Focused therapy for emotional eating and food-related struggles
Designed for deeper, individualized work
Therapy for Emotional Eating, Binge Eating & Body Image Struggles
Focused, support to work deeply on the specific patterns keeping you stuck around food, emotions, and self-trust.
If you feel caught in cycles of overeating, nighttime eating, bingeing, or constant mental noise around food and your body, I offer space to slow down, understand what's happening, and build skills that actually stick.
I'm a licensed therapist specializing in emotional eating, binge-restrict cycles, and body image.
When food feels harder than it “should”
Many of the people I work with are smart, capable, and deeply self-aware — yet still feel frustrated by their relationship with food.
You might notice:
Eating feels emotionally loaded or out of control, especially at night
You “know what to do,” but can’t seem to stop old patterns
Food takes up too much mental space
Shame or self-criticism shows up after eating
Traditional dieting hasn’t helped — and may have made things worse
These struggles aren’t about willpower. They’re often about nervous system overload, emotional regulation, perfectionism, and unmet needs — things that require more than quick tips.
Because Food Is Rarely the Real Problem
The way we relate to food often reflects something much deeper. Whether you're coping with overwhelming emotions, perfectionism, anxiety, trauma, or a harsh inner critic, therapy can help you understand what's beneath the surface so healing becomes possible.
Your relationship with food didn't develop overnight. It was shaped by your experiences, your relationships, and the ways you've learned to cope when life feels overwhelming. Together, we'll explore these patterns with curiosity and compassion, helping you understand not just what is happening, but why.
Healing isn't just about changing your thoughts—it also involves your body. When your nervous system has spent years trying to protect you, food can become a way of coping, soothing, or staying in control. Through mindfulness and somatic approaches, you'll learn to reconnect with your body in a way that feels safe, allowing old patterns to soften and new ones to emerge.
My goal isn't simply to help you change your eating habits. It's to help you build a more peaceful relationship with food, your body, and yourself.
Is this the right fit?
You might recognize yourself here...
You think about food far more than you'd like.
Eating feels all-or-nothing.
You're exhausted by the cycle of guilt and self-criticism.
You don't trust yourself around food.
You're ready for something different.
Intensives may not be the best fit if you:
Food felt simple instead of stressful.
You trusted your body again.
Meals no longer came with guilt or anxiety.
You responded to difficult emotions with compassion instead of self-criticism.
Your energy could go toward the people and things that matter most.
If you’re unsure, we’ll talk it through during a consultation.
Focus areas
My work often centers around:
Recovery Is Possible
If you've been struggling with food or your body for years, it's easy to believe this is just who you are. But healing doesn't mean you'll never have a difficult day. It means food no longer controls your thoughts, your choices, or your sense of self-worth.
Imagine trusting yourself around food. Enjoying a meal without guilt. Moving your body because it feels good instead of because you have to. Having the mental space to focus on your relationships, your family, your work, and the things that truly matter.
Recovery isn't about becoming perfect. It's about finding freedom.
Options may include 3-hour or multi-day 3-hour formats, depending on your needs. Many clients choose to continue or return to weekly therapy after an intensive, either with me or another provider, using the intensive as a focused foundation rather than a standalone solution.
My Approach
I work from a trauma-informed, non-diet, skills-based framework, integrating:
Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy (CBT)
Dialectical Behavior
Therapy (DBT)
Intuitive Eating
Principles
Nervous System
Regulation
EMDR
(When Appropriate)
About me
I’m Erin Wesley, a licensed therapist specializing in emotional eating, binge eating recovery, and the emotional roots of food and body struggles.
Clients often describe my style as:
Calm and grounded
Direct but compassionate
Structured without being rigid
I believe real change happens when people feel understood, supported, and equipped — not judged or pushed.
Next steps
If you're curious if therapy with me is a good fit, the next step is a brief 10–15 minute phone consultation.
We’ll talk about:
What you’re struggling with
What you’ve tried
Where you’re headed
There's no pressure, just a thoughtful conversation.
You don’t need to be “ready enough” or have it all figured out.
You just need to be open to doing the work differently.