Training & Workshops

Wanting to enquire about training or consultation in working with eating disorders for your team?

Our Clinical Director Dr Marion Roberts frequently runs bespoke training and case consultation for clinical teams and individuals, in addition to the below training workshop options.

Please get in touch via email should you wish to enquire about general or modality-specific training or clinical consultation/supervision (ad-hoc or ongoing) for yourself or your team.

INTEGRATED CARE FOR ADOLESCENT ANOREXIA NERVOSA: THERAPIST TRAINING

Date: 10-11 March, 2025 (Monday/Tuesday)
Location: Nurture Psychology, Parnell AKL
Facilitator: Dr Marion Roberts, Clinical Psychologist
Cost: $600 + GST (snacks included)

Emerging treatment approaches for adolescent anorexia nervosa & Atypical anorexia nervosa are taking an integrative stance, blending a flexible family approach to re-feeding with individualised psychological treatment for the adolescent. One such framework currently under development is Adolescent & Parent Treatment (APT; read more about APT in an academic paper here)

This 2-day advanced training is for experienced eating disorder therapists (e.g. registered psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, mental health trained allied health therapists - see ANZAED practice & training standards for mental health professionals) who have a desire to extend the treatment options they offer to adolescent clients and their families.

Strong knowledge and experience working with adolescent eating disorders is assumed, together with a strong professional background in psychological therapy including the ability to apply family systems & developmental theory in the therapy room. Training & experience in FBT for adolescent eating disorders is a preferred prerequisite.

Trainings are in a small group setting in order to facilitate learning, therefore spaces are limited. Please contact us if you are unsure if you meet foundation therapist criteria for training. Enquiries are welcome via hello@nurturepsychology.co.nz or register via the link below.

EFFECTIVELY SUPPORTING THOSE WITH EATING DISORDERS - an introductory workshop

Date: 13 June, 2025 (Friday)
Location: Online (live via zoom)
Facilitator: Dr Marion Roberts, Clinical Psychologist, in collaboration with GROW

Increase your skills in working with clients with an eating disorder and their families.
This introductory, interactive workshop will build knowledge & understanding of the presentation of various eating disorders & their risk factors across development, as well as identify common warning signs/symptoms of eating disorders.

It will equip participants to support change and promote recovery by improving knowledge and treatment skills of eating disorders across the developmental spectrum.

Focusing on the various clinical presentations of disordered eating and eating disorders, together with identification and screening, it will offer participants the knowledge required to competently provide an appropriate initial response to those with an eating disorder. A brief overview of referral pathways, current evidence-based treatment, and discussion of the role of primary care in the management of eating disorders will also be included.

Cognitive behavioural therapy-enhanced (CBT-E) adapted for anorexia nervosa: advanced masterclass

Date: 9th May, 2025 (Friday)
Location: Nurture Psychology, Parnell AKL
Facilitator: Dr Marion Roberts, Clinical Psychologist
Cost: $325 + GST (snacks included)

This 1-day Masterclass is for registered psychological therapists that have completed the 2-day foundation training in CBT-E (see below- or equivalent), have gained strong experience working within the CBT-E model, and wish to learn how to augment CBT-E for clients with restrictive eating/underweight presentations. Experience in working with and understanding anorexia nervosa is assumed.

The Masterclass will briefly cover the evidence base for CBT-E for anorexia nervosa, followed by diagnostic & suitability considerations/ contraindications for CBT-E treatment for these presentations. The day will cover teaching & practical implementation of adaptations in treatment format as outlined by the CBT-E developers, augmentations ideas as presented in the academic literature, and augmentations/integrations drawing from the facilitators clinical experience.

Given the Masterclass level, the day will heavily utilise case based discussion as a vehicle for learning & exploring ideas.

Trainings are in a small group setting in order to facilitate learning, therefore spaces are limited. Enquiries are welcome via hello@nurturepsychology.co.nz or register via the link below.

Cognitive behavioural therapy-enhanced for eating disorders (CBT-E): FOUNDATION Therapist training

Date: 3-4 November, 2025 (Monday/Tuesday)
Location: Nurture Psychology, Parnell AKL
Facilitator: Dr Marion Roberts, Clinical Psychologist
Cost: $600 + GST (snacks included)

CBT-E is one of the leading evidence based treatments for eating disorders, with particularly strong evidence for those with bulimia nervosa presentations. Read more about CBT-E here.

This 2-day training is for registered psychological therapists (e.g. psychologists, psychotherapists, mental health trained allied health professionals - see ANZAED practice & training standards for mental health professionals) who have a desire to work within a clear evidence-based treatment framework with adult & young adult clients with binge eating & purging.

This training workshop will briefly cover the evidence base for CBT-E for bulimia nervosa, followed by diagnostic & suitability considerations/ contraindications for CBT-E treatment. The key focus of the training will be on teaching & practical implementation of all 4 stages of the 20-session treatment model, with particularly emphasis on stages 1 & 3. Teaching will include viewing therapy examples of behavioural & cognitive interventions, case based discussions, real client work examples, and the opportunity to practice skills in pairs. While training is focussed on delivery of CBT-E for adult clients with bulimia nervosa, augmentations of the model (working with adolescents, working with binge eating disorder & anorexia nervosa) will be briefly outlined in the final afternoon of training. Paper copies of client handouts and therapy exercises are provided.

Introductory training in eating disorders is assumed (see foundation training on this page). Strong knowledge of & experience working with adult ED is an advantage, but not a pre-requisite.

Trainings are in a small group setting in order to facilitate learning, therefore spaces are limited. Enquiries are welcome via hello@nurturepsychology.co.nz or register via the link below.