Eating Disorder & Body Image Therapy

Eating disorders are about more than food.
And so is recovery.

Eating disorders are complex, and treatment needs to be too. We use evidence-based approaches, including DBT and psychodynamic work, to address both the behaviors and the deeper experiences driving them.

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Of the population has an eating disorder

28 million Americans — more common than most people realize.

50%

Of EDs co-occur with anxiety or depression

Treatment needs to address the full picture.

Early

Intervention improves outcomes

You don't need to be at rock bottom to seek help.

How We Approach It

Eating disorders aren't about food. They're about everything food represents.

Control, self-worth, safety, numbing, punishment, eating disorders are often the most available solution to something that feels unbearable. At GN Counseling and Wellness, we don't just target eating behaviors. We work to understand what they're doing for you, and build other ways to get those needs met.

Our approach integrates DBT for emotional regulation, psychodynamic work to understand the roots, and collaborative goal-setting that respects your pace.

Address the behaviors and the roots

We work on both, practical DBT tools for managing urges and emotional triggers, and deeper exploration of what the eating behaviors have been protecting you from.

Build distress tolerance

Many eating disorder behaviors are ways of managing overwhelming emotion. DBT skills give you other options, so the behaviors become less necessary.

Collaborative, non-diet approach

Our work is weight-neutral and non-punitive. We don't prescribe eating plans. We work on your relationship with food, your body, and yourself.

What to Expect

What eating disorder therapy
actually looks like here.

Our approach is structured, collaborative, and built around your pace, not a one-size protocol.

Safety and assessment first

We begin by understanding the severity, history, and current patterns, and making sure outpatient therapy is the right level of care.

DBT skills for urges and emotion

You'll learn concrete DBT techniques for riding out urges and managing the emotional states that trigger eating behaviors.

Explore the underlying story

Psychodynamic work helps uncover what the eating disorder has been doing for you, and builds other ways to meet those needs.

Body image work

We address the cognitive distortions and emotional weight around body image, not just the behaviors connected to it.

Get Started

Your relationship with food
can actually change.

Start with a free 15-minute call. We'll understand where you are and make sure the fit is right before your first full session.

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Eating disorders are about more than food.And so is recovery.

Eating disorders aren't about food. They're about everything food represents.

What eating disorder therapyactually looks like here.

Your relationship with foodcan actually change.

Eating disorders are about more than food.
And so is recovery.

What eating disorder therapy
actually looks like here.

Your relationship with food
can actually change.