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I specialize in helping folks recover from the following eating disorders:
Anorexia
Anorexia is an eating disorder characterized mainly by restriction of food intake. Binge eating and compensatory behaviors such as purging can also be a part of this diagnosis.
Bulimia
Bulimia is an eating disorder characterized by cycling between periods of binge eating, interspersed with periods of compensatory behaviors such as purging or fasting.
ARFID
ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder) is characterized by a disturbance in eating or feeding behaviors that results in significant avoidance and aversion to food and eating.The restriction is NOT due to a body image disturbance, but a result of anxiety or phobia of food and/or eating, a heightened sensitivity to sensory aspects of food such as texture, taste or smell, or a lack of interest in food/eating secondary to low appetite. Individuals with ARFID can also present with a great impact on their daily lives—especially with social events that involve eating.
Orthorexia
Orthorexia is essentially an obsession with health. It is characterized by extreme rigidity with food choices, and a desire to eat and move “perfectly”. This desire begins to negatively impact various parts of one’s life.
Compulsive Exercise
Compulsive exercise involves experiencing a rigid, obsessional relationship with movement. Often times this can involve exercising despite an injury. The need to participate in an exercise becomes so extreme that it negatively impacts various parts of one’s life.
Binge Eating Disorder
Binge Eating Disorder is the most common eating disorder. It is a disorder characterized by experiencing episodes of binge eating. These episodes involve a feeling of losing control. Folks who struggle with binge eating often report struggling with feelings of depression and low self-esteem.
Chronic Dieting
Though not a diagnosed eating disorder, chronic dieting has been shown to be just as negatively impactful to mental health. If you have cycled through diet after diet, and feel as if you have tried “just about everything,” you are likely a chronic dieter.
Co-Occuring Medical Conditions
Drawing from a deep understanding of both the psychological and physiological aspects of health, I offer a holistic approach tailored to your unique needs. Together, we'll navigate the challenges posed by these co-occurring conditions, addressing not only the physical symptoms but also the emotional complexities that often accompany them.
Trauma and Ptsd
Trauma can be a single event or chronic history that can leave a psychological and physiological mark. This mark can shape and re-organize our brains in ways that affect the way that we see ourselves, others, and the world. When we are coping with the unimaginable, we may find a variety of ways to function. Often, these adaptations make perfect sense, yet they may also cause us distress. Healing is an active process that involves developing a narrative which allows us to experience intimacy, treat ourselves empathically, and become flexible and spontaneous in our lives.