Binge Eating Disorder Therapy in NYC | Attuned Therapy
Struggling with binge eating? Attuned Therapy offers compassionate, HAES-affirming treatment to help you regain control and heal your relationship with your body and food.
Binge eating disorder can make you feel out of control when all you want is a sense of balance. You may feel stuck in a relentless cycle—what I call the ‘pendulum swing’—oscillating between restrictive dieting and overpowering urges to binge. Your thoughts may be consumed by food, rapidly fluctuating between the urges to restrict or workout and the temporary escape of a binge. If this resonates with you, know that you’re not alone. Seeking therapy for binge eating disorder can be a transformative step. At Attuned Therapy in NYC, I specialize in compassionate, evidence-based treatment to help you heal your relationship with food and regain a sense of peace.
Why Therapy for Binge Eating is Essential
Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is the most common eating disorder in the U.S., affecting 2.8 million people. Left untreated, it can lead to serious health issues, emotional distress, and a cycle of guilt and shame. Working with a binge eating therapist can help you break free from compulsive eating patterns, develop a healthier relationship with food, and regain control of your well-being.
If you're searching for a binge eating disorder therapist in New York City who understands the complex link between food, control, and high achievement, you're in the right place.
How Do I Know If I Have Binge Eating Disorder?
Binge eating disorder (BED) is a serious and often misunderstood eating disorder that involves consuming a large quantity of food in a short period, often accompanied by feelings of guilt, shame, and loss of control. Unlike other eating disorders, binge eating disorder does not typically involve compensatory behaviors like purging, but it can have significant physical and emotional health consequences if left untreated.
Common symptoms of binge eating disorder include:
Eating an excessive amount of food in a short time, often feeling unable to stop
Frequent dieting or restrictive eating, which can lead to a binge-restrict cycle
Consuming food past the point of discomfort or fullness
Eating in secrecy or isolating to avoid judgment from others
Experiencing intense guilt, shame, or distress after a binge episode
These symptoms may indicate the presence of binge eating disorder, a diagnosable and treatable condition. If you identify with any of the above, working with a binge eating therapist in NYC can help you develop a healthier relationship with food and break free from the binge-restrict cycle.
Health at Every Size (HAES) Affirming Therapy
Why Work with a HAES-Affirming Therapist in NYC?
I know firsthand how important it is to find a therapist who truly “gets it”—someone who provides body-diverse, affirming care without judgment. I say this not just as a therapist, but as someone who has walked this journey personally.
The last thing you need when seeking help for disordered eating or body image struggles is to encounter a therapist who doesn’t understand—someone who, even unintentionally, reinforces fat-phobic ideas or suggests that weight loss should be the goal. Sadly, this still happens all too often, and it can make healing feel even more out of reach.
When seeking therapy for binge eating or any disordered eating, it's essential to work with a therapist who is fully trained in eating disorder treatment and aligned with the Health at Every Size (HAES)® approach. Without this expertise, therapy can unintentionally reinforce harmful fat-phobic and diet culture messages, making true healing more difficult.
The landscape of eating disorder treatment has evolved significantly in the past decade. Yet, many therapists still operate from outdated models rooted in weight stigma and restrictive mindsets. This can lead to well-meaning but harmful suggestions that reinforce disordered eating patterns rather than support true healing.
At Attuned Therapy, I take a HAES-aligned, weight-inclusive approach, recognizing that bodies naturally exist in diverse shapes and sizes. Instead of focusing on weight as a measure of health, I help clients reconnect with their body’s natural cues, emotional well-being, and overall self-trust. Together, we work toward a relationship with food and your body that feels balanced, empowering, and sustainable—not dictated by external rules or unrealistic expectations.
How Therapy for Binge Eating Disorder Can Help
Therapy for Eating Disorders in NYC at Every Level of Readiness
Learn the tools and models for sustainable recovery, not just another quick fix
Understand why you’re finding it so hard to control your binge eating through empirically backed research that can help remove the personalized guilt
Go at your own pace by collaborating with me on where you’re at in your journey, even if you’re not sure you’re ready to make any changes at this time, OR if you know you’re ready to dive in and make some big moves to heal
How a Binge Eating Disorder Therapist Can Help
For those who are ready, we will work in session and outside of session utilizing various homework assignments and exercises to practice things like:
Intuitive Eating & Mindful Eating, allowing yourself to savor and enjoy food while being present for the whole experience of it transforming your relationship to food and eating overall
Logging your level of Food Security (think how often your brain focuses/obsesses over food vs. feeling secure with it)
Exploring your Food Social Anxiety and practicing through exposure how to face unique anxieties of eating peacefully and joyfully in front of others
Actively Dismantling internalized negative body image beliefs in both micro and macro forms
Learn Ways to Advocate for yourself and hold boundaries with friends, family, and peers regarding body talk and diet talk
Skill Build Eradicating Shame and Guilt around eating, food, and your body
Shift Values and Perspectives from short-term solutions from a place of fear, negative self-view, urgency, and desperation, to longterm, sustainable holistic health (Mental, Emotional, Spiritual, and Physical) that you can feel a sense of peace and security in
Finding the Right Binge Eating Disorder Therapist in New York can be tough, but it doesn’t have to be…
