Emotional Eating Program
About Emotional Eating Program
This full-day group program aims to provide support to patients who engage in disordered patterns of eating when distressed. It also seeks to address body image and self-worth to help participants develop a healthy relationship with food. This program incorporates strategies from CBT-E, DBT and ACT.
This program may be suitable for you if:
- You eat more or less than you think you should.
- You have a tendency to eat more when you are stressed, bored or upset.
- You restrict your eating when stressed or depressed.
- You avoid many foods or are a 'fussy eater'.
- You have negative thoughts about your body image.
Program content
- Understanding disordered eating
- Addressing body image
- Reducing problem behaviours
- Challenging feared foods
- Managing emotions
- Balancing exercise
- Thought Challenging
- Self-worth
- Understanding interpersonal triggers
- Understanding emotional triggers
- Learning mindful eating strategies
What you will experience
Throughout this program you will participate in group sessions. The group will be lead by qualified allied health professionals who will support group participants to share lived experiences, and to learn practical skills and evidence-based strategies for managing patterns of emotional eating. This group will address both patterns of over and under eating.
Treatment objectives
Objective 1
Understanding Disordered Eating - Learn about different issues people face about food.
Objective 2
Triggers and Cycles: Identify your patterns of emotional eating.
Objective 3
Body Image - Improve your opinions towards your body.
Objective 4
Challenging Unhelpful Beliefs - Change your thinking about yourself and food.
What's included
Education
To develop or refine new skills and strategies.
Workbooks
To guide you through education, reflection and exercises designed to tackle your symptoms.
Action Plans
Step-by-step activities to help you put new skills into practice.
Progress Tracking
Questionnaires to help you monitor your symptoms and/or progress.
How to get started
Patients interested in attending this program will need a referral from a Psychiatrist with admission rights to South Coast Private Hospital. For information on this program please contact the South Coast Private Hospital Day Programs Team T: 02 4286 6847 E: sco.dayprograms@aurorahealth.com.au
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost?
South Coast Private has contract arrangements and approved programs with majority of private health funds, however, there may be some out of pocket expenses based on your level of cover. Patients that do not have private health insurance need to contact us to obtain cost estimate for day programs attendance
Who will find this program helpful?
Individuals who have a difficulty managing their food choices when distressed and may engage in over-eating or under-eating behaviours.
