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Weight and mental health are connected. We treat both.
Weight gain on psychiatric medication. Binge eating. ADHD that makes eating hard to control.
When weight and mental health are connected, treating one without the other rarely holds.
A psychiatry-led program with full medical and mental health assessment, conservative eligibility, and your GP involved throughout.
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Does any of this sound like you?
Weight that changed after starting psychiatric medication. Binge eating that dieting has made worse. ADHD that makes eating hard to control. Or weight and mood pulling each other down.
Who this program is for, and who it isn't
- You have obesity with a related health concern, such as prediabetes, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure or abnormal cholesterol
- You have a regular GP who can share your measurements and blood tests
- You're willing to have a full medical and mental health assessment first
- You want ongoing treatment, not a one-off prescription
- You have anorexia or bulimia, or you're currently restricting, purging or over-exercising. We'll help you find specialist support instead
- You're seeking cosmetic weight loss, without an obesity-related health indication
- You want a prescription without assessment or GP involvement
- You need hands-on examination or complex medical care that can't safely be done by video
Binge eating disorder isn't one of the exclusions. With obesity, it may be exactly why this program suits you — treated alongside the weight, not after it. A past eating disorder doesn't rule you out; a current restrictive or purging one does.
Assessment is a video consultation, never a questionnaire, and your measurements come from your GP rather than self-report. We escalate to your GP or in-person care when that's the right call.
How the program works
You complete a short form. We check whether the program is likely to suit you before booking anything, and tell you if it isn't.
We ask your GP for your measurements, blood pressure and recent blood tests. This isn't optional — it's how safe treatment decisions get made.
A video assessment covering your medical history, medications, mental health and eating patterns. If the program suits you, you get a plan with ongoing review.
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Treatment is more than one thing
Weight, eating and mood are treated together, not one in isolation.
Where medicine is clinically indicated, your clinician discusses the options with you at assessment, including the risks and side effects. It is one part of the plan, never the starting point.
See if this program is right for you
A couple of minutes, and it asks about your health, your GP and your history with food and eating. We use it to check the program is appropriate before anything is booked. GPs are welcome to enquire on behalf of a patient.
Completing this form does not create a referral or an appointment, and it isn't a commitment to treatment. Please continue with your current care in the meantime.
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Your questions answered
We are not able to discuss specific medicines publicly under Australian advertising law. What we can say is that medication is one possible part of a plan, decided at assessment where it is clinically appropriate, alongside nutrition, activity and behavioural treatment. It is never the whole program, and never the starting point.
Often yes. Binge eating disorder alongside obesity is one of the situations this program is designed for. The binge eating is treated alongside the weight rather than ignored while the weight is treated. This is different from anorexia or bulimia, which are reasons we would not proceed.
They often occur together. Impulsivity, irregular routines and difficulty noticing hunger and fullness all affect eating patterns, and untreated ADHD can make eating harder to control. Your assessment looks at both rather than treating the weight alone.
Yes, this is one of the main reasons people come to us. Several medicines used in psychiatry affect appetite and metabolism, and weight gain is a common reason people stop treatment that is otherwise working. Your assessment includes a review of your current medications and whether any of them may be contributing.
Not automatically. Past history is different from current illness. A current restrictive or purging eating disorder does rule the program out, and we will help you find specialist eating disorder support instead.
Start with the enquiry form and we will tell you what is needed. Either way we need information from your GP, including your measurements, blood pressure and recent blood tests, before an assessment can go ahead. If you do not have a regular GP, we would suggest establishing care with one first, because ongoing GP involvement is part of how this program works safely.
We will tell you clearly and suggest a more appropriate option, whether that is specialist eating disorder support, your GP, or an in-person service. We would rather decline than treat someone the program does not suit.
We are here to help.
This is not an emergency service. If you are having a hard time with food, eating or your body, the Butterfly Foundation National Helpline is 1800 33 4673. If you or someone you know needs help right now: Lifeline 13 11 14 · Suicide Call Back Service 1300 659 467 · Beyond Blue 1300 224 636 · MensLine Australia 1300 789 978 · 13YARN 13 92 76 · Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800. In an emergency, call 000.
