Oliver Fallon

You can Recover

If you or a loved one is struggling with an eating disorder it can be incredibly distressing and serious. Talking to a specialist who understands the complex issues around anorexia and bulimia is your first step towards recovery. You can be free from obsession with food, body image and exercise.

In my private practice I offer specialist therapy for those suffering from eating disorders and for partners and families. I work online as well as face-to-face in Bethnal Green, London E2.

I have extensive experience working in the NHS National Eating Disorder Service. I still work there part time on the in-patient ward at St Georges Hospital alongside a large team of doctors, psychologists, dieticians, occupational therapists, and specialist nurses. This supports and informs my practice as a private therapist.

There is no need to have a prior diagnosis or to have been referred by another professional to have an initial conversation or start therapy.

We can work together to find a way out of the tangle of thoughts and behaviours into a better life. Whether it is anorexia, bulimia, binge-eating disorder, ARFID, OSFED, overeating or some combination of these or their common companions, anxiety, depression, OCD, autism and addiction, recovery is possible and there is a way out.

How I Work

I work on Zoom or face-to-face. My practice is 8 minutes' walk from Bethnal Green tube on the Central Line or 9 minutes from Cambridge Heath Overground.

I will strive to meet you with unconditional positive regard, with compassion and empathy. I'll work alongside you to nurture a space where you feel you can bring all of yourself, and meet even the most painful, shamed or secret parts without judgment or criticism. I believe in creating a space where you can feel truly seen and heard.

I work fully concordantly with 12-step addiction recovery programmes. 

The First Session

In the first session we will explore your unique situation, what you hope for or expect from therapy and what help you most need. Good therapy works through a good relationship so it's important to find the right therapist, and sometimes this doesn't happen straight away. And that’s okay. This is to find out if I am the right therapist for you, or to signpost where you can get the best help.

I've worked extensively with eating disorders at the National Eating Disorders Service at Springfield University Hospital in London.

I am able to work concordantly with the 12-step recovery programme as practiced in Alcoholics Anonymous and its sister fellowships.