Ready to respond sessions

“One Session, Real Change”.

Our Single Session Parent-Only Interventions for Eating Disorders are focused, one-off meetings designed to give parents the tools, strategies, and confidence to support their child’s recovery. During your 60 minute session, you’ll receive education, learn evidence-based skills, receive practical guidance, and leave with a clear action plan. 

And the best part - no waiting periods. No referrals. Just help when you need it.

These sessions are grounded in research showing that even a single, well-structured intervention can significantly boost parental confidence, reduce feelings of helplessness, improve recovery support at home and reduce key eating disorder behaviours. 

Who would benefit?

These sessions are best suited for parents and caregivers who:

• Are caring for a child/adolescent (aged 10 and above) with a diagnosed/suspected eating disorder, or displaying disordered eating behaviours (e.g., restricted volume of food intake, binge eating, compensatory behaviours - e.g., self-induced vomiting). 

• Are seeking information, education and/or practical guidance and resources on how to support their child’s recovery.  

• Are on a waiting list or have yet to commence treatment. 

These sessions are NOT SUITABLE for parents and caregivers where:

• Hospitalisation or urgent medical care is required

• Their child is experiencing or displaying medical instability (e.g., very low weight, rapid weight loss, compromised vital signs)

• There is an imminent risk of suicide or self-harm  

These sessions are not a replacement for comprehensive ongoing treatment. 

What to Expect?

• Sessions will be facilitated by Lachlan Morrish, one of our experienced clinical psychologists and eating disorder credentialed mental health clinician. 

• The session will run for 60 minutes online via zoom.

• Only parents / caregivers attend these sessions. The child / client does not attend.

• Parents and/or caregivers will complete a pre session online questionnaire to identify main problem (s)/reasons for seeking support to guide the focus of the session. 

• The session will involve a combination of further assessment of key problem (s) (identified in the pre session questionnaire), education, learning evidence based skills, and receiving resources to support your child towards recovery. 

• You will be provided with a written summary of the session, information and resources for practical strategies and support services. 

Fees

The clinical fee for a Ready to Respond parent only session is $250.

Medicare rebates are not available for these sessions.

To book in

• To secure an immediate booking, please follow this link.

Please note - a single session consultation does not guarantee acceptance as an ongoing client and is not a substitute for our intake processes.