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 follow the Health at Every Size (HAES) model and utilize intuitive eating tools to help people reconnect with their bodies and take care of themselves in whatever way is most life giving for them.
— Cassandra Walker, Counselor in ,I have worked with clients in treatment for eating disorders in an inpatient hospital, IOP, PHP and Group Residential home settings, in addition to years in private practice. I currently work with clients who are actively working towards recovery or are who maintaining recovery and diving deeper into the meaning of their journey. My clients come to me with histories of anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, & ongoing body image concerns (always from a HAES lens).
— Dawn Leprich-Graves, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in Aurora, ILBinge-and-restrict cycles and food addiction can feel like an unending war between your body and mind. Hormonal imbalances and insulin resistance, common to our culture, magnify cravings. Willpower is no match for our biology. Food becomes comfort, a way to numb the feelings of disconnection and inadequacy. I am interested in the way your relationship with nourishing yourself has led to changes in how your body works and has become a barrier in you doing the things in life that matter to you.
— Dina Ramadan, Associate Professional Counselor in Plano, TXAre you wishing you had more peace with food, your body, yourself, and those people who are important in your life? We will work together collaboratively to help you discover who you are at your core, heal what hurts, and engage genuinely with your true self, your relationships and your life. Deep conversation, deep listening, and deep connection for your healing and transformation. Together we can work on lasting change.
— Sabrina Samedi, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in AGOURA HILLS, CAI 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, ORI have 11 years experience working in Eating Disorder Treatment. I worked 7 years at Children's Hospital Colorado as a primary therapist in their Eating Disorder Program in all levels of care from medical admission, inpatient, partial hospitalization and outpatient. When working with teens with eating disorders I utilize the evidence based, Family Based Treatment, where parents and caregivers are included in the therapy and treatment. For adults, I aim to empower you to take action in recovery.
— Jessie Harris, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Denver, COI provide therapy for adolescents and young adults across the full spectrum of disordered eating, including anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and picky eating. My expertise is in individual cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), family-based treatment (FBT), and parent coaching. My therapeutic style is informed by dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and includes skill building for emotion regulation and distress tolerance.
— Kathryn Huryk, Clinical Psychologist in Berkeley, CAI believe that eating disorders show up for a reason and that healing from the eating disorder involves understanding and making peace with our complex histories and selves. Together we will work to cultivate compassion for your humanness and begin to heal your relationship with food and your body. I am honored to work with individuals whose journeys around pregnancy, race, sexual orientation, age, and gender identity intersect with their journeys around food and body.
— Allison Carter, Psychotherapist in South Pasadena, CAMost of my clients experience some degree of distress and dissatisfaction with their relationship to food, which is often connected to broader patterns of self-criticism and shame. Therapy may be for you if you find yourself frequently thinking about food, yet find mealtimes stressful or overwhelming, you judge yourself for how you look and fear everyone else does too, and feel like no one really 'gets' how you feel inside.
— Tori Cherry, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Chicago, ILAt The Couch Therapy, we are a therapy practice that offers health at every size (HAES) therapy for eating disorders or disordered eating. We believe in a gentle approach to helping those struggling with disordered eating. When working with a HAES aligned therapist, you can expect to sit in a safe space to process the timeline of your relationship with food, process significant moments in life that influenced your beliefs, and remind you to release the petri dish of shame you’ve been holding.
— The Couch Therapy, Psychotherapist in Colleyville, TXWe treat issues relating to ARFID, binge eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa, and night eating syndrome. Dr. Sala is trained in Family Based Treatment for children/adolescents with eating disorders. We also treat eating disorders using Dr. Fairburn's Enhanced Cognitive Behavioral Treatment.
— Sala Psychology, Clinical Psychologist in Greenwich, CTI 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, FLDuring my master's program, I spent much time writing papers and researching eating disorders. EDs are a major concern for the adolescent and emerging adult communities. I completed my capstone project/presentation on EDs in order to spread awareness and knowledge to other young counseling professionals on the risk factors for these populations as well as ways in which to best treat these disorders within these two populations.
— Andrea Rose, Licensed Professional Counselor in Austin, TXI have several years of experience in treating Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder. I am trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for ARFID, Family Base Therapy for Anorexia and restrictive eating and a HAES aligned provider supporting binge eating disorder.
— Amanda Hagos, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Fremont, CAI 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 over 3 years of experience working with individuals diagnosed with an eating disorder and their support system/family members. I have experience in inpatient, partial hospitalization and outpatient. I am happy to incorporate exposure and response prevention in our therapy process!
— Jordan Suarez, Licensed Professional Counselor in Frisco, TXFor 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 have over 10 years experience working with eating disorders and am a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist where I must be active in continuing education as the field grows and we learn more about the body and eating disorders. I work in a treatment team approach and often refer to trained dietitians and medical professionals to more fully support someone struggling with an eating disorder. I also provide support therapy via family therapy or parent sessions to support a loved on in recovery.
— Melodye Phillips, Licensed Professional Counselor in Tyler, TXI make use of my training in intuitive eating and eating disorders to work with clients with disordered eating patterns and body image issues. Destigmatizing and deshaming the experience surrounding eating disorders and making more space for their individual experience is something I aim to do in my work.
— Isha Kumar, Licensed Mental Health Counselor in New York, NY