Eating Disorder therapy in Houston, Texas
End Your Struggle with Food, Your Body, and Yourself
Eating Disorder Therapy
Are thoughts about food and your body consuming your life? Do you find yourself preoccupied with thoughts of food, weight, exercise, or dieting? Are these thoughts causing you distress? Are you constantly feeling at war with your body and food?
Coping with an eating disorder can feel isolating and scary. I am here to help you navigate eating disorder recovery with comfort and support. I can also help you cultivate a relationship with food that feels more free and enjoyable. Through eating disorder therapy, you will learn to dismantle beliefs you have about food and your body and find new ways to relate to food.
You can have a healthy relationship with your body and learn to trust and listen to yourself again. I can help you get there!
Do I have an eating Disorder?
Signs of an Eating Disorder
Restricting food/ Calorie restriction
Binging or feeling out of control with food
Purging or use of laxatives
Body dysmorphia
Thinking about food constantly
Desire to change the size or shape of your body
Low self-esteem
Guilt or shame around eating choices
Ruminating on food choices
Rigidity or black-and-white thinking with food or exercise
Over Exercising
Food or exercise affecting your social life and interpersonal relationships
Obsession around health
Anxiety around weight gain
Medical complications
Specialties
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Anorexia
It's characterized by an intense fear of gaining weight, leading to severe restrictions in food intake and extreme efforts to achieve excessive thinness. Individuals with anorexia often have a distorted body image, perceiving themselves as overweight despite being underweight.
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Bulimia
Bulimia is characterized by cycles of binging and compensatory actions. These actions can include purging, over-exercising, or misuse of laxatives or other drugs. Common warning signs include frequent shifts in weight (both loss and gain), fixation around weight or control of food intake, evidence of purging, or discomfort eating around others.
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Binge Eating
Characterized by recurrent episodes of eating to excess, this disorder often results in high levels of shame and guilt following eating without the use of compensatory behaviors to counter the eating. Signs of this disorder include hoarding or storing food, discomfort eating with others, food related rituals, and more.
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Orthorexia
Characterized by an intense obsession or preoccupation with “healthy” food and ingredients. Symptoms include checking ingredients and menus to determine “safety” of food, distorted body image, preoccupation with what other people are eating, and an increased focus on certain food groups.
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Compulsive Exercise
Compulsive exercise occurs when an individual exercises so much that it negatively affects their mental and physical health and disturbs their social functioning. The need to exercise feels uncontrollable. Sometimes referred to as the “healthy addiction”, compulsive exercise often co-occurs with eating disorders.
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Body Image
Body image refers to an individual’s emotional attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions of their own body. Body image can change over time and is influenced by a number of factors including social media, friends and family, culture, and societal expectations.
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As an eating disorder therapist, I base my approach on the principles of Health At Every Size (HAES), anti-diet philosophy, social justice, and intuitive eating. I believe in fostering a holistic and compassionate understanding of one's relationship with their body. Rather than focusing solely on weight or appearance, my therapeutic methods prioritize overall well-being, acknowledging that health is not determined by size alone. I also believe in collaborating with other healthcare professionals involved in your treatment, such as a dietitian, psychiatrist, and doctor.
My aim is to create a safe and accepting environment that challenges harmful societal norms and encourages intuitive eating. Through this lens, I work collaboratively with clients to unravel the complexities of their eating disorder, promoting self-compassion, resilience, and a more peaceful coexistence with their bodies. Together, we navigate a journey towards sustainable healing, fostering a positive and empowering connection with food, body, and self.
My Mission:
To provide therapy that's grounded in genuine connections, deep understanding, and authenticity, to help clients foster a more positive relationships with food, their bodies, and themselves.