Anorexia treatment in Bermondsey
Anorexia is not about food. That is the statement that matters most here, and the one that most clinical settings still do not fully act on. What drives restriction is something far more intricate than appetite or body image: it is a relationship, between the self and control, between the body and safety, between what is visible and what is felt internally. The restriction has a function. The rituals around eating have a logic. Treatment requires engaging with both.
Dr Jacquet holds a Doctorate of Professional Practice and is the only person in Europe to have conducted doctoral-level research specifically on eating disorders. The Bermondsey practice offers specialist, depth-oriented treatment for adults with anorexia nervosa.
The therapeutic approach
Treatment at Bermondsey is psychotherapeutic rather than primarily medical. It works alongside any medical care that is needed, not in place of it. The clinical framework is integrative and Jungian: attentive to what the restriction is communicating, what it is protecting against, and what the person would need to face if it were no longer available. That last question is often where the most important therapeutic work lies.
Where trauma underlies the disorder (and the connection between anorexia and traumatic experience is well-established in the clinical literature) EMDR may be incorporated. Art psychotherapy is also available and can reach material that verbal work does not always access.
Male anorexia
Philippe’s doctoral research focused specifically on male eating disorders. Men with anorexia are significantly under-recognised in clinical settings, frequently misdiagnosed, and often wait years for appropriate specialist treatment. This practice provides that treatment without qualification.
Beginning treatment
An initial consultation at the Bermondsey practice is the appropriate first step. It is a private conversation at your pace, not an assessment with a checklist, but a genuine exchange about what has brought you here and what kind of help might be most useful.
Specialist care south of the river
Almost all of London’s specialist eating disorder provision sits in W1 and Chelsea. For families and adults in South East London, the Bermondsey practice brings doctoral-level eating disorder expertise, including Dr Jacquet’s research specialism in male presentations, to their own side of the city. The practical difference is real: treatment for anorexia asks a great deal of a person, and removing an hour of travel from each session protects the energy the work itself requires.
Eating disorders in men require a different clinical approach. Dr Philippe Jacquet holds Europe’s only DProf specifically on male eating disorders. Read the full specialist page on male eating disorder treatment.
Common questions
How do I know if I have anorexia?
Anorexia involves restricting food driven by fear of weight gain and a distorted sense of your body, often alongside intense preoccupation with eating and control. If this sounds familiar, it is worth seeking help early, whatever your weight.
What does anorexia treatment involve?
Depth-oriented individual psychotherapy that works with the meaning and function of the restriction, not only the eating itself, with EMDR where trauma is involved.
Do you treat men with anorexia?
Yes. Male presentations are a specialism, Dr Jacquet holds Europe's only doctoral research on male eating disorders.
Is it confidential and available online?
Yes, strictly confidential, in Bermondsey SE1 or online.