Hi, I’m Cara. I’m an accredited psychotherapist and Eating Freely practitioner based in the west of Ireland. I’m here to support you to find freedom from emotional- and binge-eating so you can live your life in alignment with what is important to you.

As someone with a history of chronic illness and disability (I am blind), I know what it’s like to struggle with how my body functions and looks. This is what first drew me to the area of health psychology and counselling and why I passionately believe in helping others to find peace in their bodies.

Your relationship with food is influenced by a complex blend of the emotional, biological, psychological, and social aspects of life. I’m excited about combining my background in health psychology and my experience as a therapist with the Eating Freely program to offer you specialist, individual support.

Maybe you’re trying to decide if the Eating Freely program is right for you. Is your relationship with food impacting negatively on your quality of life? Are you feeling guilt and shame around eating? Do you want to care more for yourself and focus on goals and activities of value to you without conditions around your eating and weight? If any of this sounds like you then the Eating Freely program could be for you.

This program works to show you the links between your thoughts, feelings and eating behaviours and help you to build strategies to address overeating. As you learn why you turn to food in unhelpful ways, you’ll reclaim it as a means of nourishing your body. You’ll start shedding the shame and self-blame that often come with a difficult relationship with food so that you can live more self-compassionately in the present.

I currently work exclusively online on Wednesday afternoons and Thursdays. If you would like to work together with me or have any questions, I would be delighted to hear from you by email and we can arrange a brief consultation call.