If you’ve ever found yourself eating past fullness, feeling consumed with guilt afterward, or trapped in a cycle of binge eating despite wanting more control, we want you to know that there is hope. You can heal. And you deserve help that truly understands.
If recovery feels overwhelming, let me share how Sandi James, Psychologist & Certified Eating Disorder Recovery Coach at Calm Minds Clinic, can walk alongside you - gently, compassionately, powerfully.
What Binge Eating Disorder Feels Like
Maybe:
You often eat massive amounts in one sitting - more than others might in the same time or situation
You feel out of control during those times
You eat even when not physically hungry
You hide your eating out of shame
Afterwards, you’re left with guilt, self-loathing, maybe even disgust or numbness
These are painful experiences. They’re confusing. They may make you feel stuck in a loop - trying, failing, trying again. But there are people trained to understand exactly what this feels like - to help you unravel it. A Psychologist trained in eating disorders and binge eating can make a difference.
Why It’s Hard to Break Binge Eating (& How Psychologist, Sandi can Help)
Binge eating often comes with layers:
Emotional pain or trauma
Dieting or restriction that builds pressure
Stress, anxiety, depression, perfectionism
Maybe addiction or compulsive exercise mixed in
All of this can make you feel isolated, like no one 'gets it.' Sometimes, the very systems that are supposed to help fall short. You may feel judged, or misunderstood or like you must keep pushing forward alone.
Here’s what makes Sandi different:
Lived experience plus more than 15 years in mental health - she’s not just speaking from books. She’s walked close to the journey many face.
She specialises in eating disorder treatment, trauma recovery, addiction, compulsive exercise.
Her approach is person-centred, trauma‑informed, neurodiversity-affirming, gender-affirming and with a harm reduction lens. Which means: she meets you where you are, respects your own story and helps you build what works for you, not what someone else thinks should.
She uses many evidence-based therapies: ACT (Acceptance & Commitment Therapy), DBT (Dialectical Behaviour Therapy), EMDR, CBT: tools to reach into those tangled feelings and unhelpful patterns.
How Working With Sandi Can Help You
When you step into therapy with someone like Sandi, you can expect:
Feeling heard: safe space to share without shame or judgement.
Understanding your triggers : not just the eating behaviour, but why it happens: past trauma, stress, perfectionism,or things you didn’t even know were connected.
Practical tools & strategies: ways to manage urges, to challenge unhelpful thoughts, to build healthier habits.
Support around movement & exercise : where it becomes compulsive, or tied up with body image, Sandi’s experience (including with the iMove program) helps address that safely.
Healing over time: recovery isn’t linear, but with someone who understands the long view, you’ll build more resilience, more self‑compassion and a healthier relationship with food and yourself.
You Don’t Have to Wait
If you’re reading this and feeling any of what I’ve described, here’s what you can do:
Reach out to Calm Minds Clinic and ask specifically to see Sandi James.
Book in for your first session. Let Sandi hear your story. Let her help you build a roadmap.
What You’ll Gain By Taking This Step
Less shame. More self‑acceptance.
Tools to interrupt the cycle of binge eating.
Healing from root causes: trauma, stress, emotions that feel overwhelming.
A sense of hope: that change isn’t 'one day', but something you can gradually build.
Maybe you’ve tried things before and felt let down. It’s okay. That doesn’t mean you’re beyond help. It means you’ve been waiting for the right help. And that help can look like working with someone who sees and hears you, which is exactly what Sandi offers.
If you’re ready for genuine, grounded support - not just another Band‑Aid - reach out to Sandi James at Calm Minds Clinic. You deserve more than surviving. You deserve healing, recovery and a fuller life.
Call us on 03 4233 6470. Telehealth sessions available.
