Eating Disorders Counselling in Trowbridge

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JP Counselling
Counsellor, MNCPS Acc.
My ideal client is someone who is ready to start the journey of self discovery in a safe and non judgmentaI space. I enjoy working with clients who are not really sure why they feel the way they do, but know that something is not quite right and feel the need to investigate this further. I have a particular interest and expertise in working with clients who have anxiety, depression, lack of self confidence and body image issues along with relationship difficulties. I work with clients to identify their needs and goals to create a unique personal treatment plan in order for them to reach their goals within a sensible time frame.
My ideal client is someone who is ready to start the journey of self discovery in a safe and non judgmentaI space. I enjoy working with clients who are not really sure why they feel the way they do, but know that something is not quite right and feel the need to investigate this further. I have a particular interest and expertise in working with clients who have anxiety, depression, lack of self confidence and body image issues along with relationship difficulties. I work with clients to identify their needs and goals to create a unique personal treatment plan in order for them to reach their goals within a sensible time frame.
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Gemma Mason
Psychotherapist, MSc, MUKCP
1 Endorsed
I approach working with clients as meeting the individual within their current situation. I hold a non-judgemental position and offer unconditional acceptance. I work with a diverse population but I am unable to offer access to my practice room for wheelchairs
I approach working with clients as meeting the individual within their current situation. I hold a non-judgemental position and offer unconditional acceptance. I work with a diverse population but I am unable to offer access to my practice room for wheelchairs
07723 492916 View 07723 492916
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Helen Marie Yates
Counsellor, BACP
2 Endorsed
Serves Area
I have a strong grounding in eating disorders, LGBTQ issues and sexual abuse.
I offer short term and long term work. Short term work may involve a decision needing to be made or exploring a distressing feeling of a repetitive thought or pattern. Longer term work may involve looking at a past trauma or childhood experiences, attachments, relationships and interactions. There's no pressure, we work at your pace, growing self worth.
I have a strong grounding in eating disorders, LGBTQ issues and sexual abuse.
I offer short term and long term work. Short term work may involve a decision needing to be made or exploring a distressing feeling of a repetitive thought or pattern. Longer term work may involve looking at a past trauma or childhood experiences, attachments, relationships and interactions. There's no pressure, we work at your pace, growing self worth.
01373 485190 View 01373 485190
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Amanda Scott
Counsellor
M Scott Peck wrote in the "Road Less Travelled" ... "Life is difficult". We all have times when we get stuck, we're overwhelmed, not sure where to turn and loose sleep. During these periods, we need some help, some me time with someone who is going to listen, not judge and offer them the support they need, in order to develop insights into "why this is happening" and to help them find the solutions to make a change, to get to a happier place.
M Scott Peck wrote in the "Road Less Travelled" ... "Life is difficult". We all have times when we get stuck, we're overwhelmed, not sure where to turn and loose sleep. During these periods, we need some help, some me time with someone who is going to listen, not judge and offer them the support they need, in order to develop insights into "why this is happening" and to help them find the solutions to make a change, to get to a happier place.
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Vanessa de Macedo Ellis
Counsellor, BACP
I have experience working with: anxiety, depression, panic attacks, addiction, eating disorders, self-harming, low self esteem and grief, amongst other issues.
I offer a safe and confidential space where you will have the chance to share your problems, your difficult feelings, your pain and your life story. Talking about our life honestly and openly, with an empathic and non-judgemental therapist can be a deeply healing process. Having a space where we can be fully ourselves, where we’re invited to slow down, breathe and investigate our inner world and our emotions is necessary, today, more than ever. We live busy lives and for many, it is difficult to stop and notice, most of the time, what is going on inside us. As we reconnect to our feelings and our essence there is an immediate sense
I have experience working with: anxiety, depression, panic attacks, addiction, eating disorders, self-harming, low self esteem and grief, amongst other issues.
I offer a safe and confidential space where you will have the chance to share your problems, your difficult feelings, your pain and your life story. Talking about our life honestly and openly, with an empathic and non-judgemental therapist can be a deeply healing process. Having a space where we can be fully ourselves, where we’re invited to slow down, breathe and investigate our inner world and our emotions is necessary, today, more than ever. We live busy lives and for many, it is difficult to stop and notice, most of the time, what is going on inside us. As we reconnect to our feelings and our essence there is an immediate sense
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JPSCounselling
Counsellor, MBACP
Serves Area
I offer one-to-one counselling in person in Frome, Somerset, as well as online. Life can sometimes feel overwhelming, leaving you anxious, low, or stuck. Whatever brings you here, I provide a warm, safe space to explore your feelings, discover your strengths, and move towards clarity and confidence.
