About me
Binge Eating, Self-Worth & the Pressure to Hold It All Together - Contact me to book in for free 15 minute introductory call.
You might be the dependable one, the person who keeps everything moving. From the outside, you look like you're coping.
And yet privately, it feels harder than it should.
- You think about food more than you’d like to admit.
- You promise yourself you’ll "be better" tomorrow.
- You swing between trying to be in control and feeling completely out of control.
- You eat in secret, or feel shame afterwards.
- You’re sometimes painfully aware you’re choosing to binge.
- You replay conversations and criticise yourself for saying too much… or not enough.
- You find it hard to say no without guilt sitting heavily in your stomach.
- You quietly believe you should be coping better than this by now.
Inside, it can feel noisy, heavy, or never quite settled, even if your life looks steady on the surface.
If this sounds familiar, understand that these patterns usually make sense. Most began as ways of coping, managing feelings, staying connected, keeping control, or protecting yourself from shame or rejection. But what once helped can become exhausting.
My Specialism
I specialise in working with people who struggle with binge eating, chaotic eating patterns, and long-standing low self-worth.
Many of my clients also identify as people-pleasers. They push emotions down, hold things together, and feel responsible for everyone else, until the pressure leaks out through food, anger, or harsh self-criticism.
Binge eating is often misunderstood. It’s rarely "just about food."
Some feel paralysed by decisions around food, outwardly saying "I don’t mind" while internally panicking. Some dissociate during a binge. Others feel fully aware and ashamed that they’re "choosing" it.
Many carry a deep belief that they should have grown out of this by now. This struggle can affect women and men, sit alongside successful careers and outward competence, and feel incredibly lonely.
I have additional training in Binge Eating Disorder and work in a structured, compassionate way to reduce the binge-restrict cycle and build something steadier in its place. This isn’t about dieting or willpower. It’s about understanding what’s driving the cycle, and creating stability before expecting change.
How We Work
Therapy with me is steady and collaborative. We take time to understand your patterns without shaming them. We look at what food (or people-pleasing, or overthinking) has been doing for you.
In the early stages, we focus on stability. That often means reducing chaos before exploring deeper layers.
This may include:
- Making sense of binge-restrict cycles
- Establishing more consistent, regular eating
- Understanding triggers and emotional patterns
- Building tolerance for feelings you’ve learned to push away
- Gently challenging rigid food rules
- Exploring boundaries in ways that feel manageable
When you’ve spent years suppressing needs, beginning to feel them can be unsettling. We go at a pace that feels manageable rather than overwhelming.
Over time, clients often notice subtle but meaningful shifts. Food feels less powerful. The inner critic softens. Decisions feel less frantic. There’s more space to breathe. Not instantly or perfectly, but steadily.
What You Can Expect
I’m an integrative counsellor, drawing from different approaches depending on what you need. My work is trauma-informed and compassionate, with clear structure when it’s helpful, particularly when working with eating patterns.
You don’t need to prove that you’re struggling "enough." If it’s taking up mental space and leaving you tired, that really matters.
Practical Details
I offer in-person sessions in Christchurch (BH23), as well as online appointments across the UK. Individual therapy sessions are 50 minutes long, with a fee of £60 per session. Contact me to book a free 15 minute introductory call.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- Level 3 Counselling
- Level 2 Counselling Skills
- CBT-E – Cognitive Behavioural Therapy designed for Eating Disorders
- CFT - Compassion Focused Therapy
I trained with ACEDS, a specialist eating disorder service, and am a proud member of the New Horizons Network - a community of clinicians committed to helping people gain access to quality mental health and personal growth support.
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Fees
£60.00 per session
When I work
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Further information
- Quiet, comfortable therapy room with lift access
- Wheelchair accessible (may need to move a small side table)
- Sessions offered in person or online
- Payment by cash or BACS (no insurance accepted currently)
- A space where you can bring all of yourself, without fear of judgement
- Focus on steady, compassionate progress at your pace
