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
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I enjoy working with people during any phase of their journey. It's rewarding to connect with couples, adolescents, and adults going through stage of life changes and or trauma. I find joy in collaborating to cultivate peoples' motivations to change in a way that allows them to gain insight into their behaviors and achieve optimal health. I view people through a holistic lens thus seeing the wh...
When you decide to look for a therapist, you may already be feeling overwhelmed by all that has led you to therapy in the first place. The process of finding a trusting, warm, and well-qualified therapist is indeed a challenging one; however, I try to make it as easy and seamless as possible for you. With over ten years of professional clinical experience with individuals of all ages, families,...
I am a highly compassionate and empathic psychologist, who excels at connecting quickly with clients of all ages and backgrounds. As a licensed psychologist, therapist, and counselor, I specialize in incorporating the insights gained from state-of-the-art psychological testing into the lives of clients and their families, toward the fulfillment of each client’s highest human potential. I believ...
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Amanda is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate who uses her training in Family Systems Theory, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Emotionally Focused Therapy to help her clients achieve their goals in therapy. Amanda is passionate about helping people learn how to manage life adjustment and its impacts on individual mental health and interpersonal relationships. Amanda has experien...
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Karla P. Charles is a Board Certified Licensed Professional Counselor serving men, women, children, and adolescents, in the Greater Richmond Area. Karla has received her Master of Science degree in Counselor Education from Virginia State University, a Nationally accredited college and University. Karla has learned to apply her professional experience with theoretical knowledge to assist the nee...
My ideal client is you. My goal of therapy is to meet the client exactly where they are at and collaborate on the clients’ needs and goals. I work with clients to look at their patterns and behaviors by making the unconscious conscious. So much of what a person is struggling with has to do with blind spots and unconsciously learning to live out of habitual maladaptive patterns. Addiction has be...
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