Disordered Eating

Is any of this in your heart or mind as you start this journey?

Sometimes I look at my reflection and hate my body.

I feel fat… or when I feel like breaking out of that feeling, I’m scared that I will be fat if I change the way I relate to food.

When I finally lose weight, I’ll feel better about myself, but I’ll be embarrassed that people will notice.

If I stop purging, I will be too scared to eat.

I’ve been unhappy for a long time.

I want to stop these bad eating habits – gorging, dieting, restricting – but I don’t know where to start.

I feel in control when I binge, purge, develop a perfect and detailed eating plan down to the exact calorie/balance, or exercise excessively.

You’ve visited blogs, read articles, and done the reading. Article after article… it just doesn’t feel like there’s a real solution. There are so many resources focusing on health, weight, and diet, but they seem to leave you wondering…

Is there a real solution??

Don’t spend another moment obsessing about food.

In therapy together, it’s important to feel like you’re in a place where you can speak freely, which means a trusting and friendly environment. The open way I provide therapy lets clients know that they can put words to hard and scary things.

I want to help you discover your eating’s underlying emotional causes in a kind and safe way – one that stretches but doesn’t strain you.

I’ll help you view food as fuel for our life’s activities. As we explore and learn about the things that have kept you “stuck” previously, those previous messages that feel like they’re never going to let go start easing up their grip. Like when we were young and there was a scary shadow behind the door at night, we could see and process what was behind that fear when we turned on the light.

Through our therapy together, the light can shine on your own “scary” and illuminate how you move toward healing, confidence, and peace.

You’ll learn to let go of terms like “good, “bad,” and “safe.” By uncovering the anxiety that is driving your thoughts and actions, you begin to put into practice the strategies you learn as we work together. The fear about acting “normal” around food begins to fade away!

We’ll also look at how you may be linking anxiety or fear to unhealthy coping with food. In therapy, we’ll be striking down the reign of negative thoughts and fears and finding comfort and joy in things within and outside yourself.

Through therapy, you can learn to appreciate and love yourself: body, mind, and soul.