I currently have a couple of slots available to see people who would like to work on their eating difficulties using a cognitive behavioural approach. I see clients near Kings Cross in central London. If you’re interested in hearing more about the way I work, please email me
I had a great, if very busy, time at the BABCP conference in Edinburgh. It was fantastically well attended (I think around 1000 people) and there was a real buzz. As well as the excellent (ahem) eating disorder and impulse control stream, there were a number of events about new developments in Increasing Access to Psychological Therapies and some excellent keynotes. I was very impressed by Chris Williams’ (who developed the excellent Living Life to the Full website) stand at the Exhibition. Chris and colleagues have been working on some very nicely designed and simple but effective Low Intensity Support Materials in the form of booklets covering some of the core issues in CBT. These include ‘I can’t be bothered doing anything’, ‘I’m not good enough’ and ‘The things you do that mess you up’. For more about the booklets, see the Five Areas website
I’m really enjoying the latest resources on Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty site - lots to share with with my clients here. I especially enjoyed the short film archive, which includes a great example of how a model is prepared and photoshopped for a billboard advert. And make sure you have a play with their interactive games, including ‘Playing with Beauty’ where you can use a slider to transform normal women into the proportions of a toy doll.
This regular annual conference, now in its 7th year, will be held on Tuesday 9 December 2008 in Cambridge, UK. More details from the Royal College of Psychiatrists website
I just came across this brief article about recovery from anorexia in relation to the changes that occur in pregnancy from Grace Bowman in the Guardian.
I’ve just come across this excellent blog by a trainee psychiatrist based in London. Wide ranging topics, from John Prescott’s struggle with bulimia, to a summary of general paralysis of the insane (the tertiary form of untreated syphillis, in which mental functions are severely affected).
And then of course there’s the song by the Avalanches of the same name.
His Body Chronicle is a new blog describing a gay man's journey with body image and eating disorders
I just wanted to let you know that the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) will hold its annual conference this year in Edinburgh from 16th-19th July. The Eating Disorders and Impulse Control stream is particularly strong this year, with a number of interesting keynotes, workshops and symposia. For further info please visit the conference website.
And yes, I do have a bit of a vested interest in promoting this, I'm the co-convener of the eating disorders and impulse control stream.
Good to be back
I currently have a free slot to see private clients with eating problems. I also work with anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. I see clients near to Kings Cross in London on weekday evenings. If you would like to find out more, please email me in the first instance.
