Trauma-Informed Weight Loss Therapy

I offer Trauma-Informed counselling sessions for people who have struggled to find the motivation or the commitment to make dietary changes. More and more research shows that people who have struggled with weight gain are likely to be caught up in trauma that makes them reach for food as a safe place instead of feeling the emotions that come with trauma.

Much like substance misuse, finding comfort from our difficult emotions in food is common, but not as talked about as other substance misuse. What starts as a healthy coping strategy become unhealthy and affects many parts of our lives. Food restriction suddenly in the form of diets can bring up unresolved trauma and emotions that are difficult to cope with, which leads to distress and so-called 'yo-yo dieting'.

We can beat ourselves up about our lack of discipline, forever questioning why we can’t stick to a diet or why those last few grams won’t shift, even though we’ve been starving ourselves. I get it.