Centre for Eating, Weight and Body Image

10/08/2026

Shame and self-criticism can sit underneath a lot of eating disorder presentations. Identifying that in a formulation is one thing. Having a structured way to treat it is another.

Compassion Focused Therapy gives you a formulation that maps the maintaining mechanisms, and a set of strategies you can take into your next session.

Presented by Dr Inge Gnatt, lecturer at Swinburne University of Technology. Inge's PhD developed a user-informed adaptation of a CFT group intervention for eating disorder and trauma symptoms.

Across the day, Inge covers:
✅ The theoretical foundations of CFT and its relevance to eating and body image concerns
✅ Formulating eating disorder presentations through a CFT lens, including shame, self-criticism, threat sensitivity and emotion regulation difficulties
✅ Compassion-focused strategies across individual, group, online and face-to-face settings
✅ Simulated case examples, plus formulation tools and clinical language you can use straight away

Tuesday 18 August 2026 | 10:00am - 5:00pm AEST | Live via Zoom | 6 CPD hours | $495

Find out more and Register here: https://www.cewbi.com.au/service-page/compassion-focused-therapy-for-eating-disorders-august-2026

14/07/2026

Many clients arrive in our clinic rooms while engaged with medically assisted weight loss such as GLP-1 or bariatric surgery. Very few models exist for what to do next.

HAPIFED integrates CBT-E with physical health care for people with an eating disorder at a higher weight. The training covers key modifications and extensions to CBT-E, including intuitive eating and hunger-satiety regulation, activity therapy, nutritional counselling at a higher weight, the importance of language, and the psychotherapist's role within a multidisciplinary team. In the randomised controlled trial, the integrated approach produced the same improvements in eating disorder symptoms and psychological health as CBT-E alone, with no adverse psychological effects.

Presented by Professor Phillipa Hay, FRANZCP, MD, DPhil, FAED, academic psychiatrist, lead researcher on the HAPIFED randomised controlled trial, founding co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Eating Disorders, and author of over 400 peer-reviewed publications and National Eating Disorder Collaboration Steering Committee Chair.

Delivered in one focused day, designed for clinicians already trained in CBT-E.

Friday 31 July 2026 | 8:30am-3:00pm AEST | Live via Zoom | $495 | 6 CPD Hours

Find out more and register here: https://www.cewbi.com.au/training/hapifed

11/07/2026

We're growing our team at CEWBI!

The Centre for Eating, Weight & Body Image (CEWBI) is inviting experienced psychologists to join our supportive and collaborative team in Melbourne. If you're a senior clinician working in the ED space (or wanting to move into this area), this is a great opportunity to work alongside a wonderful group of clinicians with a passion for providing research-informed and evidence-based care to people experiencing eating, weight and body image concerns. Some of the benefits include:

✅ 60+ hours of supervision each year (individual + group)
✅ Flexible mix of in-person and Telehealth
✅ Access to world-class eating disorder training
✅ High-level admin support and active diary management so you can focus on clients

If you're passionate about evidence-based care for eating, weight, and body image concerns, or are interested in moving into this area, we'd love to hear from you!

Learn more and apply:
https://www.seek.com.au/job/93222487

Questions?
Contact Emma at [email protected]

Grow your practice with a research-informed eating disorders team in East Melbourne. Senior role, 60+ hrs supervision, ED experience not essential.

08/07/2026

Learn the 20-session protocol designed for low to moderate risk cases, designed to be practical and accessible even for junior clinicans working under supervision.

Presented by Professor Glenn Waller, a Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Warwick and co-author of the CBT-T manual, with over 370 peer-reviewed publications.

Across the four sessions, Glenn covers:

✅ The evidence base for CBT-AN-20
✅ Meta-competences for effective therapy delivery
✅ Risk management and formulation using an adaptive 5Ps model
✅ Working with the “anorexic voice” and building motivation
✅ Weight gain, body image work, and ending therapy well
✅ Adapting the model for neurodiversity, trauma, and atypical presentations

Capped at 20 participants. $895. Tuesday 21, Wednesday 22, Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 July 2026, 5pm-8pm (AEST), live via Zoom.

Find out more: https://www.cewbi.com.au/training/cognitive-behavioural-therapy-for-anorexia

30/06/2026

CEWBI’s Albury location is now open.

We’re pleased to be expanding in-person eating disorder care in the Albury-Wodonga region, alongside Telehealth support across the region.

Our Albury location provides evidence-based support for eating disorders, disordered eating, weight concerns and body image concerns.

We’re also pleased to introduce Tim Rodgers, Psychologist, who is now seeing clients in clinic in Albury.

Referrals are now open.

📍 571 Englehardt Street, Albury
🌐 cewbi.com.au
📞 (03) 9070 5444



23/06/2026

One week until end of financial year!

