EMDR Therapy London
EMDR therapy in London is available at this practice with Philippe Jacquet u2014 an EMDR Europe-accredited practitioner with over 20 years of EMDR training and clinical experience. That depth of experience is uncommon. Most practitioners encounter EMDR as one tool among many, acquired in a short training. For Philippe Jacquet, EMDR has been a central part of clinical practice for more than two decades, used with a range of presentations from complex trauma to anxiety, grief and addictive patterns.
What is EMDR?
EMDR u2014 Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing u2014 is a structured therapy developed originally for trauma treatment. It works on the understanding that some experiences are not properly processed at the time they occur: they remain stored in a way that continues to affect emotions, behaviour and physical responses, often without the person being aware of why. EMDR uses bilateral stimulation u2014 typically guided eye movements, but also tapping or alternating sounds u2014 to help the brain reprocess these stored experiences. What was frozen becomes capable of movement. The experience is not erased, but it loses its charge: it becomes a memory, rather than something that continues to act on the present.
20 years of EMDR u2014 what that means in practice
Philippe Jacquet began training in EMDR over 20 years ago, at a time when it was still relatively new in clinical practice in the UK. He has worked with it continuously since, accumulating a depth of clinical experience that goes well beyond the standard EMDR practitioner training. He holds EMDR Europe accreditation u2014 the highest level of recognised EMDR qualification in Europe u2014 and uses the approach not as a standalone protocol but as part of an integrative therapeutic relationship that considers the whole person.
That length of experience matters particularly with complex presentations: people who have experienced repeated or prolonged trauma, people for whom earlier therapeutic attempts have not reached what needed to be reached, and people whose presenting difficulties u2014 addiction, eating disorders, anxiety u2014 are rooted in experiences that were never adequately processed. Over 20 years, Philippe has worked with all of these, and the accumulation of that experience is available in every clinical encounter.
What EMDR treats
EMDR is most widely known for PTSD and acute trauma, but its clinical applications extend considerably further. In this practice it is used for: complex and repeated trauma, including childhood trauma; single-incident trauma such as accidents, medical events or assault; anxiety and phobias with an identifiable origin; grief that has become complicated or stuck; addictive patterns where traumatic experience is part of the underlying structure; and eating disorders, particularly where adverse early experience plays a role. It is particularly valuable when a person understands intellectually why they respond as they do, but that understanding does not change the response u2014 because something is held at a level that language and reasoning cannot reach.
EMDR within a wider therapeutic relationship
EMDR at this practice is never offered as a standalone treatment or a quick fix. It sits within a broader integrative and Jungian therapeutic relationship u2014 one that does not reduce a person to their symptoms or their history, but is interested in the whole of who they are. For some people and some presentations, EMDR becomes the primary vehicle of the work for a period. For others, it is one element among several. In all cases, it is used within a clinical relationship built on trust, pacing, and careful attention to what the person needs.
Sessions are available at Harley Street W1, Central London, and online via secure video link. No GP referral is required.
Frequently asked questions
How long has Philippe Jacquet been practising EMDR?
Philippe Jacquet has been practising EMDR for over 20 years and holds EMDR Europe accreditation at the highest level u2014 making him one of the most experienced EMDR practitioners in London.
For those dealing with the effects of traumatic experience, we offer dedicated trauma therapy in London u2014 an integrative approach combining EMDR, somatic work, and depth psychology.
What conditions does EMDR treat?
EMDR is used for trauma including PTSD, complex and developmental trauma, anxiety and phobias with an identifiable origin, complicated grief, and presentations that have not fully resolved with purely verbal approaches.
Do I need a GP referral for EMDR therapy in London?
No referral is needed. An initial consultation is the appropriate first step u2014 a private conversation with no obligation beyond it.
Where is EMDR therapy available?
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