Questions, answered honestly

I understand how confusing and overwhelming all this information may be if you’ve just come across it.  If you like what you’ve read so far and you want more, may I suggest that you listen to a few episodes of the Support to Stop Overeating Podcast.

If you like what you have heard on the Podcast and are wanting to create some more structure in your life, you might consider buying the book, “Eating Out of Control - 7 steps to understanding why you do it, so you can stop.”

If you’ve read the book, or you are longing for a more personal experience of support, then please consider getting in touch with me to organise your own telephone support call.

Not at all.  You don’t need to hit any kind of “rock bottom” or extreme to be worthy of support.  Whether you snack a bit too much when you’re stressed, or maybe you feel totally overwhelmed by your eating habits at times, your experience is valid, and real change is possible no matter where you are right now on your journey.

I can help you feel more in charge of your eating, no matter how long you may have been overeating.  I provide a support service and there are different levels of support available, according to your needs.  If you have felt stuck in cycles of overeating - whether you identify as struggling with compulsive eating, emotional eating, binge eating or bulimia - I can help you.

As a beginning step, I can help you with a full vocabulary of feelings and needs.  When you get connected with your actual feelings and needs underneath the coping mechanism of “overeating”, a whole new world will open up for you.  My goal is to empower you with the skills, strategies, tools and resources that you can pull out and use to help yourself with - and that way, you get to own all of your own successes too.

That’s a really common question, and I’ve wanted to know exactly the same thing more times than I care to remember.  Many people come to this work feeling exhausted by their diets and yet still hoping for some kind of miracle with something else.

My approach isn’t focused on weight loss - it’s focused on empowering you with skills you can use for the rest of your life, for long-term sustainable change that will heal your relationship with food, your body, and help you find your true Self.  Your journey may or may not include weight loss.  Growing trust in ourselves and finding a way to like ourselves is the last thing the Weight Loss Industry wants us to do.

No, this isn’t therapy and I am not a Psychologist, or a Doctor.  I provide support to people with their eating issues - I am simply one person who has recovered from her eating issues providing support to another person who is seeking help to overcome theirs.

I use the metaphor of ‘walking alongside you’ like a friend while we work together.  I see my role as a part of your Health and Wellbeing Team - others in your team might include your Doctor, an Exercise Physiologist and maybe a Dietician.

Most traditional approaches to eating issues focus on what you’re eating, and they simply give you a Special New Diet that is supposed to change everything for you.  My approach focuses on why you’re eating the way you are.  And I like to put you 100% in the driver’s seat of your own car on your own journey.

I can teach you skills so you can learn how you might have been feeling at the time you overate, and what your unmet needs might have been - what void were you trying to fill with food?  This information alone has the potential to change the whole dynamic of your relationship with food.

No. You do not need a referral to work with me.  Please feel free to contact me straight away.

The short answer is no.  For comparison: a survey of 5 registered psychologists in Brisbane (December 2024), all specialising in eating issues, found the average cost of a 50 minute consultation is $239.40.  With a Mental Health Plan from your GP you can claim an average of $94.36 back from Medicare for up to 6 visits - an actual cost of $145.04 per visit.

A survey of 4 alternative-style therapists in Brisbane showed an average cost of $137.50 per hour with no rebate available.  My charge is $99 for a one hour phone session, and you don’t need a referral to work with me.

A 60 minute phone session is $99.  In Brisbane, a 90 minute walking session is $169 and a 120 minute meal support session is $259 (meal included).  The 12 week program is $1,267, with 12.5% off ($1,108) when paid in full up front.

Yes - every price on this site includes 10% GST and delivery within Australia.  Your Stripe receipt shows the GST included.  If you need a tax invoice with my ABN, email me at [email protected] and I will send one within a few days.