Welcome to The Banksia Practice
Individual and Family Therapy for
Eating Disorders
Welcome to The Banksia Practice
Individual and Family Therapy for
Eating Disorders
Welcome
The Banksia Practice is based in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney.
We provide evidence based outpatient treatment for eating disorders. We work with clients aged from 10 years of age through adulthood and their families. We provide assessment and intervention tailored specifically to the needs of the individual or family.
The Banksia Practice is a weight inclusive, anti racist and queer positive space. We respect the individual as the expert in their care and recovery. We are deeply commited to social justice principles which underpin all of our work.
Professional Affiliations
Inclusivity Statement
At The Banksia Practice we are dedicated and proud allies of LGBTQIA+ individuals, families and communities. We strive to provide a safe space where all expressions of gender and identity are welcomed.
Practice clinicians acknowledge that eating disorders and related mental health challenges have their roots in structural, systemic, social and cultural elements as well as in the unique, lived experience of the individual client. As such, we are committed to providing care that centres self-determination and that acknowledges and challenges broader social and political structures which influence eating disorders and body image concerns.
We also recognise that LGBTQIA+ clients come to the service with unique needs, including an increased vulnerability to experiencing an eating disorder or body image concerns and related difficulties. We are dedicated to providing responsive care that centres the client’s unique needs, goals and lived experience.
What does that actually look like in the room?
In practice, this looks like a number of different things. Our aim is for this commitment to permeate through all aspects of the service. For example, all of our staff indicate their pronouns on documentation. Our contact and intake forms will also ask for your pronouns to ensure that they are used when we speak with you or when we are providing written or verbal correspondence to other members of your treating team.
We approach the therapeutic work as a collaborative effort, incorporating all the elements of who you are as well as the challenging eating disorder or mental health symptoms you are experiencing. This looks different for each client but a good example would be to ensure we are using gender affirming interventions for a client experiencing gender dysphoria.
We are also committed to undertaking appropriate training and education, to ensure a high level of clinical competency in working with LGBTQIA+ people. This also means maintaining our knowledge by reading from a range of sources particularly those providing relevant research, commentary and information in the eating disorders and mental health fields.
Finally, part of our commitment to being a safe and inclusive service is hearing your feedback. We especially encourage clients to express their concerns or highlight gaps in the services. This can be done in session with your therapist or via our website contact page.