Hi, I’m Lisa

I am a Binge Eating And Body Confidence specialist.

Lisa Unger is a UK-based nutritional therapist for women aged 35 to 55, specialising in binge eating, emotional eating and GLP-1 medication support.
I help people to make long term changes to the way they think about food and themselves, wth compassion and understanding, I know that change and recovery is possible.

I support people to feel empowered, and give them the freedom to regain control of their lives.
Eat

Eat

Learn how to nourish yourself without letting food rule your life
Feel

Feel

Understand your emotions and develop new strategies to manage them better
Grow

Grow

Establish new habits and beliefs and discard the unhelpful ones that don’t serve you
Heal

Heal

Improve your relationship with your self and with your body

About Me

I understand that escaping the dieting mindset is really hard, after struggling with my own eating disorder for many years. I tried every diet there was, yoyo-ing between restricting myself to certain foods and then bingeing in secret when I couldn’t keep to my plan. As my weight increased, so did my shame, frustration and hate for myself and my body. It was soul destroying and I felt such a failure.

I had to learn about myself. It wasn’t easy and it took time for me to understand where my struggles were coming from. It wasn’t about what I ate, but about how I ate, and all the feelings behind why I was eating, that were keeping me stuck in my unhealthy relationship with food. It was only when I learnt how to make long term, sustainable changes to my behaviour around food, that I began to recover from my disorder.

I have been motivated by my experiences to want to help others battling with the same or similar issues, which is why I have become an emotional and eating disorder specialist. If you relate to my story, please get in touch. I’d love to hear from you.
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Work With Me

I am committed to providing you with the support, compassion, and understanding that you need to overcome the challenges you are facing. No matter where you are on your journey, I am here to equip you with the tools and strategies necessary to develop a healthier relationship with food and your body.

Together, we will explore your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours to discover what is keeping you stuck in unhelpful cycles. I will guide you in how to break free from those patterns and to regain a sense of control and empowerment in your life.

You have the strength within you to make positive changes and find freedom from your emotional and eating disorder. Take the first step towards recovery by reaching out to me now. I’m looking forward to talking to you.
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Testimonials

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I wanted to understand why I was emotionally eating and to find ways to change my behaviour. Lisa has been wonderful at making me feel “normal”. Quite often I would feel like it was all my fault and I realise now, that it was many factors that contributed to the way I viewed food.

Lisa has your back. She is completely non judgemental and understanding. It’s hard to do this work on your own, and Lisa has the skills, expertise and human understanding to help you.

Client O

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My biggest challenge was the fear of failure. “Why would this be any different”. I have struggled with my relationship with food and body image for my whole life. Doing something different felt scary and uncomfortable at first, but Lisa is so lovely and supportive. For me it was undoing a lifetime of bad habits and negative thoughts. Lisa helped me accept that this doesn’t happen overnight and gave me small changes or tasks each week which were totally manageable for a busy Mum of two.

Client G

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My biggest challenge was to think about the painful things from my past that I would uncover and have to process. I loved the opportunity to talk without judgement.

Client B

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I enjoyed having someone to talk to who showed no judgement and only sought to help through talking things through to find the reasons behind my behaviours and then deal with changing those habits. It’s a great experience with someone who truly cares about helping and that you may find out more about yourself along the journey than you first thought was possible.

Client M

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I’m still on my journey, but I feel like I’m getting there slowly. Lisa goes out of her way to help and make life easier for people who have fundamental problems with food and eating. You can learn how to eat with confidence and without shame.

Client B

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When I signed up to work with Lisa, I was scared that I wouldn’t be able to concentrate or put into practice what I was taught. Lisa works intuitively, but also with a lot of experience. Our sessions have kept me accountable and have given me more freedom of choice. I value how Lisa can read where I’m at, she knows when to encourage me forward, and when to be gentle. We have looked at the wider context of my issues with food, including my struggles with self esteem, as it’s not just about food and what I eat, but the how and why. 

Client S

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For the first time in my life I don’t feel like I’m alone with my struggles. Lisa is knowledgeable and supportive and this process is proving life changing. The freedom I am beginning to feel is worth every penny. It feels wonderful not to be dealing with my issues alone anymore. I feel in safe hands and like a weight is slowly being lifted.

Client F

Common Questions

I am a UK-based binge eating and body confidence specialist. I hold the NCFED Master Practitioner qualification in Eating Disorders and Obesity, a BSc in Psychology, and a Diploma in Nutritional Therapy from the College of Naturopathic Medicine. I am also EFTi-accredited. I work online with private adult clients across the UK, helping people who have spent years struggling with food finally change their relationship with it – without cutting anything out or going on a diet.

Binge eating disorder (BED) is a clinically diagnosable eating disorder recognised by the NHS and NICE. It follows strict criteria around frequency, loss of control, and the distress it causes. Binge eating without a formal diagnosis is when you regularly eat past the point of comfort – often in response to emotions, stress, or years of restriction – but may not tick every clinical box. Both are real, both cause distress, and both deserve support. You do not need a diagnosis to get help. If your relationship with food is causing you pain, that is enough.

