About Philippe Jacquet

It is difficult to summarise a professional’s skills, training and accomplishments in just a few words, and this is certainly true for the internationally trained and experienced psychotherapists Philippe Jacquet. Whilst Mr. Jacquet is a psychotherapist he is also fully trained and accredited as a counsellor, life coach, interventionist and instructor for Non-Violent Crisis Intervention.

Lifelong Education and Training   

Mr. Jacquet started working with people in 1998 when he started his social worker training in Belgium. Within just three years he had added to his education by completing a program of study as an addiction counsellor at Hope-One Residential Treatment Centre, also in Belgium.

He obtained his International Diploma in Addiction Counselling from the world- renowned Hazelden Foundation as well as receiving a Diploma in Counselling for Eating Disorders and Addictions. He is has also completed a Diploma in Therapeutic and Educational Application of the Arts from IATE (Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education).  He is trained in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing or EMDR which is used in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Mr. Jacquet holds an MA in Adult Integrative Art Psychotherapy also from IATE and is fully voluntarily accredited through HCPC, BAAT and UKCP. He has completed a foundation year in Analytical Psychology at the Society of Analytical Psychology and is currently training as a Jungian Analyst through the same organization. He is involved in an ongoing professional development through completing an infant observation seminar.

Mr. Jacquet is also qualified as a Certified Non-Violence Crisis Intervention Instructor and in the same year also completed his crisis interventionist training. Following this he completed training in the treatment of borderline personality disorders through Dialectical Behavioural Therapy and obtained a certificate in Hypnosis.

Professional Experiences

Mr. Jacquet has an amazing and impressive list of accomplishments in working within the mental health field. He has worked in Belgium to create a mediation program for adolescent offenders that decreased the incidence of violence within the facility.

Throughout his career he has been responsible for management and supervision of staff and volunteers and also for training programs within very prestigious private clinics and public health facilities throughout the UK and Europe. He has been asked to lead retreats on spirituality in the Sahara Desert as well as in Spain and lived for two years in a Buddhist monastery, an experience that he incorporates into all his trainings on spirituality.

With over 25,000 hours in working directly with clients in group or individual sessions Mr. Jacquet has extensive experience both in private practice as well as in working for different facilities. His areas of expertise include:

·        Eating disorders

·        Dual diagnosis

·        Addiction and addiction relapse prevention

·        Relationships

·        Conflict resolution and mediation

·        Compulsive behaviours and personality disorders

·        Trauma, depression and anxiety

·        Relationships

·        Art psychotherapy

·        Psychotherapy and chronic health issues

Currently Mr. Jacquet provides direct services to clients at his private practices in London. His main practice is located on Harley Street in London while the other practice is located in Bermondsey.

He is active in providing a range of different workshops, lectures and presentations and has authored articles in several prominent publications as well as appeared several times on television as an expert on the subject