Aspire Therapy

Getting Control Over Our Eating Habits

February and March were very busy months for us with lots of people seeking help for eating problems.

As you would expect a considerable proportion of these clients wanted to lose some weight. However, others have wanted to tackle cravings, obsessive thinking about food, bulimia and unhealthy eating.

Our programme of treatment for weight differs from some more conventional programmes in being diet free and not reliant upon will-power.

The amount of weight people want to lose can vary greatly. Sometimes it is a case of just wanting to get back into last summer’s outfit. Other people are looking to achieve more radical change.

The ultimate goal for most clients is simply to feel better about themselves and just stop thinking so much about food.

Our Diet-Free Approach to Weight Control

We will be offering our first workshop of the year on Saturday, February 2, aimed at anyone wanting to get their weight under control – but particularly those fed-up with diets.

The idea for the workshop has come from our clients who feel that elements of our one-to-one programme would be well suited to a group environment.

One recent client who was particularly encouraging about the idea of a workshop, had struggled for years with her weight and had tried every diet under the sun.

She had also been a frequent member of various slimming groups over the years, but found that nothing really worked.

After six sessions she was over the moon with her progress, but also with the approach that we adopt: no diets and no willpower required.

Client Case Study: Overcoming A Food Phobia

Jennifer came to us with a long-standing food phobia - she hadn’t eaten vegetables or fruit for nearly 30 years.

Here she explains in her own words, how she overcame her problem through therapy and her inner determination to succeed.

"Before starting therapy, I hadn’t eaten vegetables for approximately 30 years. My diet consisted of potatoes, meat and sandwiches.

I think I had in my mind that I would be hypnotised and be told that I liked vegetables and that would be that. Hey presto!

After a faltering start, I began to have more realistic expectations of what I could achieve through therapy. I was taught various techniques through hypnosis and coaching and these became invaluable to me.