work also addresses the specific pressures of expat and international professional life — the isolation that can exist inside a busy, externally successful Parisian existence, the strain of performing across cultural contexts, the difficulty of finding genuine support in a city where the language of psychological interiority is not easily accessible to English speakers.
Sessions — In Person and Online
Sessions are available in Paris in person and via secure video link. For clients who travel between Paris and London, sessions can continue at either location or online, providing therapeutic continuity regardless of where the week takes them.
Getting Started
No referral is needed. Contact the practice directly to arrange an initial consultation — a private conversation about what has brought you here, at your own pace.
Is it hard to find a good English-speaking therapist in Paris?
Most English-speaking therapy available in Paris operates at a general counselling level. Finding a specialist — someone with the training to work with complex trauma, eating disorders, addiction, or depth analytical work — is significantly harder. This practice offers that level of specialism, with Harley Street credentials, from a practitioner who knows the city.
Can I work with you online from Paris?
Yes. Sessions via secure video link are available and provide the full depth of the in-person work. Many Paris-based clients also continue sessions when they travel, which is common in international professional life.
Do you work with French nationals as well as expats?
The practice works in English. Sessions with French nationals are available provided they are comfortable working in English — which is often preferred for the depth of psychological vocabulary it allows.