You Don't Have to Face Eating Disorders Alone
Taking the first step toward getting help is one of the bravest things you can do. Our compassionate team is here to walk alongside you with expertise, patience, and genuine care.
Understanding Your Experience
What Is Eating Disorders?
Eating disorders are not about vanity, willpower, or food — they are complex mental health conditions rooted in emotional pain, a need for control, trauma, and often relentless cultural messaging about what your body should look like. Whether you are restricting, bingeing, purging, or caught in a cycle of all three, the relationship with food and your body has become a source of tremendous suffering. You might spend hours of each day thinking about food, calories, exercise, or your appearance. You might eat in secret, avoid social situations that involve food, or exercise through injuries and exhaustion. The shame that accompanies an eating disorder can be overwhelming, making it hard to reach out for help. But you deserve support, and recovery is absolutely possible. Healing means rebuilding trust with your body, finding freedom from the obsessive thoughts, and discovering that your worth has never been determined by your size or what you eat.
Recognizing the Signs
Common Signs & Symptoms
You might recognize some of these experiences in yourself. Every person is different, and you do not need to relate to every item on this list to benefit from support.
- Restricting food intake, skipping meals, or following increasingly rigid eating rules
- Binge eating episodes where you feel out of control and eat past the point of comfort
- Purging behaviors — vomiting, laxative use, or excessive exercise to compensate for eating
- Intense, persistent fear of weight gain or dissatisfaction with your body
- Preoccupation with food, calories, macros, or body size that dominates your thinking
- Eating in secret or feeling deep shame and guilt around food
- Avoiding social situations that involve eating or where your body might be seen
- Using exercise as punishment rather than something enjoyable
- Physical effects — fatigue, dizziness, hair loss, digestive issues, or feeling cold all the time
The Path Forward
How Therapy Helps
Eating disorder therapy is about more than changing your behavior around food — it is about understanding the emotional needs that the eating disorder has been trying to meet. Your therapist will help you explore the thoughts and feelings that drive disordered eating, challenge the distorted beliefs about your body and worth, and develop a healthier, more flexible relationship with food and movement. Therapy also addresses the underlying conditions — anxiety, depression, trauma, or perfectionism — that often coexist with eating disorders. Your therapist may work in coordination with a dietitian and your medical provider to ensure you receive comprehensive care.
Evidence-Based Care
Our Treatment Approach
Our eating disorder treatment draws on several specialized approaches. CBT-E (Enhanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) is a leading evidence-based treatment that addresses the thinking patterns maintaining the eating disorder. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) helps with emotional regulation and distress tolerance. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) supports you in making values-driven choices around food and body, rather than being controlled by fear. We embrace a Health at Every Size (HAES) framework that focuses on well-being rather than weight. For adolescents, Family-Based Treatment (FBT) involves the family as a crucial partner in recovery. We coordinate closely with dietitians and medical providers to provide whole-person care.
Your Care Team
Therapists Who Specialize in Eating Disorders
Our team members listed below have specialized training and experience with this condition. During your consultation, we will match you with the therapist who is the best fit for your needs.
Dr. Amara Okafor
PhD, Licensed Professional Counselor
Dr. Okafor is passionate about creating a therapeutic space where you can show up as your full self. With expertise in trauma recovery and identity exploration, they help clients reconnect with their bodies, honor their cultural backgrounds, and develop a stronger sense of self.
Jordan Reeves
LMFT, Registered Play Therapist
Jordan believes that play is a child's natural language, and they use it as a powerful tool for healing and growth. They also work effectively with adults navigating anxiety, ADHD, and identity concerns with warmth and creativity.
Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to common questions about eating disorders and how therapy can help.
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Start Your Healing Journey
You have already taken the hardest step — recognizing that something needs to change. Let us take the next one together. Your first consultation is free, confidential, and completely pressure-free.