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Activities Include
- One-on-one counselling
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Daily therapeutic community groups
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Psychodynamic groups dealing exclusively with feelings
- Fellowship groups
- Family work
- Meal planning
- Food shopping
- Meal outings
- Theme evenings
- Monitored exercise
- Movement therapy
- Artistic expression
About Imani Secondary Care
Imani is a unique secondary care facility dealing specifically with eating disorders and all the adjacent complaints. The centre is situated in a completely refurbished, modern and airy converted residence in the central suburb of Observatory.
Pam Goodman of Tharagay House, the renowned secondary care for alcoholism and drug addiction, recognised the need for a facility focused entirely on food-related addictions. Pam and her team of qualified and experienced counsellors, dieticians and health practitioners have developed a holistic approach to the treatment and care of eating disorder patients. The approach is based on a combination of a 12 Step programme and the already successful methodologies being practiced with eating disorders.
The treatment team at Imani includes:
Pam Goodman
Alison Bloomberg-Green
Marelize De Bruin
Felice Rauch
Felice has trained and worked in outpatient and inpatient programmes including Tharagay House. She is both an expert in the field of addiction and has specialist eating disorder skills.
We have numerous part time psychologists and trained counselors, many of them who have walked this path and have valuable insight into the treatment of this disease.
In addition our night nursing staff covers a 24hr day, so our clients feel contained, monitored and supported. To this end we also employ a full time security guard.
We are also privileged to work with two leading eating disorder dieticians in Cape Town, Julia lovely, and Melanie Harris. They have been our dieticians and consultants for many years and run a practice in Green Point. They have a noticeable success rate and are involved in the daily running and activities at Imani.
Our nursing staff cover 24 hours a day so that clients feel contained, monitored and supported. We have a night security guard, a nurse and a wealth of part time recovery assistants who have previously traveled this path.We are also privileged to be working with two leading eating disorder dietitians in Cape Town. Julia Lovely and Melanie Harris run a practice in Green Point and have been our dietitians and consultants for many years. They have a notable success rate and are involved in the daily running and activities at Imani.
Read further to discover what else Imani offers in terms of eating disorder our treatment plan.