Want to know the most commonly asked question when people contact me to help resolve their eating problems — How long will it take? Typically, overeating and binge-eating problems resolve in anywhere from many months to a few years. Although I’ve helped people with just one or a few sessions and others pursue therapy with me for months or years, I can’t say how long your recovery will take. However, I can promise that I will help identify your problems — eating and otherwise — and provide you with the support and specific strategies needed to resolve them. Even if you’re engaged in therapy with a general therapist, a one-time consultation may be just what you need to get your eating problems unstuck and move you toward reaching your food and fitness goals.
1. Retraining your brain to behave more appropriately around food, which involves creating a rational belief system and practicing effective eating habits.
2. Learning and practicing new life skills to manage stress, distress, and traumatic memories.
3. Eliminating psychological/emotional barriers that prevent you from “normal” eating and maintaining and sustaining a sane and satisfying relationship with food for life.
Visit me in my Sarasota, Florida, office for psychotherapy or a consultation to improve your eating. Although my expertise is in eating issues, I also treat anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship problems, including doing couples and family therapy.
Do you own or work for a company whose employees could use some help with their eating? I do presentations for large groups and seminars for small groups tailored to meet your organization’s needs. Remember that my focus is different than the usual diet promoter. My goal is to help people fix their eating problems, enhance their life skills, and eliminate psychological barriers to having a healthy relationship with food and their bodies.
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