Treatment for Eating Disorder

 Session 1

Aim of the session - To build rapport and have an introduction of the issue.

Verbatim

CP- Hello X! I am Ms Preeti, your counsellor, you can say your secret friend.

Client- Hello mam. 

CP- Please have some water.

Client- Thank you! 

CP- How do you come to know about me?

Client- I came to know about you through google.

CP- Oh! nice. Please tell me about yourself.

Client- My name is Mr. X. I live in Rohini Sec 8, Delhi. I am pursuing first year in Bachelor's in Arts from DU. I am gaining 5kg weight from last 3 months each and now I am tired of it. I had tried to get treatment from many person but didn't get any benefit. Do you have any solution for this?

CP- Of course! We can overcome this issue if we want.

Client- How?

CP- Just by little efforts. What do you think we can do?

Client- I know you will say to not eat food. I had tried but I can't stop myself from eating. Even my mom is fed up of me.

CP- Okay. It means you feel anxious to take food at any time even if you are not hungry. Am I right?

Client- Yes, that's why I don't want to go college also.

CP- Hmm. No problem, we have many alternatives for this issue.

Client- Please share.

CP- Okay. Can we do one thing.

Client- What?

CP- Can we have food with a break of 2 hours? And between that break you can do your studies and in another break another task.... like this?

Client- It seems tough because I can't control.

CP- Okay. Then how much time can be good for us?

Client- I will try to control for 1 hour.

CP- Okay. It is also good for this time. Try to stop eating for a break of 1 hour and you can stay away from food places and try to engage in another tasks.

Client- Okay. I will try.

CP- Okay then we will meet after 15 days and will see BMI  and perform other amazing tests and try to solve the issue.

Client- Okay. Thank you mam.

CP- Thank you. Good luck.

SESSION 2

AIM- To analyse the last step and add further according to the response.

Verbatim

CP- Hello X! Please have  a seat. 

Client- Hello mam. Thank you.

CP-How are you?

Client- I am fine mam. How are  you?

CP- I am good. How are things going on?

Client- They are okay. 

CP- Good. What about the homework?

Client- I tried to do it. My full focus on when 1 hour will be completed.

CP- Yes it happens at starting. But great we have crossed our level 1.

Client- Now what to do?

CP- Today, we will measure BMI.

Client- Okay. I know it will be approaching sky.

CP- We will bring it down in sometime. What do you like most?

Client- I like to have parantta, burger, chowmein, cold drink.....

CP- Oh... mostly junk foods?

Client- Yes mam, they are so yummy and spicy that I want to eat them everytime.

CP- That's true but don't you think these are not good for health?

Client- Yes, I know they have fat, cholesterol, I have seen video on youtube.

CP- It means you are conscious for your health. Good. So we can take our second step.

Client- What's that? I want to know.

CP-Okay. So can we stop having outside food? You can eat homemade food after an interval of 1 hour.

Client - My mom is already fed up of me. How will I fill my stomach from home?

CP- You are big boy. You can make yourself also.

Client- It is tough.

CP- Yes, It is. Try to do it. You might enjoy it.

Client- Okay.

CP- Then lets meet after 15 days and don't remember your amazing task because I know you help your mother in cooking when you were small.

Client- Yes that's true.

CP- Hm. Bye. Good luck.

Client- Bye mam. Thank you.