Eating Disorder:

An Eating Disorder is an illness that permeates all aspects of each sufferer’s life and is generally caused by a variety of emotional factors and influences.Eating disorders have profound effects on the people suffering and their loved ones and may result in serious health consequences including death.

This ‘intensive’course will explore:

• The etiology and predisposing factors which can cause eating disorders

• Gender, cultural and age issues

• The signs, symptoms and behaviour characteristics of an eating disorder

• Risk factors - the psychological / physical symptoms and medical consequences of eating disorders

• Conventional treatments / professional help

• Practical resource ‘tools’ and appropriate hypnosis /psychotherapeutic techniques which can empower clients to change their perception of themselves and their eating patterns / behaviour