Struggles with food, eating and body image are rarely just about food. They often carry deeper stories about control, safety, identity and self-worth. Whatever you're experiencing, and wherever you are in your journey, you don't have to face it alone.
✓ Disordered Eating
✓ Body Image Concerns
✓ Restriction, Bingeing or Purging
✓ Anxiety Around Food
✓ Telehealth Australia-wide
✓ Medicare Rebates Available
I work with people at various stages — whether you have a formal diagnosis, suspect you might, or simply know that your relationship with food and your body is causing you real distress.
Is This How You're Feeling?
Many clients who contact Mindflow describe a relationship with food and their body that feels exhausting to maintain.
Perhaps you're...
● spending a lot of mental energy thinking about food, eating or your body
● feeling out of control around food, or overly controlled
● using food to manage difficult emotions
● feeling shame or guilt after eating
● struggling to feel comfortable in your body
● noticing these patterns affecting relationships, work or daily life
If any of these feel familiar, you're not alone. Therapy offers a safe, non-judgemental space to understand what's underneath these patterns and begin to build a different relationship with food and your body.
Common Reasons People Seek Support
Eating Patterns
● Restriction
● Bingeing
● Purging
● Emotional eating
Body & Identity
● Body image distress
● Body checking or avoidance
● Perfectionism
● Control and self-worth
Underlying Drivers
● Anxiety and depression
● Trauma
● Relationship and family stress
● Life transitions
How Therapy Can Help
Therapy isn't about being told to "just eat normally." It's about understanding what these patterns are doing for you, and building a more compassionate, sustainable relationship with food and your body.
Depending on your needs, therapy may help you:
✓ understand the function of disordered eating patterns
✓ reduce anxiety around food and eating
✓ build a more compassionate relationship with your body
✓ process underlying emotional drivers
✓ develop sustainable, non-punitive coping strategies
✓ strengthen your sense of identity beyond food and body
Why Clients Choose Mindflow
I provide compassionate, evidence-based psychological support for your relationship with food, eating and your body.
My approach is:
✓ Trauma-informed
✓ EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing)
✓ Relational & Psychodynamic — exploring how past experiences and relationships may shape how you feel and connect now
✓ Focal Psychodynamic Therapy (FPT) — a structured, evidence-based approach specifically for eating disorders
✓ Warm, collaborative and personalised
What To Expect
1. Book an appointment
Choose a time that suits you online or contact Sara directly.
2. Meet with Me
Your first session is an opportunity to understand what you're experiencing and discuss what support might look like.
3. Begin moving forward
Together we'll develop a personalised approach that supports a healthier relationship with food and your body.
What Therapy With Me Is Like
Every person's relationship with food and their body is unique, which is why therapy is tailored to your individual needs and goals.
You'll be welcomed into a warm, compassionate, non-judgemental space. We'll work at a pace that feels right for you.
My work is grounded in trauma-informed care and draws on EMDR, relational psychodynamic therapy and Focal Psychodynamic Therapy (FPT) — a structured, evidence-based approach developed specifically for eating disorders — adapting each session to what may best support you.
Focal Psychodynamic Therapy (FPT) is an evidence-based, structured approach specifically developed for treating eating disorders, particularly anorexia nervosa. It's recognised internationally as a recommended treatment option for eating disorders, and in Australia it's one of the approaches eligible for Medicare rebates under an Eating Disorder Treatment Plan.
Rather than focusing only on food and eating behaviours, FPT explores the emotional experiences, relationship patterns and life history that may sit underneath disordered eating. It looks at how past relationships and unspoken emotional conflicts — things like criticism, control or distance in key relationships — can show up in a person's relationship with food and their body today.
Training & Credentials
✓ Registered Psychologist & Clinical Psychology Registrar with AHPRA
✓ ANZAED (Australia & New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders) accredited practitioner
✓ Trauma-informed
✓ EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing)
✓ Relational Psychodynamic Therapy
✓ Focal Psychodynamic Therapy (FPT) for eating disorders
✓ Evidence-based, personalised care
Understanding Your Relationship With Food
Disordered eating is rarely about willpower or simply "liking control." It's often a way of coping with emotions, experiences or circumstances that feel too big to face directly.
Understanding why these patterns developed — rather than just trying to stop them — supports more lasting change.
Rather than asking "What's wrong with me?", many clients find these patterns made sense as a way of coping at the time, and can be gently unlearned.
A note on medical safety
Eating disorders can have significant medical risks. I work with clients who are medically stable and recommend GP involvement for all clients I see for eating disorder treatment. If you're unsure whether you're medically stable, a GP assessment is the right first step — and I'm happy to help you navigate that.
Fees
Individual Consultation
- $230 per session (50 minutes)
- With a Medicare Mental Health Treatment Plan: approximately $131.05 out-of-pocket
- NDIS (self- or plan-managed): $252.99 per session
Appointments available:
● Carlton North
● Brunswick East
● Australia-wide Telehealth
Frequently Asked Questions
Will I need to talk about my weight or track food?
No. Therapy here focuses on understanding your relationship with food and body, not monitoring or numbers.
Is this only for diagnosed eating disorders?
No. You don't need a formal diagnosis to seek support for a difficult relationship with food, eating or your body.
Is Telehealth available?
Yes. Telehealth appointments are available Australia-wide.
How soon can I book?
Appointments can be booked online or by contacting Sara directly.
