Supportive Therapy for Eating Disorders & Body Image Concerns

Eating Disorder & Body Image Therapy

You may be here because food takes up more space in your mind than you want it to. Maybe eating feels stressful, emotional, or out of control — or maybe you feel disconnected from your body altogether. You might look “fine” on the outside, yet internally feel exhausted by the constant thoughts, rules, or shame surrounding food and your body.

Many people I work with don’t initially think of themselves as having an eating disorder. They simply know that something about their relationship with food or their body doesn’t feel peaceful — and hasn’t for a long time.

Therapy offers a space where you don’t have to justify, explain away, or minimize your experience. You’re allowed to show up exactly as you are.

You Might Recognize Yourself in Some of These Experiences

Thinking about food, eating, or your body throughout the day — even when you wish you wouldn’t

• Feeling stuck in cycles of restriction, overeating, bingeing, or “starting over”

• Using food, control, or exercise to cope with stress, emotions, or a sense of overwhelm

• Avoiding eating around others, feeling anxious about meals, or needing rigid rules to feel safe

• Feeling disconnected from hunger, fullness, or your body’s signals

• Experiencing guilt, shame, or self-criticism after eating

• Constantly comparing your body to others or feeling at war with how you look

• Feeling afraid to let go of patterns around food, even when they feel exhausting

You don’t need a diagnosis to seek support. If your relationship with food or your body feels heavy, confusing, or consuming, that’s reason enough.

Why Eating Concerns Are Often About More Than Food

For many people, eating struggles are tied to deeper emotional experiences — things like anxiety, perfectionism, trauma, control, self-worth, or feeling disconnected from themselves or others. Food can become a way to cope, to feel safe, to numb, or to manage feelings that feel overwhelming or hard to name.

In therapy, we don’t just focus on changing behaviors or teach willpower. We gently explore why these patterns developed and what they may be protecting you from. This understanding is often where meaningful and lasting change begins.

How Therapy Can Help

Therapy offers a compassionate space to slow down and begin listening to yourself in a new way. Together, we work to:

• Understand the emotional and relational roots of your eating patterns

• Reduce shame and self-blame around food and body image

• Build a more trusting, attuned relationship with your body

• Develop ways to cope with emotions that don’t rely on control or avoidance

• Explore identity, self-worth, and the parts of you that feel stuck or unheard

The work is collaborative and paced with care. There is no pressure to “fix” anything quickly. Healing happens through curiosity, safety, and connection

What Working Together Might Feel Like

Therapy is not about being told what to eat or how to look. It’s about being met with empathy and respect — especially in the places that feel tender or difficult to talk about.

Our work together is relational and depth-oriented, meaning we pay attention to patterns, emotions, and experiences as they arise — both in your life and within the therapy relationship itself. Over time, many clients begin to feel more grounded, less consumed by food or body thoughts, and more connected to themselves.

You’re Not Broken — and You Don’t Have to Do This Alone

If you’re tired of feeling stuck in the same cycles, unsure how to change, or simply longing for a more peaceful relationship with food and your body, therapy can help.

Reaching out doesn’t mean you’ve failed — it means you’re listening to something inside that wants care and understanding.

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