‍ Emotional Eating Therapy in Guelph and Online Across Ontario ‍

By the time you get home, you are running on fumes. You skipped lunch or grabbed something quick between meetings, picked up the kids, checked in on your mom, and now you are standing at the pantry eating whatever is in reach. Later, once the house is finally quiet, the wine and chips come out, and the next morning you promise yourself you will do better.

If this sounds familiar, you are not alone, and you are not lacking willpower. Emotional eating is often a sign that you are depleted, both physically and emotionally. As a Registered Psychotherapist and Registered Holistic Nutrition Practitioner, I help you understand what your eating is telling you, and learn to nourish yourself in ways that leave you feeling calm and steady. I offer emotional eating therapy online anywhere in Ontario and in person in Guelph.

It Is Not About Willpower

Diet culture has taught many women to see restriction as discipline: skip breakfast, eat as little as possible through the day, and push through on coffee. The problem is that a body running on too little fuel does not stay quiet for long. By evening, you may be genuinely hungry, low on energy, and emotionally stretched, which is exactly when eating starts to feel out of control.

What looks like a lack of self-control is often a very understandable response to not being nourished enough, combined with stress and emotions that have had nowhere else to go all day.

Common Patterns I See

• going most of the day without a proper meal, then eating steadily from the moment you get home

• reaching for wine and snacks once the kids are in bed, as the only time that feels like your own

• relying on drive-throughs or convenience food because there is simply no time to plan

• feeling shaky, irritable, or foggy when meals are delayed

promising to start fresh tomorrow, then repeating the same cycle

Nourishing Yourself for the Life You Are Actually Living

Caring for a career, aging parents, and a family takes enormous energy, and it is unrealistic to expect that energy to appear if you are not caring for yourself. In our work, nutrition support focuses on blood sugar regulation: eating regularly and building meals and snacks that help prevent the dips that leave you shaky, irritable, and suddenly ravenous. When your blood sugar is steadier, many people find they feel calmer, think more clearly, and notice fewer intense cravings and less food noise in the evening.

This is not about rigid meal plans or cutting out foods you love. It is about practical, realistic ways to feed yourself well on busy days, so that food supports you rather than becoming a battle.

Sleep, Scrolling, and Finding Pockets of Time

Many women stay up late scrolling, not because they are not tired, but because it is the only time in the day that feels like their own. This is sometimes called revenge bedtime procrastination, and it often leaves you more exhausted the next day. Short sleep can also affect hunger and cravings, which makes the evening eating cycle even harder to break.

Together, we look for small, realistic pockets of time for yourself during the day, so that rest and enjoyment do not have to be squeezed in at midnight. Even ten minutes of something restorative can begin to shift the pattern.

Caring for Your Emotions Without Turning to Food

Food is often the quickest way to soothe the stress, loneliness, boredom, or overwhelm, especially when there has been no space to feel them during the day. In therapy, you learn to notice the emotions that come up, sit with them with more compassion, and respond to what you actually need. Over time, you build trust that you will not abandon your own needs, which makes it easier to care for your emotions in healthier ways.

My approach draws on nervous-system-informed therapy, CBT, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and self-compassion, with a non-diet approach and without shame or judgment.

A Sustainable Approach to Weight Concerns

If stress and weight gain are concerns for you, or weight is something you would like to address, we can look at it together, with a focus on changes you can maintain. I do not offer quick fixes or programs that promise dramatic results in a few weeks, because I do not believe those approaches are sustainable. Instead, we focus on steady energy, regular nourishment, better sleep, and a calmer relationship with food, which for many people is a more lasting foundation for their health and weight.

How Therapy and Nutrition Work Together

Because I am trained in both psychotherapy and holistic nutrition, I can bring nutrition support into our therapy sessions where it helps, so we work on the emotional and physical sides of eating together. For clients who would like more in-depth guidance, I also offer separate holistic nutrition services, where we go into more nutritional detail and you receive a comprehensive plan outlining your treatment going forward.

Is This the Right Support for You?

This work is a good fit if you find yourself eating to cope with stress, exhaustion, or emotions, and you would like a calmer, more nourishing relationship with food. I do not treat eating disorders, such as binge eating disorder, bulimia, or anorexia. If you are concerned that you may be living with an eating disorder, please speak with your family doctor, or visit the National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC) for support and resources.

Getting Started

You can begin with a free 15-minute phone call to talk about what you are experiencing and ask any questions. Therapy sessions are $175 for 50 minutes, available online anywhere in Ontario through Jane’s secure video or in person on Wednesdays at Eramosa Physiotherapy - Gordon St in Guelph. Most extended health benefit plans include coverage for Registered Psychotherapists, and you can find more details on my FAQ page.

If stress and exhaustion are part of the picture, you may also find my pages on burnout therapy and anxiety therapy helpful.

Training and Experience

I am a Registered Psychotherapist (CRPO #003928) and Registered Holistic Nutrition Practitioner (GAIN #1702505) with more than 14 years of clinical experience, including training in CBT for Weight Loss and Maintenance through the Beck Institute for Better Health and self-compassion training with Dr. Kristin Neff. You can read more about my background on my About page.