Meeting International Standards:
The Essential Psychological Training for
Modern Weight Management

Clinical Excellence Assured

- NICE compliant
- Evidence based
- Research validated
- Internationally approved CPD

The global rollout of new weight-loss medications (GLP-1s) has created a critical and urgent training gap. International guidelines from the WHO, JAMA, and NICE are unanimous: these medications require comprehensive psychological support. We provide the internationally accredited, evidence-based training your health service needs to meet these standards, ensuring patient safety and delivering effective, long-term outcomes.

Up to 30% of adults seeking support for weight loss meet the criteria for Binge Eating Disorder.

Yet fewer than 50% of healthcare providers use the DSM criteria to assess for Binge Eating Disorder.

27% do not even know that Binge Eating Disorder is an Eating Disorder.

Up to 40% of adults with T2 Diabetes meet the criteria for binge eating disorder.

Up to 60% of bariatric surgery patients meet the criteria for binge eating disorder.

NOT assessing and treating disordered eating increases therapeutic inertia, patient distress, attrition and drop out.

Your team already know that a significant percentage of people using your service struggle with emotional eating & binge eating.

But they don't know how to assess for disordered eating. They don't know if they should try to help. They don't know HOW.

And they don't have referral pathways.

The Global Challenge: A Universal Gap in Patient Care

Across the globe, healthcare providers are embracing new GLP-1 medications to combat the obesity crisis, which now affects over 1 billion people worldwide. However, leading health authorities have issued a clear and consistent warning - medication alone is not enough. (1)

The World Health Organization (WHO) now recommends that GLP-1 therapies be combined with intensive behavioural support, including structured counselling (2). The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reinforces this with a call for comprehensive, person-centered care, essential for positive long term outcomes (3). In the UK, NICE guidelines mandate that these prescriptions are accompanied by four pillars of support, including psychological care.

This has created a significant service delivery gap. Health systems are prescribing these new medications without the properly trained staff to provide the essential psychological and behavioral support required for safe and effective use. This oversight not only fails to meet clinical best practice but also risks poor patient outcomes, high attrition rates, and non-compliance with national and international health standards.

References

[1] NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). (2024). Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022. The Lancet, 403(10431), 1027-1050.
[2] World Health Organization. (2025, December 1). WHO issues global guideline on the use of GLP-1 medicines in treating obesity.
[3] Celletti, F., Farrar, J., & De Regil, L. (2025). World Health Organization Guideline on the Use and Indications of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Therapies for the Treatment of Obesity in Adults. JAMA. Published online December 01, 2025.

Solution: Internationally Accredited Specialist Training

Eating Freely provides the definitive training solution for healthcare organizations to bridge this critical gap. Our programmes are designed to equip your team with the specialist skills to assess and effectively treat the underlying psychological issues connected to obesity, such as emotional eating and Binge Eating Disorder (BED), and provide essential nutrition, movement and psychological support that accompanies a sustainable, long term weight loss outcome.

Our training ensures your service is fully compliant with the highest international standards for weight management, empowering your team to provide the comprehensive care that leading global health bodies now demand.

We have been providers of evidence-based, internationally approved training for over 7 years, and have trained thousands of practitioners in over 10 countries.

Designed and developed by a disordered specialist psychotherapist - our CEO Emma Murphy has dedicated her professional career to supporting adults with food, weight and body image challenges.

Now with a team of trainers across Ireland, the UK, the USA and South Africa, Eating Freely can provide team training in person or online wherever you are.

There is an inverse relationship between medication titration and disordered eating.

GLP-1 medication is never a 'one size (or dose) fits all intervention.

When 30-40% of your patient population meet the criteria for Binge Eating Disorder, it becomes critical to be able to determine the best treatment pathway for each patient.

Our training is so much more than 'just' a training. Our proprietary app which blends key elements of the Eating Freely Program with internationally mandated best practice for GLP-1 support, allows your team to offer all the tools and resources your patients need.

Starting with a clinically validated measure to determine where each patient is on the spectrum of higher weight / emotional eating / binge eating, you can easily determine what blend of support each patient needs.

Your team can then provide tiered support in the correct ratios to each person based on their individual needs.

INTERNATIONALLY APPROVED, ADVANCED CPD / CE TRAINING FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

Why Choose Eating Freely for Your Team Training?

We are the global leader in training health professionals to deliver effective, evidence-based psychological support for eating disorders. Over the past seven years, Eating Freely has grown to become the world's leading network of emotional eating and binge eating disorder specialists.

Fully Aligned with International Guidelines
Our curriculum is meticulously designed to meet the requirements set out by the WHO, JAMA, and NICE, focusing on the intensive behavioral support that must accompany GLP-1 therapies.

University-Validated and Evidence-Based
Developed over 12+ years of clinical practice, our programme’s efficacy has been validated through a research partnership with Leeds Beckett University. The pilot study is now in press for publication, and we are involved in two further large grant applications for 2026. This paves the way for large scale trials and the rollout of specialist support across the UK.

Internationally Accredited
All our training programmes are approved for Continuing Professional Development (CPD/CE) credits, recognized in the UK, USA, and beyond, ensuring they meet rigorous professional standards.

Proven Track Record
We have over 7 years experience in training practitioners from both public and private health services, and our masterclasses have been attended by staff from the NHS, contracted providers like Oviva and Abl Health and in the USA Omada, Noom and others.

Uncompromising Quality Assurance
We adhere to strict CPD criteria, including small group structures, low trainee-to-trainer ratios, and mandatory case study work to ensure deep, practical learning and effective implementation.

3,000+

Masterclass Attendees

320

Health Professionals Trained

85

Licensed Eating Freely Coaches

10+

Countries

Training Options for Your Organisation

We offer flexible training pathways that can be tailored to the unique needs of your service, whether you are a UK-based NHS Trust or a US healthcare provider.

3-Hour Masterclass

A powerful introduction to working with emotional eating and Binge Eating Disorder, perfect for raising awareness and foundational skills across your entire team.

Ethical Weight Management and GLP-1 Support

A comprehensive training specifically designed for teams working with GLP-1 medications. This programme provides the essential psychological and behavioral tools required by WHO and NICE guidelines, Delivery is 1 day in person or online training followed by 6 comprehensive self-paced learning modules, and up to 6 weeks of online support from our expert trainers whilst learning is being integrated into services.

15-Week Specialist Certification

An in-depth programme that certifies team members as specialists in emotional eating and Binge Eating Disorder. This builds in-house expertise, creates clear referral pathways, and ensures your service is a center of excellence.

We can deliver dedicated training for your team, either online or in-person, to suit your operational requirements.

RECOMMENDED TRAINING PLAN FOR WEIGHT MANAGEMENT AND/OR T2 DIABETES TEAMS

We recommend our masterclass for every team member so everyone has the knowledge they need to identify when psychological factors are presenting. From there any team of practitioners working directly with GLP-1 should take our Ethical Weight Management training, and at least 1-2 team members should take our full specialist training to be the in-house psychological referral resource for your entire team.

The new era of weight management is here. Ensure your service is leading the way with the highest standards of patient care. Contact us today to discuss your team’s training needs and secure your place at the forefront of clinical best practice.

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Meeting International Standards: The Essential Psychological Training for Modern Weight Management