What Is Disordered Eating?
Disordered eating is any pattern of eating, food-related behaviour, or thoughts about food and body image that causes distress, takes up significant mental energy, or affects your quality of life.
It exists on a spectrum. You do not need to have an eating disorder diagnosis for your struggles with food to be valid or deserving of support.
For many people, these patterns develop gradually. What starts as a desire to be healthier, lose weight, improve symptoms, or gain control during a stressful period can slowly become restrictive, exhausting, or overwhelming.
Disordered eating can affect people of all ages, body sizes, genders, and backgrounds.
It Might Look Like...
Feeling guilty, anxious, or ashamed after eating certain foods
Constantly thinking about food, calories, weight, or body shape
Following strict food rules that feel difficult to break
Skipping meals or restricting food to compensate for eating
Feeling out of control around food
Repeated cycles of dieting, overeating, and starting again
Emotional eating during times of stress, loneliness, boredom, or overwhelmAvoiding social occasions because food feels stressful
Exercising primarily to "earn" food or make up for eating
Fear of certain foods despite wanting more flexibility
Feeling that your self-worth is linked to your body size or eating habits
Becoming increasingly anxious about eating "perfectly" or "cleanly"
There is no expectation of perfection.
The goal is not to eat perfectly.
The goal is to create a relationship with food that supports your physical health, emotional wellbeing, and ability to live your life fully.
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You Do Not Need To Reach Crisis Point Before Getting Support
Many people wait until things feel severe before seeking help.
The reality is that the earlier support is received, the easier it can be to interrupt unhelpful patterns and begin building a healthier relationship with food.
I work with adults and older teenagers who are experiencing disordered eating patterns and would like support in developing a more balanced, sustainable relationship with food, health, and their bodies.
Whether you are taking your first steps or have already started your recovery journey, support can be tailored to where you are now.
Areas I Commonly Support
Chronic Dieting & Restriction
Perhaps you've spent years trying different diets, cutting foods out, tracking everything you eat, and feeling frustrated when the results never seem to last.
You may know what to eat, but feel trapped in cycles of restriction, guilt, and starting over.
Together, we work towards rebuilding trust in your body and finding a way of eating that supports both health and quality of life.
Emotional Eating
Food may feel comforting, soothing, distracting, or difficult to stop once you start.
Often emotional eating is not a lack of willpower but a coping strategy that developed for understandable reasons.
We explore the patterns underneath the behaviour with curiosity rather than judgement.
Food Anxiety & Body Image Concerns
You may find yourself constantly analysing food choices, worrying about weight gain, or feeling uncomfortable in your body.
These thoughts can take up enormous amounts of mental energy.
Support focuses on reducing anxiety, improving body trust, and helping you feel more at ease around food and your body.
Orthorexia & Healthy Eating Anxiety
Sometimes a genuine desire to improve health becomes increasingly rigid and stressful.
Foods become categorised as "good" or "bad", eating out feels difficult, and health habits begin to dominate daily life.
My approach helps you maintain your health goals while bringing back flexibility, enjoyment, and balance.
Digestive Conditions & Restrictive Diets
Many of my clients initially come seeking help for IBS, SIBO, food intolerances, hormonal issues, or autoimmune conditions.
Sometimes necessary dietary changes can unintentionally contribute to food fears, restriction, or anxiety around eating.
I help clients navigate therapeutic nutrition plans while protecting their relationship with food wherever possible.
My Approach - A gentler path to food freedom
As a specially trained Nutritional Therapist and Health Coach, I take a compassionate, non-judgemental, and weight-inclusive approach.
Our work may include:
Understanding your relationship with food and dieting history
Identifying patterns of restriction, bingeing, or food anxiety
Rebuilding regular eating habits
Improving confidence around food choices
Supporting digestive health without creating unnecessary restriction
Exploring stress, lifestyle, and emotional factors that influence eating
Developing practical skills for sustainable nourishment
Supporting body acceptance and self-compassion
There is no expectation of perfection.
The goal is not to eat perfectly.
The goal is to create a relationship with food that supports your physical health, emotional wellbeing, and ability to live your life fully.
Sessions are typically weekly for the first 6 weeks, with a minimum commitment of 12 sessions.
Working Alongside Other Professionals
Disordered eating recovery often benefits from a multidisciplinary approach.
If you are currently working with a GP, psychologist, psychotherapist, counsellor, psychiatrist, or other healthcare professional, I am happy to work collaboratively alongside them, with your consent.
If additional support would be beneficial, I can also help signpost you towards appropriate services and specialist eating disorder resources.
Is This Right For You?
This is for you if
Food takes up more mental space than you would like
You feel trapped in cycles of dieting and guilt
Eating feels stressful, confusing, or overwhelming
You want to improve your health without becoming more restrictive
You would like a calmer, more balanced relationship with food
You are recovering from disordered eating
You do not need to wait until things get worse before asking for help.
Support is available at every stage of the journey.