Body Image and Food Relationship Difficulties

I specialize in helping individuals who want to heal their relationship with food and their bodies through evidence-based, compassionate treatment approaches.  This may or may not entail the goal of losing weight.  

Through my extensive experience conducting presurgical psychological evaluations for bariatric surgery candidates I have developed specialized expertise in the complex psychological, behavioral, and emotional factors that influence weight, body image and food relationships. 

My work has equipped me with advanced skills in helping individuals address negative body image, heal dysfunctional food relationships, and implement sustainable lifestyle modifications.  I understand that lasting change comes from addressing the underlying psychological patterns that drive eating behaviors, rather than relying solely on external interventions like surgery or medications.  

Areas of expertise include:

• Binge eating disorder and emotional eating
• Yo-yo dieting
• Restrictive eating patterns and food avoidance
• Body dysmorphic disorder and negative body image
• Orthorexia and food anxiety
• Intuitive Eating and Health at Every Size Approaches

My treatment approach emphasizes mindful eating, regular physical activity, body neutrality, self-compassion, and addressing the underlying emotional and psychological factors that contribute to disordered eating patterns.