Therapy for Eating Disorders

• Chronic dieting

• Obsessive thoughts about food, weight, or body shape
  (Constant mental noise around eating or appearance)

• Restricting, bingeing, or purging behaviors
  (Skipping meals, overeating in secret, vomiting, laxatives, etc.)

• Intense fear of weight gain—regardless of actual size

• Rigid food rules or “good vs. bad” thinking around food
  (Feeling guilty or anxious when eating certain foods)

• Body dissatisfaction or frequent body checking
  (Mirror checking, pinching body, changing outfits repeatedly)

• Overexercise or feeling guilty when not exercising
  (Exercising to “earn” or “undo” food, ignoring injury or exhaustion)

No matter what your eating disorder looks like, you deserve a way out.

Anorexia Nervosa
Characterized by intense fear of weight gain and attempts to control food, body, or exercise. People with anorexia may restrict, overexercise, or avoid certain foods. You do not have to be underweight to struggle with anorexia.

Bulimia Nervosa
Involves cycles of binge eating (feeling out of control with food) followed by compensatory behaviors such as vomiting, excessive exercise, fasting, or laxatives. Shame and secrecy are common, but you do not have to purge to “deserve” support.

Binge Eating Disorder
Recurring episodes of eating large amounts of food quickly or in secret, often followed by guilt or numbness—but without purging. BED is the most common eating disorder and is often misunderstood. It is not about “willpower.”

Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
Avoidance of food based on fear, texture, sensory issues, or lack of interest in eating. It is not driven by body image or weight concerns. Often shows up as “picky eating” that significantly impacts health, anxiety, or daily life.

Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder (OSFED)
When someone has serious eating disorder symptoms but doesn’t fit neatly into one category. OSFED is just as serious and common as other EDs. There is no “less valid” version of needing help.

Orthorexia
An obsession with eating only “healthy,” “clean,” or “pure” foods that leads to anxiety, rigidity, shame, and social isolation. It often hides behind wellness culture and can cause severe emotional and physical distress.

Eating disorder therapy with me is collaborative, compassionate, and grounded in the belief that healing happens at your pace, not on a rigid timeline. We slow down enough to understand why your relationship with food and your body developed the way it did, and we honor the parts of you that have been trying to cope and survive. I walk with you as we build safety, emotional awareness, and self-trust so that change feels possible, not overwhelming. You’ll always be treated as a whole person first, not a diagnosis or a set of symptoms.

Because no two people or eating disorders are the same, our work is highly individualized. We explore the role your eating disorder plays, whether it helps you feel in control, numb pain, or make sense of your world, and then we gently begin shifting patterns. Therapy may include body image work, parts work, trauma processing, skill-building, or practicing new behaviors in real time.

We work on reducing harm, increasing flexibility, and building a life that feels worth nourishing. Recovery isn’t just about stopping the eating disorder, it’s about discovering what you want your life to look like without it. My goal is to help you build a life that feels meaningful, connected, and free, so you no longer need the eating disorder to cope.

There’s no one-size-fits-all timeline for eating disorder recovery, and that’s okay. Healing depends on many factors: how long the eating disorder has been present, the level of support you have, your nervous system and trauma history, life stressors, and how ready your mind and body feel to let go of old patterns. Recovery isn’t a straight line. It’s a process with steps forward, plateaus, and sometimes steps back. All of that is normal.

In our work together, I don’t rush you or expect perfection. We focus on building safety, reducing the most harmful behaviors first, then exploring the deeper emotional and relational roots. Some clients feel relief in the first few months. Others do deeper work over a longer period, and that’s not a failure. It’s commitment.

Recovery isn’t about how fast you get there—it’s about building a life where freedom, flexibility, and peace with food and your body become your new normal. And I’ll support you every step of the way

One of the most common—and most harmful—beliefs people have is:

“I don’t look like I have an eating disorder, so I must be fine.”

Here’s the truth:

• You cannot tell how much someone is struggling by looking at them.

• Eating disorders exist in all body sizes, genders, and identities.

• You don’t need to be underweight, hospitalized, or “out of control” to deserve help.

• High-functioning or “mild” symptoms still take a massive toll on your mental health, relationships, and quality of life.

Many people delay treatment because things “aren’t that bad yet.” But early support actually leads to faster, more complete recovery. You don’t have to wait for a rock bottom moment. If food, body image, anxiety, or control around eating is taking up space in your life, you are sick enough, struggling enough, and absolutely worthy of help.

If you’ve ever questioned, “Do I really need support?,” that’s your sign.