Eating Disorders Team

Dr Gabrielle Brady is a Principal Counselling Psychologist and Cognitive Analytic Therapist who has worked in mental health services for fifteen years. Gabrielle is a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society; the Psychological Society of Ireland and she is a registered Practitioner Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council. 

Over this time, she has acquired substantial experience of providing highly specialised and evidence-based therapies, tailored to suit clients across a range of emotional difficulties and complexity. Gabrielle is dedicated to help her clients improve the quality of their lives. She holds the therapeutic relationship at the core of her work and endeavours to create a safe and trusting space for her clients to bring their vulnerability. Gabrielle listens to her clients with compassion, curiosity, and responsiveness.   

Gabrielle has spent the past 13 years working in specialist eating disorder services, and since 2019 she has been Principal Psychologist at one of the largest NHS eating disorder services in the UK.  She is specialist in the treatment of Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder and Other Specified Eating Disorders (OSFED). Alongside her work with complex eating disorder presentations, she is highly experienced in working with a range of emotional difficulties, including:

• Anxiety
• Body Dysmorphia 
• Depression
• Grief
• Personality disorders
• Relationship difficulties

Gabrielle has a proven ability to lead and develop services. In her NHS role, she is the Lead Psychologist for a large therapy team; holding responsibility for the organisation, management and leadership of high quality specialist psychology and psychotherapy services to service users. In this role she also provides specialist second opinions and recommendations about assessments & treatment of complex cases.  

Gabrielle offers a range of therapeutic models including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), “Enhanced” CBT, Cognitive Analytic Therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.  

Alongside her clinical work, Gabrielle has presented papers and facilitated workshops at international eating disorder conferences and has provided specialist teaching on doctoral training programmes. She also has substantial experience of providing specialist supervision.  

As a therapist and in her consultancy work, Gabrielle has a special interest in early intervention and has played a key role in piloting the now established FREED (First Episode Rapid Intervention for Eating Disorders) pathway in her NHS service.  

Gabrielle believes in providing treatments that are proven to be effective. Treatments that are supported by national guidelines for the treatment of psychological disorders and are informed by the latest research. 

Dr Allison Hayes is the Founder and Clinical Director of the Fitzrovia Psychology Clinic. Dr Hayes is a highly respected Consultant Clinical Psychologist who has acquired a wealth of clinical experience and a track record of delivering high-quality services, having worked with an international client group in the private sector for 20-years.

Dr Hayes completed an undergraduate degree in Psychology with first class honours and later went on to be awarded her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. She worked in the NHS and founded her private practice in 2003. The Fitzrovia Psychology Clinic has grown out of her pursuit of establishing a centre of clinical excellence, which provides outpatient care for individuals and families with mental health challenges and emotional needs.

Dr Hayes is an optimistic, compassionate and kind psychologist who is committed to working with patients to facilitate and achieve change. She has expertise working with adolescents and adults with emotional difficulties and those with a diagnosis of personality disorder, and is further experienced in supporting individuals who present with:

• Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• Adjustment Disorder
• Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
• Addiction
• Adult Survivors of Childhood Trauma
• Bereavement
• Bipolar Disorder
• Depression
• Eating Disorders
• Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
• Health Anxiety
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Personality Disorders
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Psychosis

Dr Hayes has trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness-Based Therapies, Compassion-Focused Therapy, The MANTRA model for Eating Disorders, Narrative Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing therapy (EMDR), Radically-Open Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (RO-DBT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT).

Dr Hayes has been highly influential in the development of services for Eating Disorders and group programmes for a range of disorders. She is an experienced clinical supervisor of psychology colleagues, and delivers regular multi-disciplinary training on all aspects of mental health and psychology. Dr Hayes has facilitated a range of corporate training programmes on Stress and Emotional First Aid in the workplace.

