Dr Heather Naylor

Specialist Eating Disorder Psychologist

BA(Hons), DClinPsy, CPsychol

Surrey Eating Disorder Recovery offers high quality psychological treatment to adults with eating disorders and body image issues. The service was founded by Consultant Clinical Psychologist Dr Heather Naylor, a specialist eating disorders psychologist, who believes in the importance of offering effective and empathic care, and brings years of experience of working with eating disorders to Surrey.

About Surrey Eating Disorder Recovery

Eating disorders and body image concerns can have such an impact on people’s lives. They can affect how you feel, how you look, your relationships, and how you live your life. It is also common to have struggled for a long time before you seek help and, sadly, it can be hard to access the right sort of treatment in a timely manner.

I believe that people can recover from these difficulties - whether the difficulties have just started, or whether they’ve been around for years. However, it means finding the right therapist and the right treatment for you.

About me

I have worked with people with eating disorders for over 16 years - in research, the NHS, and the private sector. During that time I have developed a real passion for helping people who are facing these difficulties. I have seen the impact eating disorders have, but I have also seen how effective treatment can be, and how significantly life can change for the better.

This led me to develop Surrey Eating Disorder Recovery - where I offer specialist evidence-based therapy adapted to the wants and needs of the individual. Whilst I specialise in CBT for eating disorders, my experience also allows me to work with other difficulties and to integrate other approaches as and when necessary including schema therapy, compassion focussed therapy, and mindfulness.

Testimonials

  • I’m really grateful for the strategies and everything, but mostly for just feeling listened to and understood. It made me feel less crazy! And much less alone. Obviously life is full of ups and downs, but I do think I’m a lot better. I’m full of life again, and living again!

  • I could write word after word about how incredible and amazingly life changing the work we’ve done together has been… but the simplest way is to say the biggest, deepest and most meaningful of thank yous. Your kindness and dedication deserve much higher recognition than this will ever give. Thank you for teaching me how to love myself and for giving me strength when I needed it most.

  • You created a safe and non-judgemental space, where I felt free to express myself openly. I felt supported, genuinely understood and your calm, positive and encouraging approach was exactly what I needed to feel comfortable and motivated through the process. The strategies and tools that you provided me with have proven to be invaluable for my ongoing recovery. Thank you for all you have done to help me.

  • Thank you for being the one person who never failed to make me feel safe and feel like I am someone. You radiate warmth.

  • Many thanks for your support, positivity and belief in me during this period of therapy. It is so amazing to feel completely unrecognisable to the girl who came to you all that time ago, and that everyone close to me can notice the incredible, positive change. I have finally come to a place where I am happy, healthy, and at peace, and am very thankful for everything.

  • I am so grateful for the patience, sensitivity and understanding you showed me over the last few months. Thank you for all your help.

  • You have completely changed my life and given me the skills to keep going and deal with any problems that may occur in the future. I always felt that I could tell you anything without being judged, and your positive reinforcement always left me feeling better and more focussed after each session.