Specialist Eating Disorder Counselling in Canterbury and Online Across the UK

Struggling with food, eating or body image can feel exhausting and isolating. Whether you’re living with binge eating, bulimia, food anxiety, emotional eating or a difficult relationship with your body, support is available.

I offer specialist eating disorder counselling in Canterbury and online across the UK for adults and young people.

When Food, Weight or Body Image Starts Taking Over

Many people struggle silently with food, eating and body image concerns for years before reaching out for support.

You may find yourself constantly thinking about food, feeling guilty after eating, avoiding certain foods, binge eating, restricting food intake, or feeling trapped in a cycle that seems impossible to break.

Eating difficulties can affect every area of life, including relationships, work, confidence, mental health and physical wellbeing.

What Is an Eating Disorder?

Eating disorders are complex mental health conditions that affect a person’s relationship with food, eating, weight and body image.

They are not simply about food.

Many eating disorders develop as a way of coping with difficult emotions, anxiety, trauma, stress, perfectionism, low self-esteem or a need for control.

Eating disorders can affect people of all ages, genders, backgrounds and body sizes.

Signs You May Need Support

You may benefit from eating disorder counselling if:

  • Food dominates your thoughts.
  • You regularly binge eat.
  • You feel guilty after eating.
  • You avoid social situations involving food.
  • You feel anxious around meals.
  • You constantly worry about weight or body shape.
  • You use food to cope with difficult emotions.
  • You feel trapped in patterns you cannot seem to change.

Types of Eating Difficulties I Support

Binge Eating

Binge eating often involves eating large amounts of food while feeling out of control. It is frequently linked to emotional distress, shame, stress and self-criticism.

Bulimia

Bulimia can involve cycles of binge eating followed by attempts to compensate through purging, restriction or excessive exercise.

Emotional Eating

Many people use food to manage emotions such as stress, loneliness, anxiety, sadness or overwhelm.

Food Anxiety

Food anxiety can involve fear around eating, intense worry about certain foods, or feeling unable to trust your body’s signals.

Body Image Difficulties

Body image struggles can affect confidence, relationships and mental wellbeing, often leading to constant self-criticism and dissatisfaction.

Restrictive Eating

Restriction can develop for many reasons and may involve strict food rules, avoidance of certain foods or anxiety around eating.

Eating Disorders Are Not Just About Food

Behind eating difficulties there is often something deeper happening.

For some people it is anxiety.

For others it may be trauma, perfectionism, ADHD, low self-worth, burnout, stress, grief or difficult life experiences.

Understanding what sits underneath the eating behaviours is often a key part of recovery.

How Eating Disorder Counselling Can Help

Counselling provides a safe space to explore your relationship with food, your body and yourself.

Together we can:

Recovery is not about perfection. It is about creating a healthier and more balanced relationship with food and yourself.

Online Eating Disorder Counselling

I offer online eating disorder counselling across the UK.

Online therapy allows you to access support from the comfort of your own home while still building a meaningful therapeutic relationship.

Many clients find online counselling flexible, accessible and effective.

Eating Disorder Counselling for Adults

Adults often seek support after years of struggling alone.

Many people become skilled at hiding their difficulties while continuing to feel overwhelmed internally.

Counselling can provide space to understand what is happening beneath the surface and begin making lasting changes.

Eating Disorder Counselling for Young People

Young people face increasing pressures around appearance, achievement, social media and identity.

Early support can help prevent eating difficulties becoming more deeply established and provide a safe space to explore what is going on.

My Approach to Eating Disorder Counselling

Eating disorders and disordered eating are rarely just about food.

Behind the binge eating, food rules, body image struggles, guilt, restriction, or feeling out of control around food, there is often something deeper going on. For some people it is anxiety. For others it is perfectionism, trauma, low self-worth, ADHD, stress, or simply years of trying to cope in the only way they knew how.

My role is not to tell you what to eat or judge your choices. My role is to help you understand what is happening underneath the behaviours, so that lasting change becomes possible.

I offer a warm, compassionate and down-to-earth approach to counselling.

Together we can explore the patterns, beliefs and experiences that may be keeping you stuck while building healthier ways of coping and relating to yourself.

I work with adults and young people in Canterbury and online across the UK.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can online counselling help eating disorders?

Yes. Many people find online counselling highly effective and appreciate being able to access support from home.

Do I need a diagnosis?

No. You do not need a formal diagnosis to seek support.

How long does counselling take?

This varies from person to person depending on your needs, goals and circumstances.

Is counselling suitable for teenagers?

Yes. I work with both adults and young people.

What happens during the first session?

The first session is an opportunity for us to explore what is bringing you to counselling and discuss how we might work together.

How to Book a Session

If food, body image or eating patterns are starting to take over your life, you do not have to manage it alone.

I offer specialist eating disorder counselling in Canterbury and online across the UK.

Get in touch to arrange an initial session and take the first step towards a healthier relationship with food and yourself.

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