Greg Dring
Greg Dring is a Clinical Psychologist and Family Therapist. He trained as a Clinical Psychologist in the National Health Service and subsequently took a Masters Degree in Psychotherapy at the University of Warwick, which focussed on both practice and research in psychotherapy. He trained in Family Therapy at the Institute of Family Therapy in London, and has worked in both adult and children’s mental health services in the UK. From 1995 to 2010 he was Consultant Clinical Psychologist at the Young Peoples’ Service in Bath, a specialist out-patient treatment service for young people with serious mental disorders. There he gained intensive experience of family therapy for young people with anorexia, and experience of multi-family groups for the same client group. He now works in independent practice and provides supervision for therapists working with young people with eating disorders and their families.
Finding a Voice: Family Therapy for Young People with Anorexia
Young people develop anorexia because they are unhappy. In the process of becoming anorexic they silence themselves and distance themselves from parental support. Family therapy can help patients by... (more)