Yes. I hold the NCFED Master Practitioner qualification in Eating Disorders and Obesity – this is the specialist training that addresses the emotional, psychological and behavioural sides of binge eating. My background in nutritional therapy means I can also support you if there are physical factors involved, such as gut health or the role of protein in stabilising your appetite. But the focus of the work is always your relationship with food and yourself, not your diet.

GLP-1 medications suppress your appetite and quiet the thoughts about food, but they do not address the root causes. The deeper reasons you have been overeating do not disappear – they can surface in other ways. Food is often a coping strategy, and when that is taken away, emotions, self-criticism, and old patterns can show up differently. My work addresses all the root areas – emotional resilience, beliefs, habits, and body image – whether you are actively struggling with them right now or not. Getting ahead of this while you are on the medication makes everything that comes after far easier.

That fear is completely understandable. The statistics around weight regain after stopping GLP-1 medication are significant, and it is something worth taking seriously. I am not a doctor and I will always encourage you to work closely with your medical team, but what I can help you with is everything that sits underneath the eating. The reasons you were overeating before the medication do not go away on their own. My work helps you understand what is driving your relationship with food, manage what comes up as your appetite returns, and build the emotional and psychological foundations that make lasting change possible, with or without medication.

How we work together will be tailored to your needs. The 1:1 option starts with a 90 minute to two hour session where I get to understand your full history with food, your body and yourself. After that, sessions are 45 minutes to an hour, weekly, all by video call. Most people commit to a minimum of six months, though this can be shorter or longer depending on what you are working through.

If you prefer to work at your own pace, the Break Free from Binge Eating programme is the alternative. It starts with a 1:1 session with me, followed by five recorded modules you work through in your own time.

Yes. Online 1:1 sessions are now the default for UK private binge eating support. Sessions are by video call, in a confidential and secure environment, and have outcomes equivalent to in-person work. Online delivery also means you can access specialist support from anywhere in the UK, including places without a local specialist.

Recovery looks different for everyone. Most people commit to at least six months of weekly 1:1 work – this gives enough time to understand the patterns, address the root causes, and build a genuinely different relationship with food. For some people it is less, for others it is longer. What matters more than a timeline is that the changes stick, and that takes the time it takes.

No. You do not need a GP or psychiatrist referral to work with me. Most people self-refer, often after years of trying to address binge eating on their own or through general healthcare. Some people work with me alongside an NHS care pathway – I am happy to collaborate with your GP or other clinicians where that is helpful.

Because this is not a diet, and it is not another version of something you have already tried. Overeating is not about willpower. It is not about being greedy or lacking self-control. For most people it started as a coping strategy – a way of managing emotions, stress, or difficult feelings – and over time it became the default. The problem was never the food. Most approaches focus on what you eat, how much, and when. This one starts somewhere completely different. We work on the reasons you overeat in the first place – the emotions, beliefs, habits, and patterns that have kept you stuck. When you no longer need food as a coping strategy, the eating changes because it no longer needs to be there in the way it was. If everything you have tried has been about controlling food, it makes sense that nothing has lasted. This is a whole different approach.

No. There are no meal plans, no banned foods, and no rules about what you can and cannot eat. Instead, you will learn how to eat in a way that builds trust between you and your body. That means tuning into your hunger, recognising when you have eaten enough, and understanding what your body is actually telling you. Over time your body learns to trust that food is coming, and you learn to trust yourself around food – including the foods you currently feel out of control around. Nothing is off limits. Part of the work is learning how to eat your favourite foods without fear, guilt, or losing control. That is not something a meal plan can ever teach you.

Shame is one of the most common things people bring to this work, and one of the most important things we address. You are not alone in feeling it. The shame spiral around food often starts small. You eat something you have labelled as bad, so you feel bad for eating it, and then you feel bad about yourself. One moment becomes a judgement about who you are. That is not weakness – it is what happens when food has been tied to your worth for a long time. You will never be pushed to share more than you are ready to. This is a space without judgement, and we move at your pace. But shame does not tend to loosen its grip by staying hidden, so gently, and in your own time, we do work on it. Freeing yourself from shame is part of what makes lasting change possible. Most people find that being heard without judgement is itself a significant part of the process.

My work does draw on some of the same tools used by therapists and counsellors, and yes, we will talk about your emotions, experiences, and what is going on beneath the surface. But there is an important difference in focus. Therapy and counselling explore your emotional world broadly, often going deep into past experiences. My work is centred entirely on your relationship with food. We explore thoughts, emotions, beliefs, and behaviours only in the context of how they are affecting the way you eat and how you feel about yourself. We are understanding your past well enough to change what is happening now. This work can sit well alongside therapy – though that would need to be discussed with your therapist.

Emotional eating isn’t just eating when you’re emotional – that’s normal. It’s using food to change how you feel. And food works. It soothes, it distracts, it comforts, it gives relief. It’s a coping strategy, and it only becomes a problem when it’s your only one, or when it stops serving you. If you’ve reached the point where food is running the show – where you can’t stop once you start, or you’re eating in ways that are causing you distress – that’s where I come in. You don’t need a diagnosis. You just need to recognise yourself in what you’ve just read.

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