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
Often when clients begin the process of looking for a therapist, they find themselves in a place where something is no longer working for them. This place can be overwhelming, and they may feel stuck or hopeless but can’t always pinpoint the reason. As their therapist, I provide a safe space to listen to their story and explore what brought them in. Through the work of therapy, clients begin to...
We all experience challenges in life that can be difficult and may need additional help. Feelings of anxiety, loss, rejection, sadness, guilt, and pain are normal, but they can get in our way of true happiness. We are all trying to navigate through life the best we can, but sometimes we feel lost and it can feel impossible to find your path. Often times our challenges provide barriers that can ...
Warm Greetings! I am licensed as a Clinical Social Worker (L.C.S.W.) in the Commonwealth of Virginia. I am bicultural and bilingual (Spanish/English) and am proud of my Latin heritage. I have strong ties to the Latino culture and am familiar with challenges immigrant populations face here in Northern Virginia related to acculturation and grief/loss. I have worked with families, children, adults...
I offer counseling and dance/movement therapy to help people move through life’s ups and downs. I can help people through normal challenges as well as with diagnosis and treatment of disorders. Additionally, I offer Chattanooga’s first dance/movement therapy private practice. Dance/movement therapy uses body language and creative expression to build connection, awareness and healing. This modal...
Do you wish you felt more like YOU? Whoever that YOU may be, therapy is here to help get you to that place of living your life in the way that feels best, whether this means talking through an issue, finding a better way of managing life, or needing a hand in getting it all organized. Let's find solutions and heal the hurt. I work with depression, anxiety, self-esteem, body image, eating concer...
Cameron Wade (she/her) is a Registered Drama Therapist from Durham, NC and holds a Master’s degree from NYU’s graduate program in Drama Therapy. She has served as a Drama Therapist & Creative/Expressive Arts Therapist in outpatient clinics, schools, acute and long-term inpatient settings with children, adolescent, & adult patients living with psychosis, substance use disorders, bipolar disorder...
Hello! I'm John (they/them), and I look forward to meeting you. I believe that every human being is able to live a life of joy and connection. We all encounter obstacles to this along the way— in our families and relationships, in our physical health, and in our lived experiences with the larger social and ecological systems around us. The heart of my work is in supporting each person to explor...
If you have been a frontline worker during the COVID19 epidemic, you are likely feeling exhausted, emotionally depleted, perhaps even disillusioned regarding your chosen profession. The emotions you are feeling are normal. You may be feeling like you can’t separate your work from your personal life, depressed about your work as a helper, difficulty falling or staying asleep, outbursts of anger ...
Are you mystified by the idea of being your authentic self? Have you felt that you carry too much trauma & are too flawed to experience your life in a new way? Perhaps you have a sense of the unique gifts you have to offer, yet are held back by codependency in relationships, a tendency to abandon yourself, or other painful patterns. Each one of us enters into this world with a powerful purpose....
With the ever-expanding responsibilities of living and working, it can be easy to fall into a pattern of going through the motions and merely surviving, rather than thriving. We will collaborate to identify and express your individual needs, and work together to leverage your unique strengths and perspectives into development and fulfillment. I graduated from the Boston College Graduate School ...
"The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step." Congratulations on taking that first step! I am a clinical social worker who specializes in working with trauma, anxiety, and depressive disorders, and enjoy working with individuals, couples and families. I help people who long to feel confident and mentally well, but struggle to balance day to day life. I help clients to balance inn...
We receive constant messages that if you are not feeling happy something is wrong. But is this fair? Over 50% of us will suffer with a mental health condition in our lifetime! This suggests suffering is not pathological, but rather a universal experience. The fact you are human guarantees you will experience pain. Sadly, sometimes our well-intended efforts to avoid pain can paradoxically lead t...
Sometimes, life can become too overwhelming for us to work through it alone. Whether it be a life transition, tension in a relationship, or past trauma, therapy is a way for you to reconnect with your mind and body and allow you to regain control over your emotions, thoughts and feelings. I strive to create a safe and comfortable space for all of my clients in order to assist them in their jour...
DBT-Linehan Board of Certification, Certified Clinician™ Dr. Alicia Smart has experience working with a wide range of individuals, ranging from older adults to adolescent clients. She specializes in working with personality disorders, mood disorders, grief/loss, anxiety, relationship difficulties, impulsivity, and anger management Dr. Smart has received extensive training in Dialectical Behavio...
