Eating Disorders & Weight Stigma

Do I need help? Do I deserve support?
I don’t think I’m sick enough.

Anybody in any body can develop an eating disorder. I will not assume you have Binge Eating Disorder because you are in a larger body, or that you don’t engage in restriction (starvation) because you are in a larger body. I will not assume you are “healthy” because you are hitting the gym every day or not at all.

Whether you are “sick enough” has tormented you for too long. If you have to ask, then you deserve to get an answer.

Even if you don’t fit neatly into a currently defined diagnosis, maybe you have been dealing with “subclinical” disordered eating symptoms for years.

Maybe you’ve been contending with overlapping conditions, like negative body image, gender dysphoria, and anti-fat discrimination.

With help, recovery is possible.

I offer folks strategic tools and a warm presence in a recovery process that can sometimes feel daunting and overly prescriptive.

My years of direct eating disorder treatment experience at the residential, full-day, evening, and outpatient levels have inspired me to approach my clients’ care with two guiding principles: 1. You are in charge of your body, and 2. You deserve to be nurtured and nourished.

In honoring these principles, I employ HAES (Health at Every Size), Intuitive Eating, and Joyful Movement tools to reduce and reverse disordered eating behaviors and beliefs.

I also strive to consider the role of neurodivergence, race, socio-economic status, culture, and trauma in applying these evidence-based concepts.

Our approach depends on YOUR unique needs.

What might be a sterling treatment plan for one person will be an unhelpful or even damaging tactic for another, and it is my job to know how to flex and respond to your unique combination of needs.

While it varies by person, additional professionals on your treatment team are often appropriate when addressing disordered eating. Recovering safely and sustainably may require help from an eating disorder-informed Registered Dietitian, a medical doctor, a psychiatrist, and other specialists.

The addition of any of these parties depends on your age, history, medical status and conditions, and more, and we will discuss it both in your intake and as an ongoing consideration. On top of your professional treatment team, partners, parents, and others can also significantly support your healing process.

Jubilee is proud to offer care for clients whose needs are well-matched to outpatient-level care, primarily through telehealth.

Some additional support may be essential.

Eating disorders can span decades by keeping their sufferers miserable but stable enough to struggle onward.

Still, they can also turn on a dime and become critical medical emergencies. Because of this, I make it clear from the beginning that I will only continue working with folks so long as it remains ethical and advisable for us to do so.

I work to cultivate relationships with regional providers of higher levels of care so that if you need additional support, I am ready to assist in making that process as smooth as possible.

Finding peace with your body is the goal.

Start imagining what you would do if you were allowed to believe that your body is good. I am not in the practice of setting folks up for flashy before-and-after photos, but friend, I hope you will gain something much better from our sessions.

My goal is to see you coming to peace with the amazing machine that is your body. I want to empower you to recognize how your emotions show up in your body and how to stay present while choosing to respond rather than react.

Ultimately, I want to see you learning to forgive, honor, and love yourself while getting curious about the folks and systems that taught you to feel ashamed.