Eating Disorders Resources

CBT sessions for eating disorders in London

2009-03-18T23:39:14Z

I currently have some free slots to see clients with eating disorders (and also other difficulties such as anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress) in my private practice. This is based very near Kings Cross station in central London.

I am a Chartered Clinical Psychologist with extensive experience in eating disorders and I work using a primarily cognitive behavioural approach. For more information please email me

US Congress passes Mental Health Parity bill:great news for people with EDs

2008-10-07T15:17:12Z

I’ve just heard from Kitty Westin at the Eating Disorders Coalition that this legislation has been passed. For more on what it means for ED sufferers in the US, have a look at the press release on the eating disorders coalition website

Good balanced summary of mindfulness approaches in New York Times

2008-10-06T20:16:09Z

It’s a few months old, but this article on Mindfulness and its application to therapy approaches in the New York Times is worth a read. It’s a good balanced description written for the lay person but not ‘dumbed down’ or one-sided like so much mass media science writing.

Two day workshop on Trandiagnostic CBT, Reading UK

2008-09-19T10:36:02Z

The Charlie Waller Institute is presenting a two day workshop by Professor Christopher Fairburn on Transdiagnostic CBT for Eating Disorders. This will take place in Reading on the 26th and 27th November 2008. Cost is £225.
For more details visit the Charlie Waller Institute website or email cwi@reading.ac.uk

Think yourself healthy?

2008-09-19T10:34:17Z

Fun article from Ben Goldacre’s excellent blog about the power of the placebo effect.

Anorexia treatment trial in London

2008-09-16T12:23:27Z

If you’ve had anorexia for more than 7 years, you may be eligible to take part in this London based treatment trial. It’s a multi-centre trial taking place in the UK and Australia. For more info visit the website or email the trial research assistant, Amy Brown, ambrown@sgul.ac.uk

Evening slots available for CBT in central London

2008-07-31T21:16:42Z

I currently have a couple of slots available to see people who would like to work on their eating difficulties using a cognitive behavioural approach. I see clients near Kings Cross in central London. If you’re interested in hearing more about the way I work, please email me

BABCP conference, Edinburgh

2008-07-22T12:52:03Z

I had a great, if very busy, time at the BABCP conference in Edinburgh. It was fantastically well attended (I think around 1000 people) and there was a real buzz. As well as the excellent (ahem) eating disorder and impulse control stream, there were a number of events about new developments in Increasing Access to Psychological Therapies and some excellent keynotes. I was very impressed by Chris Williams’ (who developed the excellent Living Life to the Full website) stand at the Exhibition. Chris and colleagues have been working on some very nicely designed and simple but effective Low Intensity Support Materials in the form of booklets covering some of the core issues in CBT. These include ‘I can’t be bothered doing anything’, ‘I’m not good enough’ and ‘The things you do that mess you up’. For more about the booklets, see the Five Areas website

Dove Self-Esteem Fund

2008-07-08T15:45:13Z

I’m really enjoying the latest resources on Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty site - lots to share with with my clients here. I especially enjoyed the short film archive, which includes a great example of how a model is prepared and photoshopped for a billboard advert. And make sure you have a play with their interactive games, including ‘Playing with Beauty’ where you can use a slider to transform normal women into the proportions of a toy doll.

7th National Conference on Adolescent Eating Disorders

2008-06-27T15:23:01Z

This regular annual conference, now in its 7th year, will be held on Tuesday 9 December 2008 in Cambridge, UK. More details from the Royal College of Psychiatrists website

Anorexia nervosa and pregnancy

2008-06-23T21:19:27Z

I just came across this brief article about recovery from anorexia in relation to the changes that occur in pregnancy from Grace Bowman in the Guardian.

Grace Bowman’s book ‘Thin’ is available from Amazon.co.uk

Frontier psychiatrist

2008-06-23T20:18:34Z

I’ve just come across this excellent blog by a trainee psychiatrist based in London. Wide ranging topics, from John Prescott’s struggle with bulimia, to a summary of general paralysis of the insane (the tertiary form of untreated syphillis, in which mental functions are severely affected).

And then of course there’s the song by the Avalanches of the same name.

Body image and ED blog

2008-06-12T21:40:19Z

His Body Chronicle is a new blog describing a gay man's journey with body image and eating disorders

Eating disorders sessions at BABCP annual conference, July 2008

2008-06-12T21:34:08Z

I just wanted to let you know that the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) will hold its annual conference this year in Edinburgh from 16th-19th July. The Eating Disorders and Impulse Control stream is particularly strong this year, with a number of interesting keynotes, workshops and symposia. For further info please visit the conference website.

And yes, I do have a bit of a vested interest in promoting this, I'm the co-convener of the eating disorders and impulse control stream.

Back online after a break

2008-06-12T21:32:45Z

Apologies for the extended absence. The site has been down for a period of *ahem* maintenance and migration to a new server.
Good to be back