Rebekah Rankin

Life can feel heavy at times – whether it’s stress, anxiety, depression, difficult life experiences, challenges with body image or navigating major life transitions. Rebekah works with young people (16+) and adults to explore these experiences, make sense of challenges and take practical steps towards meaningful change.

She has particular expertise in supporting people experiencing difficulties in their relationship with their body, food, eating and exercise, including eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia, binge eating, avoidant restrictive food intake disorder and other specified feeding and eating disorders. Rebekah also works with clients experiencing anxiety, depression, stress, body image concerns, chronic pain, trauma and life-phase transitions. She takes a curious, open-minded and neuro-affirming approach, creating a safe and collaborative space where clients feel heard and supported.

As an Eating Disorder Credentialed Clinician (2021), Rebekah holds a Master of Clinical Psychology from Western Sydney University and completed her PhD exploring people’s experiences of residential treatment for eating disorders. She is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Western Sydney, collaborating with industry, research and lived experience teams to shed light on the voices of young people and carers as we seek to improve eating disorder care. Her experience spans hospital, community, education and research settings, bringing both clinical expertise and real-world insight to her practice. Rebekah is registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and is a member of the Australia & New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders (ANZAED).

Rebekah uses evidence-based psychological therapies tailored to each individual. For eating disorders, she primarily works with enhanced cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT-E) and specialist supportive clinical management (SSCM). She also draws on motivational interviewing (MI), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), narrative therapy and schema therapy. Taking a collaborative and flexible approach, Rebekah aims to support clients in making sense of their experiences and take practical steps towards living their best life—whatever that may be.

Outside of work, Rebekah enjoys spending time with her two dogs, connecting with friends and family, getting lost in a good book, and hunting for the best coffee and pastries in local cafés.