Eating Disorders
Some clients I work with have been previously diagnosed with or suspect they might have an eating disorder. Since 2017, I have been working with clients with:
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Binge Eating Disorder
- Avoidant-Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
- Other Specified Feeding and Eating Disorders (OSFED)
I have a network of registered dietitians, psychiatrists, and other doctors I often work with to help provide you with the full range of support you may need. I can provide you with referrals if you need services in addition to therapy.
I don’t know if I have an eating disorder, but I do struggle around food…
Disordered Eating
So many of the clients I work with have not sought out therapeutic support for a long time due to fearing they aren’t struggling “enough” to warrant help. Please know that there is no magical threshold of suffering you have to meet in order to deserve help and benefit from therapy. Many of the people I work with identify with some of the following experiences:
- They may feel like food, exercise, and their bodies are CONSTANTLY on their minds – what they eat, when they eat, how much they eat, how a certain food may make their body look or feel, when they exercise, how long they exercise for, how their clothes feel, how they look in the mirror, how others are perceiving their bodies… the list goes on and on and on
- They may feel that what they eat, how they exercise, and/or how their bodies look MEAN something about what kind of person they are. They may feel unworthy or unloveable based on their habits and their bodies
- They may have various rules or guidelines about how they allow themselves to eat
- They may avoid social situations due to fear of:
- Eating foods they are not comfortable with
- Eating in front of others
- Comparing themselves to others
- Getting thrown off their normal routines
- Missing a workout
- Not being in control of exactly how their food is made
- They may engage in disordered eating behaviors such as restriction, bingeing, purging, and/or overexercise
- They may feel like their world has gotten a lot smaller as they’ve focused more on food and body
- They may feel negatively or ashamed about their bodies
- They may feel that eating or not eating is one of their only ways of dealing with big emotions
- They may feel like they are constantly comparing themselves to other people
- They may always be looking for a new diet, “lifestyle change,” or workout routine that will FINALLY help them feel better
Sound familiar?
If so, you are not alone
Even though it may not be something we often talk about, SO MANY people are struggling with experiences like this. And unfortunately, these experiences have become very normalized in our world. I’m here to tell you that you do not have to live your life this way. I know that it truly IS possible and that you deserve to live a life in which you feel free from the all-consuming fog of food and body obsession.
It’s already hard enough to live in a human body. I love working with people to build a more compassionate and values-oriented perspective on all things related to our bodies. If you’re interested in taking a step towards a different kind of relationship with your body, I’d like to offer you a soft place to land and a safe place to explore.