OSFED & Disordered Eating
Psychology Care & Recovery Support
If your struggles with food don't fit into a specific box, but still consume your thoughts, your experience is entirely valid. You do not need to be "sick enough" to deserve help.
Our registered psychologists provide compassionate, evidence-based OSFED treatment (Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder) across Australia.
We help you understand the thoughts and emotions behind mixed symptoms, whether that involves restricting, bingeing, purging, or over-exercising, so you can break the cycle of disordered eating and rebuild a healthy relationship with food.
No GP Referral Required to Start.
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Registered Psychologists
Your First
Session Includes
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Evidence Based Eating Disorder Care
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Private And Confidential Consultations
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100% Private Telehealth Sessions
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CBT-E, FBT & ACT Informed Therapy
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Compassionate, Judgement Free Support
Accepting New Patients Australia Wide
The Initial
Consultation Blueprint
We know the first step is the hardest. Our initial sessions are designed to provide immediate clarity and a clinical path forward, with you feeling heard and validated from the first session, creating a safe, judgement-free space to begin recovery.
Psychological Assessment
We conduct a comprehensive assessment of your mental health history, relationship with food and body image, and the thoughts and emotions underlying your eating difficulties to understand your unique experiences and current challenges.
Understanding The Patterns
Exploring the thoughts, emotions, and behavioural patterns that maintain the disordered eating, including how restriction, bingeing, or compensatory urges shift over time and what triggers them.
Practical Therapeutic Strategies
You’ll begin learning practical psychological tools and strategies designed to support change in unhelpful thinking and eating patterns, and guide progress between sessions.
Clear Next Steps & Ongoing Support
We outline the next steps and how we can continue working together to guide your recovery moving forward.
What OSFED
Actually Feels Like
OSFED and disordered eating can be deeply isolating. Because symptoms often fluctuate or don't fit a perfect mold, many suffer in silence, believing they aren't "sick enough" to deserve treatment.
The Exhausting Cycle
Moving between periods of intense restriction, chaotic bingeing, or compensatory behaviours leaves your body and mind completely drained. It feels like you are constantly failing, but your nervous system is just desperately trying to cope.
The Imposter Syndrome
You constantly minimize your struggle because you don't fit the 'textbook' image of an eating disorder. You tell yourself it's 'just a diet' or a 'bad habit,' even though food anxiety dictates your entire day.
"I feel like I'm not sick
enough to ask for help."
We understand how confusing and exhausting it is when your symptoms constantly shift. Our role is to validate your experience, help you understand the thoughts and emotions driving your disordered eating, and provide the psychological tools to break the cycle for good.
The Mind-Body Link
Fluctuating eating patterns take a real toll on mood, concentration, and emotional wellbeing. We help you understand the connection and work alongside your medical team to support recovery.
Emotional Regulation
We address the underlying anxiety, perfectionism, or neurodivergent traits that make disordered eating feel like the only way to cope with overwhelming emotions.
Weight-Neutral Care
Disordered eating thrives in diet culture. Sustainable recovery happens when we stop fighting the scale and focus on your psychological wellbeing, regardless of body size.
Frequently Asked
Questions
Addressing common clinical and logistical questions regarding OSFED and disordered eating treatment.
Do I need a GP referral to start treatment?
No, you do not need a referral to book your Initial Consultation. You can access psychological support immediately. However, if you wish to claim Medicare rebates, you will need a referral and treatment plan from your GP. We can guide you through this process during our first session.
How do Medicare rebates work for psychology sessions?
With a valid referral and treatment plan from your GP, eligible patients can access Medicare rebates for psychological sessions. The number of rebated sessions depends on whether you are referred under a Mental Health Treatment Plan or an Eating Disorder Plan (EDP). Our intake team will confirm your eligibility and the rebate you can claim before your first session.
Is OSFED as serious as other eating disorders?
Absolutely. OSFED (Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder) is one of the most common and severe eating disorders. It simply means your symptoms might fluctuate or don't fit perfectly into a rigid diagnostic box like Anorexia or Bulimia. The physical and psychological toll is just as significant, and it requires the same level of clinical care.
How does a psychologist help with mixed disordered eating symptoms?
Because OSFED symptoms can constantly shift between restricting, bingeing, and purging, a psychologist helps you understand what drives that cycle. We explore the thoughts, emotions, and triggers underneath the behaviours, build healthier coping strategies, and help you respond to the urges differently so the pattern can begin to loosen its grip.
I don't feel "sick enough" to get help. Should I still book?
This is the most common barrier to recovery for those with OSFED. Eating disorders are mental illnesses, not weight illnesses. You do not need to look a certain way or experience symptoms every single day to be valid. If food anxiety, strict rules, or disordered eating are controlling your life and draining your energy, you deserve support right now.
Is your treatment weight-neutral?
Yes. We provide weight-neutral care. Since many individuals with OSFED or Atypical Anorexia experience severe symptoms regardless of body size, we focus entirely on your psychological wellbeing and relationship with food rather than the number on a scale.
Is telehealth effective for eating disorder treatment?
Yes. Research shows that telehealth psychology for eating disorders can be as effective as in-person care. Telehealth offers the added benefit of being in your own environment, which often makes it easier to discuss difficult topics and apply what you learn in everyday life. We coordinate closely with your local medical team for physical monitoring.
Still have questions?
Our intake team is available to help you find the right clinician for your unique needs.