Food doesn't have to control your life anymore
Does the thought of food cause you stress? Do you spend hours a day thinking about food? You are not alone.
Healing your relationship with food is an important and empowering journey that many individuals take when struggling with disordered eating, emotional eating, or an unhealthy relationship with food. As a mental health therapist, I view this process as an opportunity to help clients move beyond restrictive diets, guilt-driven eating patterns, or emotional associations with food, and instead cultivate a more balanced, mindful, and compassionate approach to nourishment.
Food is often deeply intertwined with emotions, cultural influences, and personal beliefs. For many people, food can be a source of comfort, control, anxiety, or shame. These complex relationships with food can lead to cycles of overeating, undereating, or disordered eating behaviours. Therapy aims to untangle these emotional and psychological dynamics, creating a healthier, more intuitive relationship with food.
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The goal is to create a compassionate, realistic, and flexible relationship with food that supports both your mental and physical health.
In sessions we will:
Identify and understand emotional triggers that lead you to using food to cope.
Challenge negative beliefs and patterns around food and/or exercise and work to reframe them.
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Learn new ways to cope with life's stressors.
Develop mindful eating habits to help you better listen to your body's hunger and fullness cues.
Address issues with body dissatisfaction.
Cultivate self-compassion.
Work together to address any other thoughts, feelings, or behaviours leading to your unhealthy relationship with food.