orals Endocrine Nurses' Society of Australasia 2013

To weigh or not to weigh? In private practice. (#3)

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  1. Private Practice mypsychologyclinic, The White House, Mosman, NSW, Australia

My paper will focus on the challenges of working in private practice, with treating eating disorders.  In starting my private practice I made a decision not to treat individuals with an eating Disorder without them being connected to other health services like a GP , dietitian ( if needed ) or paediatrician .  My treatment focus is addressing the individual psychological needs of the client and providing them with an environment to facilitate and encourage the individual self to be present. In essence I focus on the individual not the disorder. I use different psychological therapeutic approaches  such as sand play; solution focused; CBT and family therapy ( to name a few).