North London Eating Disorders Support Group

North London Eating Disorders Support Group General Information Update November 2009 Welcome to Dr Shameel Khan our new group worker. Dr Khan is an experienced trainee in psychodynamic psychotherapy studying at the Tavistock Clinic. Although a fully qualified psychiatrist Shameel is coming to work us to gain experience as a therapy trainee not as a psychiatrist as eventually when he becomes a Consultant in a few years he would like to work with eating disorders and emotional distress in a very non-medical model but rather holistic way. He comes highly recommended and has been “approved” by Beat as well.    Note: All groups are on a Sunday and start at 10.30am at Avenue House, coffee/tea available from 10.20am December 2009 TWO GROUPS 6 December13 December 2010 Dates Please note some dates are not the first Sunday of the month No August group

10^th January

7^th   February

7^th March

11^th   April

2^nd   May

6^th   June

4^th   July

5^th   September
3^rd October
7^th November
5^th December

Creative workshop We would like to run another creative workshop in the Spring of 2010 with our fabulous Laura Farleigh who is a fully qualified art therapist. I am exploring other venues as Avenue House makes it very expensive. If anyone has any ideas please let me know. The venue needs to be quiet, comfortable and if possible in a good aesthetic environment and close to a tube station.

Suggested Discretionary Donations It all helps! If you are working we ask for £6 minimum, if you are not working £3 plus £1 if you have tea/coffee as that is what we are charged. However no one is refused access to the group on financial grounds. It is never easy to ask so I am Saying give what you can if you can. If you would like to do some fundraising then please let me know especially if you play an instrument! Information Update Every year I ask for basic info for me and my stats reporting. It may well be I need more info this time round. I am going to an information meeting about this for Voluntary Groups next week so will know more then but rest assured the info is treated with utmost confidentiality. I will be explaining more about information needed at the December group and why I need it. Books Are there any books on EDs or emotional difficulties you can recommend? If so please email me about this. WebsiteIf you have been in this group for more than 6 sessions would you like to write something anonymously for my website about what you find helpful? CommentsI am always after feedback-good and bad. Please feel free to phone or email me with anything you wish to say, praise/complaints, what we could do better. It’s your group-I need to know how to make it better! Thanks and take care FenellaGroup Co-ordinator Group Workers : Laura Farleigh MA, Dr Shameel Khan, Fenella Lemonsky  The North London Eating Disorders Support group is funded jointly by NHS Barnet, NHS Haringey, Barnet Local Authority, Haringey local Authority and Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust