Compulsive & Binge Eating Therapy
IN NORTH VANCOUVER
When Food Has Become More Than Food
You may not know if you experience binge eating or compulsive eating, but if you feel a lack of control around food, or you find yourself overeating when you're stressed, overwhelmed, lonely, anxious, or bored, you don't need a diagnosis to get support. Many women use food to cope with difficult emotions—and it doesn't mean you're weak or lacking willpower.
Maybe you promised yourself that this time would be different, only to end up eating more than you intended and feeling guilty, ashamed, or frustrated afterward. You might swing between trying to be "good" with food and feeling completely out of control. Over time, eating can become exhausting, and food can begin to feel like both your comfort and your greatest source of distress.
Therapy can help you understand the patterns beneath the behaviour, respond differently to difficult emotions and build a more peaceful relationship with food and yourself.
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UNDERSTAND
Explore emotional triggers, experiences and patterns that drive overeating
RESPOND DIFFERENTLY
Learn practical tools for handling cravings, urges, and difficult emotions
FIND FREEDOM
Build a healthier relationship with food based on trust.
You're Not Alone
BINGE EATING IS NOT A LACK OF WILLPOWER
One of the biggest myths about binge eating is that it happens because someone lacks discipline.
Most people I've worked with have actually spent years trying incredibly hard to control their eating.
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They've dieted.
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They've restricted.
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They've followed food rules.
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They've blamed themselves when those strategies didn't work.
Yet the cycle continues.
That's because binge eating is often serving a purpose.
Food may be helping you:
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soothe anxiety
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numb difficult emotions
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escape loneliness
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cope with overwhelm
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manage stress
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provide comfort during difficult seasons of life
When we understand what food has been helping you manage, meaningful and lasting change becomes possible
Why The Cycle Keeps Repeating
Many women become trapped in a painful cycle:
Stress or difficult emotions
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Food provides temporary relief
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Guilt, shame, or self-criticism
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More stress and emotional overwhelm
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Turning to food again
This cycle can feel exhausting.
The good news is that the cycle is learned, which means it can be unlearned.
Therapy helps you develop healthier ways of responding to difficult thoughts, feelings, and experiences so food no longer has to carry the burden.
Healing your relationship with food isn't about more restrictions. It's about learning to respond to your needs with greater understanding, compassion and care.
My Approach
Compassionate, Evidence-Based Therapy For Binge Eating
I don't believe binge eating is something that needs to be judged or fought against. I see it as a signal that something deeper needs attention, care, and understanding.
My role is to help you uncover what's driving the behaviour while providing practical strategies that create meaningful change. Together we'll focus on healing the underlying patterns, not simply controlling the symptoms.
ACT
ACCEPTANCE & COMITTMENT THERAPY
ACT helps you develop a different relationship with cravings, uncomfortable emotions, and self-critical thoughts.
Instead of getting pulled into an endless struggle with food, you'll learn how to notice urges without automatically acting on them and make choices that align with the life you want to build.
EFT
EMOTION FOCUSED THERAPY
Many struggles with food have emotional roots. EFT helps you better understand your emotional world, process difficult feelings, and develop healthier ways of meeting your emotional needs.
As emotional awareness grows, many people find food becomes less of a coping tool.
ART
ACCELERATED RESOLUTION THERAPY
When unresolved experiences contribute to nervous-system activation or the urge to use food for relief, I have found Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) can be especially helpful. ART uses guided imagery and bilateral stimulation to help the brain process difficult experiences so they no longer carry the same emotional intensity or drive current day behaviours.
✓ Eating without guilt
✓ Trusting yourself around food
✓ Feeling calmer around cravings
✓ Experiencing fewer binge episodes
✓ Letting go of constant self-criticism
✓ Feeling more connected to your body
✓ Having healthier ways to manage stress and emotions
Recovery isn't about becoming perfectly disciplined. It's about creating a life where food no longer feels like the solution to every difficult feeling.
Imagine If Food Took Up Less Space In Your Life
Binge Eating Often Isn't Just About Food
Many women struggling with binge eating are also dealing with:
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body image concerns
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low self-esteem
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perfectionism
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people-pleasing
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harsh self-criticism
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feelings of never being good enough
As we work on healing your relationship with food, we often find ourselves healing your relationship with yourself as well
You Don't Have To Do This Alone
Whether you're struggling with binge eating, finding yourself stuck in emotional eating patterns, or simply want food to take up less space in your life, support is available.
If you're looking for binge eating therapy for women in North Vancouver or online counselling anywhere in British Columbia, I invite you to head over to my contact page or book a free consultation to see if we're a good fit.
If you have questions around compulsive or binge eating, please visit my Binge Eating FAQs section for answers to common questions.