Dr Kiera Buchanan (Psychologist)
- Name
- Dr Kiera Buchanan
- Qualifications
- Bachelor of Psychology James Cook University
- Doctor of Psychology (Clinical Psychology and Health Psychology) University of Queensland
- Occupation
- Health Psychologist
- Clinical Psychologist
- Founding Director, Centre for Integrative Health
- Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinician
- Gender
- Female
- Languages Spoken
- English
- Medical Specialties
- Eating disorders
- Body image concerns
Dr Kiera Buchanan is the Founding Director of Centre for Integrative Health; a leading treatment provider for eating disorders and their related concerns.
Dr. Kiera Buchanan is registered as both a Clinical Psychologist and a Health Psychologist after completing the dual Doctorate of Clinical Psychology and Health Psychology. Kiera is particularly passionate about helping clients achieve long-term solutions to their eating, weight, and body-image concerns while achieving optimal physical and emotional health. Kiera has extensive research and clinical experience in the field of eating and weight concerns; having published papers, presented at conferences, and delivered training workshops for health professionals in the field. Kiera recognises that her vision for addressing the current epidemic in eating- and weight-related concerns is one best realised through collaboration and joined efforts. As such, Centre for Integrative Health was opened with the vision of creating a team of passionate, dedicated, and expert practitioners who would work collectively to help reduce the rates of eating and weight concerns more broadly. Finally, Kiera is an advocate for therapy in the absence of a diagnosable mental health condition, reporting that "therapy offers a unique insight into and understanding of yourself as well as the development and practice of skills necessary to optimise your well-being and life satisfaction".
- Affiliated Clinics
- Centre for Integrative Health (CFIH)
- Affiliated Organisations
- Australian Psychological Society (APS)
- Association of Size Diversity and Health (ASDAH)
- Statewide Eating Disorder Advisory Group (EDAG)
- Australia & New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders (ANZAED)
- Eating Disorders Network (EDN)
- Academy for Eating Disorders (AED)
- National Eating Disorders Collaboration (NEDC)
- Australia and New Zealand Obesity Society (ANZOS)
- Affiliated Universities
- James Cook University
- University of Queensland
- Populations Treated
- Specialty eating disorders and body image issues
- Topics
- Eating Disorder Management
- Compulsive eating and body image disturbances
- Depression, anxiety, relationship and social issues, Adult ADD, body image and eating issues, PTSD, and perinatal mental health issues
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Practice Locations
QLD
- Centre for Integrative Health (CFIH)
- Address
- 169 Kelvin Grove Road
Kelvin Grove QLD 4059
Australia
- Phone
- 07 3161 0845
- Fax
- 07 3172 5851
- Centre for Integrative Health, Sunshine Coast
- Address
- Brightwater Corporate Centre
Suite 11D, Level 1
69/79 Attenuata Drive
Mountain Creek QLD 4557
Australia
Publications
- Why do diets fail? : An exploration of dieters experiences using thematic analysis. Journal of Health Psychology (special issue). http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1359105315618000
- Predictors of diet failure: A multi-factorial cognitive and behavioural model. Journal of Health Psychology. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1359105316689605
- Compassion focused therapy for eating disorders: A qualitative review and recommendations for further applications. Clinical Psychologist. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cp.12126/abstract
