Leadership Coach in London
Philippe Jacquet is a leadership coach and executive coach practising in London at Harley Street W1 and Central London. He trained as an executive coach at ESSEC Business School — a Financial Times top-ten European business school — and brings to coaching a combination of business school rigour and 25 years of depth psychological practice that is genuinely rare in the coaching field.
What makes this coaching different
Most leadership coaching addresses behaviour, strategy, and performance. This coaching goes deeper. The challenges that limit senior leaders — difficulty delegating, patterns of conflict in teams, the internal experience of authority, the gap between external achievement and internal satisfaction — are rarely purely strategic. They have psychological roots: in early experience, in identity, in the unconscious beliefs that were formed before professional life began.
Philippe Jacquet’s training as a Jungian analyst gives him access to a framework for understanding these deeper patterns that most coaches — however well trained in business disciplines — do not have. The result is coaching that can address not just what you do as a leader, but who you are as one, and what stands between the leader you are and the leader you are capable of becoming.
Who this coaching is for
Senior executives and leaders who are performing well externally but experiencing something that performance metrics do not capture: a persistent sense of disconnection from their work, difficulty in key relationships at leadership level, the weight of sustained high performance, or the question of what comes next after the goals have been achieved.
Leaders at transition points — new roles, significant organisational change, the move from technical expert to people leader. Leaders whose teams or boards have reflected something back to them that they want to understand more deeply. And leaders who are simply drawn to the idea of working with someone who can hold both the strategic and the psychological dimensions of leadership at once.
The coaching process
Coaching engagements typically begin with an initial consultation to establish what the work is for and whether the fit is right. A typical engagement involves six to twelve sessions over three to six months, though longer-term coaching relationships are common. Sessions last 60 to 90 minutes and are available at Harley Street W1, Central London, and via secure video link.
Confidentiality is absolute. Nothing discussed in coaching sessions is shared with any organisation, board, or third party without explicit consent. For senior leaders, this matters — it is the condition that makes genuine work possible.
ESSEC training and credentials
Philippe Jacquet trained as an executive coach at ESSEC Business School, which has consistently ranked in the top ten European business schools by the Financial Times. His coaching credentials sit alongside 25 years of clinical practice as a psychotherapist, Jungian analyst, and EMDR specialist — a combination that no conventional business school-trained coach can offer.
Executive Coaching London — Frequently Asked Questions
How is Philippe Jacquet’s coaching different from other executive coaches?
Most executive coaching addresses behaviour, strategy and performance. Philippe Jacquet brings 25 years of depth psychological practice — Jungian analysis, psychotherapy, EMDR — to coaching work. This means the coaching can address not just what you do as a leader, but the psychological patterns, blind spots and internal structures that shape it. He trained as an executive coach at ESSEC Business School, one of Europe’s top ten.
Who does executive coaching work with?
Senior leaders, C-suite executives, partners and founders who are performing well externally but experiencing something performance metrics do not capture — persistent disconnection from their work, difficulty in key leadership relationships, the weight of sustained high performance, or the question of what comes next. Also leaders at transition points: new roles, significant organisational change, the move from technical expert to people leader.
Is coaching confidential?
Absolutely. Nothing discussed in coaching sessions is shared with any organisation, board or third party without explicit consent. For senior leaders, this is the condition that makes genuine work possible. The practice has no institutional connections that could compromise this.
How long does an executive coaching engagement last?
A typical engagement involves six to twelve sessions over three to six months. Longer-term coaching relationships are common. Sessions last 60 to 90 minutes. The structure is determined at the outset based on what the work is for.
Is coaching available in French?
Yes. Philippe Jacquet conducts coaching in both English and French. This is particularly relevant for French-speaking executives based in London, Brussels, Monaco or Paris.