Body Image Issues

I will help you find a way to make peace with your body and to trust your body in a way that deemphasizes the focus you place on your body.

I have been working in fat liberation spaces for the last 20 + years, and I am a certified Body Trust provider- one of the only training programs on disordered eating that centers anti-racist curriculum!

I am an expert in body image therapy, helping individuals develop a healthier relationship with their bodies. Using evidence-based approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and mindfulness, I assist clients in challenging negative body perceptions, building self-esteem, and fostering body acceptance. My goal is to support individuals in overcoming body image struggles, improving their mental well-being, and embracing a positive, empowered view of themselves.

I have been working as a Body Image Specialist for an eating disorder treatment program since 2021. If you are tired of living a life at war with your body, you are not alone. It IS possible to heal this toxic relationship that has been created between you and your body. It IS possible to show your body respect and compassion, ridding yourself of the judgement, comparisons, and disrespect that you have leaned on for years. It is possible to heal your relationship with your body.

No matter your body size or shape, worrying about appearance too much can be painful. I help teens and adults of all genders develop tools for coping with body image issues. Difficulties with depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, trauma and/or life transitions can be related to trouble with eating and body image. My approach integrates cognitive behavioral (CBT) interventions with acceptance, self-compassion, and embodiment practices.

We will deconstruct myths and perceptions about bodies and work toward removing value, stigma, and judgment from your relationship with your body. Accepting and working with the body you have today. Your relationship to food and your body are powerful entry points into exploring more about yourself and what you truly want out of life.

Diet culture is a system of belief that equates thinness to moral value, sees weight loss as a status gain, and oppresses people for not fitting their definition of “healthy”. It has been found to contribute to disordered eating behavior, fatphobia, and weight stigma. Many therapists reinforce these systems of oppression and stigma and can cause harm to their clients. These effects are often magnified for fat or larger-bodied clients. I believe in HAES, weight-neutrality, & body liberation.

For over five years, I've supported clients in enhancing their body image. My approach integrates a Health At Every Size, Feminist, and Anti-Racist perspective, prioritizing weight-neutral care, fostering body acceptance, encouraging joyful movement, and elevating self-worth.

Body image stems from our relationship with ourselves and our body. This becomes complicated by experiences of chronic illness, weight, or a lack in physical or emotional ability. We can focus on the aesthetics; however, we also need to address what is happening internally with our insecurities as well as how we carry ourselves in relationships.

I am an active learner and practicer of the body-neutrality and anti-diet-culture movements. These issues are personally important to me and I enjoy helping my clients learn about the pillars of intuitive eating and body neutrality.

Do you feel stuck in a cycle of negative thoughts about your body? Struggling with low self-esteem, constant comparisons, or feeling like you’re never enough? I specialize in helping people break free from the weight of body image struggles. Together, we’ll work on quieting that inner critic, finding self-acceptance, and building confidence so you can feel comfortable in your own skin. You deserve to feel at peace with yourself—and I’m here to help

If you struggle with feelings of anxiety and self-judgment regarding your physical body's appearance or abilities, and feel overwhelmed and hopeless because of these painful feelings there are things we can work on together to help you find a more peaceful, kind, and functional way to relate to your body and food. I have worked in residential, partial hospitalization, and outpatient levels of care to treat eating disorders and body image concerns, and I want to share that experience to help you.

Body image issues can be a consequence of a related problem or a source of distress in themselves. These issues can be interlinked with mood problems, eating disorders and sexual issues. I have worked extensively with clients to be happier in their own skin. I am experienced in working eating disorders and emotionally driven eating. A specific area of expertise is body image and eating disorders in athletes.

Sonya Renee Taylor (2021) writes that the "body is not an apology." I wholeheartedly believe this. At the same time, truly embodying this is HARD, and is a communal effort. Our bodies do not live in a vacuum, but are consistently being impacted/informed by the world, the systems, and the people around it. Through compassionate, somatic, and relational holding, I hope to help you reclaim a loving relationship with your body. To celebrate the uniqueness that makes you, YOU one breath at a time.

Maybe you feel like you don't have a good idea of how you even appear, your appearance seemingly shifting from one moment to the next, a string that controls how good or bad your day will be. Maybe you feel caught in a cycle of the next diet or next skincare product, just waiting for the thing that will make you feel like you can inhabit your own skin. I'm here to offer a different way, and love helping people find an easier relationship to themselves and their bodies.

Everyone has issues with their body image, to some extent. I am curious about where and when this belief first started, and what role it plays in your life today.

I've always enjoyed working with clients seeking to improve their relationship with food and their bodies. My experience is with behavioral visits in a medical/surgical weight loss setting, as well as a multi-disciplinary team in a college counseling setting. I believe that an intuitive approach to eating and movement is essential to self worth and that there can be value in understanding the stories we have been conditioned to accept about the space we occupy in the world

Oof! Diet culture is a bully and a killer. Shame is a powerful tool of destruction and it has been wreaking havoc on us for generations. I aim to help people experience body peace and liberation.We do this by deconstructing what came before and asking whether its really serving us. In its place we can rebuild something that allows us more expansiveness to breathe, love, laugh joyfully, and experience all that life has to offer.