Intuitive Eating Counsellor / Coach in East Sussex, UK

Our journey together has enabled me to let go tremendously of so much ingrained judgement towards my own or others people’s bodies That alone is so freeing. I am definitely going to deepen my intention for more attunement and less disconnection. Thank you for your kind, honest, consistent, accepting, loving space you created between us. Thank you for helping me go to darker corners within me and for never making me feel judged. You are a beautiful person and long May you continue to heal those… Read more

My life changed when I began working with Vania a year and a half ago. I am 67 years old. I have been working on my eating issues and size acceptance issues for most of my adult life. I have done dieting of every shape and color, lots of therapy, many workshops with people whose books I am sure that you have read, Overeaters Anonymous, Smart Recovery, given up, etc. etc. Although I had heard of Binge Eating Disorder, I had never really identified with it until I did a little more research … Read more

In a mere 7 sessions, Vania has already enabled me go places that 4 years of psychotherapy did not touch. I feel held, supported and safe. Nothing is too deep or daunting to touch. She is a warm, sensitive, mindful, humourous, insightful woman. I relish my sessions as I know each week some form of transformation will take place. Our work together is invaluable.

I wish I remember how I ever found Vania, but it’s really not important. I’m just so glad I did!  She helped me work through so many thoughts, ideas, opinions, feelings, and frustrations about food and my body.  She helped me uncover reasons why I have struggled and how it might have began, without spending too much time focusing on the past.   Though, I will say that connecting the dots to the past was immensely helpful for my own journey.  I found so much validation in that.  And from th… Read more

When I first contacted Vania, I was lost. Overwhelmed by self-doubt and stuck in an intense binge-restrict cycle, I felt like I had nowhere to turn and no-one to talk to. It was an isolating experience. I’d read about intuitive eating before and as a pro-active feminist I knew vaguely that diet culture was an oppressive tool of patriarchal capitalism. But knowing or reading about these things had never really translated into change in relation to food or my body. Working with Vania has b… Read more

You are simply the best. With your help I have found my way out of ED, emotional eating AND I have found mindfulness, meditation and overall love for my own body and self. Thank you for doing this for me. It has taken a long long time but all the work, commitment and patience bring the results :-). Your support and blogs in the Facebook group supported me for the entire time, during my ups and especially during my down times where I couldn’t see the light at the end of the tunnel. Now, 2 years … Read more

I have struggled with an eating disorder for most of my life. In my mid 40s I had read every book, installed various Apps and visited numerous websites on BED, to no avail. I came across Vania’s facebook page and website and took a ‘leap of faith’ and took up the invitation to have a discovery session. Vania has since supported me on my journey to develop the self love and respect that my life was missing. Through practising mindfulness and meditation, I am conquering my issues with foo… Read more

I went to Vania because she showed up in my life at the right time, when I decided I had had enough. I was fed up with my obsession with weight, diets, and the never-ending roller-coaster of self- loathing that came with them as a bonus, that for over half of my life eroded any traces of self-respect and acceptance. Vania showed me in a kind, clear and encouraging way the path to live in the present moment and to self acceptance, which makes it possible to find a place within you where the chase… Read more

When I first discovered Vania I was in a very lost, negative and difficult place. At 25, I was wrapped up in the conformity of today’s diet culture and the need/desire to be something I thought I needed and wanted to be. Vania has revolutionised the way I see myself and my outlook towards life. Her help has enabled me to become an accepting and positive person, but also to know how to manage the more negative times – an invaluable skill I will never take for granted. Her support, kindness and ge… Read more

When I first sought Vania’s help, in March 2016, I was feeling pretty desperate. Two years before that, at the age of 28, I had started my first diet. I had experienced a few big changes in my life recently, and the diet became a but of a project, a new hobby. I felt so excited by it, I was running and following a calorie-controlled meal plan, and it felt so easy for the first few months. It wasn’t a huge weight loss, but enough to get me hooked, and enough to get a new wardrobe. It wasn’t many … Read more