Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to be referred to you by a GP/Health Practitioner?

No, you don’t have to be referred by a GP or a healthcare professional. You can refer yourself/a loved one by giving us a call, sending us an email or filling out an enquiry form on this website.

Do I need to have an eating disorder diagnosis to get support?

No, you don’t need to have a diagnosis to get support at all. If you’re finding things hard, we’re here to help!

How often do therapy sessions take place?

Frequency of psychotherapy sessions are weekly. Nutritional Therapy can be weekly or fortnightly depending on your needs based on the initial assessment.

What might a typical week/programme look like?

This is dependent on what level of support we feel would be beneficial from the initial assessment, it could entail a 1:1 Therapy session and a 1:1 Nutritional Therapy session, or it could also include both of these with a group session and/or a lunch support group.

What does a food group entail?

With support of a Nutritionist/Nutritional Therapist, we go to the supermarket and pick up something to eat for lunch. This is then consumed together as a group at the clinic. Prior to eating we will have a check in how you emotionally and physically are feeling and following eating we have a debrief to support how you might be feeling and think about what could have been done differently/what you needed for next time.

Do I have to do group sessions?

You don’t have to do group sessions, you can just have 1:1 support. Whether group support would be helpful would be discussed and agreed upon during your initial assessment.

Do I have to come into the building for support?

No, we offer sessions virtually via zoom too!

What is the difference between psychotherapy and nutritional therapy?

Psychotherapy is a space to explore your emotional, psychological and behavioural difficulties. It aims to help you understand your feelings, thoughts and behaviours to facilitate growth as well as helping you search for the root cause of your eating difficulties.

Nutritional therapy is a space to discuss your difficulties with food, explore food rules, fear foods, unhelpful behaviours and find a way to eat in a balanced way to support both your physical and mental wellbeing. There will be some things that your nutritional therapist can help you with in a way that your psychotherapist can’t and vice versa, that is why it is so important to utilise both forms of support to make sure that you are being.

Can I still have some group/food support if I have therapy elsewhere?

Recovery is a very challenging journey and this is why we believe that we can best support you if we have insight into all aspects of it. We do not work with external practitioners as we have found through experience that this is the easiest way to miss something important for you and your safety.

How long should I expect to have treatment for?

The recovery journey is an incredibly individualised experience. We offer open ended therapy, which means there’s no set timeframe for how long therapy is.

Do you work with people with multiple diagnoses?

Yes absolutely. Eating disorders are more often than not a symptom of a deeper struggle and therefore rarely manifest as the sole challenge to work on. We look at your experience and at you as a whole, not just the eating disorder.

How do I get to you?

We are based a short walk from Fulham Broadway tube, or about 15 minutes from Imperial Wharf overground. We unfortunately don’t have step free access into the building however.

What is your age limit?

We work with people over 18’s and there is no upper limit to the age of individuals we will help.

What is the assessment process?

Following an initial call, an initial assessment can take place either on zoom or at the clinic in Fulham. The assessment is 90 minutes long. During an initial assessment you will have 45 minutes with our Head of Therapy and 45 minutes with our Head of Nutrition and an appropriate level of support will be determined following this.

Can I have support whilst I work/attend university?

Absolutely! We encourage people to try and facilitate their normal lives around getting support.