Eating Disorder Treatment
Wherever You Live
Be set free now from the turmoil of compulsive eating, bulimia and anorexia. Beat your eating disorder and transform your relationship with food. If you are a carer, help someone you care for with one of our treatment programmes.
The NCFED National Counsellor Network
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Our counsellors specialise in the management of eating and weight disorders. They are trained in CBT-based therapy for eating disorders and they have a range of other valuable treatment skills and experience. Through this network we offer a range of treatment programmes. Click here for details of our counselling locations.
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Our Programmes
1 - Confidential Personal Assessment:
one hour in Person or by Phone
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Make real sense of your eating problem with an eating disorder expert. A one hour consultation with one of our caring specialists could change the rest of your life. You will discover the deeper reasons of WHY your problems have arisen, WHAT can be done and HOW ongoing therapy can be tailored to help you recover. When you book an Assessment you will get:
- A one hour session in person or by phone with an eating disorder expert
- A list of counsellors in your area together with their qualifications, so you may choose which one to consult
- A 20 page confidential lifestyle questionnaire about your eating and weight history, emotional profile, health and lifestyle. This is for you to complete and give your counsellor before your session so that you can make good use of your time together
The Assessment costs only £40. To book please click here now.
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2 - the Carer's Consultation:
one hour in Person or by Phone
Are you worried about the eating behaviour of someone you care for? The Carers Consultation is the best way for you to learn how best to manage the difficulties which are part and parcel of an eating disorder, decide about ongoing treatment and support all the members of the family. To book a Carers Consultation please click here.
3 - Ongoing Recovery Counselling:
in Person or by Phone
Eating disorders, whether mild or serious, respond well to specialist eating disorder counselling. A course of therapy starts with the Assessment; you can then choose to continue seeing your counsellor, in person or with telephone counselling, or a combination of each.
For details about how therapy works - costs and length of time please see our FAQ section below. You can have counselling for as little or as long as you choose, but we always suggest that you stay with therapy long enough to be sure that your recovery is sound and your risk of relapse is low.
Counselling fees are published on the counsellor lists which we send when you book the Assessment. To start with your initial Assessment, please click here now.
4 - Beat Bulimia Workshop:
one day
A one day inspirational workshop for a group of up to 10 people; to help you take control of bulimia. Please click here for details of the workshop and to see our dates for 2008.
5 - Intensive Workshop:
one week residential (new in 2008)
Confront and master the under-pinnings of your eating disorder with this transformational intensive workshop. This will be led by Deanne Jade the Principal of NCFED who is assisted by her senior therapists. To take part in this workshop you will be thoroughly assessed and your safety will be guarded at all times. For full details of this workshop programme, venue and forthcoming dates, please click here now.
6 - Residential Treatment:
NCFED and Lifeworks, Surrey
NCFED with Lifeworks in Surrey and London provides residential care which has been designed by some of the worlds leading clinical experts, and which is run by a team of highly qualified clinicians. Residential care is valuable for people who need intensive help and care, and also for people with eating disorders of any severity who want fast results.
“Residential treatment is holistic, we believe in treating the whole person. We focus on current problems and on the underlying issues so that lasting transformation is possible. We address the physical emotional and metal effects of the illness, its impacts on relationships, work and quality of life.” (Lifeworks 2008) For details of the residential programme please click here.
7 - On-Line Self Help:
for binge eating and bulimia
For only approx £9 per month, enrol into our interactive online self help programmes available 24 hours per day. Visit Take Control of Bulimia and Stop Binge Eating for a free 3 day trial.
8 - Speak to an Expert:
email our E-agony aunt
Do you want some one-off expert guidance? Email your problem to our spEak to an expert service and receive some detailed advice and support in return. The fee for this service is £20 and you can continue with email support (if you want) by arrangement with your “expert”.
9 - Consultation with Deanne Jade:
in person or by phone
Consultations with Deanne Jade, the Founder and Principal of the NCFED are available by appointment. She gives advice and guidance about any aspect of eating disorders and their treatment to sufferers, carers and health professionals. Please click here for further details.
Counselling and Treatment FAQ
Do I have to continue seeing someone if I book an assessment?
