Online therapy for binge eating disorder from just $25/session with licensed therapists (PhD, PsyD, LCSW, LMHC, LMFT) specializing in evidence-based approaches including CBT-E, DBT, and interpersonal therapy. At Grouport, we offer online individual therapy, online group therapy, and virtual IOP options designed to help you understand your binge eating triggers, break the shame-binge cycle, and develop a healthier relationship with food.
Whether you prefer personalized one-on-one care or the shared support of a therapist-led group, our online BED therapy connects you to expert guidance from the privacy of your own home, removing the barriers of stigma and shame that often prevent people from seeking help for binge eating.
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At Grouport, we offer a range of online therapy options to help individuals overcome binge eating disorder, break the cycle of emotional eating, and build a sustainable relationship with food and their body. Many members choose to mix and match therapy formats.
Online therapy for binge eating disorder: personalized, flexible, and therapist-led. Build a healthier relationship with food with dedicated support every step of the way.
Whether you're interested in group therapy, individual sessions, couples or family therapy, or IOP, or a combination, you'll start by selecting the type of support that fits your needs. You can also choose the care frequency that works best for you. Complete our onboarding form and sign up directly for the plan that suits you best.
After signing up, you'll connect with a dedicated care coordinator who will walk you through available therapists, group options, and scheduling. You'll make the final choice about your care, including which therapists you'll meet with and when, based on your goals, preferences, and schedule.
Attend your weekly online sessions, whether group, individual, couples, family, or IOP, at the cadence that works best for you. Our team will be here to support you every step of the way, ensuring you're happy with your care plan and helping you make changes whenever needed.
Whether you're interested in online group therapy for binge eating disorder, individual therapy sessions, a combination of both, or our virtual IOP for more intensive care, you'll start by selecting the format that fits your needs and schedule. You can customize the frequency of sessions and even pair live therapy with our DBT self-guided program for added support between sessions. Just complete our onboarding form and sign up directly for the plan that suits you best.
After signing up, you'll connect with a dedicated care coordinator who will discuss your mental health challenges, goals, and preferences. They'll walk you through the range of therapy options best suited to your needs for managing binge eating disorder. You'll make the final choice about your care, including which therapists you'll meet with and select session times that are most convenient for you.
Attend your weekly online therapy sessions to build coping skills, mood regulation strategies, and stability tools tailored to binge eating disorder. Our team will be here to support you at every step of the way, ensuring you're happy with your care plan and helping you make changes whenever needed.
Binge eating disorder is more than just overeating occasionally. It is clinically characterized by recurrent episodes of eating large quantities of food while feeling a loss of control. If these patterns persist, therapy can help you break the cycle.
Common signs to watch for include:
Binge eating disorder does not just affect your relationship with food. The shame, secrecy, and emotional toll it creates can disrupt every part of your life, often in ways that compound over time.
Binge eating disorder can lead to weight gain, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, joint pain, and digestive issues. The physical consequences create additional stress and shame, which can trigger more binge episodes.
BED and depression frequently co-occur. The shame-binge cycle erodes self-esteem, feeds feelings of worthlessness, and creates a sense of being out of control. Many people with BED also experience anxiety, particularly around food-related situations and social eating.
BED often leads to avoiding meals with others, declining social invitations that involve food, and hiding eating behaviors from partners and friends. The secrecy creates emotional distance and isolation that strains relationships.
The physical discomfort after binge episodes, combined with the mental energy spent thinking about food, planning binges, or recovering from shame spirals, can significantly reduce focus, energy, and productivity at work.
BED can lead to intense dissatisfaction with your body, avoidance of mirrors, reluctance to be photographed, and withdrawal from activities like swimming, dating, or exercise. The relationship between BED and body image is complex and deeply personal.
The cost of binge episodes adds up. Large quantities of food purchased frequently, ordering delivery to eat privately, and replacing food before others notice it is gone can create significant financial strain over time.
Starting therapy when you are already exhausted and unmotivated can feel like a big ask. Here is what your first few sessions typically look like.
Your therapist will ask about your experience with binge eating: when it started, what a typical episode looks like, what triggers them, and how BED is affecting your life. This is a completely judgment-free conversation. Many people have never talked openly about their binge eating before, and your therapist understands that.
Together, you will explore the emotional, situational, and cognitive triggers behind your binge episodes. Your therapist will help you understand the cycle of restriction, emotional buildup, binge, and shame, and identify where intervention can be most effective.
You and your therapist will define what progress looks like for you. This might include reducing binge frequency, developing healthier coping strategies, improving body image, or building a more balanced relationship with food. Goals are always personalized and non-judgmental.
