Eating Disorder & Body Image Therapy in Longwood, Florida
If you're exhausted from constantly thinking about food, your body, perfection, or feeling like you're never "enough," therapy can help you build a healthier relationship with yourself. My approach focuses on evidence-based treatment, compassion, and practical skills that meet you where you are.
What is eating disorder therapy?
Eating disorder therapy helps people develop healthier relationships with food, body image, and themselves. Treatment focuses on understanding the emotional, behavioral, and cognitive patterns that keep symptoms going while building practical skills for lasting recovery.
I work with children, teens, and adults experiencing eating disorders, chronic dieting, body image concerns, perfectionism, and related anxiety. Treatment is individualized and may include DBT, CBT, ERP, and nutrition-informed mental health strategies depending on your needs.
Who I Help
✓ College Students
& Young Adults
✓ Children
✓ Individuals experiencing body image concerns, even without a diagnosed eating disorder
✓ Teens
✓ Adults
Does This Sound Familiar?
⇾ Constantly thinking about food
⇾ Feeling guilty after eating
⇾ Fear of weight gain
⇾ Rules around eating
⇾ Body checking or avoidance
⇾ Comparing yourself to others
⇾ Avoiding social situations
⇾ Never feeling “good enough”
Understanding the Patterns Beneath the Surface
Eating disorders and body image concerns are rarely just about food or appearance. They often develop in response to anxiety, perfectionism, overwhelming emotions, difficult life experiences, or a desire to feel more in control. What may have started as a way to cope can gradually become exhausting and difficult to change.
Together, we'll look beyond the symptoms to better understand the patterns underneath them. Rather than focusing on blame or willpower, therapy helps identify what these behaviors have been trying to accomplish and builds healthier ways to meet those same needs.
Healing isn't about becoming perfect or loving every part of yourself. It's about creating a relationship with food, your body, and yourself that feels more flexible, compassionate, and sustainable.
How Therapy Can Help
Therapy can help you:
Develop a more flexible relationship with food
Reduce anxiety around eating and body image
Build self-compassion and emotional resilience
Feel more connected to your values instead of rules
My Approach
My approach is warm, collaborative, and evidence-based. Depending on your needs, I may incorporate Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), insight-oriented therapy, and nutrition-informed mental health strategies. Every treatment plan is individualized because every person's story is different.
Frequently Asked Questions
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You don't need to wait until things feel "bad enough" to seek support. If thoughts about food, eating, exercise, or your body are taking up a significant amount of mental space, affecting your relationships, or interfering with daily life, therapy may help. You also don't need to have a formal diagnosis to benefit from treatment.
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Many people begin therapy because they know something doesn't feel right, even if they don't meet the criteria for a specific eating disorder. Therapy can help you better understand your relationship with food, your body, and yourself while determining the most appropriate path forward.
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Yes. I work with children and teens, as well as college students and adults, who are experiencing eating disorders, disordered eating, body image concerns, perfectionism, and related anxiety. For younger clients, parent or caregiver involvement is incorporated when appropriate to support treatment and recovery.
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Yes. With your written permission, I regularly collaborate with primary care physicians, psychiatrists, registered dietitians, pediatricians, and other members of your treatment team. Eating disorder recovery is often most effective when care is coordinated among providers.
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Treatment is tailored to your individual needs and goals. Depending on your situation, I may incorporate Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), insight-oriented therapy, and nutrition-informed mental health approaches. Rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach, we'll develop a treatment plan that fits your unique experiences and goals.
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Yes. I offer both in-person therapy in Longwood, Florida, and secure telehealth appointments for clients throughout Florida. Together, we'll determine which option best fits your needs and lifestyle.
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Yes. Recovery is absolutely possible. While every person's journey looks different, recovery is about much more than changing eating behaviors. It means building a healthier relationship with food, your body, and yourself so that thoughts about food and appearance no longer control your life.
As eating disorder expert Carolyn Costin describes, recovery isn't about never having another difficult thought. It's about reaching a place where those thoughts no longer dictate your choices or keep you from living a full, meaningful life. My goal is to help you move toward lasting recovery by developing practical skills, increasing self-understanding, and creating a life that feels guided by your values rather than your eating disorder.
Take the first step towards recovery.
Whether you're seeking support for yourself or your child, you don't have to navigate recovery alone. If you're ready to explore how therapy can help, I'd be honored to walk alongside you. Schedule an appointment or reach out with any questions. I'm here to help.