Become a Certified Food Addiction Professional (CFAP)

Educating Professionals to provide Food Addiction Counseling & Treatment

Seeking treatment for food addiction?

Curricular Events & Activities

Treatment & Recovery Practicum for Professionals

We offer this course in 2025, and it starts September 12

Join the first and only food addiction counseling training that awards professional certification from an accredited certification body. The program ncludes a course on Food Addiction Assessment and Treatment, a Treatment and Recovery Practicum and more.

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Treatment & Recovery Practicum for Professionals

We offer theTreatment & Recovery Practicum in 2025, and it starts October 3.

Enhance and refresh your treatment skills by partaking in a treatment practicum. Learn by doing! Students and Clients practice, experience, and implement the Food Addiction Outpatient Treatment & Recovery Program.

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Treatment & Recovery Practicum for Professionals

Available anytime

An on-going, self-paced, self-study course that provides a thorough presentation of the 12-Step program as a problem-solving formula for use by professionals to treat the myriad of substance and behavioral addictions. 

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Book private sessions with Esther

Treatment & Recovery Practicum for Professionals

Private Session

Do you want to confirm and assess your possible food addiction? In this session we explore together whether the problem is in fact food addiction and if so, at what stage it may be. 

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Treatment & Recovery Practicum for Professionals

Private session

Are you a Certified Food Addiction Professional? If you want support and guidance on your work in the field of food addiction, this is a great option for you.

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Treatment & Recovery Practicum for Professionals

Private session

This session serves as a first counceling session where we explore the problem at hand and initiate treatment or a follow up session for ongoing treatment.

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A Word

From the Director

“No other programs teach the clinical criteria for Food Addiction counseling and treatment. INFACT is the only school and training accepted for certification by certifying bodies worldwide. We’re the first and only!”

– Esther Helga Gudmundsdottir

"The lineup of teachers and lecturers is a unique blend of pioneers and specialists in this field. Between us, we have over 200 years of combined experience in counseling and treating the disease of Food Addiction and expertise in metabolic science."

 

Esther Helga, founder and director of INFACT School

“No other programs teach the clinical criteria for Food Addiction counseling and treatment. INFACT is the only school and training accepted for certification by certifying bodies worldwide. We’re the first and only,” adds Gudmundsdottir, who directs Iceland’s MFM Center for Treatment of Food Addiction.

 

Esther Helga, founder and director of INFACT School

"Taking the INFACT course was monumental in my recovery and in launching my career. It allowed me to practice in a field where I can make a difference."

 

Clarissa Kennedy

"The best thing about the INFACT School for me is that I am well connected with a global network of food addiction professionals (and food addict peers)."

 

Vannessa Kredler

New Episode: Breaking Free from Food Addiction with David Wolfe

Struggling with food cravings and addictive eating behaviors?

Episode 35 of The Food Addiction Podcast features David Wolfe, Certified Food Addiction Counselor and co-founder of SUGARx Global, sharing powerful insights on recovery.

David co-authored The Fix for Cravings with Cynthia Myers-Morrison, offering practical strategies to manage cravings and sustain long-term recovery. In this episode, he covers:

✅ Identifying food addiction patterns
✅ The role of community support and counseling
✅ Breaking through denial, shame, and guilt
✅ Removing trigger foods for lasting recovery
✅ Educating healthcare providers on food addiction

At SUGARx Global, David helps individuals understand the addictive nature of certain foods and develop a personalized path to healing. His own journey with obsessive food behaviors led him to The INFACT School, where he discovered the science behind addiction and recovery.

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📢 Share this episode with anyone who needs hope and real solutions!

Warm regards,
Esther Helga Guðmundsdóttir
Founder, INFACT School

Tune in now!

We’re thrilled to announce the Monthly Guest Lecturer Series, featuring the biggest names and brightest minds in food addiction research and treatment! This is your chance to learn directly from the pioneers shaping the field, including:

  • Dr. Vera Tarman, MD – Renowned addiction expert and author of Food Junkies: Recovery from Food Addiction.
  • Nicole M. Avena, PhD – Leading neuroscientist and author of Why Diets Fail, specializing in the science of food addiction.
  • Susan Peirce Thompson, PhD – New York Times bestselling author and founder of Bright Line Eating.
  • Robert H. Lustig, M.D. – World-famous endocrinologist and author of Fat Chance, known for his expertise in sugar addiction and metabolic health.

…and many other trailblazing thought leaders!

💡 Want to learn from the best? These lectures are open to everyone—no CFAP certification required!

🎓 Pricing Options:

  • $40 per individual lecture
  • $325 for a 10-lecture bundle (save $75!)

This is an incredible opportunity to hear directly from the experts driving change in how we understand and treat food addiction. Whether you're a professional or simply passionate about the topic, these lectures will empower and inspire you.

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Are you interested in discovering if you are a food addict?

The INFACT School now offers you access to a free diagnostic tool called the Yale Scale. If you’re curious to find out whether you might have a food addiction or just keen to see the self-report measure in action, you can complete the questionnaire below.

Once you complete the questionnaire, we will be in touch with the next steps to help you in your recovery process.

Complete questionnaire
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