Get help
ONE-TO-ONE Sessions
I see you, you are full of questions (why you, why now?), you are scared you are never going to get better, you feel a bit ashamed (I shouldn’t need help to eat pasta, it’s ridiculous).
Or are you a parent feeling lost, unsure of where to start (you have never been scared of a potato!)? You are confused about what you need to feed your child and you are exhausted of all the battles over food and exercise.
Questions you might ask yourself:
What if you understood anorexia?
How can you get help?
What if you could go back to eating as a family without all the tension?
And what if you could have your child back?
What if you could just walk into a café and order what you fancy like everyone else?
What if you could eat a bit of everything and be healthy?
What if food was only one part of your life and not the only thing you think about?
ABOUT ME
Hello, I’m Anne Richardson
I’m a registered nutritional therapist exclusively working in the eating disorder field. I have ten years of clinical experience and also a first hand experience of anorexia in my teens #anorexiasurvivor
My one-to-one sessions are for people who are ready to get help and commit to recovery. I normally aim to work with people for six months, so this is what my package is based on. It’s not a sales trick to lock you in and take your money, it’s to allow a reasonable amount of time for the work to be done. It is also because I want to be transparent with you: I can’t produce miracles. I won’t be able to give you the results you are after in six weeks.
Results are never guaranteed, it really depends on how much you are going to put into this but, realistically, even if you are committed to recovery, it’s not really possible to achieve long lasting results in two months.
My eight pillar process to recovering for good:
ONE: Weight restoration (if needed).
TWO: What is healthy eating vs. what you think it is.
THREE: Nutrition myths that you hold as truth but which are keeping you stuck.
FOUR: Fear food exposure: no one has ever recovered on carrot sticks and broccoli.
FIVE: Body image: dialling down negative self-talk.
SIX: Exercise: to de-stress not to distress.
SEVEN: Finding your voice.
EIGHT: Rebuilding your identity: who are you without the eating disorder?
What i Offer
Six monthly payments of £440
Some people will require more time, it is often the way and it doesn’t mean they are not progressing well. This usually depends on their physical state at the start of recovery: someone who is underweight and has been suffering with anorexia for years will take longer to recover than someone whose weight is “within the norm” and who has started worrying about their appearance three months ago. If you need more time, we can extend our work and agree on another plan together.
If you get better before six months, great, we can adjust the plan accordingly.
If you are better but not quite ready to do it all on your own, have a look at my three-month package.
What this package includes:
- Regular food monitoring in between sessions
- Moral support in between sessions
- Personalised advice
- Liaising with care providers when required
- Notes sent after each session
- Preparation time before each session
Three monthly payments of £210
If after six months you are better but not totally ready to fly on your own, we can decide on a three-month package when we speak every two weeks. Note this package can only be undertaken after a six-month package.
What this package includes:
- Regular food monitoring in between sessions
- Moral support in between sessions
- Personalised advice
- Liaising with care providers when required
- Notes sent after each session
- Preparation time before each session
£75 per session
This is for:
- The parents of my current teen/young clients. This is an hour for us to discuss the questions you have about your child’s recovery. It’s if you need some more guidance on top of the one-to-one sessions I have with your child/teen. We will talk about what you are finding problematic and we will come up with a plan.
- Parents, or carers, on how best to support someone with an eating disorder. We will discuss two key points of your choice to help you guide your loved one.
- People who want to discuss one aspect of their recovery. People who want to get help but who are not sure they are ready to commit to six months. We will come up with a list of short action points so you can make a start in your recovery journey.
Appointments are conducted online through Practice Better, a GDPR compliant client management portal, which is safe and encrypted to protect your data.
I find that to optimise recovery the best approach is for people to be part of a multidisciplinary team, so that they receive not just nutritional advice but also psychological support and medical supervision. Nutritional therapy on its own isn’t enough to recover.
Please note that I may have to decline people who are severely underweight for safety reasons.
