Victoria Eating Disorder Therapy… What to Expect.

RECOVERY is possible.

What happens during treatment?

Clients who are experiencing Eating Disorders/Disordered Eating are:

• provided with a safe space to reflect on their relationship with food, exercise, and their body.

• treated with respect, dignity, compassion, and care. Hanna is aligned with HAES, intuitive eating, and trauma-informed care.

• supported to learn and practice new coping strategies to better manage distressing emotions and experiences.

• supported to make meaningful changes in their lives.

  • This might look like:

    • learning to start mechanical eating, mindful eating, or intuitive eating principles.

    • examining their relationship with exercise and developing movement practices that serve them.

    • establishing a supportive care team. This can include working with medical professionals and parents to implement Family-Based Treatment (FBT).

    • challenging fear foods and restrictive food rules to feel free to eat whatever they want.

    • practicing body neutrality or positivity to improve body image.

    • developing greater self-compassion and self-acceptance to live a full and meaningful life.

Health at Every Size (HAES): Key Principles

• Respectful care

• Weight inclusivity

• Eating for wellbeing

• Life-enhancing movement

• Health enhancement

Intuitive Eating: Key Principles

1. Reject the Diet Mentality

2. Honour Your Hunger

3. Make Peace with Food

4. Challenge the Food Police

5. Discover the Satisfaction Factor

6. Feel Your Fullness

7. Cope with Your Emotions with Kindness

8. Respect Your Body

9. Movement

10. Honour Your Health

Resources:

https://www.intuitiveeating.org/10-principles-of-intuitive-eating/

https://asdah.org/health-at-every-size-haes-approach/