There are two key reasons that families may seek input from the Bronte Centre's Family Consultation service.
1. Not everyone is ready to start treatment! Sometimes it’s the family who want the person with the eating disorder to change and when this is the case, the family may benefit enormously by gaining insight, information and advice about how to help someone move from denial to acknowledgement
2. Your family wants to locate and begin with a reatment program, but feel that it would be valuable to seek expert advice, assistance with strategy development and guidance about how to manage at home, or how to facilitate the development of a treatment team within a local community, family consultations may be an appropriate intervention

Accordingly, the purpose of a family consultation may vary; however in general, consultations aim to:
• Determine the needs of your family and offer;
­ Education and information about the illness and about possible treatment pathways
• Provide assistance in developing;
­ Insight into the illness
­ Skills to challenge and support sufferers and other family members
• Provide recommendations and support as you establish a treatment team within your own local community.