Anorexia is not eating food and a fear of gaining weight. Bulimia is purging foods after having eaten for fear of gaining weight. Both these and other eating disorders are extremely dangerous and have some of the highest morbidity rates of any mental illness.
There are residential or inpatient programs for those experiencing eating disorders to reside in a more controlled environment during their recovery.
Treatment for an eating disorder will address symptoms, medical consequences, and all factors that contribute to or maintain the eating disorder. Typically treatment will be provided by a treatment team and consist of psychotherapy and nutrition counseling while also addressing any co-occurring mental health or medical issues related to the eating disorder.
Therapists Who Specialize in Helping Those Who Struggle With Eating Disorders
As a parent, you want your children and teens to make good decisions, feel safe and secure, create/maintain positive friendships, and learn strong problem-solving skills. Parents often contact North Shore Family Services when their child is misbehaving at home or at school, not listening, having meltdowns, showing signs of anxiety, or struggling to make connections with peers. I give you and th...
I approach all clients from a person-centered perspective and believe that every individual is unique and valuable. I choose to use an integrative approach where I enlist elements of CBT, Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, Art therapy, Play therapy and Sand tray. I have worked with adults, children, and adolescents in both individual and family settings. I love working with people from all...
An integrative holistic therapist and life coach, I work from a humanistic-existential-spiritual perspective. Integrative mental health care makes use of all scientifically proven alternative methods in combination with conventional therapies to support healing and maintain optimal health. Interactions of mind and body are understood as central to the healing process and whole health. The focus...
*Not accepting new patients right now.* I believe there are a lot of pressures in today's world, especially for preteens, teens, and young adults. This can cause many stressors and an imbalance in one's life. I strive to help clients find balance in their lives by providing support, overcoming chronic anxiety, depression, and trauma. It is important to build and have a safe professional...
Trauma can be understood as any extraordinarily stressful experience in life that has a lasting negative impact on someone. People who have suffered from PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, Traumatic Events, Relationship Devastation, Emotional Neglect, Job Loss, and/or loss of a loved one often lost faith in counseling because regular talk therapy may have helped somewhat, but they didn’t actually “feel...
Carly Grabowski is a licensed professional clinical counselor and a licensed chemical dependency counselor. She graduated from Cleveland State University with a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling. She has experience providing treatment to adults with dual diagnosis and substance use disorders in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Her specialties include addiction,...
I am uniquely positioned in the mental health field because of my background in movement, art, and fitness. Expect me to be deeply curious, open minded, and non-judgmental while also honoring WHO you are, WHERE you are, and WHAT you are expressing you'd like to look at or work on. This gentle unfolding will guide me toward HOW to safely, and effectively, begin to move you, or you and your partn...
As a Board Certified Cognitive Behavioral Therapist, my goal is to assist you in discovering your true potential and discovering your freedom to lead a life that is safe, full, interesting, and worth celebrating! We will work together to better understand and resolve the challenges in your life; freeing you to explore new and fulling experiences, guided by your unique values, hopes, and dreams....
Let's keep it real ... As if life was not already hard! Now you throw in COVID-19 pandemic and the pandemic of racial injustice, it's no wonder most of us feel like we are walking around in cloud. As a mental health therapist, I am passionate about helping anyone seeking assistance to live their life to the fullest. I seek to provide compassion, knowledge and empower with every individual, fami...
Every journey starts with a single step, and I am here to help guide you through yours. I believe that self-discovery through compassionately examining patterns of behavior is the key to transformational change. I use a strengths-based lens to empower my clients to confront their current challenges and to feel confident in making different choices. At our first session, our relationship begins...
I do online therapy! Is my partner there for me? Many people feel isolated, abandoned, powerless, and hopeless in their relationship. But good news - I help couples develop warmth, feeling that “I am lovable and he/she loves me,” that “I can count on them, and I matter to them.” I'm trained in Gottman couples therapy and Emotionally Focused Therapy, two of the most effective methods out there...
Are you feeling uncomfortable in your skin? Struggling to find motivation to do the things you enjoyed before? Feeling confused about your identity or your relationships? Engaging in behaviors you want to stop or don’t understand? I work to support people in exploring solutions to their mental health and recovery challenges and needs. I work with Teddy, my therapy dog “co-therapist” (non-sheddi...
As a licensed clinician with over a decade of experience, I work with individuals, couples, and groups who are motivated to heal old wounds, strengthen relationships, and overcome perceived limitations. My approach to therapy is rooted in warmth, honesty, and analytics, balancing deep emotional and cognitive exploration with moments of lightness and laughter along the way. Whether you’re...
Hi, so glad you’re here! My name is Kelsey & I’m a licensed professional counselor in Lenexa, KS. I graduated from MNU and am the owner of Awaken Counseling LLC. If this is the first time you have looked for a counselor, for yourself or for your child, it would be normal to feel nervous. I love meeting with individuals who are “first-timers”, particularly those who have not seen a counselor...
In therapy, we may explore the past or make plans for the future, but the most important moments are those in which we discover the potential that lies within us. What matters most in therapy is the confidential, non-judgmental, compassionate relationship between my clients and I that gives way to insights, realizations, and transformations. I utilize a combination of therapeutic,...
