Disordered eating is a symptom of underlying issues; it is a way of coping with unmanageable problems. Eating becomes difficult when food is used to help you to cope with difficult situations or emotions or to relieve stress. By altering your eating behaviour you can often feel more in control when life becomes challenging; whilst eating too much or too little may once have been a useful technique, it often spirals you further out of control and becomes a poor solution to resolving your problems.

There is no standard treatment approach for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, compulsive eating or binge eating, which is equally successful for all. At CAREFREE EATING we use Transactional Analysis as a therapeutic approach to enable you to identify the core issues precipitating your disordered eating. Through personal understanding and self awareness you can find ways to translate the overwhelming anxieties and need for control into knowledge of your emotional needs. Some of the work will involve exploring your relationship with food and the significance of body image, how balance operates in your life in relation to diet, exercise and health.

At CAREFREE EATING we have devised an approach that allows you to explore yourself and your eating pattern in a safe, confidential and non-judgemental environment. By increasing your awareness of eating in relationship to your emotions and behaviour patterns and by exploring the role eating plays in meeting your needs, then you can identify the change possibilities and develop new ways to meet your needs.

At the initial consultation we will explore your needs and health goals and devise a personal plan and support programme to achieve those goals. Everybody’s needs are unique, consequently we do not have a standardised approach, each plan is tailor-made to meet your requirements and budget. We are based in Exeter, Devon and offer 50 minute consultations on a one to one basis during the day, evenings and weekends.