BSL Counselling Eating Disorder & Disordered Eating Counselling Near King’s Lynn & West Norfolk
When Your Relationship With Food Feels Out of Control
Difficulties with eating are rarely just about food. They often develop as ways of coping — managing overwhelming emotions, creating a sense of control, numbing distress, or responding to experiences that felt unsafe or unmanageable.
You might be restricting, bingeing, purging, compulsively exercising, or constantly thinking about food and your body. You may feel trapped between control and loss of control. Shame and secrecy often sit underneath these patterns, making it hard to speak openly.
I offer eating disorder and disordered eating counselling near King’s Lynn for adults who feel stuck in these cycles. I work with clients across West Norfolk and Norwich, as well as providing online counselling across the UK.
Therapy provides a space where these patterns can be understood — not judged.
Eating Difficulties I Work With
I support adults experiencing:
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Anorexia and restrictive eating patterns
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Bulimia
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Binge Eating Disorder
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Cycles of restriction and bingeing
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Emotional eating linked to distress
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Compulsive exercise
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Long-standing body image distress
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Trauma-related food control
Not everyone who seeks support identifies with a diagnosis. Sometimes it simply feels like food and body image take up too much mental space, or that eating has become tied to self-worth and control.
We work with your experience, not just a label.
Trauma & Eating Patterns
For many people, disordered eating develops in response to trauma — particularly childhood emotional neglect, relational trauma, or experiences where control and safety were compromised.
Restricting, bingeing or over-controlling food can become ways of managing a dysregulated nervous system. They may have once felt protective.
In therapy, we gently explore the function these behaviours serve. Rather than focusing only on stopping the behaviour, we build safer ways of regulating emotion and increasing internal stability. This trauma-informed approach reduces shame and supports long-term change.
My Approach to Eating Disorder Therapy
Work with eating difficulties requires steadiness and care. I take an integrative, trauma-informed approach, focusing first on:
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Emotional and nervous system stabilisation
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Understanding triggers and patterns
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Reducing shame
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Building safer coping strategies
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Strengthening sense of self beyond food and body
Where appropriate, I encourage collaborative working with GPs or dietitians to ensure medical safety. Therapy is paced carefully, particularly where restrictive or purging behaviours are present.
I do not provide inpatient or specialist medical stabilisation. Where higher levels of care are required, I will support referral to appropriate services.
Eating Disorder Counselling Near King’s Lynn
I am based in a private village setting near King’s Lynn, offering a calm and discreet space for therapy. I work with clients across West Norfolk and Norwich, and also provide secure online sessions across the UK.
Whether you attend face-to-face or online, therapy offers a structured and supportive space to begin changing patterns that may have felt entrenched for years.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a formal diagnosis to access therapy?
No. Many people seek support before receiving a diagnosis, or may not meet full diagnostic criteria. We focus on your lived experience.
Do you work with severe eating disorders?
I work with adults experiencing a range of disordered eating patterns. If medical stabilisation or specialist inpatient care is required, I will discuss appropriate referral options.
Can eating disorder therapy be done online?
Yes, online sessions can be effective, particularly when there is stability and medical oversight where needed.
How long does therapy take?
This varies. Some clients seek short-term support around specific patterns, while others engage in longer-term work, especially where trauma is involved.
Let’s Work Together
Get in touch so we can start working together.
