What kind of therapies treat eating disorders – with EDFA Counsellor Mark Hill

Eating disorder recovery can be a complex rollercoaster with many moving parts. And treatment can include a mix of medical monitoring, nutrition, medicine and most often some kind of therapy.

But let’s face it – the kinds of therapies available can be a confusing soup of acronyms CBT, ECBT, FBT, AFT to name a few.

And we often hear carers asking - what is the best therapy to treat eating disorders?

We thought we’d get EDFA Fill the Gap Counsellor Mark Hill to help us break down the main types of therapy commonly used in eating disorder recovery, to discuss what each involves and how it works, so you can make informed choices when it comes to therapy for your loved one, your family or yourself.

Mark has an interesting background: a native Canadian he’s worked in everything from high schools to addiction services, in domestic violence settings helping survivors AND perpetrators, as well as roles in mental health services helping carers and kids.

And if you are looking for more great insights into managing the caring role and hearing from others who are on the other side then EDFA has just launched a new book called Strong Enough. It’s been written by carers in the community and it is a mix of encouragement, insight and inspiration. It’s available online at https://edfa.org.au/strong-enough-book/ and in bookstores.

In this episode we discuss the common types of treatment and therapies used in eating disorder recovery including the Maudsley Method, Family Based Treatment, (FBT) Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Enhanced Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT-E), Adolescent-Focussed Therapy (AFT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), and Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Eating Disorders (IPT-ED).

Mark also answers questions like:

How do you choose the best eating disorder therapy?

If we change the type of therapy or therapy modality will recovery go backwards?

Should carers do therapy too? (*TIP – the answer is YES!)

There is a quick wrap up of all these therapies around five minutes from the end so you can jump to that point if you need a quick refresh or a reminder.

Buy the Strong Enough book here: https://edfa.org.au/strong-enough-book/

Want more? Become an EDFA Member: https://edfa.org.au/become-a-member/ It costs less than $5 a month.

Don’t forget you can access EDFA’s FREE Fill the Gap one-on-one counselling support any time you need it along the way.

Website: https://edfa.org.au/

Contact: 1300 195 626

Join Eating Disorders Families Australia support groups: https://edfa.org.au/parents-and-carer-support/eating-disorder-support-groups/

Visit EDFA resources library: https://edfa.org.au/video-resource-library/

For more information click on these links to the EDFA website:

Anorexia Nervosa

Bulimia Nervosa

Binge Eating Disorder

ARFID - Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

OSFED - Other Specified Feeding & Eating Disorders

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