Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
Understand the cycle, reclaim your relationship with food, and find lasting freedom.
Understanding Binge Eating Disorder
Binge eating disorder (BED) involves recurring episodes of consuming large amounts of food in a short period, accompanied by a painful sense of being out of control. Unlike occasional overeating, BED follows a pattern—one that often carries deep emotional roots and significant distress.
BED affects approximately 2.8 million people in the United States, making it three times more common than anorexia and bulimia combined. It occurs across all ages, genders, body sizes, and backgrounds. Despite its prevalence, many people with BED never receive a formal diagnosis or treatment—often because they believe the struggle is simply a matter of willpower.
It is not. Binge eating disorder is a clinically recognized condition with biological, psychological, and emotional dimensions. The restrict–binge cycle, emotional triggers, nervous system dysregulation, and internalized shame all play a role. Understanding these layers is the first step toward lasting change.
Many clients come to therapy after years of dieting, self-blame, and quiet suffering. They have tried everything to control the behavior on their own. What they discover in treatment is that BED is not a failure of discipline—it is a signal from the body and mind that something deeper needs attention.
“Shame cannot survive being spoken. It cannot tolerate having words wrapped around it. What it craves is secrecy, silence, and judgment.”
Brene Brown, PhD, LMSW
Recognizing the Signs
Binge eating disorder often hides in plain sight. These experiences are more common than you might think—and naming them is a meaningful step toward change.
Eating Past Fullness
Continuing to eat well beyond physical comfort, often to the point of pain, even when you are no longer hungry.
Loss of Control
A feeling of being unable to stop eating or control what or how much you consume during an episode.
Eating in Secret
Hiding food, eating alone, or concealing how much you eat from others out of shame or embarrassment.
Emotional Triggers
Episodes frequently follow stress, boredom, loneliness, sadness, or other difficult emotions—food becomes a way to soothe or numb.
Shame & Self-Criticism
Intense guilt, disgust, or self-loathing after an episode. The emotional aftermath often feels worse than the binge itself.
The Restrict–Binge Cycle
Attempting to compensate through rigid dieting or food rules, which paradoxically increases the likelihood of the next binge.
How We Approach Treatment
Treating binge eating disorder requires more than addressing the behavior itself. Effective treatment explores the emotional, relational, and biological patterns that maintain the cycle.
My approach is integrative and personalized. We work collaboratively to understand your unique relationship with food—identifying triggers, building emotional regulation skills, and gently challenging the beliefs and patterns that keep you stuck. The goal is not just to stop bingeing, but to help you develop a relationship with food that feels sustainable, peaceful, and free.
Treatment draws on several evidence-based modalities, each chosen based on your specific needs and goals.
These patterns often overlap
Binge eating rarely exists in isolation. Many people recognize themselves in more than one of these experiences—and understanding the full picture helps us build more effective treatment.
The Process
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You deserve a life beyond
the binge cycle.
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