Eating Disorders can affect all aspects of your life and may impact upon both physical and emotional wellbeing. They can include restricting food intake, binge eating, self-induced vomiting and exercising excessively. Our outpatient treatment programme allows you to access therapy whilst living at home and continuing with everyday responsibilities. This includes keyworker nursing sessions, psychotherapy and dietary guidance.
Outpatient
Generally, outpatient treatment involves visiting an eating disorder clinic on a regular basis for structured support and therapy. This may involve a combination of individual and group counselling sessions. Outpatient programs are designed to help people regain control of their eating behaviours, address the underlying causes of their condition and learn better ways to cope with emotions. The most popular psychotherapy approach for anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorders is cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). This helps the person to identify the destructive thoughts that fuel their condition, change these beliefs and thereby alter their behaviours.
Orri has a new state-of-the-art day treatment facility on Wimpole Street in the Harley Street Medical Area. The new six storey building provides a high level of care, including therapeutic food and nutritional support. Orri’s intensive day treatment programmes use a range of healing modalities to heal the day-to-day behavioural symptoms and tackle the root causes of the eating disorder.
Inpatient
For those who are unable to maintain their weight or health without help, an inpatient Central london eating disorder treatment option can be a lifeline. This level of care is designed to give clients the opportunity to be independent, work or study, whilst receiving medical and psychological care. During this time, the individual will receive a range of therapeutic approaches such as cognitive behavioural therapy for eating disorders (CBT-E), dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) and interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT). These techniques will help the client understand why they behave in an unhealthy way and how to change these patterns.
The inpatient service is a safe, secure and supportive residential treatment centre for adults 18+ who have an anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder or other specified feeding or eating disorders (OSFED). Arthur House offers specialised supports and programs to assist with nutritional rehabilitation in a home-like setting.
Day Therapy
Day treatment, also known as partial hospitalization, is a higher level of care than an intensive outpatient program but less intense than residential or inpatient programs. With day treatment, you live at home or in a recovery living home and come to the program several times a week for therapy sessions. The goal of the therapist is to help you identify the negative thought patterns that maintain your eating disorder and learn coping skills to challenge them. One common approach is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which helps you identify destructive thoughts and beliefs about food, body image, and control.
CBT can be a very effective treatment option for people with anorexia, especially those with binge-eating disorders. It can also be used with other types of psychotherapy, including dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), interpersonal skill training, and family-based therapy. Family-based therapy teaches clients and their families how to support them in their recovery and deal with challenging situations.
Specialist Counselling
Specialist Counselling for Eating Disorders helps a person to identify and change negative thought patterns and behaviour. This may include messages learned in childhood or as an adult which are contributing to the eating disorder. This psychotherapy is usually combined with nutritional therapy in order to address any vitamin or nutrient deficiencies that occur as a result of long periods of food restriction or disordered eating.
Those who are unable to participate in an inpatient eating disorder clinic can receive treatment through our virtual ED services. This is delivered through one-to-one sessions with therapists and keyworker nurses and offers a full range of psychological therapies. These sessions may include cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), family based therapy, or Maudsley approach therapy. These are all designed to help a person normalize eating, reduce or stop eating disorder related behaviours and improve their body image and self esteem. They also provide a safe and supportive environment for those with an eating disorder.
Conclusion
Central london eating disorder treatment focuses on uncovering and addressing the underlying issues that lead to a disordered relationship with food. These can include low self esteem, traits of perfectionism and a history of past negative experiences or trauma. Inpatient treatment offers 24-hour care including a meal service, keyworker nursing sessions and dietary guidance. Individual therapy is provided through counselling and psychotherapy.
