Heal Emotional Eating at the Root — So You Can Feel Calm, Confident, and in Control Again
Virtual therapy and emotional eating coaching for high-achieving women who are ready to break free from stress eating, emotional overwhelm, anxiety, and burnout — and finally feel at peace with food, their body, and themselves.
About Us
Compassionate.
Empowering.
Transformative.
Trusted.
Therapy for Emotional Eating, Anxiety & Lasting Healing
Emotional eating is rarely just about food.
It is often a response to stress, emotional exhaustion, anxiety, unresolved pain, or deeply rooted beliefs that no longer serve you. If you have tried diets, discipline, or “starting over” again and again without lasting success, the problem is not a lack of willpower. The deeper issue simply has not been addressed.
At Dunns Counseling Services, therapy focuses on healing what is underneath the behavior—not just managing the symptom.
Together, we identify what is driving the cycle, release what is keeping you stuck, and create healthier emotional responses that support lasting transformation.
About Margaret Dunn
Hi, I’m Margaret Dunn — therapist, emotional eating coach, and creator of the Release It Now!™ 5-Step Process.
I help high-achieving women who feel overwhelmed by emotional eating, stress, anxiety, burnout, and self-doubt finally understand why they keep repeating the same patterns — and how to change them for good.
Many of the women I work with are capable, driven, and successful in their careers, yet privately struggle with food, body image, emotional overwhelm, and exhaustion. Together, we uncover the deeper emotional patterns driving these behaviors and help you heal from the inside out.
My goal is simple: help you restore peace, confidence, emotional resilience, and freedom — so food no longer controls your life.
18+ Years Experience
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Missouri
MA (Master of Arts), University of Illinois Springfield
Certified Life Coach (CLC)
Certified Functional Medicine Health Coach (CFMHC)
Master Practitioner of NLP
Virtual Therapy Sessions Available
Specializing in Emotional Eating, Anxiety & Burnout
My Signature Method:
The Release It Now!™ 5-Step Process
A structured, compassionate, and evidence-based approach to healing emotional eating and emotional distress at the root.
Reveal
Uncover what is really going on beneath emotional eating, anxiety, stress, burnout, and self-sabotage.
These behaviors are often symptoms of deeper emotional wounds, unmet needs, and limiting thought patterns.
Release
Let go of emotional blocks, unhealthy coping patterns, and limiting beliefs that keep you stuck in cycles of shame, stress, and overwhelm.
Reprogram
Reshape your thoughts and rewire your emotional responses.
Together, we create healthier mental patterns, stronger coping strategies, and more supportive beliefs.
Restore
Build sustainable habits that support emotional wellness, physical health, and long-term resilience — without perfectionism or pressure.
Rejoice
Celebrate progress, strengthen gratitude, and learn to live with more confidence, joy, and self-trust.
Healing is not about perfection. It is about freedom.
What We Can Work On
Dunns Counseling Services specializes in helping women navigate:
Emotional eating
Eating disorders
Anxiety
Depression
Stress and burnout
Women’s issues
PTSD and emotional overwhelm
Low self-worth and confidence
Boundaries and communication challenges
Whether you are struggling with food, stress, relationships, or emotional exhaustion, therapy can help you understand the root cause and move forward with clarity and confidence.
What You Can Expect
Clients often begin therapy feeling emotionally drained, overwhelmed, and frustrated by patterns they cannot seem to change. Over time, they begin to experience a profound shift in how they think, feel, and respond.
As therapy progresses, clients often develop a healthier relationship with food, greater emotional resilience, improved confidence, stronger boundaries, and a more grounded sense of self. Many experience less anxiety, more energy, greater clarity, and a renewed sense of peace in their everyday lives.
Therapy is not about becoming someone different. It is about returning to who you are beneath the stress, overwhelm, and survival patterns.
Insurance Accepted Providers
Introducing
Get Your Hunger Satisfied
Emotional Wellness & Transformational Coaching for Women Ready to Break Free from Emotional Eating
Healing emotional eating goes beyond food. That’s why Margaret Dunn also created Get Your Hunger Satisfied — a transformational coaching experience designed to help women break free from emotional eating, stress-driven habits, and the cycle of guilt and frustration.
At Get Your Hunger Satisfied, women learn how to break free from emotional and binge eating by addressing the emotional and subconscious patterns driving the behavior. Through a compassionate and transformational approach, clients develop healthier coping strategies, rebuild self-trust, and create sustainable habits that support long-term emotional and physical wellness.
How Get Your Hunger Satisfied Helps:
Identify emotional triggers connected to overeating and binge eating
Rebuild confidence, self-worth, and emotional resilience
Create healthier habits without restriction or shame
Reduce stress, anxiety, and emotional overwhelm
Develop a sustainable, balanced relationship with food and body image
Whether you feel emotionally exhausted, stuck in unhealthy patterns, or frustrated by years of dieting, Get Your Hunger Satisfied offers compassionate support designed to help you heal from the inside out.
Start Your Healing Journey Today
You do not need more willpower.
You need the right support, the right tools, and a safe place to heal what is underneath the struggle.
If emotional eating, anxiety, stress, or burnout are keeping you stuck, therapy can help you move forward with more clarity, confidence, and peace.
Begin Your Virtual Therapy Journey Today
Book a session with Margaret Dunn and take the first step toward emotional healing, self-trust, and lasting freedom.
Start Your Healing Journey Today
You do not need more willpower.
You need the right support, the right tools, and a safe place to heal what is underneath the struggle.
If emotional eating, anxiety, stress, or burnout are keeping you stuck, therapy can help you move forward with more clarity, confidence, and peace.
Begin Your Virtual Therapy Journey Today
Book a session with Margaret Dunn and take the first step toward emotional healing, self-trust, and lasting freedom.
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