Your therapist will introduce evidence-based techniques like CBT-E, DBT skills, or interpersonal therapy. You will leave your first session with a clear understanding of the therapeutic approach and initial strategies to practice before your next session.
See how our therapy options have helped our members experience life-changing results
Stephanie
“Grouport is time flexible and affordable and if it didn’t exist, I don’t know where I would go. I had looked into other places before Grouport and there really wasn’t any option like it.”
Michael
“I highly recommend this to anyone who is struggling with anxiety or depression. The therapists are top notch and have made me feel really comfortable and my anxiety has improved tremendously in only a few sessions!”
Isabel
"I joined Grouport to work on myself and to heal. I’m learning so much at every session! The change I see not only in myself but in my fellow group members is abundantly encouraging and profoundly fulfilling. Group therapy with Grouport is a powerful healing tool."
Sheldon
“I was feeling very down at the end of 2020 and I was ready to do something drastic that I know I'd likely regret. The group definitely helped show me that there are people who feel the same way as I do.”
Nancy
“The therapy from Grouport is high quality and convenient. I am becoming much more self aware and am liking myself more. My relationships at work are better and I’m much happier.”
Emily
“I like the connection you can make with total strangers and the confidentiality it comes with.”
Danielle
"Grouport can help you with your issues. Their therapists are well trained to work with you on your issues. I felt my anxiety greatly improve after only a few sessions. I highly recommend it!"
Glenn
"Grouport's approach to DBT is a real strength. This approach provides tools and methods for working with difficult emotions and getting a handle on them. It has given me hope where other approaches have failed."
At Grouport, our virtual BED therapy integrates several evidence-based techniques designed to help you break the binge cycle, address emotional triggers, and build a sustainable relationship with food:
CBT-E (Enhanced) is the leading evidence-based treatment for binge eating disorder. It targets the specific thinking patterns that maintain BED, such as all-or-nothing thinking about food ("I already ruined today, so I might as well keep eating"), negative self-evaluation tied to body shape and weight, and the restriction-binge cycle. CBT-E helps you establish regular eating patterns, challenge distorted beliefs, and develop healthier responses to triggers.
BED often coexists with reduced activity and withdrawal from physical movement, either due to physical discomfort or body image distress. Behavioral activation helps you re-engage with activities that improve mood and self-worth, reducing your reliance on food as a coping mechanism. Your therapist will help you build sustainable routines that support recovery.
Mindful eating teaches you to slow down, pay attention to hunger and fullness cues, and experience food without judgment. Appetite awareness training helps you distinguish between physical hunger and emotional hunger, so you can respond to what your body actually needs rather than eating on autopilot or in response to stress.
IPT focuses on improving the relationships and interpersonal patterns that contribute to binge eating. Many people with BED binge in response to loneliness, conflict, role transitions, or unresolved grief. By addressing these underlying interpersonal issues, IPT reduces the emotional triggers that drive binge episodes without focusing directly on food or eating behaviors.
ACT helps you accept difficult emotions and urges without acting on them through food. Instead of trying to eliminate cravings or negative feelings, ACT teaches you to observe them as temporary experiences and choose actions aligned with your values. This is especially powerful for BED because it breaks the pattern of using food to escape emotional discomfort.
DBT skills are particularly valuable for BED because binge episodes are often driven by emotional overwhelm. Distress tolerance techniques help you ride out intense urges without bingeing. Emotion regulation skills help you identify, understand, and process the feelings that trigger episodes. Mindfulness skills help you stay present during meals rather than eating on autopilot.
Every Grouport therapist is a licensed, accredited mental health professional with specialized training in mood disorders and depression.
Our therapists typically have over a decade of clinical experience across diverse settings including hospitals, community mental health centers, and private practice, with specialized expertise in binge eating disorder, mood disorders, and evidence-based interventions like DBT and CBT.
We continually evaluate outcomes through internal studies and outcomes studies with researchers from leading universities such as Carnegie Mellon, University of Essex, and University of Cologne, ensuring our binge eating disorder therapy is grounded in the latest clinical evidence.
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80%
of our members start with moderate to severe mental health symptoms
70%
of our members feel significantly better within just 8 weeks
50%
of our members achieve remission levels within just 8 weeks
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Binge eating disorder often co-occurs with other mental health conditions. Our licensed therapists are experienced in treating a wide range of challenges.
