Eating Disorders Program~ South Vancouver Island

Eating Disorders Program ~ South Vancouver Island Region, Victoria, (C&Y Mental Health, MCFD)

Ages: All Ages

Location: Eating Disorders Program, South Vancouver Island
#302 – 2955 Jutland Rd.
Victoria, BC

Contact: Phone: 250 -387-0000
Fax: 250- 387-0002

About: Multidisciplinary community mental health team committed to collaboration with youth, adults and families, focusing on resilience and strength.
Program serves children, youth and adults struggling with Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, and Other Specified Eating Disorders.

Provides consultation, intake, assessment, and treatment. Individual, family therapy, family based treatment (modified Maudsley), nutritional counselling and psychiatric consultation. Variety of group therapies including DBT for bulimia and binge eating and RO-DBT skills class for over-controlled Eating Disorders, nutrition, body image and other mental health groups shared with other CYMH teams.

Liaison with family physicians and professionals. Service and collaboration across the care continuum when client requires hospital admission.

Parents: 8 week psycho-education group on Wednesday evenings for family and significant others offered four times through-out the year; monthly family support groups.

Treatment selected is based on consultation with the client, family and team and within the available resources.

Require GP/NP Referral.