I offer one-to-one counselling in person in Frome, Somerset, as well as online. Life can sometimes feel overwhelming, leaving you anxious, low, or stuck. Whatever brings you here, I provide a warm, safe space to explore your feelings, discover your strengths, and move towards clarity and confidence.
01373 482566 View 01373 482566
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Michael Darvill
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
Serves Area
If you're reading this, then you're most likely struggling right now. You might be feeling anxious, depressed or low. You may be angry, sad or stressed by a certain situation in your life. Maybe you've lost direction and meaning, and feel stuck as a result. Or lost someone important to you, either through a bereavement or relationship breakdown. Feelings of despair, fear or hurt can be overwhelming. But...you've started the process of addressing these issues by looking for a counsellor. You've taken the first step. Together, in a collaborative effort, we can look at what is bothering you and attempt to find a way through.
If you're reading this, then you're most likely struggling right now. You might be feeling anxious, depressed or low. You may be angry, sad or stressed by a certain situation in your life. Maybe you've lost direction and meaning, and feel stuck as a result. Or lost someone important to you, either through a bereavement or relationship breakdown. Feelings of despair, fear or hurt can be overwhelming. But...you've started the process of addressing these issues by looking for a counsellor. You've taken the first step. Together, in a collaborative effort, we can look at what is bothering you and attempt to find a way through.
01225 697254 View 01225 697254
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Lindsay Watson
Psychotherapist, UKCP Trainee
Serves Area
It's likely you've realised that something in your life isn't working as you wish, or perhaps you're sick of feeling the way you do. Either way, even if it feels daunting, you're ready to start the work that leads to deeper self-understanding and lasting change.
It's likely you've realised that something in your life isn't working as you wish, or perhaps you're sick of feeling the way you do. Either way, even if it feels daunting, you're ready to start the work that leads to deeper self-understanding and lasting change.
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Kathryn Dugdale
Counsellor, MBACP
Serves Area
I provide counselling from my private practice at my home in Melksham, Wiltshire. This is a private room providing a safe and confidential space for our work together. I can offer various daytime and evening appointments throughout the week. My training helps me to provide you with a reliable, regular, non-judgmental space where you can begin to talk about whatever is on your mind. I work in what is called an integrative way, using a wide range of therapeutic models, but primarily focusing on humanistic counselling.
I provide counselling from my private practice at my home in Melksham, Wiltshire. This is a private room providing a safe and confidential space for our work together. I can offer various daytime and evening appointments throughout the week. My training helps me to provide you with a reliable, regular, non-judgmental space where you can begin to talk about whatever is on your mind. I work in what is called an integrative way, using a wide range of therapeutic models, but primarily focusing on humanistic counselling.
07403 940315 View 07403 940315
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Emma P Ramarge
Counsellor, MBACP
Serves Area
Overwhelmed, shutdown & anxiety (trauma & neurodivergence). You might feel overwhelmed, shut down, or constantly on edge, and talking about it hasn’t really helped. I support trauma-affected and neurodivergent adults and teens (Autism, ADHD, OCD) who feel anxious, disconnected, or pushed beyond their capacity. Many people come to me after trying therapy and still feeling stuck. We work gently with both mind and body so you can feel calmer, safer, and more like yourself again.
Overwhelmed, shutdown & anxiety (trauma & neurodivergence). You might feel overwhelmed, shut down, or constantly on edge, and talking about it hasn’t really helped. I support trauma-affected and neurodivergent adults and teens (Autism, ADHD, OCD) who feel anxious, disconnected, or pushed beyond their capacity. Many people come to me after trying therapy and still feeling stuck. We work gently with both mind and body so you can feel calmer, safer, and more like yourself again.
01373 486580 View 01373 486580
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Ffion Bennett
Psychotherapist, MSc, MBABCP
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
I am an accredited CBT Psychotherapist and EMDR Therapist and have over a decades experience working in secondary care NHS services specialising in Adults of working age, Children and Adolescence. I am trained at delivering CBT and EMDR for clients with a range of difficulties from Anxiety and Depressive Disorders, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Bipolar Disorder and Psychosis. This includes training in EMDR for dissociation and Compassion focused CBT. I have extensive experience of working with Children and Adults who have experienced trauma, and always work very hard to create a safe and nurturing environment for clients.
I am an accredited CBT Psychotherapist and EMDR Therapist and have over a decades experience working in secondary care NHS services specialising in Adults of working age, Children and Adolescence. I am trained at delivering CBT and EMDR for clients with a range of difficulties from Anxiety and Depressive Disorders, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Bipolar Disorder and Psychosis. This includes training in EMDR for dissociation and Compassion focused CBT. I have extensive experience of working with Children and Adults who have experienced trauma, and always work very hard to create a safe and nurturing environment for clients.
01225 234369 View 01225 234369

