Cognitive Hypnotherapy For Eating Disorders

Overcoming Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating & ARFID

The subconscious mind plays a significant role in our day-to-day lives, and depending to a certain degree on what we are consciously doing, our unconscious mind can typically be in charge of our actions and behaviours for approaching 90% of our day (so most people most of the time aren't consciously aware of what they are doing!).

Trance is not some sort of special state—we drop into and out of it all the time every day, such as when we daydream during a boring meeting or lesson, watch an involving TV programme, or drift off for a while when we are driving or otherwise travelling down a route that is familiar to us.

Hypnotherapy for Binge Eating, Anorexia and Bulimia

Eating disorders are no different. The subconscious triggers off trance states that, over time, manifest themselves as the diagnosable "boxes" of anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and other related eating disorder conditions. These produce changes in a person's eating patterns, exercise levels, and mood because somewhere along the line the subconscious is attempting to protect the sufferer in some way.

As a specialist area of interest for me, I have spent many years helping clients navigate the complex layers of binge eating disorder, anorexia, bulimia, ARFID and other eating-related problems. Often, these patterns are deeply intertwined with control issues—either a subconscious drive to maintain rigid control or an underlying feeling of being completely unable to control an area of your life, emotions, your mental state, or past situations. This can sometimes present alongside classic OCD or intrusive thoughts (Pure-O).

Child Hypnotherapy for Eating Problems & Picky Eating (ARFID)

Because the protective, subconscious blueprints governing our relationship with food are almost always established during our early developmental years, I frequently provide specialised child hypnotherapy for eating problems. Addressing these sticky, deep-seated patterns early prevents them from outliving their usefulness, helping children and teenagers find a balanced model of the world before moving into adulthood.

Specialist Network & Clinical Support

Cognitive Hypnotherapy utilises a vast array of tools to target these stressors at a subconscious level. While some previous clients have completely resolved an ED they carried for years in just 5 or 6 sessions of Cognitive Hypnotherapy, others benefit from a multi-disciplinary approach. I am proud to work alongside other health professionals, incorporating nutritional therapy, CBT, or support courses based on the New Maudsley Method run by Jenny Langley (Kent) or Veronica Kamerling (London).

Practice Locations Across London, Kent & Remote Hypnotherapy

If you are looking for local in-person support, I offer confidential, professional Cognitive Hypnotherapy sessions at my practices in Sevenoaks (Four Elms), Tunbridge Wells, Chelsea, Bexleyheath, London Bridge, and Clapham (conveniently providing hypnotherapy for surrounding South London areas like Herne Hill, Denmark Hill, West Norwood, and Tulse Hill), as well as conducting comprehensive Online sessions for those who prefer that approach, or who live further away in the UK, or abroad in the EU or USA.