Workshop Description

Understanding disordered eating in clients with CSB/Porn Addiction

Trainer: Mel Ciavucco

This 2 hour workshop will explore disordered eating, body image problems and weight stigma, and how these issues may intersect with the experiences in our StopSO work. We’ll look at eating disorders and the broader range of disordered eating, with a focus on binge eating and emotional eating. Other areas to be explored are compulsive and compensatory exercise, gym culture, steroid use and masculinity. We’ll discuss the often overlooked links between disordered eating and compulsive sexual behaviours/“porn addiction”, particularly around shame, emotional regulation, control and cycles of behaviour.

The workshop will also consider how experiences of weight stigma can contribute to disordered eating, yo-yo dieting and weight cycling, and the impact these can have on self-worth and self-esteem. We’ll explore how disordered eating, body image and weight stigma intersect with our StopSO clients, and what this might mean for therapeutic practice. There will be time for questions, and informal discussion is encouraged to share experiences from practice.

Speaker bio

Mel Ciavucco is an integrative counsellor, writer and trainer, specialising in eating disorders and body image, and also domestic abuse and sexual violence. She has worked in mental health charities for over a decade, including domestic abuse services and eating disorder charities. Mel writes informative content on her blog about disordered eating and more: www.melciavucco.com

Date: Thursday 18th March 2027
Time: 10am–12pm
Online – via Zoom

Costs:
StopSO Members: £25
Non-Members: £40

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