Binge Eating Disorder Counselling UK

You eat past the point of fullness and feel a wave of shame before you have even finished. You tell yourself it will be different tomorrow, but tomorrow comes, and the same cycle starts again. You hide what you have eaten. You cancel plans because of how you feel about your body. You have tried every diet going and nothing has stuck, not because you lack willpower, but because willpower was never the issue.

Binge eating disorder is the most common eating disorder in the UK. It affects people of every size, gender, age, and background. It is often hidden, often misunderstood, and almost always accompanied by a level of shame that makes asking for help feel impossible.

If you are reading this page, you are already doing something brave.

Something in your life, past or present, has meant that food became a way to manage feelings that felt too big, too painful, or too overwhelming to face any other way. That might be stress, loneliness, anxiety, or trauma. It might be the exhaustion of holding everything together for everyone else. It might be that you spent years dieting, restricting, and following rules around food, and your body finally had enough.

Whatever has brought you here, there is a reason beneath it. Finding that reason, gently and without judgment, is where real recovery begins.

You are not out of control. You are doing your best with tools that no longer serve you. That is what we work on together.

If you have ADHD, autism, or suspect you might, binge eating can look and feel different to the textbook description. Research suggests ADHD is associated with differences in dopamine signalling, reward processing, and impulse regulation. For some people, this can make food feel particularly rewarding and increase the likelihood of binge eating behaviours, especially when combined with difficulties in recognising hunger cues, emotional dysregulation, and the exhaustion of masking.

Some people find that traditional therapeutic approaches don’t fully fit how their brain works. The structured homework felt impossible to keep up with. The worksheets felt clinical and disconnected. The pace was wrong. If that has been your experience, it is not you that failed. It was the fit between you and the approach that was the problem.

I work in a way that is specifically adapted for neurodivergent minds: flexible, practical, honest, and built around how your brain actually works rather than how it is supposed to work. I also offer ADHD-informed support for clients who are exploring a diagnosis or awaiting assessment.

If you have ADHD, autism, or suspect you might, binge eating can look and feel different to the textbook description. Research suggests ADHD is associated with differences in dopamine signalling, reward processing, and impulse regulation. For some people, this can make food feel particularly rewarding and increase the likelihood of binge eating behaviours, especially when combined with difficulties in recognising hunger cues, emotional dysregulation, and the exhaustion of masking.

Some people find that traditional therapeutic approaches don’t fully fit how their brain works. The structured homework felt impossible to keep up with. The worksheets felt clinical and disconnected. The pace was wrong. If that has been your experience, it is not you that failed. It was the fit between you and the approach that was the problem.

I work in a way that is specifically adapted for neurodivergent minds: flexible, practical, honest, and built around how your brain actually works rather than how it is supposed to work. I also offer ADHD-informed support for clients who are exploring a diagnosis or awaiting assessment.

Therapy that fits your life

There is no meal plan and no food rules. Recovery from binge eating disorder is about building a relationship with yourself that no longer needs food to manage it. We work at your pace, with your brain, and without any rigid framework that does not fit who you actually are.

As a private counsellor, my work is most effective when a client’s physical health is stable and they are able to engage in the therapeutic process. If at any point I have concerns about someone’s physical health or safety, I will discuss this openly and may recommend working alongside their GP or a specialist NHS eating disorder service, either instead of or alongside our sessions.

This is not a barrier to coming to me first. Many clients come to me while waiting for NHS assessment, or because NHS waiting times are too long. I am happy to work collaboratively with other professionals involved in your care.

If you are unsure whether private counselling is right for your situation, please do get in touch. I would rather have that conversation with you than leave you wondering.

Becky Stone is a trauma-informed counsellor and eating disorder specialist based in Canterbury, Kent. With over 15 years of experience in mental health, she specialises in binge eating disorder, emotional eating, body image, and the overlap between eating disorders and neurodivergence.

Professional credentials:

• Registered Member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy)
• Completed Master Practitioner training in Eating Disorders with the National Centre for Eating Disorders (NCFED)
• Clinical Supervisor (qualified since 2018)
• Qualified Life Coach
• 15+ years’ experience supporting adults and young people in mental health settings
• Trauma-informed integrative counsellor
• ADHD and neurodivergence-informed practitioner

 Lived experience

Becky brings both professional training and lived experience to her work. She has personal experience of binge eating, body dysmorphia, and undiagnosed ADHD, and uses that understanding to offer a depth of empathy that goes beyond the therapeutic model.

Who she works with

She offers private online counselling across the UK and in-person sessions from her therapy practice in Canterbury. She works with adults and young people aged 11 and over.