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What is anorexia?
Anorexia is often framed in terms of restriction, control, or distorted body image. But for many people, the lived experience of anorexia is more complex and more painful than clinical descriptions suggest.
It can involve deep ambivalence about hunger, about femininity or masculinity, about growing up, or about being visible to others.
For some, anorexia is a way of making sense of emotional pain; for others, it may feel like the only form of agency left.
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What causes anorexia?
There is no single cause. Many people with anorexia have histories of trauma, disconnection, or relational loss.
Some have grown up in highly controlled environments; others have struggled with feeling unseen or unheard.
A psychoanalytic perspective does not impose one explanation. Instead, it listens to your specific story and works to uncover what your symptoms might be expressing — not just what they appear to suppress.
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How we work
We do not take a behavioural or directive approach. We won’t necessarily ask you to track calories or follow nutritional targets.
In psychotherapy we aim to create a space in which your experience can be spoken — not judged, diagnosed, or controlled.
Change happens not by force, but through recognition and exploration of meaning.
The symptom is not the enemy; it may be a message in a language yet to be translated.
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Is therapy for anorexia right for me?
You do not need a diagnosis or referral to begin therapy.
You may be struggling with restrictive eating, obsessive thoughts about food or weight, or long-standing conflicts around control and self-worth.
Whether you are ambivalent about change or actively seeking support, therapy offers a space in which your relationship to your body, to food, and to others can be explored in depth.
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