Eating disorders are characterized by persistent food-related or eating behaviors that harm your health, emotions, or ability to function. They often involve an individual focusing too much on weight, body shape, and food. Most commonly, these take the form of anorexia, bulimia, or binge-eating. Anorexia involves excessively limiting calories and/or using other methods to lose weight (e.g. exercise, laxatives). People with anorexia often have an extreme fear of gaining weight and have an abnormally low body weight, along with a distorted perception of their weight or body shape. Bulimia involves periods of eating a large amount of food in a short time (bingeing), followed by attempting to rid oneself of the extra calories in an unhealthy way (such as forced vomiting). These behaviors are often accompanied by a sense of a total lack of control. Binge-eating disorder involves eating too much food, past the point of being full, at least once a week, and feeling a lack of control over this behavior. If you recognize any of these symptoms in yourself, a qualified professional therapist can help. Reach out to one of TherapyDen’s eating disorder experts for help today.
I'm current President of the Denver Metro Chapter of the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (iaedp) and the former Education Chair. I've conducted research and published articles on eating disorders and am a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist Consultant (CEDS-C). I've worked in hospital inpatient, residential, and outpatient settings treating eating and feeding problems.
— Jodie Benabe, Clinical Psychologist in Boulder, COI treat all eating disorders through a Health at Every size lens. This includes anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, avoidant and restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), orthorexia, and other feeding and eating disorders. I also work with weight and body image issues for cis and trans individuals.
— Jessica Ulmer, Clinical Psychologist in San Diego, CADisordered eating has a way of sneaking up on you, even years after you thought you'd conquered it. Maintaining recovery from an eating disorder is tough when life throws us challenges. You might be noticing restricting behaviors popping up when you're under a lot of stress. Maybe you still can't miss a day working out without extreme guilt and anxiety. Finding yourself bingeing again after a frustrating phone call with your mom? I get it. Together, we can take your recovery to the next level.
— Chloe Cox, Psychotherapist in Irvine, CAMany of our therapists have received advanced training in eating disorders and have years of experience helping clients overcome disruptive eating behaviors.
— Natalie Buchwald, Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Garden City, NYFor the past seven years, I have worked with clients struggling with eating disorders at the partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient level. After working as a milieu therapist, primary therapist, and group therapy facilitator at an eating disorder treatment center, I began working as an outpatient therapist in private practice specifically focusing on members of the LGBTQ+ community who struggle with body image and eating
— Zach Verwey, Licensed Professional Counselor in Denver, COI believe that everyone has the wisdom in them to recover and to live a full life. Our work together will revolve around guiding you back to the body trust you once had, so you can release any shame you may have around food, your body, and yourself. Together we will get to the root of and process the messages you learned about food and your body, unlearn the diet culture b.s, and create your unique path to healing.
— Lauren Hansen, Licensed Professional Counselor Associate in Portland, ORFor the past seven years, I have worked with clients struggling with eating disorders at the partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient level. After working as a milieu therapist, primary therapist, and group therapy facilitator at an eating disorder treatment center, I began working as an outpatient therapist in private practice specifically focusing on members of the LGBTQ+ community who struggle with body image and eating disorder behaviors.
— Zach Verwey, Licensed Professional Counselor in Denver, COFood is one of the earliest ways we humans experience nurturance and interaction with a caring adult. food takes on many meanings about relationships, needs, control, and the value of self. The development of an eating disorder signals a problem in one or several of these areas; it arises as an attempt to solve this problem, by drawing attention to the problem, by pulling the family together to address symptoms of the eating disorder; or expressing/repressing feelings related to current problem.
— Tatum Santacasa, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in Eugene, ORAs someone who's recovered from an eating disorder myself, I know that eating disorders can happen to otherwise totally normal people. In fact the research shows that the same things that make you a shining star in every other area of your like (being compassionate, tenacious, driven, strategic, disciplined, ect) make you more likely to develop an eating disorder. It's my passion to help people make peace with their bodies and fall in love with their life.
— Alyssa Williamson, Licensed Professional Counselor in Plano, TXWeight issues/Body image Improving relationships with food Exercise addiction
— Aimee Jordan, Clinical Psychologist in San Mateo, CAEating Disorders, Chronic Dieting, & Body Image Issues Struggles with body image, relationships, control, self-esteem and many other issues are wrapped up in eating disorders. Through counseling, you will be able to stay motivated to recover and regain the joy you once had in your life. We will find ways to free yourself from the constant obsession on weight, size, and the struggles you have feeling like you don't fit in with what you want for your life.
— Hayley Miller, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in Studio City, CAI work with eating disorders from a HAES perspective, incorporating body neutrality and intuitive if this framework works for clients. I have been working with eating disorders on an outpatient basis since 2019. I love to collaborate with a care team and also to help people get connected to higher levels of care when appropriate. I am also passionate about working with individuals who have been in recovery for some time and want to continue to work on their relationships with food.
— Naomi Kidder, Licensed Professional CounselorI have been working with eating disorders for almost 4 years. I utilize various modalities when treating eating disorders, such as Internal Family Systems, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. I look through the lens of Health at Every Size and Intuitive Eating when treating eating disorders.
— Luis Macias-Abbott, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in ,I have worked in clinics specialized in ED treatment and recovery. I am aware of most of the complications that can result from being malnourished or other disordered behaviors. Some of my past clients have had specific trauma around food or other medical issues that have prevented them from feeling comfortable eating or being present in their bodies. I believe that it is possible to be healthy and any size and that eating disorders do not have one "look".
— Sam Lenzi, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in Chicago, ILFood is one of the earliest ways we humans experience nurturance and interaction with a caring adult. food takes on many meanings about relationships, needs, control, and the value of self. The development of an eating disorder signals a problem in one or several of these areas; it arises as an attempt to solve this problem, by drawing attention to the problem, by pulling the family together to address symptoms of the eating disorder; or expressing/repressing feelings related to current problem.
— Tatum Santacasa, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in Eugene, OROver the past year I've worked with multiple clients struggling with anorexia. Together we've been able to find a balance between addressing symptoms such as calorie restriction, body-checking, and strict rules around food consumption, as well as understanding the purpose these behaviors serve in terms of control, distraction, and self-soothing.
— Macaul Hodge, Mental Health Counselor in New York, NYMany of us feel disconnected from our bodies and frustrated with our relationship to food. You may be trapped in a cycle of restrictive and binge eating that leaves you feeling out of control and mistrusting of your body's intuition. I use a Health at Every Size (HAES) approach to create a safe space to help people of all sizes heal from disordered eating and negative body image.
— Maryann Bavisotto, Social Worker in Buffalo, NYI will help you heal your relationship with food & body size and help you explore the underlying messages that contributed to & maintain the eating disorder.
— Nicole Iwule, Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Orlando, FLAn eating disorder is a mental disorder defined by abnormal eating behaviors that adversely affect a person's physical or mental health. Common types include binge eating disorder, where a person eats a large amount in a short period of time; anorexia nervosa, where the person has an intense fear of gaining weight and restricts food or overexercises to manage this fear; bulimia nervosa, where individuals eat a large quantity (binging) then try to rid themselves of the food (purging).
— Alana Heavirland, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in Mission Viejo, CA