SPECIALIST DISORDERED EATING & SPORTS DIETITIAN

I had been suffering with an untreated eating disorder for 30 years. After many failed treatment attempts, I felt that I would have to live with my ED forever. This was not the case after another visit into rehab at 54. It was suggested to me that I continued my recovery with the guidance of a dietician. My GP referred me to Elle. Elle was pivotal in my recovery journey. She was kind, patient and gave me the confidence i needed to restore a new and healthy relationship with food. She taught me tools to believe in myself and trust that food was not my enemy but my friend. I came to believe through the guidance and trust of Elle that all of my fears around food and weight gain where just years of false beliefs in my brain. Elle helped me to develop new beliefs about myself and my relationship with food.I learned that my ED was deeper than food but was more about restoring self esteem and acceptance of my body. I have been sober around food for 2 years now. I am forever grateful to Elle for moving mountains I never thought were possible.

RED-S/ HA/ ED recovery is so sensitive but Elle has always shown so much compassion.

I just wanted to let you know that with your support and guidance, I not only restored my period but I am now pregnant. This was the goal, the dream, the reason for all the stress and tears but I wouldn’t have got here without you so a huge thank you!

I never thought I’d reach the point where I could say that I was finally well on the way to recovery. And that really is all thanks to Elle. Elle is so kind, encouraging and knowledgable, but most importantly, isn’t afraid to question the things that make you uncomfortable. I don’t think I’ve ever been able to be so open or honest with anyone, and this has made such a huge difference to the way I feel about and approach food. I have achieved and tried so many new things that I never, ever thought I could, and I just wish I’d asked for help from Elle sooner. Elle is quite honestly one of the best people I have ever met, and I could not recommend her highly enough. You will honestly never find anyone who even comes close.

I feel so lucky that when I eventually (after 44year suffering with an ED) reached out for help, it was Elle I found.

I can honestly say that she has been the first person to really help me. I trust Elle, her expert knowledge, genuine kindness and empathy has given me the courage to wholeheartedly embark on recovery. I am well on the way to healing my relationship with food, myself and my relationships. I have discovered who I am and what I like and I’m genuinely happy and doing activities that I never thought I would or could.

It would be impossible to thank Elle enough but I hope she knows how grateful I am and will always be.

I have worked with Elle for 16 weeks now and can finally say after 13 years , inpatient treatment , outpatient treatment that I have now have food freedom . Elle has provided me with all the information I truly needed to be able to accomplish this . Each week we have worked on different things to achieve , none have ever been too much or felt to pushy either which is good as it is never that simple in recovery. Elle is also very efficient at responding to any queries you have . Without Elle I’m not quite sure I would have ever bought myself to cook In oil or eat a pastry lol ( sounds silly I know ), but these are things I haven’t done for years and years! I could not recommend anyone else , Elle is simply wonderful!

I genuinely want to thank you for everything. I can not say enough positive things. As you know, I had such a bad experience with health professionals in the past, but your patience, kindness and knowledge has made this journey so much more manageable for me and can honestly say you have helped me get my life back! I am beyond grateful.

My relationship with food was so messed up, I was binging every weekend, eating little to nothing during the week and I just felt like I hated myself and my body. This experience has been so completely different. I honestly cannot remember the last time I even had the urge to binge. Elle has held my hand through all of my wobbles and we’ve come out the other side as a team. I never once felt embarrassed or like I had to lie about making progress when I hadn’t actually Then slowly but surely all with Elle’s guidance I started to see myself and my body in such a different light. It was like I wasn’t fighting against myself anymore and started to work with my body and appreciate everything it does for me.

Before I started working with Elle my relationship with myself, my food and my body was at total rock bottom. Through her support and our weekly sessions, she’s totally transformed my life and helped me to not only start loving myself again but to experience freedom with food that I never thought I’d have. She’s helped me to feel comfortable with foods that used to scare me, to attend social situations I would have typically avoided and to just enjoy life with food not being on the forefront of my mind, all of the time. I finally see a light at the end of the tunnel and honestly don’t have enough time or space to put into words just how grateful I am.