Eating Disorders
Eating Disorder & Eating Issues
Do you have an eating disorder or issues with eating and have been searching ‘ Eating Disorder Belfast ‘ or ‘ Eating Disorder Northern Ireland ‘ and found NI Counselling that way? Well, we can certainly help you!
At NI Counselling you’ll receive a bespoke holistic approach to eating disorders that addresses both eating habits and underlying emotional issues, helping you to achieve the best possible outcomes for you. We don’t just look at your eating habits and physical symptoms – we also help you address the underlying emotional issues which could be contributing to your eating disorder. Our specialists will help you to:
- Understand the factors that are contributing to your illness
- Teach you skills and coping mechanisms for the future
- Help you to take steps towards a lasting, sustainable recovery
As specialists working with eating disorders and obesity, we help people with anorexia, bulimia, binge and compulsive eating, body image issues and weight struggles to recover, and thrive. This involves a personal, holistic and balanced approach, which combines both therapeutic and nutritional support.
Eating disorders can result in a whole host of devastating physical and psychological problems. This can have a profoundly negative impact on your health, wellbeing and general quality of life. Seeking help can be daunting, but it is the most important step that you can take towards overcoming your eating disorder.
Our approach is designed to help you/someone be happier, more confident, able to take care of themselves with food, and have a grounded self-worth that is not dependent on being a ‘perfect body size’.
“An Eating Disorder is like an iceberg, it is what’s going on below the tip of the iceberg, that is maintaining a dysfunctional relationship with food”.
Common Eating Disorder Behaviours
Eating disorders are complex mental health conditions. They cause people to become obsessed with their appearance, body shape and weight, which can lead them to develop extremely unhealthy eating habits and behaviours. These behaviours may include:
- Limiting the amount of food you consume
- Eating large amounts of food in one sitting even when you’re not hungry
- Trying to remove calories from your body in harmful ways such as making yourself sick, abusing laxatives or exercising excessively
- A combination of these
Without expert eating disorder help, these unhealthy behaviours can have a negative impact on your physical and mental health and can even be fatal. However, the good news is that eating disorders are treatable and it’s possible for you to make a lasting changes – you just need to reach out for support.
What eating disorders and eating issues can we treat?
We can treat a range of eating disorders, including:
- Anorexia nervosa
- Bulimia nervosa
- Binge eating disorder (BED)
- Other specified feeding or eating disorders (OSFED)
- Obesity
- Emotional Eating
- Orthorexia
We can also work with your family and carers to help them understand how best to support you.
Eating Disorder Team
Our specialists have years of experience delivering eating disorder therapy. Our team is made up of:
- Counsellors
- Psychotherapists
- Nutritionists
Our team of eating disorder psychological practitioners are trained to ‘Master Practitioner in Eating Disorders’ level. We are registered with ‘NCFED’ – National Centre for Eating Disorders. We are committed to remaining up to date with current research, to make sure our practice is guided by the latest research.
Our therapists follow a code of practice and ethics approved by their registered organisation, BACP ‘British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy’ or NCS ‘National Counselling Society’. All practitioners have regular supervision and maintain an active interest and participation in ongoing training.
Eating Disorder Belfast | Northern Ireland
A trusting relationship between you and your therapist is the most important factor in achieving a positive outcome in therapy.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me
Some Issues We Treat
Anger Management
Anorexia nervosa
Anxiety
Asperger’s syndrome
Attachment disorder
Bereavement
Binge-eating disorder
Bipolar disorder/Manic depression
Body dysmorphic disorder
Bulimia nervosa
Bullying
Cancer support
Carer support
Trauma
Chronic fatigue syndrome /ME
Depression
Dementia
Disabilities
Dissociation
Domestic Violence
Eating disorders
Emotional abuse
Family issues
Gender dysphoria
Generalised anxiety disorder
HIV/AIDS
Hoarding
Infertility
Low self-confidence
Low self-esteem
Miscarriage
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Panic Attacks
Passive aggressive behaviour
Personality disorders
Phobias
Physical abuse
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Postnatal depression
Pregnancy and birth
Redundancy
Relationship issues
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Separation and divorce
Sexual abuse
Sexuality
Stress
Suicidal thoughts
You may be interested in our Adult Therapy
NI Counselling offers therapeutic support for adults with a vast range of emotional and behavioural issues and concerns.
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Office locations
Belfast, Newtownabbey, Carrickfergus, Magherafelt & Antrim
By appointment only
Each of our therapist are accredited and have different specialist fields and backgrounds, we can help you find the right fit for you!
We have appointments available online and by telephone, we also have face-to-face appointments available at our various office locations across Northern Ireland.
NI Counselling & Associates Ltd is a registered company – Limited Company Registration NI694550
