Eating Disorders & Body Image Difficulties

I can help with food and eating-related difficulties such as preoccupation with weight, comfort eating, negative body image, and eating disorders including anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and avoidant restrictive food intake.

Understanding Eating Disorders & Body Image Difficulties

Eating disorders involve disrupted eating behaviours, such as restrictive dieting, secret bingeing, or purging. They often develop as a way to cope with uncomfortable emotions, influenced by self-critical thoughts about food, weight, or body image.

These thoughts and behaviours can begin to dominate daily life, shaping how you see yourself and relate to the world. Restricting food may create a sense of control, bingeing can temporarily soothe distress, and purging may feel like a way to manage helplessness or self-criticism.

Therapy for Eating Disorders & Body Image Difficulties

Because eating difficulties can take many forms, therapy is shaped around your unique experiences, needs, and goals. I offer a compassionate, steady space where you can explore your relationship with food, your body, and yourself, and begin to rebuild trust and balance.

Together, we will examine the thoughts, feelings and experiences that have contributed to patterns of restriction, bingeing, or over-control – uncovering what these behaviours have been trying to do for you. We will work at a pace that feels safe, developing coping strategies and practical skills to manage distressing feelings, reduce urges, and cultivate a kinder, more accepting inner voice.

Therapy supports you in rebuilding a more connected relationship with food and your body. As insight grows, you will discover new ways to meet emotional needs without relying on disordered eating. Over time, this work helps you reconnect with your body’s signals and your sense of self-worth, allowing you to feel freer, more at ease, and more able to live with balance, compassion, and confidence.