Watching a child struggle with an eating disorder can be heart-wrenching. As a parent, you play a crucial role in their recovery, but knowing the best way to support them can be challenging.
If your child is showing signs of an eating disorder, such as drastic weight changes, preoccupation with food, or secretive eating habits, we recommend parents seek guidance.
Our therapists can equip you with strategies for effectively supporting your child, fostering a positive home environment, and encouraging healthy eating patterns. Specialist care from specialised eating disorder treatment programs may need to be sought, in which case we will facilitate an appropriate referral. Parents often struggle with knowing how to manage their own feelings. Your relationship may also become conflictual as you grapple with different expectations and needs.
While we are not a specialist clinic treating eating disorders, we can help parents navigate their own challenges that an eating disorder offers up.
Signs to watch for include:
Taking the first step can be hard, and we are here to help. Consider reaching out to our team and working with a therapist to develop effective strategies that improve the quality of their life.
Lynne brings over 45 years of clinical experience in child, adolescent, individual, couples and family therapy. Specialising in complex relationship issues and systemic family conflicts, Lynne's approach is informed by her extensive practice in both public and private sectors.
Lara has refined a compassionate and client-centrered approach through nearly 20 years in clinical and hospital settings. She is experienced in helping clients through personal crises from cancer to mental health and family challenges such as chronic conflict, separation and parenting issues.
