Help Yourself! Intensive Guided Self-Help Programmes

Help Yourself! is an innovative and effective alternative to traditional counselling for people who want to overcome binge eating and bulimia. It involves a combination of structured course work using proven self-help guides, weekly group therapy, and two assessment sessions to help you measure your progress. This 12 week course delivers cognitive behavioural skills training that makes recovery a reality for most participants.

Help Yourself! may be suitable for you if you:

have had an eating disorder for 6 months or more and are ready to actively address it
have time to do at least an hour of homework each week plus attend a weekly group

Help Yourself! is not suitable if:

you also have symptoms of depression that have not been helped by medication
your BMI is below 18 or you have ongoing rapid weight loss
you have other emotional or behavioural difficulties such as self harming or substance abuse

Help Yourself! is accessed by GP referral. We accept NHS-funded and self-funded clients for whom the course will be suitable. Before being assigned to a Help Yourself! course you will have an initial consultation with one of our therapists who will gather a detailed history of your eating difficulties and any other related health, social or psychological issues you may be experiencing.

Help Yourself! Overcome Binge Eating and Bulimia is offered four times a year at Oakwood House. Please see our Programme Diary for the dates of the next course.

You can download the information sheet for Help Yourself! Guided Self-Help programme: Download here