Stress

Stress counselling in Paris

Stress in Paris is in some respects universal, the same physiological response, the same erosion of coping capacity. What is specific to Paris for English-speaking clients is the additional energy spent performing professionally in a second language and a second culture, and the social isolation that can exist inside a busy Parisian professional life.

How stress shows up

Stress rarely announces itself as stress. It tends to arrive first in the body and the routines of daily life: disrupted sleep, a shorter temper, difficulty concentrating, a reliance on alcohol or other props to switch off, a sense of running constantly without ever quite catching up. For English-speaking professionals in Paris, these signs are easily attributed to the demands of the job or the friction of living abroad, and so the underlying strain goes unaddressed until it begins to affect health, relationships, or the ability to function at work.

When stress requires professional support

The point at which stress requires professional support is when a person’s own coping mechanisms are no longer sufficient, when it is affecting sleep, health, relationships, or performance. Stress counselling addresses both the immediate symptoms and the patterns generating them, so that the work is not only relief but a change in the way pressure is carried.

Approach

The approach is integrative (psychotherapy, EMDR where relevant, and Jungian psychology) addressing both the acute symptoms and the underlying structure. Where stress has a strong physiological component, the early work often focuses on settling the nervous system and restoring sleep and regulation; from there, attention turns to the patterns and demands that have generated the overload. Executive stress with significant professional dimensions may benefit from a coaching component alongside the therapeutic work, drawing on Dr Jacquet’s training as an executive coach.

Sessions

Sessions are available in Paris in person and via secure video, in English and French, with no referral needed.

About Dr Philippe Jacquet

Dr Jacquet is an integrative psychotherapist and Jungian analyst with over 25 years of clinical experience in London and internationally. An EMDR practitioner with over 20 years’ experience. Addiction specialist trained at Hazelden Foundation and Hope-One. Only European with doctoral research on male eating disorders. Executive coaching trained at ESSEC (FT Top 10 European). Accredited: UKCP, BAAT, HCPC. Supervisor of the clinical teams at PROMIS Recovery Centre and Cardinal Clinic (CQC Outstanding).