Email: Info@thrivebeyondtraumacounseling.com
Call: (248) 392- 3733
Counselling
Counselling
Food Addiction Therapy in Farmington Hills
Available in-person and virtually across Michigan.
Eating becomes the fastest way your body knows how to:
- Calm down
- Soften anxiety
- Numb distress
- Fill emotional emptiness
- Feel safe for a moment
- Regain a sense of control
*The craving is often for comfort, not calories.*
Food Addiction Patterns We See
Common patterns include:
- Binge–shame cycles
- Secret eating
- Nighttime eating
- Eating past fullness
- “Zoning out” while eating
- Using food to recover from emotional crashes
- Restricting, then rebounding harder
*The cycle isn’t about discipline. It’s about distress tolerance.*
The Trauma Root Of Food Addiction
- Emotional neglect
- Criticism about body/weight
- Childhood shame
- Chaotic homes
- Dieting trauma
- Perfectionism + self-punishment
- Loneliness and unmet attachment needs
*Food often filled the gap where care should’ve been.*
Not Sure Which One Fits?
Compulsive coping often crosses categories. Many clients rotate between behaviors when stress, shame, or nervous-system dysregulation increases.
Start with the page that feels most true — Or schedule a consult and we’ll guide you.
*The form may change. The root pattern can heal.*
If a behavior has become the way your body copes
And it no longer feels manageable
Support can help.
You don’t need to stop everything first.
You don’t need to explain or justify your struggle.
You don’t need to keep managing this alone.
We offer trauma-informed, non-judgmental care for behavioral addictions and the patterns underneath them.
*You don’t have to do this alone.*