Break the cycle of food rules and body shame
ANDREEA TUDOR: SPECIALISED CBT FOR DIFFICULTIES WITH BINGE EATING, BULIMIA, AND LOW SELF-ESTEEM
Living with eating and body image concerns can be really difficult.
Food noise
Guilt around food
Pressure to look a certain way
It can leave the mind stuck in cycles of anxiety and short-term coping.
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You might feel pulled in two directions:
One that fears losing control around food or weight
Another that knows there is more to life than rules and self-criticism
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This sense of stuckness can be confusing
But your experience is both very human, and manageable.​
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There is a place where:
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The number on the scale holds less power
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Food choices are guided more by trust than fear
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You notice urges without needing to act on them
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You can enjoy food and pause when you’re satisfied
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You feel worthy in your skin as your body changes
My aim is to help you build a steady foundation for that place.
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I’m Andreea, a BABCP-accredited therapist specialising in: Disordered eating
Body dissatisfaction
Low self-worth
I primarily use CBT alongside integrating DBT, ACT, and Compassion-Focused approaches to support meaningful change, guided by your goals and values.
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I also offer support for difficulties that sit alongside eating disorders: including OCD, trauma, social anxiety, depression, phobias, skin picking/hair pulling, or low self-esteem.
My Approach
Understanding patterns. Practising courage. Regaining choice.
Having recovered from an eating disorder myself, I understand the internal push–pull that often comes with living with, and recovering from an eating disorder. In my work, I take time to understand what's been shaping your relationship with food, and we work together to challenge unhelpful patterns step by step, at a pace that feels manageable for you.
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Together, we make sense of what’s maintaining the cycle. We look at patterns around binge eating, restriction, overexercise, or purging, and begin making small, structured changes that gradually reduce their grip.
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Binge eating is rarely about willpower or discipline. When we understand what’s driving it, we can start making room for agency and change.
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For anxiety or depression, we take a similar approach: we will build understanding on how thoughts, emotions, and behaviours interact, and develop practical strategies to make things more manageable.
This might include increasing distress tolerance, challenging unhelpful beliefs, adjusting habits, or processing difficult experiences in a way that feels contained and supportive.
Process
Introductory call
15 - 30 minute free consultation
It's very common to feel unsure, nervous, or curious about starting therapy. I offer a free consultation to all of my prospective clients so we can meet, talk through what's been going for you and see whether working together feels like a good fit. ​​
Assessment
1 hour for difficulties with anxiety or depression
1.5 - 2 hours for difficulties with disordered eating or body image
The assessment aims to build a full picture of main difficulties, so that therapy sessions are tailored to your needs.​
During this time we will explore how you think, feel and act when faced with challenging situations, as well as your mental and physical health history, and goals for therapy.
Online therapy sessions
Personalised treatment plan
In CBT - Enhanced (CBT-E), we work together on eating patterns, urges, and body concerns, practising skills in sessions and gradually applying them in everyday life.
For difficulties related to anxiety or depression, CBT is tailored to your specific goals and experiences. Where helpful, I also integrate approaches from DBT, ACT, and Compassion-Focused Therapy.
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Both CBT and CBT-E are structured and goal-focused. The number of sessions is guided by your difficulties, goals and values. We review progress regularly and agree together when it feels appropriate to bring therapy to a close.
Testimonials
"Andreea made our sessions such a safe space to discuss a topic I never thought I'd be able to talk about. I had deep shame about my eating disorder and over the process it's become something I am happy to discuss openly in sessions and for the first time with friends. My relationship with food is now better than I can ever remember it being. I'm truly so grateful for that."
"Andreea was very attentive and professional, was able to create a safe space for me to voice my concerns and encouraged positive change towards my relationship with my body. I have never felt more understood and safe. She changed my life!!!"
"The sessions helped me overcome the OCD I'd been feeling stuck with for years. Andreea helped me return to my social life and studies without checking or avoiding anything that used to scare me. Thank you so much!"
"I started sessions blaming myself for the things that happened to me. Andreea helped me process my experiences of discrimination, flashbacks and challenge my own criticism. I am now grateful to live a life where I choose what to do based on what's good for me."
"Andreea was so compassionate and gentle when I needed to find a way to meet new people after the race riots started. Thanks to these sessions I am out every other day talking to strangers, trusting my instincts and making friends far away from home."
