If you are in immediate danger or thinking about harming yourself, get help now. Visit a nearby emergency service, hospital, or mental health clinic. If you are in crisis, these helplines can help:
Crisis numbers in Australia
- Lifeline 13 11 14: Tel: 13 11 14 | Text: 0477 13 11 14. 24 hours.
- Suicide Call Back Service: Tel: 1300 659 467. 24 hours. For ages 15 and over.
- Beyond Blue support service: Tel: 1300 22 4636. 24 hours.
- 13YARN: Tel: 13 92 76. 24 hours.
- SuicideLine Victoria: Tel: 1300 651 251. 24 hours. For ages 15 and over.
- Butterfly National Helpline, for eating disorders and body image: Tel: 1800 33 4673. Every day, 8am to midnight (Sydney time), except national public holidays. Not a crisis line.
- All crisis lines in Australia
This page lists Eating Disorders Psychologists in Melbourne. 3 in all.
What eating disorder treatment involves
Eating disorders affect eating, weight and how a person sees their body 1. They carry physical risk as well as psychological.
Effective treatments exist, including family-based treatment and cognitive-based therapy. Interpersonal psychotherapy is an option in bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder 2.
Families are usually involved rather than kept out. Care is often shared with a doctor. Ask a practitioner which of these approaches they offer.
What a psychologist does, and where assessment fits in
Everyone on this page is listed under the professional title psychologist. Psychologists apply the study of the mind and behaviour to assist people through difficulty. Clinical psychologists work with people of all ages, with families, carers, teams and communities.
Assessment belongs to a psychologist's training, and sits alongside therapy. Clinical, counselling and educational psychology are different training routes. Each route emphasises different work.
Which titles are registered varies by country. Where the title is registered, the register says what it covers. Ask a psychologist which route they trained through, and what they work with most.
What this page filters on
These are the only filters: the specialism recorded as Eating Disorders and the professional title psychologist.
The Melbourne page answers more questions about therapy there.
Fees, insurance and lower-cost options
What does therapy cost in Melbourne?
Our Melbourne fee guide puts a session with a psychologist at $220 to $290. Those are advertised prices.
Do affordable options exist in Melbourne?
Cairnmillar Institute Community Clinic. Phone 1800 391 393. Community Clinic sessions are free. The clinic is open to the public and you do not need a referral. Its locations include Melbourne CBD and Hawthorn.
Who registers therapists in Australia?
Titles you will see include Psychologist (Psych), Provisional Psychologist (Prov. Psych) and Clinical Psychologist.
Search the register by name at Psychology Board of Australia (via AHPRA). Check that the name and title match and that the entry is current. If they do not, ask the practitioner why.
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References
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