Anxiety treatment in London
Anxiety is one of the most common reasons people seek therapy, and one of the most misunderstood. It is not simply nervousness or stress; for many people it is a persistent state of threat that shapes sleep, relationships, decisions and the body itself. This practice offers specialist anxiety treatment in London and online, with Dr Philippe Jacquet, an integrative psychotherapist and Jungian analyst with 25 years of clinical experience at Harley Street.
The work covers the full range: generalised anxiety, panic, health anxiety, social and performance anxiety, and the low, chronic tension that many high-functioning people carry quietly for years.
What anxiety therapy involves
Anxiety almost always makes sense once you understand what it is responding to. Rather than treating it only as a symptom to be suppressed, the work looks at what the anxiety is signalling, the pressures, fears, unprocessed experiences or unlived parts of a life that it is bound up with. Naming and working with that underlying material is what allows anxiety to settle in a lasting way rather than simply being managed.
The approach is integrative and depth-oriented, drawing on psychotherapy, Jungian analysis and, where anxiety is rooted in trauma, EMDR.
A depth approach, not just symptom control
Breathing techniques, grounding and cognitive strategies can ease anxiety in the moment, and they are useful. But anxiety that keeps coming back is usually telling you something. The aim here is depth and durability: understanding the cause so the relief holds.
Anxiety frequently travels with other difficulties, particularly depression and patterns of addiction used to manage it. Where that is the case, the connected difficulties are treated together. Sessions are available in person at Harley Street W1 and Central London, and online across the UK and internationally.
Common questions
What kinds of anxiety do you treat?
Generalised anxiety, panic attacks, health anxiety, social anxiety, performance anxiety, and the chronic background tension that many high-functioning people live with for years. Treatment is tailored to the individual rather than a fixed protocol.
How is this different from short-term anxiety management?
Techniques can reduce symptoms, and they have their place. But anxiety that keeps returning is usually signalling something underneath. The work here addresses that underlying cause, so the change holds, rather than only managing the surface.
Do you use EMDR for anxiety?
Where anxiety is rooted in trauma or specific past experiences, EMDR can be highly effective. Dr Jacquet is an EMDR practitioner with over 20 years' experience, and integrates it where clinically appropriate.
Is treatment available online?
Yes. Sessions are available in person at Harley Street W1 and Central London, and online by secure video, in English and French.