Welcome to Conversations with Eating Disorders Counselling
The way we work together starts with you — your experience, your needs, and your pace. Eating disorders are not one-size-fits-all, and neither is support. My approach is collaborative and tailored: we explore what the eating disorder voice is saying, what it’s protecting you from, and what your real voice is asking to be heard. You bring your expertise in yourself; I bring clinical grounding and a calm space where you can explore safely.
I draw on person-centred therapy and Schema Therapy for Eating Disorders, which means we’ll look at both day-to-day struggles and deeper emotional patterns — the beliefs, fears, and unmet needs that often sit beneath an eating disorder.
Eating disorders are often coping strategies — ways your mind and body have tried to manage stress, emotions, or unmet needs. Together, we’ll explore how these strategies may have helped in the past, and how they might now be causing harm.
Our work focuses on helping your real voice emerge, so you can respond to yourself and your life with clarity, compassion, and choice.
For those supporting someone with an eating disorder, I can help you understand and distinguish between the unfamiliar eating disorder part of your loved one and the familiar, real them. We can work together to learn how to respond to the eating disorder without escalating distress, and finding ways to care for yourself while supporting someone else — so both voices, yours and theirs, can be heard and valued.
Managing expectations-your expertise, my support
My work is grounded in both professional training and lived experience, but eating disorders show up differently for everyone — in thoughts, behaviours, the body, and the deeper emotional patterns underneath. You are the expert in your own experience.
Calling myself an “expert” can give the wrong impression — as if therapy provides a straightforward cure or a set of instructions. That’s not what therapy is. Recovery isn’t linear, and there is no single method, rule, or quick fix. The challenges we work with are often deeply rooted, both emotionally and physically, and healing involves gently accessing and processing these core experiences over time.
Therapy is not a quick fix. Lasting change takes time, commitment, and a relationship built on trust. The process isn’t always straightforward — it can be messy and non-linear, with ups and downs as you work through difficult emotions and patterns. Understanding this reality before you begin, and being prepared for the time and financial commitment involved, can help ensure you stay engaged long enough to experience meaningful, lasting change.
What I do offer is a grounded, compassionate understanding of eating disorders and the internal world they create. I bring both professional knowledge and insight, not to tell you what to do, but to sit alongside you with curiosity, care, and respect as we explore what recovery looks like for you.
Safety and Physical Health,
I don’t have a criteria in terms of diagnosis — anyone struggling with disordered eating is welcome. What I do require is that your physical health is monitored by a GP or another appropriate health professional.
This serves several important purposes:
- Your safety comes first. Eating disorders can carry hidden physical risks, and regular monitoring ensures these are taken seriously.
- It allows me to focus fully on you. I can concentrate on your experience, thoughts, and emotions without being distracted by concerns about your physical health.
- It creates a safe space for your eating disorder to relax. Because I am not weighing you, demanding you eat in a certain way, or policing your body, you can feel that I am on your side. I sit in the chaos alongside you, exploring what these coping mechanisms are really trying to protect you from.
To make this possible and to practice safely within my professional scope, working with your GP (or another appropriate professional) is essential. If this feels daunting or scary, we can work through it together — I can support you in reaching out to your GP if you’d like.
In short, therapy with me isn’t about controlling your body or numbers on a scale. It’s about understanding your relationship with your eating patterns, your body, and the coping strategies you’ve developed — while keeping you safe and supported every step of the way.