• Working in ways that are transparent and genuine to reduce power differentials in the therapeutic relationship;
• Recognising the person we are working with as a whole person with skills, strengths and solutions to their own issues;
• Providing information so that people can make informed decisions about the support they are looking for;
• Recognising the personal is political – that we live in a patriarchal society where structures and institutions privilege men over women and there is significant inequality at multiple levels. 

Trauma Informed Practice acknowledges that many people have experienced trauma in their life; and that these experiences impact the emotional, psychological, and social wellbeing of individuals and their communities. Practitioners maintain a recovery focus and work within a strengths-based framework, while ensuring that clients feel safe to be able to move towards a sense of resilience and empowerment.

Practitioners work in collaboration with clients and recognise symptoms (such as eating disorder behaviours) as adaptive rather than pathological.

• Similar to feminist practice, we work from a base of empathy, genuine support and acceptance of the person we are working with;
• The person is seen holistically and is at the centre of the therapeutic relationship;
• We are working together to understand what each individual person wants and needs to live their own life. 

• Explore connection between our thoughts, behaviours and emotions and the role they may place in the experience of eating disorders. 

• To enhance cognitive flexibility, acceptance and commitment to recovery-oriented change.

• Develop specific skills for managing distress, uncomfortable feelings and interpersonal communication. 

• Explore an individual’s dominant story and provide space for re-authoring.

• Nurture connection between the mind and the body.

• Explore alternative ways of expressing and communicating.