More Therapists Nearby

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Andrew Ayers Talking Therapies Ltd
Psychotherapist, MBABCP
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
I have extensive experience in working with anxiety and Mood disorders, such as Generalized Anxiety (Excessive worry); Social Anxiety; Panic Attacks; Phobia's (animals, weather, emetophobia etc); OCD; Eating Disorders ( Bulimia, Binge Eating disorder, Restrictive Eating); PTSD; Depression and Low self esteem.
I have worked as a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist since completing my training in 2002, and have practiced in a variety of NHS settings (GP Surgery's, Specialist Psychotherapy services), Higher Education, and in a private capacity. I am also trained in EMDR and other third wave Approaches, including ACT and Schema focused interventions.
I have extensive experience in working with anxiety and Mood disorders, such as Generalized Anxiety (Excessive worry); Social Anxiety; Panic Attacks; Phobia's (animals, weather, emetophobia etc); OCD; Eating Disorders ( Bulimia, Binge Eating disorder, Restrictive Eating); PTSD; Depression and Low self esteem.
I have worked as a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist since completing my training in 2002, and have practiced in a variety of NHS settings (GP Surgery's, Specialist Psychotherapy services), Higher Education, and in a private capacity. I am also trained in EMDR and other third wave Approaches, including ACT and Schema focused interventions.
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Tracy Blackmore
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
1 Endorsed
Bristol BS8
Waitlist for new clients
Her clinical expertise extends to treating eating disorders and complex trauma presentations.
Trauma is often rooted in relationships, which means we benefit to experience trusting interactions to repair the original wound or to repair the destruction that may be caused by the addiction itself. My intent is to offer understanding, insight and a relationship in which you feel safe enough to begin exploring some of these things.
Her clinical expertise extends to treating eating disorders and complex trauma presentations.
Trauma is often rooted in relationships, which means we benefit to experience trusting interactions to repair the original wound or to repair the destruction that may be caused by the addiction itself. My intent is to offer understanding, insight and a relationship in which you feel safe enough to begin exploring some of these things.
01736 808732 View 01736 808732
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Alex Evans - Resilient Nation
Psychotherapist, MA, MBACP
1 Endorsed
Bath BA1
I am a compassionate trauma informed integrative psychotherapist with my own deeply lived experience and personal journey. I live and work in central Bath. Alongside many trainings over the years I am committed to my therapeutic practice and my own path of personal development, healing & spiritual enquiry. My personal experience in life has been extensive and rich. I’ve walked a diverse path so far through life and this has enabled me to bring understanding to working with many people. Development and practices that sustain and resource me on this journey are somatic meditation, embodied enquiry and the wisdom of the natural world.
I am a compassionate trauma informed integrative psychotherapist with my own deeply lived experience and personal journey. I live and work in central Bath. Alongside many trainings over the years I am committed to my therapeutic practice and my own path of personal development, healing & spiritual enquiry. My personal experience in life has been extensive and rich. I’ve walked a diverse path so far through life and this has enabled me to bring understanding to working with many people. Development and practices that sustain and resource me on this journey are somatic meditation, embodied enquiry and the wisdom of the natural world.
07970 794137 View 07970 794137
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Charlotte Dinnis
Counsellor, MBACP
Serves Area
I hold a PQ Diploma in Eating Disorders, as well as Trauma and Grief certifications.
Hello — I’m Charlotte Dinnis, an integrative counsellor based in Exeter offering face-to-face and online therapy. You may be feeling anxious, stressed, or stuck in repetitive cycles, or struggling with your relationship with yourself — especially your body or food. I provide a compassionate, non-judgemental space where you can be heard, understood, and supported as you explore what’s happening and find a way forward at your own pace
I hold a PQ Diploma in Eating Disorders, as well as Trauma and Grief certifications.
Hello — I’m Charlotte Dinnis, an integrative counsellor based in Exeter offering face-to-face and online therapy. You may be feeling anxious, stressed, or stuck in repetitive cycles, or struggling with your relationship with yourself — especially your body or food. I provide a compassionate, non-judgemental space where you can be heard, understood, and supported as you explore what’s happening and find a way forward at your own pace
01392 542452 View 01392 542452
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Ruth Taylor
Counsellor, DCounsPsych, MBACP
Bristol BS9
I've worked particularly with anxiety, depression, relationships, bereavement, trauma, suicide, and disordered eating.
Experiences in life can sometimes prevent us from living our life as fully as we would like to or in the way we wish. Anxiety, depression and other issues can leave us feeling confused and stuck, unable to move forward and take charge of our lives. ​ I offer one-one counselling in a private, confidential and safe space. This can help you explore and understand your experiences, your feelings and your thoughts. It can help you consider and deal with the dilemmas and decisions you face and it can help you understand your patterns, to see new perspectives for your future and to regain the confidence to make the changes you want to. ​
I've worked particularly with anxiety, depression, relationships, bereavement, trauma, suicide, and disordered eating.
Experiences in life can sometimes prevent us from living our life as fully as we would like to or in the way we wish. Anxiety, depression and other issues can leave us feeling confused and stuck, unable to move forward and take charge of our lives. ​ I offer one-one counselling in a private, confidential and safe space. This can help you explore and understand your experiences, your feelings and your thoughts. It can help you consider and deal with the dilemmas and decisions you face and it can help you understand your patterns, to see new perspectives for your future and to regain the confidence to make the changes you want to. ​
0117 456 2423 View 0117 456 2423
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Deborah Louise Creed
Psychotherapist, MA, MUKCP
Bristol BS6


