Eating Disorders

Our dedicated 10-bed unit provides around-the-clock care from a team of experienced professionals who specialise in eating disorders. This program is ideal if you need medical monitoring, renourishment and comprehensive support.

Our intensive Therapeutic Group Recovery Inpatient Day Program (IP) is perfect for busy adults and adolescents (16+). Running Monday to Friday, this program equips you with the skills and knowledge to manage your eating disorder and build a healthier future.

• Eat with Confidence: Never feel alone at mealtimes. Our supportive team will guide you through a structured meal plan tailored to your needs. If you require intensive renourishment this can occur with additional nasogastric feeding. We also provide social eating opportunities.
• Focus on Your Wellbeing: We prioritise your health with ongoing medical monitoring to ensure your safety throughout recovery.
• Talk to a Specialist: A dedicated psychiatrist will work with you to address any underlying mental health concerns that might be contributing to your eating disorder.
• Body, mind and brain connection: Dieticians and our exercise physiology will help you reconnect to your overall health.
• Find Strength in Community: Connect with others who understand what you're going through in supportive therapeutic groups.
• Express Yourself: Explore your emotions and develop healthy coping mechanisms through creative art therapy sessions.
• We believe in treating you with dignity and respect. Our goal is to empower you to take back control of your life and build a future free from eating disorders.

Designed for adolescents and adults with a diagnosis of Anorexia Nervosa; Bulimia Nervosa; Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder (OSFED) or Unspecified Feeding or Eating Disorder and their families and carers. This is eight week program is appropriate when the patient does not require inpatient care, but needs more intensive support than offered by usual outpatient treatment.

The program may also be able to facilitate earlier discharge from inpatient care as a step down option.

The purpose of the program is to provide intensive treatment over a short period of time helping patients get back on track, challenging unhelpful thinking and eating disorder behaviours, and enable a return to health and functioning. Group therapy offers the opportunity for patients to share their experiences as well as draw on the collective strength and knowledge of the group and others.

The program is made up of a multidisciplinary team who utilises efficacious and evidence based treatment of eating disorders under the following structure:

• Supported meals and social eating
• Medical monitoring
• Therapeutic groups
• Dietetic input
• Parent and carers participation

When caring for a loved one with an eating disorder, it's important to understand that it's a mental illness, not a personal choice. No one is to blame – the complex interplay of genetics, environment, and social pressures often contributes to its development. While maintaining a compassionate and supportive relationship can be challenging, it's critical for your loved one's recovery. Studies have shown that strong social support networks are linked to better treatment outcomes and reduced relapse rates.

This 3-session program, totalling 6 hours, equips you with the tools to navigate this difficult journey. You'll learn and practice essential skills like establishing clear and empathetic communication, collaborating with your loved one to solve problems, and managing your own self-care to avoid burnout. By fostering a safe and supportive environment, you can help reduce their psychological distress, emotional burden, and ultimately contribute to a healthier and happier life for both of you.

This 12 week day program is suitable for anyone over the age of 16, with a diagnosis of Binge Eating Disorder (BED), to assist in the development of skills and increase awareness of the maintaining factors for Binge Eating and associated behaviours and symptoms.
 

This program aims to;

• To interrupt binge-eating
• To establish healthy eating patterns
• To identify and restructure faulty thoughts and negative feelings
• To identify more effective coping strategies

The program runs for 12 weeks across 3 phases.

Phase 1: Introduction and preparation, Fridays 9:00am-2:00pm for 4 weeks

Phase 2: Action Fridays, 9:00am-2:00pm for 4 weeks

Phase 3: Consolidation and practice, Fridays 9:00am-2:00pm for 4 weeks

The program is made up of a multidisciplinary team who utilises efficacious and evidence based treatment of eating disorders under the following structure:

• Supported meals
• Medical monitoring
• Dietetic input
• Psychiatric reviews and input
• Therapeutic groups
• Art Therapy
• Parent and carers participation