Marilyn is an Integrative Therapeutic Counsellor & a registered member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP). She offers a professional, compassionate & confidential therapy in Reading, Berkshire & the surrounding areas. She holds a BPS approved Master Practitioner Diploma of Eating Disorders & Obesity specialising in Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder. She also in a Master Practitioner in NLP. Working with an integrative approach to counselling and psychotherapy she works one-to-one with adults over the age of 18 offering her support for eating distress & body image issues including bulimia, binge eating, chronic dieting or highly restrictive eating, food cravings & obsessions, emotional & compulsive eating. Although she works primarily with issues around weight, food, & body-image, she is also experienced in treating a wider range of emotional & psychological issues including anxiety, panick attacks, stress, OCD, negative habits, low self-esteem & confidence, trauma, phobias & depression. The primary purpose of therapy is to facilitate positive change & recovery from emotional, habitual, & chaotic eating patterns, & most importantly to restore a healthy attitude to food.