Therapy for Food Allergy Anxiety - for Adults & Allergy Parents
As an allergy parent myself - my older daughter’s allergies are dairy, eggs, peanuts, pistachios and cashews - and an accredited psychotherapist specialising in helping adults and allergy parents, I get it.
If you’re looking for a therapist who understands the constant checking, the monitoring, the scanning every label in the grocery aisle, the late night baking so that your child can buy something at the school bake sale, the fact that you can’t leave the house with just your keys - always remembering the antihistamine, 2 epi-pens (AAIs), anti-bac wipes and back-up safe snacks - then you’re in the right place and I'm so glad you found your way here.
I work with allergy parents and adults online across the UK and internationally, and in-person in Hitchin, Hertfordshire and Biggleswade, Bedfordshire.
Helping you thrive in a free-from life
When I looked around in the early days of breastfeeding, severe eczema and a niggling feeling something was wrong — I couldn't find a therapist who specialised in helping parents navigate the overwhelm, anxiety and stress of living with food allergies. So I chose to become one.
I decided to do further training in Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) because for food allergy anxiety, a flexible, values-based approach often fits best - one that works with the reality of living with risk, not against it.
Why I Specialise in Food Allergy Anxiety
For many allergy parents and adults living with food allergies, the emotional weight can feel relentless:
Constant anxiety about something bad happening
Stress about social situations, eating out and cross contamination
Worry about your child being excluded or having an allergic reaction
Guilt that somehow it might be your fault
Overwhelm about the uncertainty and unpredictability of life with allergies
Does This Sound Familiar?
What Can We Work On Together?
If you're an adult living with food allergies or an allergy parent, together we can work towards:
Building confidence and skills to navigate allergy life challenges, stressors and transitions
Learning practical coping strategies tailored to food allergy life
Navigating anxiety around social situations, eating out and travel
Processing the grief, guilt and fear that can come with an allergy diagnosis
Finding a way to live fully - not one rooted in fear and anxiety
Ready to take the first step? I offer a free consultation so you can decide if I'm the therapist for you. I offer sessions online across the UK, or in-person in Hitchin, Hertfordshire and Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. Book here