How much is ongoing therapy going to cost me?
What does eating disorder therapy involve?
How can telephone counselling work for me?
How long does treatment for an eating disorder take?
Will you write to my GP or inform anyone that I am having therapy with you?
What are the qualifications of your counsellors?
Can someone really recover from an eating disorder?
What do you mean by recovery?
(NOTE: we would like your input here, see the answer below)
Do I have to continue seeing someone if I book an assessment?
You can stop with the assessment if you want. This is entirely up to you.
How much is ongoing therapy going to cost me?
Counsellor fees vary from one person to another. Fees are on the list which we send you when you book an assessment. Some therapists offer reduced prices for students and the unwaged. This is published on our counsellor lists.
What does Eating Disorder counselling involve?
Compulsive eating and bulimia respond well to a form of therapy called CBT adapted for eating disorders. NCFED therapists are trained in this therapy and they also have many more skills to work holistically with you as a whole person. In this way we can deal with the surface behaviour, and the emotions, self worth, body image problems, nutritional issues and food addictions which get in the way of a comfortable relationship with food.
The success of counselling for anorexia is based on building a sound, containing relationship with a therapist, who fully understands the condition; can both respect and challenge the mindset of the illness; with the skills to help you to stay safe, build your emotional potential, and reclaim a sense of control with life and other people.
How can telephone counselling work for me?
Phone therapy is really effective, and good for people who find it hard to see a counsellor in person. You will phone the therapist at an appointed time each week. You would probably send or email a food-feelings diary to your therapist before each session. Eating disorder therapy is based on a combination of guidance and (enjoyable) assignments so that you will not just “talk out your problems”; you will also do some personal growth work in between your sessions.
How long does treatment for an eating disorder take?
Some people get better in as little as 6 weeks, but usually we advise a 12 week course of sessions for compulsive eating, 20 weeks for uncomplicated bulimia and longer for anorexia. We recommend that you stay in therapy for as long as it takes to ensure that your recovery is sound and that you can manage the challenges of life without turning to food, or starving.
Will you write to my GP or inform anyone that I am having therapy with you?
We respect the confidentiality of all our clients. We will not contact anyone unless we have your permission or you are in serious medical danger.
What are the qualifications of your counsellors?
Counsellor qualifications are published on the list you get when you book an Assessment. NCFED therapists are qualified health professionals who follow the Code of Ethics of their professional organisation. They have also completed our Practitioner Training in eating disorders and have satisfied our Eating Disorder Diploma.
Can someone really recover from an eating disorder?
Absolutely YES! With the right kind of help you can learn to eat normally, feel in control of food, and be free of obsessions and worries about food and weight. Recovery from an eating disorder is not just about food. Recovery is about personal strengthening; finding a meaning and purpose in life and in your relationships with other people.
What do you mean by “Recovery?”
In brief, recovery is restoring a relaxed relationship with food. Some or all of the following will be true for you:
- I feel in control of my eating
- I can eat when I am hungry and stop when I've had enough
- I can eat regularly; and without putting on weight
- I am not purging or needing to starve
- I am not worrying or obsessing about food all the time
- I feel better about my body
- I feel physically well and emotionally OK
- My moods are stable
- I can handle problems without turning to food
- I can handle chocolate - who would have believed it!
- I have stopped being a “people pleaser”
- I have learned how to take care of myself with food
- I can leave food on my plate (did someone give me a brain transplant!)
- I have stopped dieting all the time, I eat really well, and I am slowly losing weight
- I can eat forbidden food without going off the rails
- I sleep well now
- I'm OK - I don't have to be perfect any more
- I feel much more confident in myself, and I know how to stand up for myself with other people
- I don't need to eat in secret now
NCFED therapy is also about the healing process. While recovery means freedom from symptoms, healing is about reversing the damage which the eating disorder has done in your life. We can help you to be forgiving about the time you have lost, to repair relationships, restore your health, foster your happiness and help you to find a new meaning and purpose in life.
Have you recovered from an eating disorder? If so we would like to hear what recovery means to you and we will add your story to our website. Contact us on ncfed@btclick.com
