10 April 2006 - Treating Eating Disorders with Imagery, Metagery, Metaphor, and Storytelling

Facilitated By Dr Anita Johnston, Clinical Psychologist.

Workshop benefits: By the end of this workshop you will have increased your knowledge on:

- Working with resistance to recovery
- Reframing client belief systems
- Teaching skills necessary for recovery
- Increasing client’s self esteem
- Teaching proprioceptive awareness
- Working with emotional eating

In 2005 Anita presented us with her theoretical framework. This year Anita is giving Practitioners an opportunity to explore the practical applications of her work.
Workshop details:
9.45am - Arrival, Tea & Coffee
10.00am - Workshop by Dr Johnston
12.00pm - Lunch
1.00pm - Close.

Workshop Facilitator: Dr Anita Johnston, Clinical Psychologist
Dr Anita Johnston is the Director and Co-founder of the Anorexia and Bulimia Centre of Hawaii and is the Clinical Director and Co-founder of the ‘Ai Pono Intensive Out-Patient Eating Disorders Programs in Honolulu and Maui.

Dr Johnston is an expert in treating a wide range of eating disorders from anorexia and bulimia to compulsive/binge eating and eating disorders associated with severe obesity and bariatric surgery.

She is the author of Eating in the Light of the Moon: How women can transform their relationships with food through myth, metaphor & storytelling , which has been published in five languages.
(This book will be available for purchase at Anita's SPP Workshop.)
Dr Johnston has a private practice specialising in women's issues and disordered eating and is a recognised international workshop presenter, lecturing widely to professional organisations, universities, medical institutions, and the community at large.

In her work, she uses metaphor and storytelling in addition to her training as a clinical psychologist to explain the complex issues that underlie disordered eating behaviour. To link up with other's who use storey-telling to promote healing, please click here to visit the Healing Story Alliance.

To visit The Anorexia and Bulimia Centre's website, please click here.

Venue and Parking Information
Located in the heart of St Leonards, the conference centre is a two minute walk to St Leonards train station and a short stroll to buses and taxis on the Pacific Highway. Three Wilson Parking Stations are conveniently located nearby.