Helen Dean

Helen is an experienced practitioner with over 25 years specialising in eating disorders across the lifespan. She has recently worked with young people and their families in the Paediatric Mental Health unit at the Austin Hospital, Eating Disorders Victoria, and St Vincent’s Health, and maintains a private practice.

Helen works with clients presenting with Anorexia Nervosa, Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, EDNOS and other eating disorders, as well as ASD and ADHD, including sensory issues and feeding difficulties from age 3 upward, using family-based treatment (FBT) for ARFID and Anorexia Nervosa. She also supports clients with anxiety, mood disorders, trauma, school refusal, and relationship issues.

Her therapeutic approaches include family therapy, motivational interviewing, and emotion-focused therapy, with a warm and gentle, collaborative style with families at the centre of her work.