Psychology Treatment Melbourne

Eating Disorder Treatment Melbourne

Specialist therapy to help you break free from eating disorder struggles — with care, compassion, and expertise.

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Support for When Food, Weight, and Body Image Feel Overwhelming

Eating disorders can take over your thoughts, health, and daily life—but you don’t have to face recovery alone. At Core Life Psychology, I provide compassionate, evidence-based therapy for people navigating eating disorders in Melbourne. Together, we work towards understanding, healing, and long-term well-being.

Common Eating Disorders I support

Eating Disorders can present in many ways. The eating disorders and accompanying issues that I help people work through include:

Anorexia Nervosa
Excessive restriction of food, intense fear of gaining weight, and significant weight loss often accompanied by distorted body image.
Bulimia nervosa
Cycles of binge eating followed by compensatory behaviours such as vomiting, over-exercise, or fasting.
ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder)
Avoidance of certain foods or food groups, or eating very little, often due to sensory sensitivities, fear of choking, or lack of interest in food.
Binge eating disorder
Episodes of excessive eating without regular use of purging behaviours, often accompanied by shame or guilt.
OSFED (Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder)
Disordered eating patterns that don’t fit neatly into the above categories but still cause significant distress or health concerns.

Signs You Might Benefit From Support

If you're noticing these patterns in yourself, therapy can offer relief—and deeper insight. Anxiety looks different for everyone, but some common experiences include:

Preoccupation with weight, food, or appearance
Fear of weight gain despite low weight
Distorted body image or body dissatisfaction
Secretive eating or hiding eating behaviours
Bingeing, purging, or excessive exercise
Feeling anxious, guilty, or ashamed about eating
Wearing baggy clothes to hide the body
significant disruption to you health, well-being, and quality of life.

Therapy that honours your emotional depth

How I Help as an Eating Disorder Psychologist in Melbourne

Your therapy will be shaped by your needs and preferences. I draw from a range of research-supported approaches. These approaches don’t just target symptoms—they can help you develop emotional resilience, self-understanding, and tools to meet life with greater clarity.

CBT-E (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Eating Disorders)
to address unhelpful thinking patterns, behaviours, and triggers related to diet, body weight, and appearance.
Psychodynamic Therapy
to explore underlying emotional themes, coping strategies, and identity concerns.
Mindfulness and emotion regulation strategies
to build awareness and reduce distress
Collaborative Care
working alongside dietitians, GPs, and other specialists as needed

What to Expect in Therapy

Sessions are paced to meet you where you are—whether that means stabilising eating patterns, addressing emotional triggers, or doing deeper inner work. Therapy Focuses on:

Building a healthier relationship with food and your body
Understanding what’s driving the eating disorder
Exploring and softening harsh inner beliefs and rules
Strengthening coping tools for stress, anxiety, and emotion regulation
Creating space for your values, identity, and joy beyond weight and food
Understanding what’s driving the eating disorder
Reducing anxiety about food, body image, and weight

Therapy that's Grounded in What Matters

Why Choose Core Life Psychology

Personalised, evidence-based care
Collaborative support with other health professionals as needed
A safe, non-judgemental space to explore your struggles and for your recovery
Convenient Carlton location, accessible across Melbourne

Take a Step Toward Recovery

If you’re looking for eating disorder therapy in Melbourne, I invite you to get in touch. You don’t need to have all the answers—just a willingness to begin.

📍 In-person in Carlton (Melbourne) or via telehealth across Australia
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