In-person therapy in Midtown Manhattan. Virtual therapy throughout New York and New Jersey.
Binge Eating Disorder therapy in Midtown Manhattan
SOUND LIKE YOU?
You feel successful in every area of your life except this one.
You can excel at work, show up for everyone else, and still feel like food is the one area of your life that feels impossible to figure out.
If you're exhausted by the mental space food takes up, therapy can help.
You don't have to untangle this on your own. As a licensed therapist and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, I help adults build a more peaceful relationship with food through evidence-based therapy offered in Midtown Manhattan and virtually throughout New York and New Jersey.
Does This Sound Familiar?
You're constantly thinking about food
You feel out of control around eating
You use food to cope with stress, anxiety, loneliness, or difficult emotions
You find yourself stuck in a binge/restrict cycle
You feel guilt or shame after eating
You hide parts of your eating from others
You feel disconnected from your body's cues
You're successful in most areas of your life, but food feels different
Signs You May Be Struggling With Binge Eating
Binge eating often hides in plain sight. Many people live with it for years before they realize what they’re experiencing has a name.
You might:
Feel out of control around food
Think about food constantly
Eat to cope with stress, anxiety, loneliness, or difficult emotions
Feel intense guilt or shame after eating
Swing between restriction and bingeing
Hide food or eat in secret
Feel disconnected from your hunger and fullness cues
Struggle with all-or-nothing thinking around food and eating
You might:
Feel out of control around food
Think about food constantly
Eat to cope with stress, anxiety, loneliness, or difficult emotions
Feel intense guilt or shame after eating
Swing between restriction and bingeing
Hide food or eat in secret
Feel disconnected from your hunger and fullness cues
Struggle with all-or-nothing thinking around food and eating
Many of my clients are successful, intelligent, and highly disciplined in other areas of their lives. That's often what makes their relationship with food feel so confusing.
Binge eating is not about a lack of willpower.
Why Does This Keep Happening?
Binge eating isn't about a lack of willpower or "being bad" with food. More often, it's your mind and body trying to cope the best way they know how. Food can become a source of comfort, relief, distraction, or regulation during times of stress, loneliness, overwhelm, or emotional pain.
Often, food has become a way of coping.
Maybe you grew up believing your feelings were something to push through instead of pay attention to. Maybe you've spent years chasing achievement, staying productive, and taking care of everyone else, leaving very little room to notice what you need. Over time, food may have become one of the few reliable ways to find comfort or relief.
For some people, binge eating develops after years of dieting, food rules, or trying to "be good." For others, it becomes a way to soften stress, anxiety, loneliness, or emotional overwhelm. For many, it's a combination of both.
Whatever the reason, your relationship with food makes sense. And change is possible.
How Therapy Can Help
Binge eating doesn't happen in a vacuum—and recovery isn't about trying harder or becoming more disciplined. My approach focuses on understanding what binge eating has been doing for you, so together we can build new ways of meeting those same needs with greater flexibility, self-compassion, and trust.
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Before we focus on changing behaviors, we'll work to understand them.
Together, we'll explore:
The situations, emotions, and patterns that tend to lead to binge eating
The role food has played in helping you cope
How dieting, restriction, perfectionism, or self-criticism may be keeping the cycle going
The thoughts and beliefs you've developed about food, your body, and yourself
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Recovery isn't about taking food away—it's about giving you more options.
As therapy progresses, we'll work on:
Building skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance
Reconnecting with your body's hunger, fullness, and satisfaction cues
Responding to difficult emotions without relying solely on food
Developing greater flexibility around eating and everyday life
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The goal isn't perfect eating. It's a life where food no longer takes up so much mental space.
Over time, many clients find themselves:
Thinking less about food throughout the day
Feeling more at ease around meals
Trusting themselves in situations that once felt overwhelming
Having more energy for relationships, work, and the parts of life that matter most
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Every person's story is different, which is why therapy isn't one-size-fits-all. I tailor treatment using evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Psychodynamic Therapy, and Intuitive Eating principles based on your unique needs, goals, and experiences.
Binge Eating Recovery Is Possible
Many people come to therapy believing they need more control.
What they often discover is that healing comes from building more self-trust, self-compassion, and flexibility.
Recovery doesn't mean never struggling again. It means food no longer runs the show.
It means having space for your relationships, your career, your goals, and your life without food and body concerns taking up all the oxygen.
Benefits of Binge Eating Disorder Therapy
Clients often tell me they notice things like:
Going to dinner without mentally negotiating every bite
Feeling less preoccupied with food throughout the day
Trusting themselves around foods they once feared
Having energy for relationships and work again
FAQs
Have Questions? We’ve got answers…
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Yes. Binge eating disorder is highly treatable, and recovery is possible. Therapy can help you understand the patterns that keep binge eating going, develop new ways of coping, and build a more peaceful relationship with food and your body.
Rather than relying on shame, strict food rules, or willpower, we'll work together to understand what's driving the behavior and create lasting change through evidence-based treatment tailored to your needs.
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If you regularly feel out of control around food, eat large amounts of food in a short period of time, or experience guilt, shame, or distress after eating, it may be worth speaking with a therapist. Many people with binge eating disorder also feel stuck in cycles of dieting, restricting, and binge eating.
You don't need to figure it out on your own before reaching out. During our first few sessions, we'll explore what's been happening and determine whether binge eating disorder or another eating concern best explains your experience.
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No. You don't need a formal diagnosis to begin therapy.
Many people reach out because they know their relationship with food feels stressful, overwhelming, or confusing—even if they aren't sure whether they meet the criteria for binge eating disorder.
Our work together starts with understanding your experiences, not fitting you into a diagnosis. If a diagnosis is appropriate, we'll discuss it together and use that information to guide treatment.
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Yes. I provide in-person binge eating disorder therapy from my office in Midtown Manhattan, making it convenient for adults who live or work in New York City.
If you're looking for compassionate, evidence-based therapy for binge eating disorder in Midtown Manhattan, I'd be happy to talk with you about whether we're a good fit.
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Yes. In addition to in-person sessions in Midtown Manhattan, I provide virtual therapy for adults throughout New York and New Jersey.
Online therapy offers the same individualized, evidence-based care with the flexibility to meet from home, work, or wherever feels most comfortable for you.
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Yes. Binge eating disorder commonly occurs alongside anxiety, depression, trauma, and substance use concerns. When these experiences overlap, therapy can address both the eating disorder and the underlying factors contributing to it, rather than treating them separately.
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You don't have to figure this out before reaching out. Whether you've been struggling for years or you're only beginning to wonder whether your relationship with food has become something more, you're welcome here.
Are you ready to stop living in the binge-shame-restrict cycle and begin building a healthier relationship with food and your body?
I provides in-person binge eating disorder therapy from my Midtown Manhattan office, conveniently located for adults living or working in Midtown, Chelsea, Flatiron, Murray Hill, the Upper East Side, and surrounding New York City neighborhoods. Virtual therapy is available throughout New York and New Jersey.