Media – Published Articles Shelley Treacher (as seen in Better After 50 and the Counselling Directory) is BACP accredited, with a Master’s Degree in Somatic Counselling Psychology (CIIS). She is also a certified specialist in binge & overeating recovery (Julia Buckroyd, Emeritus Professor) and a certified coach specialising in finding engaged love (Katherine Woodward […]
Coping with Covid Christmas and comfort eating This article is about the difficulties we face this Christmas. So, here you’ll find ways to approach Covid Christmas challenges, and how to manage Christmas binge or comfort eating. In a normal year, we eat at least twice as much as usual at Christmas. This isn’t […]
Overeating and Binge Eating Podcast Introduction In this introductory episode I help you to understand why it’s so hard to stop yourself overeating, and explain how you can recognise what’s behind your eating. Blame. Binge. Shame. Repeat – The self critic behind the binge eater In this episode I continue to explain what makes […]
To make therapy tips accessible to more people, I hand over the tips to my cat, Mia, for a while! Short videos featuring Therapycat Utilising the sensitivity, calm, healing and joy that cats bring, with a serious human message. Helping people with anxiety, loneliness, binge eating, and love & relationship concerns, to feel better. […]
In reaction to Boris’ war on obesity, I’m producing quick comfort eating recovery tips in video, every working week day. Understanding and managing the emotional and psychological side of comfort eating is very much overlooked. Please share this series, or any of these videos, to reach anyone who might need some support. Your comments and […]
Shelley Treacher BACP Accred My videos on managing overeating or binge eating help you to understand, and work towards naturally choosing to stop overeating and binge eating Video 1 – Are you an overeater, comfort eater, or binge eater? Questions to help you start to explore and understand why it’s hard to stop yourself eating. […]
Shelley Treacher BACP Accred For the first few weeks of Covid-19 lockdown in England, I produced a video each week, and one mindfulness audio. These are videos of support, with helpful tips, about coping with the anxiety, loneliness and overeating, experienced during isolation. Video 1 – Coping with Covid-19 isolation – Comfort eating My honest, […]
Here, I talk about coping with Covid-19 overeating. I’ll show you what’s behind overeating, and how to start to understand and change it. This video is for you if you feel bad about your eating, and could do with some help on coping with Covid-19 overeating. Since the lockdown began I’ve seen posts every […]
Taking care of your mental health in Corona Virus related loneliness Working with clients online over the past few weeks, since the Corona Virus hit the UK, there’s one thing I’ve noticed above all. In the words of one client: ”Talking gave me permission to understand what I’m feeling” As one writer put it, […]
Willpower is not enough to overcome overeating There is a social assumption in much of our culture that people who are overweight could just stop overeating, and do some exercise. Lots of people come into my office with stories of how their Doctor, Personal Trainer, or friends have told them to just cut down on […]