Kia ora, nau mai haere mai
Full and lasting recovery is possible for everyone with an eating disorder
Tahi ka ora tatou (Together we strive)
Our treatment team delivers the highest standard of evidence-based care with the aim to achieve full and sustained clinical recovery. We work together with each patient and family to personalise a treatment plan for their unique needs. No two eating disorders are exactly alike, so there is no “one size fits all” treatment for eating disorders.
- Over 10 years operating
- Collaborative and Personalised care
- Highly Experienced Clinicians
- Specialist Evidence Based Treatment
- In-person or online treatment for anyone across New Zealand
Our Team
Kellie Lavender
Co-Director NZEDC
Registered Psychotherapist
Senior Eating Disorder Specialist, Supervisor and Trainer
Dr Roger Mysliwiec
Co-Director NZEDC
Psychosomatic medicine
Eating Disorder Expert
Stephanie Burd
Registered Social Worker
Certified Family Based Treatment Therapist
Julia McIntosh
Registered Clinical Psychologist
Certified Family Based Treatment Therapist
What Makes NZEDC Different
Decades of Clinical Experience
– Clinical Directors, Dr Roger Mysliwiec and Kellie Lavender have over 60 years combined of clinical experience in the field
– Links and regular contact with world-wide leaders in the field including Prof Jim Lock
– NZEDC clinicians have experience with working in eating disorders and mental health across public and private domains.
Integrated Team Approach
– We recognise the importance of having a comprehensive treatment team around you and having the ease of your treating team working closely together under one roof.
– As well as specialist therapeutic treatment we offer specialist medical/psychiatric and nutritional consultations as part of treatment.
Individualised Treatment Plans
– All clinicians at NZEDC are highly trained in evidence-based eating disorder treatments and have a good understanding of the complexities of eating disorder presentations and possible co-existing conditions.
– Each treatment plan is made in collaboration with you/your family. We take into account the person’s needs and circumstances, including for those with neurodiversity and gender diversity, and adjust treatment as needed to best support them through every stage of recovery.
Support Groups/Coaches and Body Image Group
– We integrate clients’ support networks into treatment, helping them build a recovery-supporting environment at home.
– NZEDC has a regular parent support group for parents.
– We believe in including lived experience and can connect you with recovery coaches if required.
– Evidence based body image treatment groups run regularly.
What We Treat
Anorexia Nervosa is an illness characterised by extreme weight loss caused by behaviours of food restriction and/or excessive exercise.
Bulimia Nervosa is a serious and dangerous eating disorder characterised by eating large amounts of food in a relatively short amount of time.
Binge-Eating Disorder (compulsive overeating) is a serious eating disorder, which is not the same as the more common issue of overeating.
A persistent feeding or eating disturbance leading to avoidance of food.
Symptoms that meet the specific criteria of other disorders less one criterion.
Where symptoms do not meet criteria for any other category, but cause significant distress or impairment.
Muscle Dysmorphia, Orthorexia, Diabulimia, Problematic Emotional Eating, Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport, Co-morbid Conditions.
The term body image refers to how a person sees their own body and how they believe others might see them. It involves how they perceive their body.
Who We Help
The New Zealand Eating Disorders Clinic (NZEDC) is recognised as a leading provider for specialist outpatient eating disorder treatment in New Zealand. We provide specialist evidence based treatment all eating disorder diagnoses in both adults and adolescents. We also offer treatment for less severe forms of disordered eating and body image concerns along with co-occurring conditions such as anxiety and depression.
- Everyone including...
- Athletes
- Boys and Men
- LGBTQIA+ Populations
I didn’t believe it was possible to recover but now I'm on the other side there are so many more opportunities and I really believe it’s worth fighting for your life because it’s important and amazing. - K
Doing FBT in my anorexia recovery as a young adult was one of the hardest and most unbearable things I’ve ever faced, giving up control and letting my family take over felt terrifying. But I’m so grateful now, because FBT gave my family the tools to support me when I couldn’t support myself, laying the foundation for true healing and a life more meaningful than I ever imagined. - Lauren
What’s true is that autistic people respond differently. We need someone who understands autism, who can meet us where we are. And here, at this clinic, they have those people. That’s made all the difference.
