My Approach

I specialise in the psychological treatment of adolescents and adults with eating disorders and offer therapy to individuals, couples and families drawing from a range of evidence-based psychological models including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT-ED) and systemic family therapy.

About Me

As a consultant clinical psychologist, systemic family psychotherapist and lead for specialist psychological services, I am responsible for the leadership and governance of psychological service provision within the specialist inpatient, day care and outpatient services of the Ellern Mede Group.

Specialist psychological input in the form of assessments, therapy and consultation is delivered in close collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team. Clinical, professional and research supervision is offered to psychologists, doctoral trainee and assistant psychologists, as well as clinical/operational management of the therapies team (e.g. art therapists and occupational therapists).

I serve on the Committee of the BPS Faculty of Eating Disorders and the Royal College of Psychiatry QED Accreditation Committee and Advisory Panel and is a mentor on the EDSA whole team training programme. I am a visiting lecturer at the University of Oxford (D.Clin.Psych Programme) and have presented at national and international eating disorders conferences in Montreal, Prague, London and New York.

I specialise in the treatment of young people and adults with eating disorders and offer therapy to individuals, couples and families drawing from a range of evidence-based psychological models including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT-ED) and systemic family therapy.

In terms of professional membership, I am a Chartered Psychologist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (BPS) and a registered Family and Systemic Psychotherapist with the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) having trained in Systemic Therapy at the Tavistock Clinic in London.

Please see ResearchGate link below for peer reviewed journal publications.
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/David-Viljoen

Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidViljoenED where I am interested 'in finding, sharing and using the keys’ that will unlock people from eating disorders.

I work with

• Children and young people
• Couples
• Families
• Groups
• Individuals
• Private healthcare referrals

Special Interests

Like all UKCP registered psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors I can work with a wide range of issues, but here are some areas in which I have a special interest or additional experience.

Types of Therapies Offered

• Family and Systemic Psychotherapist
• Family Therapist
• Systemic Family and Couple Psychotherapist
• Systemic Psychotherapist

What I can help with

• Abuse
• Anorexia
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Bulimia
• Bullying
• Depression
• Eating Disorders
• Mental Health Issues
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Relationships
• Sexual Abuse
• Stress
• Trauma