She has a wealth of experience working with problems such as anxiety,Autism and behaviour, eating disorders, sleep, social anxiety, bullying, or school-related problems.
Deborah gained many years experience working in the NHS, both in the community and inpatient wards treating children and adolescents and their families . She then specialised in treating eating disorders in NHS .She also has a specialist interest in working with couples and individuals who want to gain greater sense of well being.


She has a wealth of experience working with problems such as anxiety,Autism and behaviour, eating disorders, sleep, social anxiety, bullying, or school-related problems.
Deborah gained many years experience working in the NHS, both in the community and inpatient wards treating children and adolescents and their families . She then specialised in treating eating disorders in NHS .She also has a specialist interest in working with couples and individuals who want to gain greater sense of well being.
07576 088328 View 07576 088328
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Siobhan Farrimond
Psychotherapist, MA, MUKCP
I also have experience working with eating disorders, self-esteem and body image.
I hold a diploma and Masters degree in Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy with additional training in trauma and anxiety/OCD. I have helped adults overcome pain from their pasts, navigate current challenges, and set future goals. If it interests you, we can also explore how our emotions and physical symptoms are often linked and can impact our lives.
I also have experience working with eating disorders, self-esteem and body image.
I hold a diploma and Masters degree in Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy with additional training in trauma and anxiety/OCD. I have helped adults overcome pain from their pasts, navigate current challenges, and set future goals. If it interests you, we can also explore how our emotions and physical symptoms are often linked and can impact our lives.
01794 337458 View 01794 337458
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Dr Catherine Clark
Psychologist, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Online Only
Hello, I am a clinical psychologist specialising in anxiety, low mood, relational patterns, OCD, and eating disorders, working with a warm, collaborative and practical approach.
I have fifteen years of experience across a range of NHS services and am trained in multiple therapeutic approaches. I am an accredited CAT therapist (Cognitive Analytic Therapy) which combines cognitive and analytic approaches, so I balance practical, here-and-now strategies with deeper emotional work. We can think together how we want to tailor the work.
Hello, I am a clinical psychologist specialising in anxiety, low mood, relational patterns, OCD, and eating disorders, working with a warm, collaborative and practical approach.
I have fifteen years of experience across a range of NHS services and am trained in multiple therapeutic approaches. I am an accredited CAT therapist (Cognitive Analytic Therapy) which combines cognitive and analytic approaches, so I balance practical, here-and-now strategies with deeper emotional work. We can think together how we want to tailor the work.
020 3947 3689 View 020 3947 3689
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Dr Simone Grey
Psychologist, DCounsPsych, CPsychol
Serves Area
My specialities are relational trauma, body, c-ptsd, eating, relationships and eating disorders.
Are you looking for the kind of therapy that explores relational trauma and how this is embodied, and affects our relationships with others, food, body and self? If you've found yourself querying your childhood, or wondering why you can't seem to feel ok, or why your relationships seem dissatisfying, or why you feel like you are not able to care for yourself or cope well, come on in. This is a queer friendly space and politically liberatory practice.
