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eating disorder psychologist Melbourne
Nurturing support to improve your mental health
At Connected Self Psychology, we offer clinical expertise combined with a warm, professional space where you can explore life's challenges at a pace that feels right for you.
Services & Treatment Areas
We offer specialised individual therapy for a range of clinical concerns, providing a compassionate and evidence-based pathway toward healing and self-discovery.
Anxiety & Stress
Managing chronic worry, panic, and the physical symptoms of overwhelming stress through mindfulness and cognitive strategies.
Eating Disorders
Specialized support for body image concerns, disordered eating patterns, and restorative relationship with food and self.
Relational Patterns
Exploring attachment styles and recurring interpersonal dynamics to build more secure and fulfilling connections.
Mood & Depression
Navigating low mood, hopelessness, and emotional heaviness with gentle, evidence-based psychotherapeutic support.
Trauma & Regulation
Understanding emotional dysregulation and healing from the impact of past adverse experiences on present wellbeing.
Self-Worth & Esteem
Fostering a more compassionate inner voice and dismantling cycles of perfectionism and self-criticism.
Therapeutic Approaches
We utilise a range of evidence-based modalities tailored to your unique history and needs. Our approach is integrative, focusing on the connection between your emotional experience, relational patterns, and mental restoration.
Schema Therapy: Exploring how past experiences and unconscious processes shape current patterns and relationships.
Attachment-Informed Therapy: Focusing on relational security and understanding how early bonds influence adult connections.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT): A practical, evidence-based approach that helps you notice and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviours.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT): A structured, skills-based therapy that supports emotion regulation and coping with intense feelings.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT-E): An enhanced, evidence-based approach for adults experiencing eating disorders, focusing on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours around food, body image, and self-worth.
Family-Based Therapy (FBT) for Adolescent Eating Disorders: Supporting families to actively participate in their young person’s recovery and relationship with food and body.
What to Expect
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Initial Consultation
A respectful first meeting to discuss your needs, history, and goals for therapy in a safe, non-judgmental space.
2
Collaborative Goal Setting
We work together to define a roadmap for your journey, ensuring the pace and focus feel right for your personal restoration.
3
Nurturing Therapeutic Work
Ongoing sessions focus on deep reflection, processing challenges, and nurturing a more meaningful connection with yourself.
4
Lasting Change
Integrating insights to foster long-term mental wellness, clarity, and sustainable growth beyond the therapy room.
Cultivating Growth and Resilience
Deeper Understanding of Self
Explore individual experiences and relational patterns to gain insight into the roots of your challenges.
Improved Emotion Regulation
Develop tools to manage overwhelming emotions, foster calm, and respond to stress with greater clarity.
Meaningful Connection
Strengthen your connection with yourself and build a greater capacity for authentic connection with others.
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