Binge Eating and Bulimia Treatment Perth
Our Psychologist experienced in Binge-eating and Bulimia assessment and treatment
Unami Magwenzi is an experienced Clinical Psychologist in private practice who provides Bulimia treatment in Perth and Applecross. Angela Potts also works alongside her at the practice to assist clients who have issues with Bulimia.
Our psychologists can help you make an assessment of your bulimia and provide a treatment plan. They can link you to GP’s that can assist with relevant medication and nutritionists if required. It is important that your psychologist is experienced in psychotherapy and the treatment of bulimia as well as having the experience of working with other specialists.
Bulimia and eating disorders
An eating disorder is an illness that causes significant disturbances to your everyday diet, such as eating extremely small amounts of food or severely overeating or binge eating. In their more severe forms you can feel all consumed by thoughts about weight, food, trying to gain control yet struggling against feeling out of control. Often this occurs in silence as you hide your struggles from others.
Eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, binge eating or body image issues can be linked to experience of depression, anxiety, confusion and emotional torment. Often with eating disorders there can be an internal battle between the part of you that wants to recover and the part that doesn’t.
What is Binge eating?
Binge eating is defined by a feeling of loss of control of one’s eating. You may eat a larger than normal amount of food over a period of time.
What is Bulimia Nervosa?
Bulimia Nervosa is characterised by repeated episodes of binge eating followed by self-induced vomiting; using laxatives, diuretics, enemas, or other medications; fasting; and/or excessive exercise. These behaviours may typically occur perhaps twice a week for months at a time. Self-evaluation is influenced by body shape and weight.
What is Anorexia Nervosa?
Anorexia is characterised by low body weight and body image distortion with an obsessive fear of gaining weight that manifests itself through depriving the body of food. It often coincides with increased levels of exercise and vomiting.
How can therapy help if you have Bulimia?
Therapy for eating disorders can help you to trust your better self, so you can create a meaningful, joyful life that isn’t controlled by food. People with eating disorders will benefit from help from a psychologist experienced in eating disorders. If weight loss is severe then a stay in hospital may be needed. We can help you decide on the best way forward.
Therapy can involve individual or family sessions. Therapy can also be focused on helping you change behaviours or habits such as bingeing and purging. Jennifere can help you analyse the behaviour and determine ways to make it more health.
You don’t have to have a diagnosis to seek Bulimia treatment
You don’t need a label or diagnosis to change and live free of the restrictions of these behaviours and emotions that drive eating issues. Any amount of an eating disorder is worthy of focus and attention. We will help you to discuss the behaviours you use and why you use them, understand the drivers of the behaviours and help you change the impact on your daily life.
Angela Potts – Registered Psychologist and Bulimia treatment provider
Angela is able to work with individuals and families in facilitating and supporting the treatment of Bulimia eating disorders and weight management issues.
- Angela can provide you with a safe and supportive environment to explore what the feelings underneath your eating disorder are. By exploring these underlying feelings you have a chance to overcome the negative feelings and the unhealthy behaviour patterns that are consuming your life. Nick can work with your concerns about weight and food and help you resolve deeper issues such as relationship breakdowns, self-esteem, grief, loss and trauma. Angela is also experienced in treating anxiety, perfectionism, panic, low self-esteem and depression.
