Eating Disorder Therapy in Arlington Heights, IL
Eating disorder therapy that helps you restore your relationship with food and body.
Eating disorder therapy is a supportive space to help you build a healthier, more compassionate relationship with food and your body. Together, we’ll work on redefining the beliefs and patterns that shape how you relate to eating, movement, and body image, while challenging the thoughts that may be influencing behaviors around food and your body.
If you’re struggling with your relationship with food and your body, your thoughts might sounds like….
“I’m exhausted from constantly thinking about my body and how it looks.”
“Part of me knows my relationship with food isn’t healthy, but I’m scared to let go of the behaviors that make me feel in control.”
“I’m ready to have a life where food and body image don’t take up so much space in my head.”
“I find myself going from being restrictive and rigid with food to completely out of control, with no in between.”
“I’m tired of avoiding social situations because they involve food.”
“I want to stop binge eating.”
“I want to feel comfortable in my body without constantly trying to change it.”
“Food has become a source of anxiety instead of something I can simply enjoy.”
“I look like I have it together on the outside, but my relationship with food feels completely overwhelming.”
Benefits to eating disorder therapy:
Gain tools to navigate difficult thoughts, emotions, and situations related to food and body image.
Feel more in control, not through restriction or rigid rules, but by developing flexibility and trust.
Find freedom in your relationship with food and your body.
Develop healthy ways to challenge and manage urges to restrict or binge.
Build confidence in navigating experiences that activate difficult thoughts about food and body.
Live a life that is dictated by values, not by food rules.
Additional Therapy Services
Create intentional space for meaningful conversations where you can truly listen to and understand one another, guided by an unbiased professional who can help you navigate anxiety and cultivate greater presence and connection in your relationship.
Explore how anxiety can create barriers to vulnerability, emotional intimacy, and meaningful connection.
Gain insight into how past experiences and trauma influence emotional expression, relationship patterns, and responses to one another.
Develop practical tools to communicate difficult thoughts, feelings, and needs with greater clarity, confidence, and openness.
Build skills to validate each other’s emotions, appreciate differing perspectives, and create a stronger, more compassionate, and supportive partnership.
Couples Therapy
Learn to process life experiences with greater awareness by exploring the connection between physical sensations, thoughts, emotions, and your underlying needs.
Gain a deeper understanding of your thoughts and emotions to help you work through challenging experiences with greater clarity and ease.
Learn the foundational principles of somatic experiencing and discover practical techniques to integrate into your everyday life.
Strengthen your ability to recognize physical sensations and understand how they relate to your thoughts and emotions in the present moment.
Develop a greater awareness of what your body and emotions may be communicating, allowing you to respond to your experiences with increased intention, compassion, and self-understanding.
Somatic Therapy
Develop the skills to navigate uncomfortable situations by gradually facing distress and learning to respond with greater confidence, resilience, and emotional flexibility.
Build your ability to experience and manage difficult emotions, such as anxiety, anger, fear, and sadness, without becoming overwhelmed.
Discover practical tools to manage discomfort, regulate emotions, and approach challenging situations with greater awareness and intention.
Gradually confront situations you may have been avoiding due to fear or anxiety, creating opportunities to engage more fully in your life and the experiences that matter to you.
Strengthen your trust in your ability to face challenges, tolerate uncertainty, and navigate difficult experiences with greater self-assurance and flexibility.
Exposure Response Prevention
Frequently asked questions:
What types of eating disorders do you treat?I treat many forms of eating disorders including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, and other specified feeding or eating disorders. Treatment can also help with disordered eating, chronic dieting, orthorexia, food anxiety, body image concerns, and difficult relationships with food.
How do I know if I need eating disorder therapy?If thoughts about food, exercise, weight, or your body are taking up a lot of mental space, impacting your behavior, and causing you distress on a daily basis, therapy could be beneficial for you.
What if I restrict food but don’t think my eating habits are “bad enough”?There is no requirement to reach a certain level of severity before seeking help. Restriction, rigid food rules, fear around eating, persistent guilt after eating, and feeling out of control with food can all be signs that additional support may be beneficial.