Psychotherapist London — Dr Philippe Jacquet
Thinking & Writing
On psychotherapy, the inner life, and the work of change.

The CEO Who Came for Coaching and Needed Something Else
He arrived with a very clear brief. He wanted to work on his communication style, his board relationships, his strategic decision-making. Coaching language. …
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Clinical Supervision in Addiction and Eating Disorder Work: What It Is and Why It Matters
Clinical supervision is one of the most important and least visible parts of the therapeutic process. The client in the room sees the therapist. They do not see …
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Clinical Supervision: What It Is, Why It Matters, and What Good Supervision Actually Does
Clinical supervision is one of the most important and most consistently undervalued elements of good clinical practice. It is where the work of psychotherapy …
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Chiron, Hermes and the Work of Analysis: A Reflection on Jungian Practice
Analysis, as I have come to understand it, has very little to do with repair. Something else is asked of it — something harder to name, and less comfortable to …
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Relapse Is Not a Moral Failure: It Is a Characteristic of the Illness
If you have relapsed, this is the first thing I want you to know: relapse does not mean you have failed at recovery. It means you have a disease that has …
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Relapse Begins Long Before You Pick Up: Understanding the RELAPSE Acronym
One of the most important things I have learned in 25 years of working with people in addiction and eating disorder recovery — and in my own recovery — is this: …
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Psychotherapy and You: Building Resilience from Within
He arrived with a very clear brief. He wanted to work on his communication style, his board relationships, his strategic decision-making. Coaching language. …
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Exploring the Mind: A Modern Approach to Psychotherapy
He arrived with a very clear brief. He wanted to work on his communication style, his board relationships, his strategic decision-making. Coaching language. …
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The Quiet Work of Healing: What Psychotherapy Really Offers
He arrived with a very clear brief. He wanted to work on his communication style, his board relationships, his strategic decision-making. Coaching language. …
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