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Compassionate Support for Eating Disorder Recovery
Relapse is a part of many people’s recovery journey. But what if you could access eating disorder support that doesn’t shame you for it? In my therapy practice in Canterbury, I help teens and adults return to recovery with honesty, humour, and compassion.
Relapse and Neurodivergence
Relapse Is a Normal Part of Recovery
If you’re navigating an eating disorder relapse, you’re not alone.
Relapse is incredibly common, especially for people who’ve come through NHS inpatient units without ongoing eating disorder therapy in Canterbury or psychological support.
In my private practice, I support clients through every stage of recovery, whether they’re starting therapy for the first time, returning after months away, or finding themselves in a relapse eating disorder support space they didn’t expect.
Relapse doesn’t mean you’ve failed.
It means something deeper is calling for attention.
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Welcoming Clients Back Without Judgment
The Importance of Reaching Out After a Relapse
The Danger of Shame in Eating Disorder Recovery
So often, shame becomes the loudest voice when relapse happens.
But shame is the very thing that fuels disordered eating.
That’s why in my work as a trauma-informed eating disorder therapist, I never shame my clients.
I don’t use clipboards, clinical distance, or cold detachment.
I show up with warmth, humour, and lived understanding.
A Neurodivergent Lens on Relapse
Exploring the Roots of Relapse
For many of my clients who are neurodivergent, including those with ADHD and eating disorders or autism and eating disorders relapse isn’t just about food.
It’s about burnout.
Emotional dysregulation.
Sensory overwhelm.
Life transitions that feel impossible to manage.
If you’re seeking neurodivergent eating disorder support, relapse care needs to be flexible, trauma-aware, and rooted in deep self-understanding.
What I Say When a Client Returns After Relapse
Sometimes, I get a message that simply says:
“Becky, I’m struggling. Do you have space?”
Often, it’s from someone I haven’t seen in months or even years.
My reply is always the same:
“Yes. Let’s talk.”
You don’t need to explain.
You don’t need to be “in crisis.”
You need to feel that the eating disorder is getting louder again and reach out.
That’s how I offer relapse eating disorder support in Canterbury that works.
My Nanny McPhee Approach
I tell clients I’m a bit like Nanny McPhee:
“When you need me, I’m here. When you don’t, I disappear.”
That’s the benefit of private eating disorder therapy.
There’s no referral delay. No bureaucracy.
Just connection.
I want my clients to feel safe enough to return not ashamed.
What’s Beneath the Relapse?
Relapse is rarely about food.
It’s about something underneath the food.
That’s why I always ask:
➔ What’s changed?
➔ What emotion is being avoided?
➔ What does the eating disorder give you that life isn’t right now?
Access, Curiosity, and Empathy.
We use it to map what’s happening in the body, brain, and heart.
One Client’s Turning Point (And Why Humour Matters)
One of my clients told me something brilliant.
“I wasn’t doing the homework. I wasn’t ready to change.
And then you said: ‘That’s fine. You can keep paying me every week to do the same thing forever.’
It was the best kick up the arse I ever got.”
We laughed. She shifted. She started again.
Not from scratch, but from strength.
That’s what non-shaming eating disorder therapy looks like.
You’re Not Starting Over, You’re Starting Again, Wiser
Relapse doesn’t erase your progress.
It deepens your understanding of yourself.
Eating disorder recovery is non-linear.
You will wobble.
You will revisit old patterns.
But you can choose to come back.
That choice, that return, is the most powerful act of recovery.
Understanding Relapse
Progress Through Setbacks
Relapse is not a setback that erases your achievements; rather, it is an opportunity to deepen your understanding of yourself on your recovery journey. Each experience, even the challenging ones, contributes to your growth and resilience. Embrace the process, knowing that every step forward, no matter how small, is a testament to your strength and commitment to healing.
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Thinking About Returning to Therapy?
Whether you’re an adult navigating eating disorder therapy for relapse
Or a parent seeking eating disorder help for teens in Canterbury.
You don’t have to wait for a crisis.
Just message me.
Let’s have an informal 20-minute chat.
No pressure. No shame. Just two humans figuring it out.
Becky Stone
Hi, I’m Becky.
I’m a trauma-informed therapist based in Canterbury, specialising in eating disorder treatment, ADHD and eating disorders, binge eating recovery, and body image therapy.
I work with adults, teens, and families using lived experience, compassion, and realness. I don’t collude with the eating disorder, but I never shame the human.
If you’re looking for neurodivergent-affirming eating disorder support or a therapist who won’t tiptoe around the hard stuff, let’s talk.
