Do You Have A Client or Patient Who Is A Food Addict? When a person struggles with food addiction, there is significant impulsivity and compulsivity. For example, having difficulty thinking through long-term decisions; once focused on a thought, it becomes obsessive and intrusive, and they can only think about food. Treatment protocols for food addicts…
Is My Client/Patient A Food Addict?? Genetics and lifestyle factors may indicate something akin to food addiction for a tiny percentage of the population. True food addiction can be defined as “clinically significant physical and psychological dependence on high fat, high sugar, and highly palatable foods.” This means addictive eating behaviour. This is not the…
At the heart of recovery is self-acceptance. That is, guiding your client/patient in truly knowing their worth, adequacy, deservedness, belonging, and lovableness as a human being. Willingness is another critical component. That is, the willingness to experience (and cope effectively with) painful feelings in service of a bigger life. At the INFACT School, we will…
As you can imagine, issues such as anxiety, depression, and trauma can make it challenging to pursue dopamine-boosting activities. Thus, addressing these factors and healing from trauma is an essential component of recovery. One of the most critical factors to address in food addiction is pleasure. In reality, highly processed foods are easy to overindulge…
Esther Helga Gudmundsdottir MSc. Director of INFACT, from Iceland. Master of Managing Health Services. IC&RC and European Certification Board Certified in Addiction Counseling, Food Addiction and Clinical Supervision and an ACORN Food Addiction Professional. Clinical Hypnotherapist Dip.CH., CPTF, ST Cert. Specialty: Treatment for Food Addiction/Codependency/ Addictions. Chair of the Food Addiction Institute; Founder and Director…
Register IN 101 The International School for Food Addiction Counseling and Treatment Learn from the Experts! Welcome to INFACT – the world’s first and only training for sugar/food addiction counseling and treatment which results in International Professional Certification from an accredited certification body. Graduates qualify to receive an International Food Addiction Professional (CFAP) certificate from the…
Register NEW! IN101: A 24-hour course on Introduction to Food Addiction Counseling and Treatment will be offered as a separate course this year. It can be taken separately as an insight into the diagnostic criteria for eligibility for screening, assessment, and treatment for Food as a substance use disorder and the first course for certification…
Register IN102: A 72 hour course on Program planning I and II, Abstinence and Treatment. Here we explore the reality of what treatment can look like. We will observe and follow an outpatient treatment workbook, exploring seminar setups and inpatient options. This is the second course for certification as a Food Addiction Professional and Infact…
There are no special requirements for the IN101 course and the Big Book Course: Documents to be sent with the application for the 7-month course: IN101-IN102-IN103: · a written summary of your education and work training history, qualifications, and specializations; · a written summary of your 12-step knowledge and participation; · and two letters of…
Registration PROFESSIONALS APPLYING THE BIG BOOK WITH DR. GUTTORM TOVERUDCirca 50 HOUR COURSE ON THE THERAPEUTIC USE OF THE 12 STEPS AS PRESENTED IN THE BIG BOOK OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUSTHIS COURSE CAN BE DONE SEPARATELY BUT IS INCLUDED IN THE INFACT TRAINING COMING ON SEPTEMBER 9TH. Format: Three Zoom meetings on specific dates (circa 60…
Register IN103: A 72 hour course on the Food Addiction Counselor Workbook and the ASAM and Infact core functions and clinical guidelines for Addiction Treatment for Food Addiction. Here we explore the reality of what the Infact core functions and clinical guidelines for addiction treatment with emphasis on food addiction look like. We will observe…
Work in Tel Aviv, Israel in the Glandt Center for Diabetes Care I have struggled with emotional eating for most of my life. My path for health has led me to the INFACT training. For me personally and professionally I have found that the relationship with food is a mirror to my emotional physical and…
Taking the INFACT course and participating in the 5 day intensive was monumental in my own personal recovery and launching my career. I had been searching to practice in a field where I could really make a difference and this training has allowed me to do just that. I have worked in the field of…
Vanessa is a counselor specialised in food addiction based in Sydney. A decade ago she hit bottom with her lifelong struggle with food addiction and binge eating. On her path to recovery she’s explored a huge range of therapies, food plans, self-help groups, books and programs and traveled to healing retreats around the globe. Her…