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Show profile Hide profileI have a special interest in people's relationship with food and their own perceptions about food and weight. Even though modern society has never been more aware of what a healthy diet should constitute, obesity statistics are constantly rising, and eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia nervosa are also more prevalent than ever. This is so even though knowledge of such disorders is increasing.
My research into the influence of psychosocial factors on eating attitudes enables me to assist individuals who are experiencing problems with weight and food issues, to develop a healthy attitude towards food and eating, which is far more conducive to maintaining a healthy weight than any "diet"could ever be. I work mostly with women and teenagers. Women are far more likely to display a link between eating patterns/attitudes and psychosocial factors such as stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression, possibly because of the emphasis placed by society on physical appearance. This is true especially, but not exclusively, in the case of women.
It is essential, for one's own sense of self-worth, to change these attitudes towards food and weight. New diets make their appearance in the media almost on a daily basis, but in the long term very little lasting success is achieved and obsessions and disorders related to eating are flourishing. Clients obtain tremendous benefits when negative and harmful attitudes towards food, dieting and weight are changed through counselling and coaching. The result is that they can start enjoying food and stop worrying and obsessing about what they are "supposed" to eat or not to eat.
Individual coaching is usually done over a period of 8 weekly hour-long sessions, and thereafter it will be decreased to bi-monthly or monthly consultations, to ensure that positive attitudes are permanently established and the individual does not return to past bad habits before good habits are properly established.
I have a special interest in people's relationship with food and their own perceptions about food and weight. Even though modern society has never been more aware of what a healthy diet should constitute, obesity statistics are constantly rising, and eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia nervosa are also more prevalent than ever. This is so even though knowledge of such disorders is increasing.
My research into the influence of psychosocial factors on eating attitudes enables me to assist individuals who are experiencing problems with weight and food issues, to develop a healthy attitude towards food and eating, which is far more conducive to maintaining a healthy weight than any "diet"could ever be. I work mostly with women and teenagers. Women are far more likely to display a link between eating patterns/attitudes and psychosocial factors such as stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression, possibly because of the emphasis placed by society on physical appearance. This is true especially, but not exclusively, in the case of women.
It is essential, for one's own sense of self-worth, to change these attitudes towards food and weight. New diets make their appearance in the media almost on a daily basis, but in the long term very little lasting success is achieved and obsessions and disorders related to eating are flourishing. Clients obtain tremendous benefits when negative and harmful attitudes towards food, dieting and weight are changed through counselling and coaching. The result is that they can start enjoying food and stop worrying and obsessing about what they are "supposed" to eat or not to eat.
Individual coaching is usually done over a period of 8 weekly hour-long sessions, and thereafter it will be decreased to bi-monthly or monthly consultations, to ensure that positive attitudes are permanently established and the individual does not return to past bad habits before good habits are properly established.