Dr Hayes oversees recruitment of all professionals to the Fitzrovia Psychology Clinic to ensure the highest clinical standards in treatment. She promotes that all work undertaken at the Fitzrovia Psychology Clinic is grounded in evidence-based practice, is adherent to the NICE guidelines, establishes treatment efficacy, and reflects the principles of the Fitzrovia Psychology Clinic.

“I am extremely grateful for the care Allison showed me during our sessions. She always adapted sessions to match my needs and demonstrated a real understanding of the difficulties I was facing. Her openness and kindness meant that trust was developed very quickly, and I would have no hesitation in seeing her again should I ever need to.” Former Client

Dr Gavin Menzies is a highly experienced Clinical Psychologist with expertise in treating a wide range of psychological presentations.  He has 15 years of experience across a diverse range of mental health settings, and currently holds a senior leadership position within the NHS.   

Gavin completed his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Newcastle University, with a particular focus on ‘third-wave’ psychological approaches such as Mindfulness-Based Therapy, on which he completed a research dissertation.  In addition, he holds a Masters in Psychological Therapy in Primary Care from the University of Stirling.  He is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Clinical Psychologist and upholds high professional standards with an emphasis on client choice, confidentiality and evidence-based practice. 

Gavin develops an effective therapeutic relationship where individuals can feel heard and understood, and are able to gain comprehensive psychological insights into their own experience.  He works collaboratively with clients to find meaningful and achievable solutions to problems, and can draw upon a wide range of therapeutic approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Schema Therapy in order to tailor interventions towards a client’s needs.  He is skilled in the use of experiential change techniques that can help to create significant psychological shifts in one’s life, and will give clients the skills to sustain changes into the future. 

Gavin has expertise in treating a wide range of presentations, including the following problems: 

• Anxiety 
• Attachment difficulties / developmental trauma 
• Bipolar Disorder 
• Depression
• Eating Disorders 
• Generalised Anxiety Disorder
• Health Anxiety
• Low Self-Esteem 
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder 
• Perfectionism 
• Personality Disorders 
• Phobias
• Post-traumatic Stress Disorder 
• Social Anxiety
• Stress and Burn Out 

Dr Heather Westwood is a highly skilled Clinical Psychologist, Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and Research Psychologist who has worked in mental health settings in the UK for over twelve years.

Heather completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology at Newcastle University before going on to study for a Post Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Studies at The University of Southampton, for which she gained a Distinction. Heather then completed a research PhD at King’s College London, focusing on the relationship between autism and anorexia nervosa. Heather achieved the Elsevier Outstanding PhD Thesis Prize for exceptional doctoral work in recognition for her studies. Wanting to shift her focus more to clinical work, Heather then completed her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Royal Holloway University of London, from which she gained HCPC registration as a Clinical Psychologist.

As a therapist, building rapport and creating a safe, judgement-free, and empathic space is at the core of what Heather does. Heather very much believes that being “in therapy” is an active, rather than a passive process and works collaboratively with her clients to ensure they are getting as much out of the therapeutic relationship and process as they can. This includes developing a shared understanding of a client’s difficulties through a comprehensive assessment process and working together to implement evidence-based interventions to address factors that may have led to and are maintaining these difficulties.

Heather specialises in the treatment of adults with eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and other atypical presentations. Alongside her work with The Fitzrovia Psychology Clinic, Heather holds a senior leadership position in an adult eating disorder service within the NHS. Heather is passionate about drawing on evidenced approaches within her practice, in line with current NICE guidelines. Heather draws upon several therapeutic approaches within her work, including Schema Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and “third-wave” approaches, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Compassion-Focused Therapy.

Outside of eating disorders, Heather has an interest in trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and is skilled at treating trauma in the context of eating disorders and other presenting problems. Heather has extensive experience of treating a range of mental health problems including:

• depression
• anxiety disorders (including generalised anxiety, health anxiety, social anxiety, panic, and phobias)
• obsessive-compulsive disorder
• eating disorders (including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder)
• post-traumatic stress disorder and complex post-traumatic stress disorder
• low self-esteem
• personality disorders

Heather has extensive experience of working with autistic people and is experienced in delivering CBT to address symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Heather can tailor treatment accordingly for neurodivergent individuals.

