Empowering Families Workshop
Practical tools for families living alongside an eating disorder
I have been co-facilitating the Yorkshire Centre for Eating Disorders Carer's Support Group for over ten years,
and the Empowering Families Workshop has been a central part of that work.
The workshop has its roots in research from the Maudsley Hospital in London, one of the UK's leading centres for eating disorder treatment. The Maudsley Method was developed in collaboration with Beat to make clinically proven techniques more accessible to families and carers. Professor Janet Treasure's book, Skills-based Learning for Caring for a Loved One with an Eating Disorder: The New Maudsley Method, provided the foundation for the workshop manual.
The aim of the Empowering Families Workshop is to give carers the knowledge and practical tools to better understand and communicate with the person they are supporting. Attendees learn more about what eating disorders actually involve, how to identify the impact on the wider family, and how to respond in ways that genuinely help rather than inadvertently reinforce the illness. Skills are practised in a safe, supported group environment alongside other participants and facilitators.
I run these workshops regularly across the country with Dr Steven Linacre, updating the content in line with the latest research.
I have been co-facilitating the Yorkshire Centre for Eating Disorders Carer's Support Group for over ten years,
and the Empowering Families Workshop has been a central part of that work.
The workshop has its roots in research from the Maudsley Hospital in London, one of the UK's leading centres for eating disorder treatment. The Maudsley Method was developed in collaboration with Beat to make clinically proven techniques more accessible to families and carers. Professor Janet Treasure's book, Skills-based Learning for Caring for a Loved One with an Eating Disorder: The New Maudsley Method, provided the foundation for the workshop manual.
The aim of the Empowering Families Workshop is to give carers the knowledge and practical tools to better understand and communicate with the person they are supporting. Attendees learn more about what eating disorders actually involve, how to identify the impact on the wider family, and how to respond in ways that genuinely help rather than inadvertently reinforce the illness. Skills are practised in a safe, supported group environment alongside other participants and facilitators.
I run these workshops regularly across the country with Dr Steven Linacre, updating the content in line with the latest research.
Who the workshop is for
Parents of someone with an eating disorder
Partners and spouses
Siblings and other close family members
Carers supporting someone with disordered eating
Supporting someone you love is hard work too
The workshop gives families practical tools and a space to be honest about what they are going through. Get in touch to find out about upcoming dates near you.
No obligation · Fully confidential