What is EMDR Therapy?
“Small t trauma is what I have used EMDR for especially — repeated messages, nonstop, during many years. Often the small t are more difficult to tackle.” — Philippe Jacquet
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) is a structured therapy using bilateral stimulation — typically eye movements — to help the brain process memories that have become “stuck,” continuing to trigger distress long after the original event.
Big T and small t trauma
Big T trauma is a single, identifiable event: a car crash, an assault, a medical emergency.
Small t trauma is repeated experience over years: chronic criticism, emotional unavailability, repeated messages of inadequacy. No single moment to point to — but a nervous system shaped just as profoundly.
“Small t trauma is what I have used EMDR for especially — repeated messages, nonstop, during many years. Often the small t are more difficult to tackle.” — Philippe Jacquet
Two specialist protocols
Resource Installation — Strengthens what is already within the person: their resilience, their inner resources.
Safe Space Protocol — Helps the person feel connected with a safe place in their life or in their mind.
“I use it quite a few times with people who felt very anxious, to help them be connected with something inside of them that feels safe.” — Philippe Jacquet
Philippe Jacquet has used EMDR for over twenty years, including extensive work in addiction treatment settings.
Book a consultation with Philippe Jacquet — psychotherapist and Jungian analyst, London.