Outside of her clinical work, Heather maintains her interest in academia and research and continues to conduct empirical research and to publish high-quality papers, working with some of the most prestigious researchers within the eating disorder field.

“Heather, thank you, most of all, for all your guidance and help: you have immensely improved my sense of myself, and how I approach adversity, and have illuminated much I didn’t know needed illuminating. So, thank you so much for being a fantastic therapist – I couldn’t have asked for more! (. . .) I’m just very glad that I reached out to Fitzrovia and was connected with you in the end!” Former Client

Dr Mirko Esposito is an HCPC accredited Clinical Psychologist and Cognitive Behavioural Therapist. He is a Principal Clinical Psychologist within the NHS and has worked in a range of mental health settings in the UK for over ten years.

Mirko completed his undergraduate degree in Psychology and a master’s in the Psychology of Cognitive Processes (MRes) in Italy, before undertaking his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy) at University College London. 

Mirko aims to translate evidence-based interventions into the therapeutic space. Instrumental to this practice is an accurate assessment and formulation process, which he tailors to the individual needs of his clients. He values co-creating therapy as a safe, insightful, and transformative experience. 

Mirko is trained in a range of therapies including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Schema Therapy, Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT), Systemic Therapies, Motivational Interviewing, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT). He is fluent in English and Italian and delivers treatment in both languages. 

To date, Mirko has accrued extensive experience in working with adults with eating disorders, as well as supporting clients with body image, perfectionism, self-esteem, and relational difficulties. He has worked with individuals across the lifespan and is highly experienced in treating a wide variety of disorders including: 

• General Anxiety Disorders 
• Depression  
• Eating Disorders 
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder 
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 
• Personality Disorders 
• Acute work stress, burnout and moral injury

Alongside his clinical work, Mirko is passionate about academia and clinical research. In his role as a Senior Lecturer and Clinical Tutor on the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at University College of London, he continues to be actively involved in the teaching, training, and supervision of aspiring Clinical Psychologists.

“Working with Mirko has been incredibly helpful. His therapeutic approach is patient, empathetic, and grounded in kindness. What stood out most to me was the structure he brings to each session, creating a sense of continuity that allowed me to build on insights and deepen my self-understanding over time. He strikes a thoughtful balance between being gently direct and offering meaningful reflections, often helping me see things from perspectives I hadn’t considered before. His questions are thought-provoking and consistently led to valuable personal insights.” Former Client

Dr Cara Eilender is a Clinical Psychologist who has worked in mental health for 10 years. Cara is a registered practitioner with the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) and has a plethora of experience within a variety of different mental health services.  

Cara completed her undergraduate degree and her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at University College London (UCL), during which she specialised in Avoidant and Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID).  Over this time, Cara has acquired substantial experience of providing highly specialised and evidence-based therapies, individually tailored to clients with a variety of needs.   

Cara holds expertise in Eating Disorders, having worked within national teams. She has worked in the Feeding and Eating Disorder Service at Great Ormond Street Hospital, and the National Eating Disorder Service at the Maudsley Hospital. She has experience of working both with children/adolescence and adults and provides treatment for Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder and ARFID. Cara has also been part of the validation study of the Pica, ARFID and Rumination Disorder Interview. A tool that is now largely used within NHS services to provide accurate ARFID diagnosis. She has also co-authored several publications in peer-reviewed journals. 

In the last years, Cara has specialised in working with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), particularly with refugees and asylum seekers. In her trauma focused work she uses a variety of different evidence-based interventions, for which she has been extensively trained. Cara delivers trauma focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (Tf-CBT), Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) and believes in the importance of treatments that are supported by national guidelines and are informed by the latest research.  

