Philosophy

Whether you’re recovering from an eating disorder or trying to break the cycle of chronic dieting, I promote a food-fluid, weight-neutral dynamic and I practice from a HAES perspective. This means no longer classifying foods as good or bad or, viewing your body as the enemy. I encourage my clients to adopt an all-foods-fit philosophy and explore utilizing one’s body as a vehicle for experience, rather than validation. Since social media often promotes health and wellness in a convoluted way, I believe in empowering clients to make decisions that are informed, not fear-based. I employ several modalities as a part of treatment including CBT, DBT, RO-DBT (I’m RO DBT informed), IFS, Somatic work, and Eclectic. It’s imperative that you feel safe and attuned to your body while doing this work. If you have found that top-down approaches (working through things cognitively) have not been effective, I promise you there is hope. The bottom-up approach (utilizing the body as a way to work through things) may provide more space for healing. One of the most important things is that we feel aligned. I must not cause further harm to you or your body. The therapeutic alliance we have is one of the most important things.