Grouport provides online group therapy, individual therapy, couples therapy, family therapy, teen therapy, and intensive outpatient program (IOP), all held virtually over video chat. We also offer a DBT self-guided program. Many members combine multiple therapy types to best fit their needs.
Binge eating disorder is the most common eating disorder in the United States, affecting approximately 2.8 million adults. It involves recurrent episodes of eating large quantities of food in a short period while feeling a loss of control. Unlike bulimia, BED does not involve purging or compensatory behaviors. It is a recognized clinical diagnosis in the DSM-5 and is treatable with evidence-based therapy.
Everyone overeats occasionally. The key differences with BED are: episodes are recurrent (at least once a week for three months), they involve a distinct feeling of loss of control, they cause significant distress, and they are accompanied by specific behaviors like eating rapidly, eating when not hungry, eating alone from embarrassment, and feeling disgusted or guilty afterward. BED is a clinical condition, not a lack of willpower.
Yes, every Grouport therapist is accredited and licensed. Our network includes Licensed Psychologists (PhD, PsyD), Licensed Social Workers (LCSW), Licensed Mental Health Counselors (LMHC), and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFT). Our therapists specialize in evidence-based approaches for BED including CBT-E, DBT, and interpersonal therapy.
Yes. CBT-E (Enhanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) is considered the first-line treatment for BED and does not require medication. Research shows it significantly reduces binge frequency and improves psychological wellbeing. Some people benefit from combining therapy with medication (typically lisdexamfetamine or SSRIs), but therapy alone is highly effective for most people.
No. While binge episodes center on food, BED is fundamentally about emotional regulation, self-worth, and coping. Most people with BED use food to manage difficult emotions like stress, loneliness, sadness, boredom, or anxiety. Effective BED therapy addresses these underlying emotional patterns, not just eating behaviors.
Many people begin noticing a reduction in binge frequency within the first 4-8 weeks of consistent therapy. A typical course of CBT-E for BED is 16-20 sessions. However, some people benefit from longer-term support to address underlying emotional patterns, body image concerns, and relapse prevention.
Finding the right therapy starts with understanding your needs. If you prefer personalized attention, individual therapy provides dedicated one-on-one care with a customized treatment plan. If you benefit from shared experiences and peer support, group therapy connects you with others who understand binge eating. For more intensive support, our virtual IOP offers multiple weekly sessions. Many members combine therapy formats for the best results. Not sure where to start? Schedule a free call with a care coordinator who can help you build a personalized plan based on your symptoms, goals, and schedule.
We offer flexible therapy options with straightforward pricing:
Online Group Therapy: Averages $32/session ($140/month).
Online Individual Therapy: Averages $103/session ($448/month).
Online Couples Therapy: Averages $114/session ($492/month).
Online Family Therapy: Averages $148/session ($640/month).
Virtual IOP: Averages $311/week ($1,348/month).
Online Teen Therapy: Averages $103/session ($448/month).
DBT Self-Guided Program: One-time fee of $500.
Payment Options: Monthly, Quarterly (Save 10%), Biannually (Save 15%). No long-term commitment. Switch therapists anytime. Cancel anytime!
Yes. We offer separate therapy groups for Adults (18+) and Teens and Adolescents (under 18). Our teen therapy programs are tailored for adolescents. BED can develop during adolescence, and early intervention is critical to prevent the condition from becoming a long-term pattern.
Yes. BED affects people of all genders. While eating disorders are often stereotyped as conditions that primarily affect women, research shows that men make up approximately 40% of people with BED. Men with BED often face additional barriers to seeking help due to stigma and the misconception that eating disorders are "women's issues." Our therapists provide a supportive, judgment-free environment for all members.
There is a strong connection. Restrictive dieting is one of the most common triggers for binge eating. When you severely restrict food intake, your body and brain respond with intense cravings and preoccupation with food, which can lead to binge episodes. This is why effective BED therapy focuses on establishing regular, flexible eating patterns rather than restriction, and addresses the psychological relationship with food.
Our therapy outcomes are backed by outcomes studies with researchers from leading universities such as Carnegie Mellon, University of Essex, and University of Cologne. Across all conditions, 80% of members report meaningful improvement in baseline severity, and the majority report improved daily functioning and quality of life.
You can cancel your subscription at any time. No long-term commitment is required. Simply email us at support@grouporttherapy.com and we will send you a quick cancellation form to fill out. If your sessions occur within the member portal, you can also cancel under the manage subscription tab.
Whether binge eating is controlling your relationship with food and your self-worth, or you're looking to break the cycle of shame and restriction, therapy can help you take back control. Start building a life where food isn't the enemy.
