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Binge Eating and How Therapy Can Help
If you find yourself eating large amounts of food in a short time, often in secret or until you feel uncomfortably full, you may be struggling with binge eating. This can feel distressing, confusing, and hard to stop — but you’re not alone, and help is available. At Dr Stuart Psychologists, we offer compassionate, evidence-based therapy to support people struggling with binge eating and their relationship with food.
What Is Binge Eating?
Binge eating isn’t about a lack of willpower. It’s often linked to emotional distress, habits formed over time, or attempts to manage difficult feelings.
You might notice:
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Eating rapidly and past the point of fullness
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Feeling out of control during binges
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Eating in secret due to shame or guilt
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Feeling disgusted, low, or numb afterward
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Using food as a way to cope with stress, loneliness, or boredom
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Frequent dieting or food restriction that leads to bingeing later
Binge eating can affect people of any shape, size, or background — and it is treatable.
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We tailor treatment to each individual, drawing on a range of evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), EMDR, and other specialist therapies. Or see other pages related to anxiety here anxiety, stress and burnout and depression
How therapy for binge eating helps
We work with clients to understand what’s driving the bingeing, and to gently build healthier patterns with food, body image, and emotions.
Our approach may include:
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CBT for binge eating – to address the cycle of restriction, bingeing, and guilt
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Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) – to reduce shame and self-criticism
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Schema Therapy or ACT – to explore deeper emotional triggers and build self-acceptance
In therapy, you can:
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Learn to recognise and respond to emotional eating triggers
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Build tools for emotional regulation and self-care
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Reduce binge episodes and guilt
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Create a more peaceful relationship with food and your body
What to expect
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Sessions last 50 minutes, typically weekly
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Therapy is available face-to-face in clinics across London or online.
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All support is confidential, respectful, and tailored to you
Whether binge eating is new or something you’ve lived with for years, it’s never too late to seek help.
Take the first step
You don’t have to keep struggling in silence. Therapy can help you understand your eating, reduce shame, and build a healthier, more compassionate relationship with yourself.
📞 Contact us today to book a consultation or ask any questions.
Meet The Team
At Dr Stuart Psychologists, all of our psychologists have extensive training to doctoral level and decades of experience in their field of expertise. You will be matched with a psychologist that has the knowledge and skill to help you understand and overcome your problem - not just in the short term but for good.
