When we work individually, we work to help change  unhealthy patterns and habits at the same time as we go deep to find out what's underneath these habits.
All human beings have the ability to choose to move toward health and well being.
Because of societal pressure to be thin, it is common for people to concentrate of food and diets and the pursuit of a "perfect" body.  Because this has become the social norm, many people become obsessed with this pursuit sometimes foresaking other things that are going on in their lives. Food and dieting and binge eating takes center stage and becomes the focus of their lives while other issues get sweeped under the rug. People begin to cope with other parts of their lives by concentrating on food and body image. Often times, binge eating is used as a way to self soothe and to numb whatever feelings are coming up around the issues and challenges of life.  That's okay. If you overeat you are not bad. If you undereat you are not bad (or good). Habits with food are coping mechanisms. In therapy, we learn other coping mechanisms that replace overeating or dieting, we look at the issues that have been covered up and stuffed down with food, we learn how to increase our capacity to sit with uncomfortable feelings so that we don't have to turn to food and food obsession.   I utilize the following types of modalities in my work to help people heal from food and eating issues:

                
                       
                        CBT -                       (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) Together, we identify unhealthy patterns of thinking
                                                          and the reactions to those thoughts which usually lead to certain behaviors. We then
                                                          replace them with healthier thoughts.

                        Somatic Therapy-    Puts the focus on how your feelings have manifested in your body. We pay
                                                           attention to bodily sensations which indicate where you might be holding emotions
                                                           or difficult feelings. This gives us more information about what might be going on.

                        Hypnotherapy-       This allows clients, if they choose, to go into a trance state to help them to
                                                         work through issues in a very relaxed state. This also involves guided visualizations and
                                                         meditations.

                        Psychodynamics-    Psychoanalysis can help the client recognize family dynamics and social patterns that  helped the
                                                         client get to the place that he or she is currently in. Discussing the past can bring new light to the present
                                                         situation and can also give the client insight on how he or she can do something differently.