Ariana Elias: Innovative Approaches to Eating Disorder Treatment

In this episode Millie and Olivia chat to Ariana Elias.Ariana is a clinical psychologist and credentialed Eating Disorder Practitioner.Since commencing clinical practice in 2002 Ariana Elias has worked within the field of body image and eating disorders in a variety of community and specialist services, in both the public and private sector. In 2015 Ariana developed Raising Body Confident Kids - a body image prevention program for parents and primary school aged children. Since then she has worked with thousands of children and their parents in school and community settings focused on reducing the risk of the development of body dissatisfaction. Since 2019 Ariana has served as Chair of the Private Practice Significant Interest Group for the Australia & New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders. In 2021 Ariana founded Tikvah Clinic with the hope of creating a specialised eating disorder multidisciplinary outpatient clinic. Tikvah Clinic provides patients and their families supportive, holistic, individualised and innovative treatments.     Ariana is a trauma informed therapist and has completed clinical training in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT, CBT-E), Trauma-Focused CBT, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Specialist Supportive Clinical Management (SSCM), Family Based Treatment (FBT), and Internal Family Systems (IFS). In 2023 Ariana completed her training with the Ketamine Training Centre and offers Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) to individuals with difficult to treat depression and eating disorders. She also completed training with Monash University Clinical Psychedelic Lab and is able to offer MDMA Assisted Therapy to individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and eating disorders. They discuss the importance of an individualised approach to caring for individuals affected by eating disorders, how recovery coaches assist in achieving the best outcomes for her clients and why she has made the decision to offer Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy and MDMA Assisted Therapy.If you are interested in learning more about Ariana and her clinic, you can visit her website here: https://tikvahclinic.com.auFollow Millie on Instagram here -@millietnz@healedrecoverycoachYou can also visit her website here -www.healed.net.auFollow Olivia on Instagram here - @uncovery.ed.coachingYou can also visit her website here -www.uncovery.com.auYou can email Millie at [email protected] and Olivia at [email protected] -Please note that although we have done our utmost to make RenourishED as inclusive as possible it’s important to remember that every individual’s eating disorder journey is unique. Please consult your treatment team before making any decisions relating to your recovery