Cognitive Behavioural-Therapy – Enhanced (CBT-E)

What is CBT-E?

Enhanced Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - Enhanced (CBT-E) is a manualised psychological treatment that is “transdiagnostic”. This means that it is designed to address the key features of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorders and other specified feeding and eating disorders. CBT-E focuses on addressing the characteristic disruptions in eating habits and attitudes to shape and weight that keep an eating disorder in place. CBT-E has four stages, beginning with developing a mutual understanding of the person's eating problem and helping them modify and stabilise their pattern of eating. CBT-E is individualised in that the therapist creates a specific version of CBT-E to match the exact eating problem the person receiving treatment is experiencing. Targets of the treatment include personalised education, addressing concerns about body shape, weight and eating; enhancing the ability to deal with day-to-day events and moods; and addressing dietary restraint. CBT-E ends with a focus on dealing with setbacks and maintaining the changes that have been obtained.

How long does CBT-E last for? approximately 20-40 sessions. Your therapist will discuss predicted treatment duration with you.