About EDQ
Through individual and group therapy, peer mentoring and community building, we aim to alleviate the impact of eating disorders for everyone concerned.
What is an eating disorder?
For many people, eating disorders are not about food or their body image, but instead develop as a way of coping with other influences in their life.
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Family members and carers play a key role in supporting a loved one’s recovery journey.
A ‘carer’ is anyone supporting an individual with an eating disorder.
Family Coaching Sessions provide an opportunity for a carer and their loved one to collaboratively discuss practical strategies and action plans to enhance the individual’s recovery.
This online training is about helping you gain knowledge and skills and improving your confidence around meal support.
Four Corners aired an episode entitled “Fading Away: Australia’s secret battle with eating disorders” on
The groups are held in a safe and supportive environment. These groups are open to people of all genders from age 16 years. The 10-week group aims to create a safe and supportive environment. This allows people to explore some of the underlying reasons why we might be struggling with eating disorders. We look at […]
A non-therapeutic meal support program that focuses on practising social eating skills. Participants attend in four-week blocks.
Carer Education series for EDFA members: (details at https://edfa.org.au/get-involved/events/education-and-information-webinars/ ) Highlighting Programs for Eating Disorders in Australia using the TBT-S Model Jasmin Watson, Occupational Therapist- What are the outcomes of the TBT-S RISE Program for individuals with eating disorders and the ‘Evolve’ Program for carers?
The EDQ Peer Group support individuals with eating disorders. The sense of community created in these groups and the story sharing by participants offers support and those suffering can often find the groups help to counter the sense of shame, guilt and isolation they feel. RSVP is required.
Join our Carer Coaches this week for Carer Connect - supporting you to support your loved one. Carer Connect is a monthly group that offers support and encouragement a safe space to share your experience skills building and self-care monthly topics and information This month's topic will be 'Understanding the 10 Phases of Eating Disorder […]
The EDQ Peer Group support individuals with eating disorders. The sense of community created in these groups and the story sharing by participants offers support and those suffering can often find the groups help to counter the sense of shame, guilt and isolation they feel. RSVP is required.
Carer Education series for EDFA members: (details at https://edfa.org.au/get-involved/events/education-and-information-webinars/ ) Art Therapy – A Psychotherapy for Eating Disorders Bindi Blacher, Expressive Art Therapist
Join Kayla (Eating Disorder Practitioner) and Amira (Peer Support Worker) for our Recovery Warriors group session on the 24th of August. This month's topic is 'Wise Mind and the Skill of Opposite Action' and will be held online. Recovery Warriors is a monthly psychoeducation group focused on various topics. RSVP to admin@edq.org.au if you would […]
The EDQ Peer Group support individuals with eating disorders. The sense of community created in these groups and the story sharing by participants offers support and those suffering can often find the groups help to counter the sense of shame, guilt and isolation they feel. RSVP is required.
The EDQ 10-week Groups support individuals with eating disorders. The sense of community created in these groups and the story sharing by participants offers support and those suffering can often find the groups help to counter the sense of shame, guilt and isolation they feel. RSVP is required.
Estimated completion time is 10-15 minutes.
This form is for individuals seeking treatment for themselves.
If you are a carer/key support person, or looking for treatment for another person, please email admin@edq.org.au instead.
Hello, this will be your first step of engaging with Eating Disorders Qld. We acknowledge that it can be difficult to discuss your experiences with eating disorder/s and body image issues, particularly at first.
To make it a bit easier, we have developed this form that you can complete and send back to us before we call you.
You will receive a call to discuss the information provided, or we are happy to complete the form with you. During this call we can discuss any questions or touch on issues pertaining to the questions on the form.
After the phone assessment has been completed and we both feel that EDQ is a good fit one of our practitioners will arrange a more comprehensive ‘intake’ session.
During an intake session, you and the practitioner will review your needs, recovery goals and expectations of therapy/holistic recovery needs. This session takes around 90 minutes.
We will also go through Confidentiality and our shared Rights & Responsibilities. Looking forward to meeting you!
Due to the high demand for EDQ’s funded services, and allowing for fair equitable distribution of therapeutic resources to the community:
• EDQ requires 48 working hours’ notice of cancellation for all appointments
• In the event of 3 late cancellations or no-shows, your practitioner will discuss other support options with you before booking another appointment
EDQ acknowledges recovery and the therapeutic process is not linear. Please discuss any changing needs or barriers with your practitioner so EDQ can best support you and the greater community.
To access services with EDQ, we require that you engage regularly with a GP to monitor your medical stability. As part of this process, a GP will need to sign EDQ’s client medical clearance form. Medical monitoring is required for all clients, no matter what kind of eating disorder behaviour is present. Eating disorders have significant impacts on physical health.
If you do not currently have a suitable GP, please let us know and we can assist you to find one.