How I Help

I can help you:

Improve your body image

Develop sustainable strategies to support weight management

Understand your psychology so you can make the most out of weight loss surgery

Develop a relaxed and intuitive relationship with food

Build your sense of confidence and self-worth

Understand and work through the deeper issues or trauma underpinning your difficulties with food and your body

1:1 Psychology Therapy Sessions

Welcome to my clinical and eating disorder psychology practice. I provide individual therapy sessions to people wanting to heal their relationship with food and their body. Whether in-person or through telehealth via Zoom, I provide a safe and compassionate space for you to explore your relationship with food and your body.

The first part of therapy is a thorough assessment of your difficulties and establishing shared goals for therapy. From there we will develop a clear treatment plan of what we need to work on to help you achieve your reasons for seeking support. Within each session I provide you with evidence-based tools and techniques to support you to achieve your goals.

To facilitate your progress between sessions, I will provide you with structured activities and exercises. These activities will serve as valuable tools for you to integrate the insights gained in therapy and actively work towards positive change in your life.

Guiding Principles Underpinning Therapy

My practice is informed by a number of key considerations to ensure that therapy is collaborative and shows respect for people’s differing preferences, values and goals for therapy. I also use key frameworks that have evidenced-based support.

These principles and frameworks include:

Intuitive Eating framework

Respect for individual choices around Weight Loss Surgery or medications

Welcoming folks of all gender and sexual identities

Neurodiversity-affirming therapy

Culturally sensitive practice

Trauma-informed care

Therapy Modalities

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy-Enhanced

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Enhanced (CBT-E) is a form of psychotherapy designed to treat eating disorders by addressing both the cognitive and behavioural aspects of the condition. It aims to help individuals develop healthier attitudes towards food, body image, and weight by challenging distorted thoughts and beliefs related to eating and appearance. Additionally, CBT-E focuses on modifying maladaptive eating behaviours, building coping skills, and developing strategies to manage emotions in a more constructive way, ultimately promoting long-term recovery from eating disorders.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a form of psychotherapy that focuses on promoting psychological flexibility and acceptance of difficult emotions, thoughts, and experiences rather than trying to eliminate or control them. It encourages individuals to identify their core values and commit to taking actions aligned with those values, even in the presence of challenging emotions or situations. ACT combines mindfulness techniques, acceptance strategies, and behaviour change methods to help individuals build a more meaningful and fulfilling life while fostering resilience and well-being.

Schema Therapy

Schema Therapy is an integrative therapeutic approach that draws from cognitive, behavioural, psychodynamic, and experiential techniques. It focuses on identifying and treating early maladaptive schemas, which are negative and enduring patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviours that develop in childhood and shape an individual's core beliefs about themselves and others. The therapy seeks to help clients recognise and challenge these schemas, promoting emotional healing, and fostering healthier ways of relating and functioning in their daily lives.

Time, Cost & Rebates

Most clients typically meet with me on a weekly or fortnightly basis. Therapy sessions are 50 minutes in duration.
Sessions are $230 and you are eligible for a rebate of $136.50 with a valid Mental Health Care Plan or Eating Disorder Plan. I am able to process those rebates for you on the day of your appointment.

What is MHCP?

Mental Health Treatment Plans are often required for individuals accessing Medicare rebates for mental health services. A patient is referred by their regular General Practitioner for initially six and up to ten medicare-rebateable sessions per calendar year.

What is an EDTP?

Eating Disorder Treatment Plans are a new initiative that funds more sessions for the treatment of complex or severe eating disorders. You can potentially access up to 40 medicare-rebateable sessions per 12 months with a psychologist, and 20 sessions with an eating disorder dietitian. As part of the initial appointment, I can assess whether you would be eligible for this plan and communicate with your referring GP to support you to access this plan if eligible.

Private Health Insurance

If you have Private Health Insurance, I can provide you with an invoice to claim back some of the cost of your sessions with your health fund. You will need to check with your private health insurer to determine how much of your sessions will be covered.