Beyond Overeating

Laura Hout is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified TEAM-CBT Therapist. She assists clients struggling with anxiety, depression and relationship issues, as well as a legacy of trauma, addiction, or mental illness in the family of origin. People seek assistance because of behaviors they see as the problem, but often these behaviors helped them survive the problem. It's important to understand the "why" on our journey to changing the "what."

In particular Laura assists men and women struggling with binge eating, emotional eating, junk food addiction, weight loss and maintenance. Emotional eating is a way of coping with stress and relationship conflicts, and we must understand why we turn to food. But there's more to the story (an obesogenic environment) and it affects 3/4 of the American population!

People often ask, "Is there such a thing as Food Addiction?" and the answer is “Yes!" Brain scans show us that hyper-palatable foods, loaded with sugar, fat and salt, produce cravings just like drug addicts describe. Yet repeated dieting can lead to Binge Eating Disorder, which creates its own vicious cycle. Years of helping clients in eating disorders centers, mental health clinics and substance abuse treatment programs led Laura to create Beyond Overeating Workshops.  Using psychology, neuroscience, and nutrition concepts, Laura helps men and women break the binge cycle and live happier, healthier lives.

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