BEING AND BECOMING COUNSELLING AND WELLNESS SERVICES
Break the Binge Cycle: A Focused Recovery Intensive
Understand your binge eating patterns, gain actionable skills, and leave with a clear roadmap for recovery — all in one intensive session.
Recovery doesn’t have to feel overwhelming — this intensive will help you see patterns clearly, take meaningful steps, and start moving forward with confidence.
Break the cycle. Make peace with food.
Maybe you’ve tried therapy or other approaches and know what you “should” do—but urges still take over. You manage for a while, then the cycle repeats, leaving you frustrated and unsure why lasting change hasn’t happened.
Or perhaps you haven’t sought support yet and want to start with clear guidance and direction, rather than trial and error. Either way, binge eating can feel confusing, overwhelming, and hard to change on your own.
This focused intensive is designed to help you understand your experiences, translate insight into action, and build practical skills. You’ll receive structure, tools, and guidance to move confidently toward your next steps in recovery.
Is A Binge Eating Intensive Right For You?
THIS IS FOR YOU IF YOU ARE:
✔ An adult struggling with binge eating or emotional eating
✔ Motivated for change and ready to take action
✔ Looking for a structured, time-limited approach to jump start your recovery
✔ Medically stable and not actively purging
THIS IS NOT FOR YOU IF YOU ARE:
✖ Struggling with anorexia or bulimia
✖ Medically unstable
✖ High suicide risk
✖ Seeking ongoing weekly therapy exclusively with the psychologist
A personalized assessment of your binge-eating patterns, giving you a clear understanding of your unique triggers and cycles
Clear, supportive education on why binge eating happens and how to interrupt the cycle
Guided, hands-on skills practice, including:
Managing urges in the moment
Nervous system and emotion regulation
Self-compassion tools to reduce shame and reset after slips
A written Recovery Roadmap with clear, actionable next-step recommendations
A 30-minute follow-up session to review your roadmap, answer questions, and help you build confidence with you recovery plan
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What You’ll Get in This Intensive
Why A Recovery Intensive?
An intensive offers a time-limited, structured alternative to traditional weekly therapy, providing focused attention over a shorter period. This format may be appropriate for individuals seeking clarity, assessment, or direction in recovery, particularly when uncertainty, urgency, or stalled progress is present. The intensive can help clarify next steps, whether that involves independent work using a recovery roadmap or engagement in additional ongoing support.
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Your Written Recovery Roadmap
Each client receives a written recovery roadmap (2–3 pages) following the intensive. This document is designed to help you consolidate insights, remember the skills practiced, and feel supported as you move forward.
**This recovery roadmap is intended as a clinical support document and does not replace ongoing therapy or medical care.**
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A concise summary of presenting concerns, relevant intake information, and identified binge eating patterns. This section reflects key themes observed during assessment and the intensive session.
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An individualized formulation outlining factors contributing to and maintaining binge eating (e.g., dietary restraint, emotional regulation difficulties, shame, stress, trauma-related responses). This includes a functional analysis of binge episodes and identified maintaining cycles.
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Clear explanations of why binge eating occurs, how urges work, and what supports recovery. This section helps normalize your experience and reduce self-blame, while highlighting core principles discussed during the session.
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A summary of the 3–5 skills introduced during the intensive, with guidance on how to use them in daily life or during moments of urge. Strategies are tailored to what felt most relevant and accessible for you.
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Thoughtful, individualized recommendations to support ongoing recovery. This may include therapy referrals, skills groups, nutrition support, optional follow-up sessions, and guidance on when to seek additional or urgent care.
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Optional tools to support awareness and skill generalization, such as binge episode tracking, urge monitoring, and emotion identification exercises. Emphasis is placed on observation rather than control or judgment.
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A brief summary highlighting client strengths, engagement, and treatment considerations. This section reinforces that recovery is a non-linear process and outlines supportive expectations for continued work.
Meet Your Psychologist
Margaret Brennan is a Licensed Psychologist specializing in binge eating, emotional eating, and related eating concerns. She has extensive experience supporting adults through structured, evidence-informed interventions that foster change, reduce shame and build sustainable skills.
Dr. Brennan integrates evidence-based approaches specifically for binge eating and eating disorder recovery, including CBT-E, Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness, Intuitive Eating, Emotion-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, somatic and self-compassion-based approaches, and EMDR. Her approach is practical, supportive, and collaborative, helping clients build lasting skills, emotional insight, and freedom around food.
Pricing and Format
For $1,600, you’ll receive a comprehensive, all-in-one binge eating intensive package, including:
Getting Started Call – a friendly call to explore fit, answer questions, and guide you through registration
Assessment Packet – completed in advance to give a clear picture of your unique binge patterns
3-Hour Individual Intensive – a focused session that includes:
In-depth assessment interview
Recovery education to understand why bingeing occurs and how to interrupt the cycle
Experiential skills practice, including urge management, nervous system regulation, and self-compassion tools
Assessment Scoring & Written Recovery Roadmap – a personalized report with clear recommendations tailored to your needs
Optional 30-Minute Follow-Up Session – to review your Recovery Roadmap, answer questions, and support your next steps
Format: Telehealth or in-person
Availability is limited. Register today to secure your spot.
Eligibility & Screening
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Adult (18+)
Primary concern: binge eating or emotional eating
Medically stable
Motivated for structured intervention
Able to attend full 3.0-hour session
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Active purging behaviors
Anorexia or bulimia
Medical instability
Severe suicidality or self-harm risk
Active psychosis or urgent psychiatric needs
Seeking ongoing therapy exclusively from the psychologist
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15–20 minute information and screening call with the psychologist
Confirmation of fit or referral to appropriate care
This intensive is designed to clarify binge eating patterns and provide a structured recovery plan. It is not a substitute for ongoing therapy but can be an important first step. If this is not the right fit, we will help you find appropriate care.
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There is no frequency of binge eating required for participation in the intensive. It is designed for individuals struggling with loss of control and distress around eating.
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No. This intensive does not focus on weight loss or prescribing meal plans. The emphasis is on understanding binge eating patterns, reducing urges, and building skills that support a more stable and peaceful relationship with food.
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Possibly. The intensive may be fully or partially reimbursable through extended health insurance. Coverage varies by plan, so it is best to confirm with your insurer before booking.
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This is normal. Depending on the severity of your symptoms, your history, your access to supports and your personal circumstances, you may be able to implement the recovery roadmap on your own or you may need additional support. The roadmap includes personalized next steps and guidance on when to seek additional support, types of support that are indicated, and when urgent or higher-level care is needed.
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The intensive is designed as a one-time focused session to clarify patterns and provide tools. If additional support is needed, it is better addressed through ongoing therapy, skills groups, or follow-up sessions rather than repeating the intensive.
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With the support of your therapist you can still participate in the intensive. The recovery roadmap can help support and inform the work you are doing with your therapist, especially if they do not specialize in working with eating disorders.
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If, after screening, the intensive is not appropriate, you will be guided toward more suitable care options, such as ongoing therapy, group programs, or nutritional or medical support.
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Many people find that binge eating is influenced by stress, emotional regulation difficulties, or past experiences. The intensive is conducted using trauma-informed principles, and will prioritize safety and stability. You will not be pushed to process past experiences in depth during the intensive — that work is better suited to ongoing therapy.