body belonging clinic
Gender-affirming support in Nedlands and online, for when identity, body, eating, neurodivergence and belonging are part of the same conversation.
Now welcoming new clients
You lead. We won’t gatekeep, question who you are, or ask you to prove your gender. You’re believed, from the very first conversation.
I’m a queer woman, and I’ve spent years working in LGBTQIA+ and gender-affirming services and advocacy. So you’re not translating yourself, or teaching the basics, before the real work can start. Your sexuality, your gender, the words you use for yourself, the shape of your relationships and family are the starting point, not something to justify.
Being LGBTQIA+ isn’t a side note to your mental health here. It’s woven through how eating, body image, identity, neurodivergence, safety and belonging are held, in one room, without the hand-offs. And affirming care isn’t only about what’s hard: joy, euphoria and the relief of being met as yourself belong here too.
Queer-led and neurodivergent-led affirming care for lesbian, gay, bi and queer people, trans, gender diverse and non-binary folks, and Sistergirls and Brotherboys. Everyone named on purpose — being seen starts with being named.
Any of these? You’re in the right room, exactly as you are.
You don’t have to bring all of it, or any of it, before you’re ready.
For many trans, gender diverse and non-binary people, food, movement or restriction can become ways to change how the body is read, to ease dysphoria, or to feel safer. Eating and body-image distress can be more common in queer and trans communities — and it’s rarely met with care that gets the gender part. Here it’s held by an ANZAED Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinician, with no assumptions about what your body should mean to you.
Affirming space for coming out, gender affirmation, family and community relationships, minority stress, and the weight of being “the only one in the room” — at your pace.
Being LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent is its own experience. We hold both together: masking, sensory needs, interoception and the way they meet identity and eating.
Support for navigating fertility, IVF, pregnancy, postnatal adjustment, body changes and healthcare that wasn’t built with you in mind — for carrying and non-carrying parents alike.
Warm, unhurried and led by you: we start with the whole picture, treat your identity, body and relationships as given, and move at a pace you set — with nothing to prove first. The first step is the same gentle one for everyone. See how it works →
Our gentle, no-shame starter guide, plus soft notes on body, identity and belonging. Free when you join, and you can leave any time.
Standard 50-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.
No. You can book privately without one. Medicare rebates may be available for eligible clients with a valid GP Mental Health Treatment Plan or referral; out-of-pocket costs may apply.
No. This is affirming support for identity, relationships, safety, shame and belonging, with eating, body and neurodivergence held where they’re part of your story.
Yes. LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent-affirming care is the starting point here, not an add-on. It’s queer-led, by a clinician who’s part of this community.
No. Questioning, newly out, out for years, or just wanting support — you’re welcome exactly where you are. You set the direction; we don’t assume one for you.
Both, in person in Nedlands, and by telehealth across Australia where clinically appropriate.
Affirming therapy in Nedlands and online. If eating or body image is part of what’s going on, you might also read about ADHD & disordered eating or eating disorder & body image therapy.
Eating & body image → ADHD & eating → See all pathways → Just diagnosed? →
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: Lifeline 13 11 14, 13YARN 13 92 76, QLife 1800 184 527 (LGBTQIA+ peer support), Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800, or the Butterfly Foundation 1800 33 4673.