Nexus offers support for carers whose loved one is experiencing Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder or OSFED (Other Specified Feeding and Eating Disorder). Loved one's do not need a formal diagnosis.
Through Nexus, you’ll be able to connect each week with a trained Beat advisor, who’ll provide you with a place to talk through what you’re going through and empower you to help your loved one towards positive change.
The programme is based on Professor Janet Treasure’s book Skills-based Learning for Caring for a Loved One with an Eating Disorder: The New Maudsley Method.
We will post a free copy of the book to you so you can refer to it as you put the skills you’re learning into practice.
Nexus is a coaching service. The aim isn’t to tell you what you should be doing, but for you and your assigned Programme Officer to develop a safe, confidential and supportive space where your advisor will act as a sounding board, guiding you to finding your own solutions as well as offering practical techniques to help motivate positive change in your loved one.
Once you’ve signed up, you’ll have an initial support session with your Programme Officer about your experiences so that the Officer can gain an understanding of your situation. During each session, your Officer will discuss with you any goals you’d like to set, whether that’s trying a particular communication skill with your loved one or finding half an hour for some important self-care.
Nexus can offer support for carer’s whose loved one is experiencing Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder or OSFED (Other Specified Feeding and Eating Disorder). Loved one's do not need a formal diagnosis.
After your first session, you’ll speak to your Programme Officer on the phone at the same time each week. The total length of the programme is 12 weeks. You’ll need to be available for a 50-minute session in the first week, then a 40-minute session each week.
Your assigned Programme Officer will provide you with a support schedule detailing your arranged calls throughout the duration of the Programme. Should any circumstance arise that prevents you from attending a scheduled session, it will be noted as a missed appointment.
If so, register your interest below.
If you have any other questions, please email us.
Download our PDF about Nexus here. This leaflet is also available in Welsh.