Kellie Lavender
Dr Roger Mysliwiec
Stephanie Burd
Emma Thomas
Dr Mindy Hung
Amy Judd
Alix Bradley
Julia McIntosh
Madi Jones
Henk Smith
Dr Amber Callard
Daisy Corby
Ruby Jelicich
Dr Rachael Mayne
Kellie Lavender
Auckland
Co-Director NZEDC
Registered Psychotherapist
Senior Eating Disorder Specialist, Supervisor and Trainer
Kellie has worked in the field of eating disorders for over 25 years with all ages and almost all eating/food related difficulties. She brings a wealth of experience and knowledge into her practice.
Dr Roger Mysliwiec
Auckland
Co-Director NZEDC
Psychosomatic medicine
Eating Disorder Expert
Roger provides specialist treatment primarily for adults and older adolescents with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder and avoidant restrictive food intake disorder.
Stephanie Burd
Auckland
Registered Social Worker
Certified Family Based Treatment Therapist
Stephanie is an Eating Disorder Specialist and Clinical Social Worker with over 10 years’ experience working in the mental health sector. She focuses on the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental illness, emotional, and other behavioural difficulties.
Emma Thomas
Auckland
Registered Counsellor
Emma is passionate about being a weight inclusive counsellor, and helping women to break free from disordered patterns of eating and negative body image. Emma specialises in binge eating disorder, and also treats bulimia and anorexia.
Dr Mindy Hung
Auckland
Registered Clinical Psychologist
Mindy provides assessments for people presenting with characteristics of eating disorders including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder and Avoidant / Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID).
Amy Judd
Auckland
NZ Registered Dietitian
Amy works with people of all ages, body types, and backgrounds. She collaborates closely with clients and their primary therapists to provide tailored, evidence-based nutrition care.
Alix Bradley
Whangārei
Registered Social Worker
Alix has specialised in clinical social work, a branch focused on assessing, diagnosing, and treating mental illness. Clinical social work takes a holistic approach, exploring how a person’s relationships with their wider environment are impacted by mental illness.
Julia McIntosh
Wellington
Registered Clinical Psychologist
Certified Family Based Treatment Therapist
Julia’s experience primarily lies in working with children, adolescents, young adults and families presenting with a wide range of difficulties including eating disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, anxiety/mood problems, trauma, and neurodevelopmental disorders.
Madi Jones
Wellington
Registered Clinical Psychologist
When treating eating disorders, Madi provides a non-judgemental space to empower and enhance the important role each family member plays in supporting their loved one to full recovery. Madi understands how eating disorders can impact all aspects of a person’s life.
Henk Smith
Tauranga
Registered Psychologist
Henk enjoys helping people to become empowered against their difficulties, whether this is struggles with eating, depression, anxiety, stress, panic, adjustment, trauma, bereavement or anything else that limits someone from living a meaningful and fulfilling life.
Dr Amber Callard
Tauranga
Registered Clinical Psychologist
Amber is known for her kind, compassionate, and validating nature and her enthusiasm for empowering both young people, and those who support them, in their journey to wellbeing.
Daisy Corby
Tauranga
Registered Nurse
Daisy understands that eating disorders have far-reaching implications and that treatment therefore needs to support the person as a whole. She enjoys integrating self-compassion, mindfulness, and motivational techniques into her therapeutic work.
Ruby Jelicich
Auckland
Administration Manager
Ruby is NZEDC’s clinic manager. She will likely be the first person you talk to when you reach out, and you will often see her sitting at the desk in the waiting room of our Auckland clinic.
Dr Rachael Mayne
Auckland
Registered Clinical Psychologist
Rachael is a registered clinical psychologist with more than a decade of clinical experience. Rachael has worked with children, adolescents, and adults, across a variety of public and private health settings.
Associates
Jess Dyson
Recovery Coach
As a recovery coach, Jess will help you identify your strengths, weaknesses and patterns which are preventing you from reaching your goals, and she will provide practical tools and guidance to help you get to where you want to be.
PLEASE NOTE
Our Wellington waiting list is closed to in-person meetings.
Online and in-person treatment and therapy with our Auckland or Tauranga team is still available.