Cara believes in compassion being at the heart of any therapeutic intervention she delivers. She is passionate about giving her clients a voice and empowering them to find their own resilience when endeavouring to improve their mental health. With that in mind, Cara strives to find each person’s unique skillset and strengths. Fundamental to Cara’s approach is the collaboration with her clients. She believes in the important of designing and co-creating a therapeutic space in which the client can feel heard and seen. Cara places great emphasis of developing a safe, trustworthy and authentic therapeutic relationship, in which all emotions are welcome and met without judgement.

Eda Erturk is a Highly Specialist Dietitian dedicated to fostering a positive and sustainable relationship between individuals and food. She has extensive experience working across NHS services and the private sector in the UK, supporting adults, children, and young people using compassionate, evidence-based approaches.

Eda is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the Association for Nutrition (ANutr), and is an active member of the British Dietetic Association (BDA). She holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Dietetics and is currently undertaking a second MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice in Paediatric Dietetics at the University of Plymouth.

Within the NHS, Eda currently works in a senior clinical role and has contributed to the development of clinical guidance for dietitians supporting young people within the Family Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa (FT-AN) treatment model. She is trained in a range of therapeutic approaches, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Eating Disorders (CBT-E), ARFID treatment, and family-based treatments (FT-AN), enabling her to tailor care to complex eating and feeding difficulties.

Eda specialises in supporting individuals with eating disorders, autism-related feeding challenges, weight management difficulties, and gastrointestinal conditions such as IBS. She has a particular professional interest in the gut–brain axis and the relationship between nutrition and mental health, integrating this understanding into her clinical work where appropriate. Her experience includes refeeding risk assessment and management, nutrition education, parental support, and the development of evidence-informed clinical guidelines.

Eda is passionate about empowering individuals and families through personalised, collaborative care plans that support long-term recovery and well-being. Her work integrates evidence-based nutrition therapy with motivational interviewing and psychoeducation, delivered in a non-judgemental and empathetic manner. She is committed to helping clients rebuild a healthy relationship with food and supporting them throughout their recovery journey.

Dr Gurbaani Bhalla is a Counselling Psychologist who has been practicing in mental health services for over five years. She is a registered practitioner with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and has developed a broad range of clinical experience across NHS settings. Gurbaani is known for her warm, reflective, and compassionate approach, and for her commitment to providing thoughtful, person-centred care.

Gurbaani completed her Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology at the University of East London, alongside a Master’s degree in Affective Disorders from King’s College London. Her academic and clinical training has shaped her integrative way of working, allowing her to draw on a range of evidence-based approaches tailored to the individual needs of each person she works with.

She has a specialist interest and extensive experience in working with eating disorders, having worked across several NHS eating disorder services. Gurbaani supports individuals experiencing a range of difficulties including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder. She is skilled in delivering therapies such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT), and MANTRA, integrating these approaches in a way that remains flexible and responsive to each person’s unique experiences.

At the heart of Gurbaani’s work is a deep curiosity about the meaning behind eating difficulties. She offers a space where individuals can explore their relationship with food and themselves, helping them to make sense of their experiences with care and without judgement. She works relationally, placing strong emphasis on building a safe, trusting therapeutic relationship where clients feel heard, understood, and supported.

Gurbaani is passionate about creating a therapeutic environment that is collaborative and empowering. She values reflection, authenticity, and compassion, and believes that meaningful change can emerge when people are given the space to reconnect with themselves and their inner strengths.

Dr. Elliott Gibbs is a Counselling Psychologist with extensive experience supporting adults experiencing eating disorders and a broad range of other common mental health difficulties, including anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and emotional distress. Alongside his specialist work within eating disorders services, Elliott is passionate about helping individuals better understand themselves, navigate life’s challenges, and move towards meaningful and lasting change.
Currently working within the Adult Outpatient Eating Disorders Service at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust, Elliott provides evidence-based psychological therapies including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Eating Disorders (CBT-E), CBT interventions, and Guided Self-Help. He also provides clinical supervision and oversees a specialist treatment pathway within the service, working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams to ensure compassionate and holistic care.

