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The FREED Pathway with Giulia Di Clemente

In this week's episode, Han is joined by Giulia Di Clemente. Giulia is a Senior Counselling Psychologist at the Maudsley Eating Disorder Service in London, where they work with clients to integrate the FREED pathway into their treatment and support other services in adopting the treatment pathway.

  • What is the FREED pathway?

  • Why the FREED pathway is currently only available for patients aged 18 - 25 years old with an experience of an eating disorder for less than 3 years.

  • The role of "emerging adulthood" and how important it is to address this in therapy for those aged 18 - 25 years old.

  • The research and outcomes which have been demonstrated using the FREED model and how this can improve treatment outcomes for all patients.

  • The concept of "duration of untreated eating disorder" and the impact that FREED has had on this, including awareness and education for medical professionals.

  • How the FREED pathway works to make the treatment approach more individualised for patients within their therapy.

  • How the FREED pathway is using social media both to increase awareness of eating disorders, reach out to individuals who may not realise they have an eating disorder, and to promote recovery.

  • Guilia's role as a FREED clinician and what it means to be a FREED champion.

  • The role of diagnoses in treatment and the pros/cons of these from a clinician's perspective.

  • How to get involved as a service with FREED, and the hopes of expansion in the future.

To find out more about the FREED pathway and how you can get involved, please visit https://freedfromed.co.uk/ for more information.

Please note that this podcast discusses eating disorder topics that some individuals may find triggering. Please check in with yourself along the way, and remember this is not a replacement for clinical support and advice.

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