Specialized Eating Disorder CareEating Disorder Therapy
Support for anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and disordered eating. Helping you rebuild a peaceful relationship with food and your body.
Virtual Therapy in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, and South Carolina
Recognizing the SignsAre you struggling with food, exercise, or your body image?
Many people who seek eating disorder therapy are thoughtful, driven, and deeply caring individuals who have learned to cope by striving, achieving, or staying in control. From the outside, it may look like you have everything together. Internally, you may feel overwhelmed by thoughts about food, exercise, your body, or whether you are "doing enough."
You might recognize yourself here
Constant mental noise
Food decisions, body thoughts, exercise, or appearance take up more space in your mind than you want them to. You feel tired of negotiating with yourself every day.
Needing to be perfect
You hold yourself to impossible standards and feel like your worth depends on achievement, productivity, or getting things "right."
Feeling stuck
You've tried to change these patterns before, but you keep finding yourself returning to the same thoughts and behaviors.
Disconnect from yourself
You feel disconnected from your body's needs, emotions, or sense of who you are outside of your eating disorder.
Understanding the MethodWhat is eating disorder therapy?
Eating disorder therapy honors the connection between your mind, body, experiences, and sense of self. We explore the thoughts, emotions, and patterns that have shaped your relationship with food and your body while creating space for healing, self-trust, and lasting change. Together, we address the visible and invisible struggles of eating disorders with compassion, curiosity, and a trauma-informed approach.
The TransformationWhat I help with
Specialized eating disorder therapy can support you in healing your relationship with food, rebuilding body trust, and moving toward lasting recovery.
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Support for individuals struggling with restriction, fear around food, body image concerns, and the emotional experiences underneath these patterns.
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Therapy to address cycles of bingeing, purging, shame, and the thoughts and emotions that maintain these behaviors.
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Support for healing cycles of binge eating, guilt, restriction, and developing a more compassionate relationship with food.
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You don't need a formal diagnosis to seek support. Therapy can help if food rules, dieting, body dissatisfaction, or eating patterns are negatively impacting your life.
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Patterns of rigid “healthy eating” behaviors that interfere with daily life, relationships, and well-being. Therapy can support you in challenging food rules, reducing anxiety around eating, and healing your relationship with food.
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Support for moving away from body criticism and toward acceptance, respect, and trust in yourself.
What eating disorder therapy looks like
A space to understand, heal, and reconnect.
Therapy is not about taking away your coping strategies without understanding why they developed.
Instead, we will work together to:
✓ Understand your relationship with food and your body
✓ Challenge shame and self-criticism
✓ Develop healthier coping tools
✓ Process painful experiences
✓ Build confidence and self-trust
✓ Move toward a life that feels bigger than your eating disorder
Begin your journeyReady to explore therapy?
Start with an initial consultation to discuss your needs and see if we're the right fit.
You may be wondering...
"Is my eating disorder serious enough for therapy?"
You do not need to be at your lowest point to deserve support. Many people seek therapy because they notice their relationship with food, exercise, or their body is affecting their happiness, relationships, or daily life.
“What if I'm not sure it's an eating disorder?”
You don't need to have all the answers before reaching out. If you're noticing stress around food, body image, exercise, or eating habits, talking with a therapist can help you better understand what's going on and determine what kind of support would be helpful.
"Can I recover from an eating disorder?"
Yes. Recovery looks different for everyone, but healing is possible. Therapy can help you build a healthier relationship with food, your body, and yourself.
Eating disorders often show up alongside
These experiences frequently overlap. If any of these also feel familiar, it's worth exploring together.
Why they overlap
Eating disorders rarely exist on their own. They often develop alongside anxiety, trauma, perfectionism, or body image concerns as ways of coping with overwhelming emotions or creating a sense of control and safety. Healing the underlying patterns—not just food behaviors—can create more meaningful, lasting recovery.
Frequently Asked Questions
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You do not need to have a formal diagnosis to benefit from eating disorder therapy. You may benefit from support if you find yourself frequently thinking about food, exercise, weight, or your body; feeling guilt or anxiety around eating; avoiding certain foods; experiencing binge eating episodes; engaging in restrictive behaviors; or feeling disconnected from your body. Eating disorder therapy can help you better understand these patterns and develop a more peaceful relationship with food and yourself.
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I support clients experiencing a variety of eating disorder concerns, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, restrictive eating patterns, ARFID, emotional eating, compulsive exercise, and other struggles related to food and body image. Treatment is individualized based on your unique experiences, needs, and goals.
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Disordered eating refers to a range of thoughts and behaviors around food, exercise, and body image that may be harmful or distressing but do not always meet criteria for a diagnosis. Eating disorders involve more significant patterns of behaviors and thoughts that impact emotional, physical, or social well-being. Both deserve support.
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Yes. Many people begin therapy feeling unsure, conflicted, or afraid of change. Recovery is a process, and therapy provides a supportive space to explore your relationship with food, your body, and the thoughts or experiences that may be keeping you stuck.
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Yes. Collaboration is an important part of supporting clients with eating disorders and trauma. I welcome coordination with dietitians, physicians, psychiatrists, school counselors, and other members of a client’s care team when appropriate and with client consent.
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Yes. I provide secure online eating disorder therapy for clients located in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and South Carolina. Virtual therapy can provide flexible access to specialized care while maintaining a supportive therapeutic relationship.
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Recovery timelines vary widely and aren't linear — for some clients meaningful change happens over months, for others it's a longer process.
Take The Next StepReady to begin your recovery journey?
Recovery looks different for everyone. Let's talk about what you're going through and find an approach that works for you.