therapy for body image
+ eating disorders

in-person in Nashville, TN
virtual in Tennessee + Virginia

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You find yourself being highly critical of your body, comparing your appearance to others, or feeling uncomfortable in your body.

Maybe thoughts about food take up a significant part of your day, or you frequently question whether you’re making the “right” choices with food. Getting dressed, seeing yourself in the mirror, taking photos, or being around others may bring up anxiety or self-consciousness.

You may also feel caught in cycles of guilt, comparison, restriction, or constantly thinking about how your body looks or should look.

If concerns about food or your body are taking up more space than you want them to, therapy can help you build a more peaceful and accepting relationship with yourself, food, and your body.

You’re caught in the cycles.

You find yourself being highly critical of your body, comparing your appearance to others, or feeling uncomfortable in your body.

Maybe thoughts about food take up a significant part of your day, or you frequently question whether you’re making the “right” choices with food. Getting dressed, seeing yourself in the mirror, taking photos, or being around others may bring up anxiety or self-consciousness.

You may also feel caught in cycles of guilt, comparison, restriction, or constantly thinking about how your body looks or should look.

If concerns about food or your body are taking up more space than you want them to, therapy can help you build a more peaceful and accepting relationship with yourself, food, and your body.

How Therapy Helps

  • We’ll work toward building a more trusting and supportive relationship with yourself, your emotions, food, and your body.

  • We may explore the difference between experiencing an emotion and reacting to it through emotion-driven behaviors, while building distress tolerance and emotional regulation skills through approaches like DBT and ACT.

  • We’ll also work on noticing your inner critic, challenging the beliefs that keep you stuck, and reconnecting with your values rather than measuring your worth through appearance, food, or external expectations.

  • When appropriate, we may use gentle exposure to practice doing the things that feel uncomfortable or scary—whether that involves food, clothing, social situations, or simply allowing yourself to be seen without engaging in old patterns.

  • The goal isn't perfection or eliminating every uncomfortable thought, but helping you feel more confident, flexible, and present in your life.

What to Expect in Session

My goal is for therapy to feel like a conversation that is mutually supportive, collaborative, and like a space where you can genuinely talk—not another daunting thing you have to get through.

A typical session starts with a conversation about where you’re at—what’s been going on in your life, what’s been on your mind, and anything specific you want to talk about that day. From there, we may explore how what’s happening connects to larger patterns or themes we’ve noticed together over time.

As I get to know you and have a better understanding of what you’re working through, we’ll continue diving deeper into the areas that feel most helpful and relevant. Sometimes that may include worksheets, exercises, or other tools, but it really depends on you, your goals, and where you are in the process.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • If thoughts about food, your body, or your appearance are taking up more space than you’d like, therapy may be helpful. This might look like frequent comparison, avoiding certain clothes or situations, or feeling guilt or anxiety around food.

  • Absolutely. Therapy can help you spend less time worrying about how your body and more time actually living your life. We’ll work on becoming more comfortable with being seen, wearing what you want, and participating in things you may have avoided because of body image concerns. Over time, the goal is to feel more freedom and less pressure to change or control your body.

  • It can be easy to get caught in comparison and self-criticism, especially in today’s world with the many platforms to do so. Therapy can help you understand where those thoughts come from and develop a more compassionate way of relating to yourself.

  • Yes. Therapy can help you work through self-criticism, build self-trust, and feel more comfortable showing up as yourself.

  • Not necessarily. The answer depends on treatment needs and relevance of body image and food during the that time.

  • $180 per session, with the ability to provide a superbill.
    In-network with Aetna and BCBS.

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