My specialities are relational trauma, body, c-ptsd, eating, relationships and eating disorders.
Are you looking for the kind of therapy that explores relational trauma and how this is embodied, and affects our relationships with others, food, body and self? If you've found yourself querying your childhood, or wondering why you can't seem to feel ok, or why your relationships seem dissatisfying, or why you feel like you are not able to care for yourself or cope well, come on in. This is a queer friendly space and politically liberatory practice.
07723 497599 View 07723 497599
Eating Disorders Counsellors
What happens in therapy for eating disorders?
In therapy for eating disorders, patients typically describe their eating and exercise behaviours, their patterns of eating in relation to stress, their beliefs about their body, the ways their eating behaviour affects their relationships, and their desire (or lack of it) to change. Such information helps the therapist understand the origins of the disorder and the role it plays in the patient’s life, important for guiding treatment. Attitudes and feelings about food and eating, body weight, and physical appearance are common topics of discussion throughout treatment.

What therapy types help with eating disorders?
Once any acute medical or psychiatric emergency is resolved, psychoactive medication is often prescribed, requiring the supervision of a psychiatrist. In addition, patients receive some form of nutritional counselling along with one or more forms of psychotherapy. For adolescents, family-based treatment is empirically validated and considered the first line of treatment; parents and their children meet weekly with a clinician as the adults are coached on how to nourish and psychologically support the young patient. Adults typically receive some form of individual psychotherapy, intended to resolve the cognitive and behavioural disturbances that underlie the disorder and to relieve the mood disturbances that accompany it. In addition, patients may also be helped by group therapy.

What is the goal of therapy for eating disorders?
The most immediate goal of treatment for eating disorders is to save the life of people who are on a path of starving themselves to death or engaging in eating patterns that are doing irreparable physical harm to their body. Once the acute medical danger is past, therapy is required to understand the nature of the disordered eating and/or exercise patterns, establish healthy eating behaviour, and to tackle the many erroneous beliefs and distorted self-perceptions that underlie eating disorders and continue to pose a threat to health and life. Therapy also addresses the impaired mood that not only accompanies eating disorders but intensifies the danger to health and life.

What are the limitations of therapy for eating disorders?
Therapy can be very helpful for eating disorders—but that can happen only after people recognise they have a condition that must be treated. Especially with anorexia, the distortions in self-image that accompany the disorder can keep people from acknowledging they have a problem. Individuals may in fact see their eating disorder as a badge of self-control. Those with binge-eating disorder may feel too ashamed to seek help. Therapy cannot help those who do not avail themselves of it.

How long does therapy last for eating disorders?
Because of their complexity, recovery from eating disorders is usually a long-term process—measured in months and years— often marked by setbacks and relapse. Some form of help, such as individual or group therapy, may be advisable for much of that time. It is a general rule of thumb that the longer the illness has endured and the dysregulated eating behaviour has taken root, the longer treatment is likely to be needed.