eating disorder and disordered eating therapy.

I have an immense passion for working with those who are struggling with eating disorders. I provide therapy for individuals who are diagnosed with an eating disorder or experiencing eating disorder/disordered eating related symptoms. Diagnosis or not, living with an eating disorder can be difficult to navigate on your own. I believe that eating disorder recovery is fully possible. Whether you are just now exploring therapy or have come from an IOP, PHP, or residential setting, I would love to work with you. Together, we will process the messages you have learned about food and your body to create your path to healing.

 “my worst days in recovery are better than my best days in relapse.”

-Kate Le Page

quick info on eating disorder related symptoms

anorexia

  • Intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat or persistent behavior that interferes with weight gain.

  • Disturbance in the way in which one’s body weight or shape is experienced.

  • Self-evaluation is influenced by body weight/shape.

  • Persistent lack of recognition of the seriousness of low body weight.

binge eating disorder

  • Recurrent episodes of eating much larger than average amounts of food and a lack of control over eating during that time.

  • During these episodes, the following may be present:

  • Eating much quicker than normal, eating until uncomfortably full, eating large amounts when not physically hungry, eating alone due to embarrassment about quantity of food, & feeling disgusted/guilty after.

bulimia

  • Recurrent episodes of binge eating.

  • Behaviors used to prevent weight gain, such as self-induced vomiting, inappropriate use of laxatives, diuretics, medications, excessive exercise, or fasting.

  • Self-evaluation is heavily influenced by body weight/shape.

disordered eating

  • Disordered eating is not considered a formal diagnosis in the DSM-5, but that doesn’t mean that it does not significantly interfere with your life.

  • Disordered eating often looks like counting calories, skipping meals, yo-yo dieting, exercising in order to “earn” food, and so much more. In our society, disordered eating can seem normal and even “healthy”.

  • If you struggle with this, know that you are not alone and that there is hope in finding food freedom.

avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder

  • Eating or feeding disturbance based on the sensory characteristics of food or the aversive consequences of eating manifested by persistent failure to meet energy or nutritional needs.

  • Often present: significant weight loss or failure to achieve expected weight gain, nutritional deficiency, interference with psychological functioning, dependent on supplements or other forms of feeding.

  • Unlike the other eating disorders mentioned, ARFID typically does not present as a disturbance in which one experiences their weight or shape.

Please note that this is not an all-inclusive list of eating disorder related symptoms. Symptoms listed are obtained through the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).