Courses for Parents & Carers

Let's Talk about Eating Disorders

4 Webinars for Parents and Carers: When your child has an eating disorder and you don’t know where to turn

Understand the signs and make sense of why this is happening
Increase your knowledge on the relevant treatment approaches at different stages
Develop strategies and practical tips for supporting your loved one
Summary and self-care for yourself and siblings

You are a valuable resource.
You are part of the solution.

For Parents & Carers

“…feeling totally lost and terrified, and want to catch this before it takes over their life”

Practical Guidance

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Spot the signs and symptoms
Understand what maintains the eating disorder

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What do I do next?
Learn about the different treatment interventions at each stage and the wider team involved

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Discover practical tips and applications with regards to meal support and managing distress

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Identify strategies for self-care
Supporting the needs of siblings

You Will Get

Access to a specialised team, sharing knowledge and guidance
Access to all 4 comprehensive webinar recordings

Facilitated By

Dr Bev Marais

Founder & CEO

Colette West

Dietitian

Presented By

Anita Sommers

Family Psychotherapist

Lesley Kollikho

Psychotherapist

The Bonus

You will receive our digital guidebook which contains summaries and additional resources for your support

"When it comes to treating an eating disorder in a child or adolescent, it is the parents' responsiblity to seek help. The child or adolescent is often the last to known that they are ill."

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Business for Good

Our giving strategy is aligned with the United Nations Global Goal of good health and
well-being to promote healthy lives and well-being at all ages

To support this initiative, we take on a subsidised client for every 5 full-paying clients

Having a loved one with an eating disorder can often be a stressful experience for parents and carers, particularly if they are having to wait for treatment, and unsure as to how to support their child in the interim. These 4 webinars are designed to talk you through your position as parents and carers; and provide you with helpful resources, allowing you to feel more empowered to promote successful recovery.

While dispersing information, these webinars offer parents and carers the opportunity to ask questions and clarify the positions they need to hold for their loved ones. Should you have any additional questions following the webinars, we welcome you contact us for further clarification or guidance.

The webinars are facilitated by Dr Bev Marais, eating disorder specialist and founder of The Eating Disorder Psychologist. The presenters are Lesley Kollikho and Anita Sommers, and Colette West joins us for two webinars. Lesley is a specialist psychotherapist, who has been working with young people, adults and families for over ten years. She also teaches on eating disorders for trainee psychotherapists. Anita is a specialist family psychotherapist, who has extensive experience working systemically with individuals struggling with eating disorders and their families. Colette is a specialist advanced dietitian with experience working with eating disorders in residential, in-patient and outpatient settings.

The webinar topics are as follows:

Webinar 1 : Spotting the signs, initiating conversations, understanding what maintains the eating disorder

Webinar 2: What to do next? The different stages of treatment, evidence-based treatment approaches and interventions, the roles of the wider team involved

Webinar 3: Practical strategies for supporting meals and conversations around food and body-image, styles of communication, managing distress

Webinar 4: Self-care strategies, managing and supporting siblings

The ticket price includes access to all four webinars.

£95 (4-Webinar Package)