Recovery, formulation & care
Therapy may include assessment, formulation, recovery planning and work with food fear, eating rules, avoidance, body checking, distress, shame and the systems around recovery.
Eating disorder & body image therapy in Perth: where to start.
A practical starting point if eating, body image, identity, culture, connection and recovery feel tangled.
Now welcoming new clients
Medicare Better Access & eating disorder plans
20-min option, bulk-billed with a Medicare plan
ANZAED-credentialed ED clinician
Neurodivergent-led
Nedlands + telehealth Australia-wide
You don’t have to be “sick enough” to deserve care.
Support doesn’t need to start with certainty.
Recovery here isn’t about willpower, a “before photo”, or making yourself smaller — and it isn’t one-size-fits-all.
You might be looking for eating disorder therapy in Perth, body image support in Nedlands, or online therapy because something about eating, food fear, body checking, shame or recovery has become hard to carry alone.
You may also be trying to find support that makes room for gender, sexuality, culture, neurodivergence, family, kin, safety and social and emotional wellbeing. Body Belonging Clinic was created for people whose story doesn’t fit neatly in one box.
Many people who reach us are navigating ADHD or autism and eating at the same time, where food, focus, interoception, sensory needs and appetite are tangled together. If that’s you, start with ADHD & disordered eating or autism, ARFID & eating.
Care before any threshold
You don’t need a formal diagnosis or a label to deserve support. Disordered eating, food rules and body distress all count — long before they reach a clinical line.
You might recognise some of this.
- Food has rules, “good” days, “bad” days, fear foods, or a running tally in your head.
- You check, avoid mirrors, or feel like your body is the problem to fix.
- Eating can feel secret, shameful, or hard to control.
- You’re “functioning”, so no one realises how much room food and body take up.
- You’re not sure it’s “bad enough” to count, and that doubt keeps you stuck.
Any of these? You’re in the right room. You don’t need to be sure, or “sick enough”, to begin.
Eating and body work can hold more than food.
Beyond appearance
Body image work may involve noticing what keeps distress going, building practical skills, working with shame, and making room for identity, safety, culture, connection and belonging.
The whole person
Support can be identity-affirming, neurodivergent-affirming, LGBTQIA+ affirming and culturally grounded, with attention to the parts of life that shape how people feel, cope and recover.
A connected team
Where helpful and consented to, therapy can include family, kin, carers, GPs, dietitians and other referrers so the work around the person is clearer and more connected.
You don’t have to have the right words.
If your child or teen is struggling with eating, food or their body, you’re likely frightened, and maybe quietly blaming yourself. You didn’t cause this, and you don’t have to fix it alone or say the perfect thing. You are the most important support your young person has, and here you’re part of the team, not left on the outside of it.
We work with children, adolescents and their families where ADHD, autism and eating overlap — sensory needs and safe foods, ARFID, and the appetite changes that come with a young, neurodivergent body — alongside your GP, a dietitian and any medical team where that’s needed. We’ll help you make sense of what’s happening and find a gentle next step together. You deserve support too: Eating Disorders Families Australia and the Butterfly Foundation offer free family and carer resources.
Common ways to begin.
There’s no single correct pathway into support. The best first step depends on age, risk, referral needs, Medicare eligibility, current supports and what feels sustainable right now.
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Book or ask about fit
If you’re ready to begin, book online. If you’re unsure, email the clinic with a brief note about what you’re looking for.
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Talk with your GP
A GP can help assess health needs and discuss referral pathways such as a Mental Health Treatment Plan or Eating Disorder Treatment and Management Plan.
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Bring current supports together
Support may involve a GP, dietitian, family, kin, school, workplace or other practitioners — always with your consent, and only where it helps.
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Start with the whole picture
Early sessions focus on understanding what’s happening around eating, body, identity, safety, culture, connection and wellbeing.
Take a little of this with you.
Our gentle, no-shame starter guide to eating and the brain, what the overlap can look like, and a few kind places to begin. Free when you join, and you can leave any time.
Fees & Medicare.
Standard 55-minute session $200. Medicare rebates may be available for eligible clients with the right GP plan. You can start privately with no referral, or we’ll help you sort a plan for rebates.
Learn more before you start.
For general information about eating disorders, signs and support options, you may find the National Eating Disorders Collaboration and Healthdirect useful. These links are general information, not a substitute for personalised clinical advice.
Questions, answered.
Do I need a diagnosis or referral?
No. You can book privately without one. To access Medicare rebates you’ll need a GP Mental Health Treatment Plan, an Eating Disorder Treatment and Management Plan, or a psychiatrist or paediatrician referral.
What if I’m not sure it’s “an eating disorder”?
You don’t need to be sure to begin. We work with disordered eating, food fear and body distress wherever it sits. You don’t have to have it all worked out first.
Do you work with ADHD and eating together?
Yes. That overlap is a core focus here. If it’s part of your story, start with ADHD & disordered eating.
In person or online?
Telehealth across Australia, with in-person sessions in Nedlands, Perth from November 2026.
Accredited, credentialed & in good company
Start where you are.
we kept one for you.Eating disorder and body image therapy in Nedlands and online, with identity-affirming mental health support woven through the work.
Other rooms you might need.
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This is not a crisis service.
Body Belonging Clinic is not an emergency or crisis service. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 000. For 24/7 support: the Butterfly Foundation 1800 33 4673 (eating disorders), Lifeline 13 11 14, 13YARN 13 92 76, Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800, or QLife 1800 184 527.