EMDR therapy for the Cayman Islands
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) is the most strongly evidence-based treatment for psychological trauma, recommended by the WHO and by NICE as a first-line treatment for post-traumatic stress. Dr Philippe Jacquet has practised EMDR for more than twenty years, and offers it to people across the Cayman Islands online by secure video, following the same protocol as in-person work.
Trauma beneath a composed surface
The offshore professional community in George Town is built to look composed, and the people in it are practised at carrying on. Beneath that surface, many carry trauma that never gets addressed: earlier loss or abuse, the accumulated cost of years of pressure, or events from before life in Cayman. Island life can compound it. The distance from family, the transience of a community where colleagues and friends are always arriving and leaving, and the annual anxiety of hurricane season all take a toll that rarely shows at work. For those who have lived through a major storm, the memory itself can leave a lasting mark.
Careful, staged reprocessing
This kind of complex, diffuse trauma needs a careful, staged approach, which is where twenty years of EMDR practice combined with Jungian analytic depth becomes clinically decisive. A significant proportion of people with an addiction also carry unresolved trauma beneath it, and Dr Jacquet’s dual training lets him work on both rather than treating one and missing the other. The work is done entirely online, privately, and at a pace the individual sets. Read more about EMDR and trauma therapy.
Insurance and confidentiality
Dr Jacquet works with major private health insurers, including international plans. Sessions are private and fully confidential.
Common questions
Is EMDR available online in the Cayman Islands?
Yes. EMDR is delivered effectively online by secure video across Grand Cayman and the Cayman Islands, following the same protocol as in-person work.
Do you work with international health insurance?
Yes. Dr Jacquet works with major insurers including Bupa, Cigna, AXA and Aviva. The international private health plans common in Cayman often cover this kind of specialist care.