In her previous position within the Clinical Research Unit, University of Otago, Christchurch Gini worked as an investigator and therapist on clinical trials for bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa, binge eating disorder and major depression. She has trained in CBT, IPT, metacognitive therapy and schema therapy, along with colleagues has adapted IPT for anorexia nervosa, schema therapy for depression and binge eating and MCT for depression, and has developed novel psychotherapies including an appetite focused CBT for binge eating. Together Jenny and Gini have published three book chapters and a paper describing SSCM as used in the original psychotherapy trial and have delivered numerous SSCM training workshops to clinicians within New Zealand and internationally..