Eating Disorder Therapy
I know how lonely living with an eating disorder can be. I know how exhausting it is to be constantly bombarded with intrusive thoughts around food, calories and weight. I know how impossible recovery can feel after years of trying.
I know how much shame you must be carrying, how much grief you are living with for what your eating disorder has stolen from you, and how much courage it takes to change.
I also know that recovery is possible. I know that, with awareness, compassion and nourishment, we can heal. That, with the right support, we can find freedom from the urges to binge or restrict or over-exercise, from the thoughts that tells us we are unworthy, and from the shame and guilt that stop us from living the meaningful, beautiful life we deserve.
I offer holistic support for people experiencing eating disorders and disordered eating. Because everyone's relationship with food is unique, all sessions are client-led – this means, we work at your pace at all times.
Depending on the kind of support you feel that you needs, sessions may focus on nutrition and meal planning, your relationship with food, or the emotional wounds driving you to use food as a coping strategy – often, we explore all of these things over the course of our work together. I draw on various psychological frameworks and therapeutic techniques including acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), polyvagal theory and the power threat meaning framework as well as more spiritual techniques such as visualisation and inner child work.
Sessions may include:
I know how much shame you must be carrying, how much grief you are living with for what your eating disorder has stolen from you, and how much courage it takes to change.
I also know that recovery is possible. I know that, with awareness, compassion and nourishment, we can heal. That, with the right support, we can find freedom from the urges to binge or restrict or over-exercise, from the thoughts that tells us we are unworthy, and from the shame and guilt that stop us from living the meaningful, beautiful life we deserve.
I offer holistic support for people experiencing eating disorders and disordered eating. Because everyone's relationship with food is unique, all sessions are client-led – this means, we work at your pace at all times.
Depending on the kind of support you feel that you needs, sessions may focus on nutrition and meal planning, your relationship with food, or the emotional wounds driving you to use food as a coping strategy – often, we explore all of these things over the course of our work together. I draw on various psychological frameworks and therapeutic techniques including acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), polyvagal theory and the power threat meaning framework as well as more spiritual techniques such as visualisation and inner child work.
Sessions may include:
- Exploring what recovery looks like for you
- Unpacking your eating disorder (thoughts, emotions and behaviours)
- Exploring what your eating disorder is costing you
- Exploring how your eating disorder has served you (and may still be serving you)
- Exploring more life-enhancing ways to meet the needs your eating disorder is currently meeting
- Strategies to cope with urges
- Practices to deal with intrusive thoughts
- Techniques to sit with unpleasant emotions
- Exploring triggers
- Meal planning and nutrition education
- Unlearning food rules
- Setting food challenges to safely reintroduce fear foods
- Journaling prompts for self-awareness
- Self-compassion practices
- Exploring values (what truly matters to you)
- Intuitive eating practices
- Exploring non-diagnostic approaches to eating and body image distress
- Exploring fears around recovery
- Creating a mental health toolbox of techniques and resources
Ways we can work together
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Online CounsellingI offer long-term and short-term counselling via Zoom. Some people come with a specific issue around food they'd like to work on within a limited time and others would like regular, long-term support over months and years to help them navigate their recovery.
I begin all regular counselling sessions with 90-minute initial consultation, followed by bi-weekly, weekly or fortnightly sessions depending on the level of support you feel you need (50 minutes). |
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Recovery RetreatsI offer intensive support via recovery retreats. These are immersive experiences that can be done online or in-person.
These day retreats are personalised to you and give you the opportunity to work on a deeper level in a safe and supportive environment. Depending on your needs, breakthrough days might include talk therapy, guided meditations, breathwork, yoga, cooking and eating together, art therapy, meal planning, shadow and inner child work, self-regulation practices and goal setting. Support includes: • 1/2 day – 3 hours + personalised workbook • Full day - 6 hours + personalised workbook • 2 day - 2 x 6 hours + personalised workbook Please note, all breakthrough days require an initial 90-minute consultation before booking. |