The end of financial year can be a useful prompt to plan the professional development you've been meaning to get to.
We've added four new trainings, with 20 eating disorder training topics to choose from across July to November:

✅ Single Session Intervention with Dr Anthea Fursland & Dr Sue Byrne
✅ CBT-E for Adolescents with Dr Sue Byrne
✅ Longstanding (Severe & Enduring) Anorexia Nervosa with Professor Phillipa Hay
✅ MANTRA Training with Dr Emma Dove & Dr Tiffany Calvert

Plus upcoming workshops with Professor Susan Rossell, Professor Glenn Waller, Shelly Hindle and Dr Inge Gnatt.

Swipe through to see what's coming, then browse the full calendar and register here: https://www.cewbi.com.au/training

All workshops run live online via Zoom, with group and student discounts available.

15/06/2026

Our team has grown and we're looking for two wonderful administrative assistants to join our team.

This role suits someone who wants a break from study (or who has finished studying for the time being), and wants to use their knowledge and get some relevant experience.

This is a hybrid role, with a combination of in-person at our East Melbourne clinic and remote work. We're hoping to find the right people who are keen to join us full time for the medium to long term (ideally at least a couple of years).

We've also put together a short video of our admin team members sharing what they get out of working with us - have a watch here to see what the role's really like: https://www.cewbi.com.au/client-services-team

If this sounds like a good fit, please email your CV and a short cover letter to [email protected]

There's no formal closing date - we'll be reviewing applications as they come in.

More information: https://www.cewbi.com.au/client-services-team
Email applications to: [email protected]

Our client services and training support team sit at the centre of how CEWBI runs. You'd be booking clients, supporting our clinicians, and working with expert trainers who run eating disorder workshops throughout the year. ​​

06/06/2026

What might you be missing in your assessment of eating disorders? The assessment can be a turning point in eating disorder work.

This training is about the art and the science of doing an assessment well: structured enough to be rigorous, human enough to build engagement from the first conversation.

Presented by Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor Tracey Wade, director of the Flinders University Services for Eating Disorders, co-author of three books on CBT for eating disorders and perfectionism, with more than 300 peer-reviewed publications.

Across the day, Tracey covers:

✅ A semi-structured assessment guide, alongside structured tools like the MINI and the Eating Disorder Examination
✅ Weaving motivational enhancement through the assessment itself
✅ What the evidence says about linking assessment to treatment outcomes
✅ Single-session interventions you can use while clients are still on the waitlist
✅ Where screening fits, and where it doesn't

Capped at 20. $495. Thursday 11 June 2026, 9am-4pm AEST, live via Zoom.

Find out more and book here: https://www.cewbi.com.au/training/assessment-of-eating-disorders

04/06/2026

Body Dysmorphic Disorder training with Professor Susan Rossell, two days in June.

BDD is a distressing preoccupation with perceived flaws in appearance. It is more common than many clinicians expect, particularly in general practice and cosmetic settings, and is frequently missed or misdiagnosed as another condition.

Susan is Professor of Cognitive Neuropsychiatry at Swinburne University and sits on the NIMH International Body Dysmorphic Disorder Scientific Advisory Group. Internationally recognised for her work on BDD, she has advanced knowledge and helped transform outcomes in its diagnosis and treatment, and works with the media to improve public understanding.

Across the two days, Susan covers what BDD is and how to diagnose it, how it differs from related conditions and its common comorbidities, an overview of pharmacological and psychological treatments, the CBT approach for BDD, and building a multidisciplinary treatment plan.

An optional half-day add-on, Cosmetic Surgery Assessment Training, runs on Friday 17 July for clinicians working alongside cosmetic and surgical services ($395).

Thursday 18 and Friday 19 June 2026, 9am-4pm AEST, live via Zoom. $895. Twenty places.

Register at cewbi.com.au/training

18/05/2026

We are on the look out for a full-time Client Services / Admin team member!

Over the years, we’ve been fortunate to have some incredible psychology students join our admin team in between either undergrad and honours, or honours and masters. This role offers many opportunities - from learning the ins and outs of Medicare and intake processes, to developing practical skills around supporting clients, to helping coordinate Zoom-based training with eating disorder trainers from across Australia and the world! And of course, you’ll get to work closely with our wonderful and inspiring team of clinicians!

This is a full-time role, and very much suited to someone taking a study break who wants hands-on experience in a supportive, evidence-based team environment.

The role is hybrid - part work-from-home and part on-site at our East Melbourne clinic.

If this sounds like something you’d be interested in, here is the link to our website for more information and to apply:

https://www.cewbi.com.au/careers-at-cewbi

If this sounds like it might be of interest, please send through your CV and a cover letter to [email protected] and we'll be in touch asap.