Emma Townsin
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This professional is available for new clients.
About me
Stop stressing over food.
Do you ever:
- Feel fed up with years of on and off dieting?
- Feel overwhelmed by or constantly second guessing what you should eat?
- Try to be good but end up eating all the food you were trying to avoid?
- Feel addicted to food?
- Have frequent intense cravings that you can't ignore?
- Try to be good in front of others but secret eat when you are alone?
- Have moments where you feel out-of-control in what and how much you are eating?
- Experience binge eating or emotional eating?
- Constantly think about food or feel hungry?
- Not notice fullness until you are stuffed full?
I'm here to support you to find a joyful (and easy) relationship with food.
You don't need another diet or more food rules. In fact, dieting and following rules about when and what we should eat is often the trigger for frequent cravings, constant food thoughts, binge and emotional eating and a generally stressful relationship with food.
Dieting can provide short term temporary relief and hope. But long term, it is not sustainable and does not address the root cause of the food stress.
I support you using an intuitive eating, trauma informed, non-diet framework. Together we work on:
- Reducing your overwhelm, confusion and guilt around food
- Improving your connection with your body's appetite cues, emotions and self care needs (interoception)
- Understanding how your stress and emotions interact with eating and develop strategies to reduce out of control emotional and stressful eating
- Body image and body acceptance, navigating our harmful cultural body ideals and values
- Developing confidence in your ability to know when, what and how much to eat and experiencing this for yourself!
- Incorporating food and health knowledge when it supports you without overwhelm and guilt
- Finding a joyful relationship with food and feeling comfortable in your body - for good.
- If you're not sure I am the right fit for you, drop me an email
How you can work with me:
- Online nutrition counselling packages
- Self-paced online courses
Or get started with some of my free resources
- The 5 steps you need for joyful eating e-book
- Emotional eating video training
- The Food & Life Freedom podcast
- Intuitive eating and non-diet articles
I have supported many people who have been dieting since their teen years (or even earlier!) who had never experienced what it was like to eat without a diet plan. I help you move from being stuck in a cycle of dieting, binge eating and constantly thinking about food to more regular and consistent eating, attuned with your own body's appetite cues and confident in your food choices - both alone and socially.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am:
- A UK registered healthcare provider with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC DT28209) specialised in eating disorders and stressful eating.
- A Certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor (CIEC) with an official certification through Intuitive Eating PRO with Evelyn Tribole.
University degrees:
- Master of dietetics, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia (2012).
- Honours research year in food science and nutrition, Deakin University, Melbourne Australia (2010).
- Bachelor of Health Sciences, majoring in Nutrition and psychology (2009)
Additional training and supervision:
- Advanced Eating Disorders - British Dietetics Association
- National Autism Training Programme (Anna Freud) 3 day training
- Advanced Nutrition Counselling for Dieticians through a relational lens with EDRDPro - in progress
- Hormone health and eating disorders: clinical and counselling essentials for dieticians with EDRDPro
- Trauma informed care with Fiona Sutherland and Tracy Brown
- Digestive disorders and eating disorders with Marci Evans RD
Intuitive Eating PRO course with Evelyn Tribole - I am a member of my professional body - The British Dietetics Association as well as specialist organisations EDRDPro and Certified Intuitive Eating Counsellors, through which I complete regular professional development training webinars.
- I engage in regular supervision with an eating disorder specialist dietitian and intuitive eating professionals.
- Additionally I work as a Specialist Eating Disorder Dietitian in an NHS eating disorder service.
Member organisations
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Registration means that a health professional meets national standards for their professional training, performance and conduct.
Nutrition topics
info Information about health conditions (*)
Nutritional therapy can help enhance the well-being of individuals diagnosed with serious medical conditions, but should not take the place of medical treatment and advice. If you have been diagnosed with - or suspect you may have - any of these conditions, please speak to your doctor before starting nutritional therapy or making any major changes to your diet or lifestyle.
Fees
£100.00 - £120.00
Additional information
Prices dependent on number of sessions and if you purchase as part of a self paced course.
Free discovery available
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Client appointments available
- Wednesday 5pm-7pm
- Thursday 9am-6pm
Further information
Stop stressing over food, reduce food cravings and feel in control of your eating. All while improving your connection with your body and your emotional health.
I offer
- 1-to-1 appointment packages
- Self paced courses
- Free ebook and video training
- The Food & Life Freedom Podcast