Prior to qualifying as a Counselling Psychologist, Elliott spent several years working within the corporate and private healthcare sector, managing busy therapy clinics and leading large administrative teams. This experience gave him valuable insight into the pressures many people face in professional environments, including stress, burnout, perfectionism, workplace anxiety, and difficulties balancing personal wellbeing with professional demands. His understanding of both corporate culture and psychological wellbeing allows him to connect with clients from a wide range of backgrounds in a grounded, relatable, and approachable way.

Elliott’s therapeutic style combines evidence-based practice with warmth, empathy, and genuine curiosity about each person’s individual story. He values creating a safe, collaborative, and non-judgemental therapeutic space where clients feel heard, understood, and supported in working towards their goals.

Alongside his NHS work, Elliott has experience across private practice, community mental health services, and voluntary organisations, supporting individuals with complex emotional and psychological difficulties. His broad clinical background informs an integrative and person-centred approach to therapy, with a strong emphasis on compassion, authenticity, and meaningful human connection.

Dr Rossana Basile is a Chartered Counselling Psychologist with experience working with adults, young people, and their families across specialist NHS complex mental health services. She has worked with people across the lifespan and with a broad range of presenting difficulties.

Rossana’s approach to therapy is collaborative, compassionate, and curious. She believes strongly in the value of a co-created therapeutic relationship, where feelings, meaning and understanding can emerge safely over time. She views therapy as providing a secure and containing space from which clients can explore their inner world, develop insight, process difficult emotional experiences, and create lasting psychological change.

Rossana works integratively, drawing on psychodynamic, psychoanalytic, trauma-informed, systemic, cognitive behavioural, and relational approaches to therapy. She is particularly interested in how early experiences shape emotional life, relationships, identity, and relational patterns. Her work supports clients in developing a deeper understanding of themselves, their relationships, and their emotional experience.

Rossana also considers the close relationship between mind and body in her clinical work. Her approach is informed by a trauma-informed perspective, recognising the importance of bodily sensations, emotional responses, and nervous system processes in understanding trauma, attachment, stress, and emotional regulation.

Rossana has developed specialist expertise working with people who have experienced trauma, often early in life, and who may struggle with emotional regulation, relationships, or their sense of self. She has extensive experience supporting adults with histories of non-recent childhood sexual abuse, as well as children, adolescents, and families experiencing eating difficulties and ARFID within specialist NHS services.

Rossana holds a degree in Psychology, a Master’s degree in Criminology, and completed her Doctorate in Counselling Psychology at the University of East London. She is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

She has undertaken further specialist training in Brainspotting, Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET), Family Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa (FT-AN), and specialist approaches to working with ARFID, and remains committed to ongoing professional development and evidence-based practice. Rossana is experienced in supporting a variety of emotional and psychological difficulties, including:

• Trauma and complex trauma
• Non-recent childhood sexual abuse
• Eating disorders and ARFID
• Anxiety, panic, stress, and health anxiety
• Depression and low mood
• Relationship and attachment difficulties
• Emotional dysregulation
• Low self-esteem, shame, guilt, and self-criticism
• Childhood adversities, including bullying, abuse, neglect, and family difficulties
• Identity difficulties and feelings of “otherness”
• Experiences of racism, sexism, prejudice, class, and cultural identity difficulties

Alongside her clinical work, Rossana also offers supervision, training, and consultation for individuals and organisations.

Anna O’Neill is a HCPC-registered Specialist Dietitian with over 15 years’ clinical experience across NHS and private healthcare settings. She has worked with children, adolescents and adults across a broad range of physical and mental health conditions, with particular expertise in eating disorders.

