Supporting Clients with Overeating: Mindful Eating Approaches for Clinical Practice

LIVE Workshop: Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Overeating is one of the most common food-related challenges clients bring into therapy and coaching, yet many practitioners feel under-equipped to support sustainable change in this area without resorting to prescriptive, diet-based approaches.

This workshop explores how mindfulness-based strategies—grounded in both research and contemplative traditions—can support clients in developing a healthier, more compassionate relationship with food and eating.

Led by clinical psychologist and mindfulness facilitator Dr. Susan Wnuk, this workshop will guide participants through a structured exploration of mindful eating as a supportive approach, with a focus on cultivating a relationship with inner and outer wisdom to guide healing and change. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the psychological and behavioral roots of overeating, the research base behind mindful eating interventions, and the integration of self-compassion and embodied presence.

Live Workshop: Wednesday, May 28, 2025 - 4:00 - 5:00 PM ET. Zoom. In your timezone: 1:00 PM PT / 9:00 PM BST / 10:00 PM CEST.

In this workshop, you will:

• Explore emotional, cultural, and behavioral drivers of overeating and why mindfulness is an effective, evidence-based approach.
• Engage in a hands-on practice to build awareness of hunger, fullness, and satisfaction, and learn how to support clients in doing the same.
• Gain practical tools for delivering this work with clients, including adaptation, scope of practice, and referral considerations.

This workshop includes on-demand CE learning and resources:

• A PDF Guide: Facilitating the Mindful Eating Exercise: Adapting the Practice for Setting, Client Needs, and Scope of Practice.
• On-Demand learning on:
  
  • How Mindfulness Can Support Overeating
  • Experiencing the Guided Mindful Eating Exercise
  • How to apply the Mindful Eating Exercise with clients
• Professional transcripts for easy reference.
• A replay of the live workshop.

CE Hours = 1.5

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Featured Instructor: Dr. Susan Wnuk, PhD., C. Psych

Dr. Susan Wnuk, PhD., C. Psych, is a clinical, counselling and health psychologist at the University Health Network Bariatric Surgery Program in Toronto and an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto Department of Psychiatry. She provides care to pre- and post-bariatric surgery patients that involves assessment, individual therapy, and the facilitation of mindfulness and DBT skills groups.  Prior to her current role, she worked in hospital-based eating disorder and borderline personality disorder clinics.  She is involved in research projects investigating the effectiveness of psychological interventions including mindfulness and cognitive-behavioural therapy. Dr. Wnuk supervises students, facilitates workshops for professionals, publishes research and presents at conferences. She teaches mindfulness at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies and has a small private practice.