Eating Disorders

Integrating Eating Disorder Intuitive Therapy (EDIT)™

Our clinician draws inspiration from Eating Disorder Intuitive Therapy (EDIT)™, a model developed by Dr. Dorie McCubbrey that focuses on helping clients shift from the critical “eating disorder voice” to their Intuitive Therapist Within—the inner voice of wisdom, self-trust, and compassion.

The EDIT™ approach encourages clients to:

• Love Your Self – cultivate compassion and acceptance for your whole self.
• Be True To Your Self – learn to trust your body’s cues for hunger, fullness, and rest.
• Express Your Self – safely process emotions instead of turning to food or control.
• Give To Your Self – nourish body and soul through genuine self-care.
• Believe In Your Self – rediscover your authentic identity beyond the eating disorder.

This integrative model complements trauma-informed therapy, supporting lasting recovery through self-connection, emotional regulation, and intuitive healing.

EMDR in Eating Disorder Treatment

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based therapy that helps people work through the underlying emotional experiences that often fuel eating-disorder symptoms. Many clients with restrictive eating, bingeing, purging, or rigid food and body rules are coping with unprocessed stress, trauma, or negative beliefs about themselves. EMDR targets these deeper layers so recovery can feel more stable and sustainable.

In treatment, EMDR helps identify memories and experiences that continue to trigger shame, fear, or a sense of not being “good enough.” These may relate to body image, bullying, medical trauma, family dynamics, or attachment injuries. When these experiences aren’t fully processed, they can drive patterns like avoidance, emotional numbing, or using food to manage distress.

EMDR uses bilateral stimulation—such as eye movements or tapping—to help the brain reprocess these stuck memories. Clients stay grounded in the present while working through the past, and over time the emotional charge around these memories decreases. As this happens, the beliefs linked to the eating-disorder behaviours begin to shift as well. Thoughts like “I have to control everything” or “I’m only acceptable if I’m thin” lose their intensity and are replaced with more balanced, compassionate views.

As these core wounds soften, clients often notice reduced urges, more emotional regulation, and a stronger ability to engage in nutritional support and other therapeutic strategies. EMDR works alongside treatments like CBT-E, DBT, somatic therapy, and medical/nutritional care. It doesn’t replace those supports—it strengthens them by helping clients address the root causes of their symptoms.

In short, EMDR can be an effective part of eating-disorder treatment because it helps clients heal the experiences that shaped their relationship with food and their bodies, allowing recovery to feel less like “fighting” symptoms and more like reclaiming safety and self-worth.