eating disorders and body image
Build a healthier relationship with food, your body, and yourself while finding freedom from the rules and guilt that can keep you stuck.
Your relationship with food and your body can be complicated and you don’t have to figure it all out on your own. Whether you’re caught in cycles of restriction, bingeing, guilt around food, or constantly thinking about your body, therapy can be a place to slow things down and understand what’s underneath it all.
We believe recovery is about more than changing eating behaviors or learning to love your body. It’s about building a life where food is more than just fuel, your body doesn’t determine your worth, and you have more freedom to be present for the things and people you care about. We’ll meet you where you are and work toward a relationship with food and your body that feels more flexible, peaceful, and sustainable.
About Therapy For Eating Disorders And Body Image:
There isn't one right way to recover, and therapy should be tailored to you. Depending on your needs and goals, we may draw from:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT & CBT-E) — Identifying and changing thought and behavior patterns that keep eating disorder symptoms going.
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) — Learning to make room for difficult thoughts and feelings while moving toward the life and values that matter to you.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) — Building skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, mindfulness, and managing difficult urges.
Body Image & Body Neutrality Work — Reducing body checking, comparison, and avoidance while developing a more accepting and compassionate relationship with your body.
Intuitive Eating-Informed Approaches — Supporting a more flexible relationship with food and reconnecting with your body's needs while keeping satisfaction, movement, and gentle nutrition in mind.
Exposure & Behavioral Experiments — Gently practicing situations that may feel difficult or uncomfortable because of food, body image, or anxiety.
Our approach is weight-inclusive and anti-diet, with a focus on helping you build a relationship with food and your body that supports the life you want to live.
How We May Work Together:
Reducing restriction, bingeing, purging, or other eating disorder behaviors
Breaking free from rigid food rules and all-or-nothing thinking
Developing a more flexible and peaceful relationship with food
Navigating body changes and body dissatisfaction
Reducing body checking, comparison, and appearance-based anxiety
Challenging diet culture and beliefs about weight, shape, and worth
Practicing body neutrality and learn to care for your body without needing to love how it looks
Reconnecting with hunger, fullness, satisfaction, and other body cues
Feeling more comfortable participating in life without letting your body hold you back
Developing relapse-prevention skills and maintain progress
Working through the impact of perfectionism, anxiety, OCD, trauma, depression, or other concerns that may overlap with eating disorder symptoms
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We work with a range of eating disorder presentations (anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, ARFID, orthorexia, etc) and related concerns. Because eating disorders can vary significantly in severity, we will talk with you about your symptoms and determine whether outpatient therapy is an appropriate level of care. When additional support is needed, we can help coordinate referrals to other specialized providers.
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Eating disorders can affect people of all body sizes. Your weight or appearance does not determine whether your experiences are serious or deserving of support.
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Absolutely. You don't need an eating disorder to address your relationship with your body. We can work on body dissatisfaction, comparison, body checking, appearance anxiety, social situations, and developing a more resilient, neutral relationship with your body.
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You don't have to wait until things become severe to ask for help. Early support can help you identify warning signs, interrupt old patterns, and strengthen the skills that support lasting recovery.
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Eating disorder recovery is most effective when providers work together. Depending on your needs, we may recommend collaboration with a physician, registered dietitian, psychiatrist, or higher level of care.
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We will always prioritize your safety and the level of care that best fits your needs. If outpatient therapy isn't enough, we can help you identify additional resources or referrals, including higher levels of eating disorder care.