Throughout her career, Anna has worked across inpatient, outpatient and community services, supporting individuals with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, ARFID, OSFED and disordered eating. She has extensive experience in nutritional rehabilitation, meal support, behaviour change, oral nutritional support, enteral nutrition and risk management, working closely with psychiatrists, psychologists, GPs, paediatricians and wider multidisciplinary teams to provide compassionate, evidence-based care.

Alongside her specialist eating disorder practice, Anna has worked across a wide range of clinical specialties including gastroenterology, diabetes, weight management, oncology, cardiovascular disease, renal nutrition, respiratory medicine, stroke, trauma and orthopaedics, antenatal nutrition and general medical dietetics. This breadth of experience enables her to understand the complex relationship between physical health, nutrition and psychological wellbeing, allowing her to deliver truly holistic, person-centred care.

Anna has also worked within digital health services and private practice, co-developing and delivering enhanced multidisciplinary treatment programmes for individuals requiring more intensive outpatient support. She has a particular interest in helping people navigate the complex relationship between food, thoughts, emotions and physical health, recognising that recovery is about far more than restoring nutrition alone.

Her approach is warm, collaborative and non-judgemental. She believes that lasting recovery begins with feeling genuinely understood, and she works alongside each individual to make sense of the factors maintaining their difficulties while building confidence, autonomy and hope for the future. Anna is passionate about helping people reconnect with the parts of themselves that have become overshadowed by illness, enabling them to build a meaningful life beyond their diagnosis rather than one defined by it.

Whether working with an individual, family or the wider multidisciplinary team, Anna’s aim is always the same: to provide compassionate, evidence-based care that empowers people not only to recover, but to thrive long after treatment has ended.

Mai Shiers is a highly skilled Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and Registered Mental Health Nurse who has spent the past 17 years working in specialist eating disorder services in both NHS and private settings.

Mai completed her first undergraduate degree in Psychology at the University of Sussex before going on to study for a further undergraduate Degree in Mental Health Nursing, where she gained a Starred First Class Degree with Hons. Following a number of years working as a Senior Mental Health Nurse in an all- ages NHS Community Eating Disorders Service, Mai then undertook a Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy at the University of Hertfordshire, for which she gained a Distinction. In 2022, Mai completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Eating Disorders at University College London (UCL). Most recently, Mai completed training with the Maudsley to become an Accredited MANTRA practitioner.

Mai specialises in the treatment of older adolescents and adults with eating disorders, including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, OSFED, and other Atypical presentations. Alongside her work with The Fitzrovia Psychology Clinic, Mai holds a senior leadership position in an adult eating disorder service within the NHS and is also employed by the University of Hertfordshire as a visiting lecturer and group supervisor on their Postgraduate Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Programmes.

Mai is passionate about drawing upon evidence-based approaches within her practice and has undertaken extensive training in psychological therapies for eating disorders including CBT for Eating Disorders (CBT-E, CBT-T, CBT-AN-20), Maudsley Model of Anorexia Nervosa Treatment for Adults (MANTRA), Specialist Supportive Clinical Management (SSCM), Family Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa (FT-AN), Compassion Focused Therapy for Eating Disorders (CFT-E), and SPEAKS Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa (rooted in Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) and Schema Therapy).

Mai has an interest in ‘third-wave’ CBT approaches including Mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) and is able to draw upon these approaches within her therapeutic work.

At the heart of Mai’s work is the belief that change is possible. Mai seeks to create a safe and non-judgemental space where clients can explore their difficulties, and develop a shared understanding of some of the factors that might be maintaining these difficulties.

Eating disorder therapy with Mai is tailored to the individual’s needs and preferences. Therapy focuses on understanding the role that food, eating, and related behaviours have in helping a person to manage aspects of their life, their emotional experiences, and relationship with their body. Mai works collaboratively with clients to help them understand and relate to themselves, their experiences and their body, in more helpful ways long term, and with kindness and compassion.

Outside of her clinical work, Mai is a BABCP Accredited CBT Supervisor and provides CBT supervision to qualified clinicians and trainee CBT Therapists.