Eating Disorder Counseling in California.
Fear. Shame. Self- Doubt.
Sometimes it feels like your entire life revolves around food. All of your thoughts, all of your actions, all circle back to food.
It’s the revolving door in your life, in constant motion.
You have tried to stop giving it your attention, have committed to making a change, but somehow your obsession with food makes it’s way back to you.
Thoughts you may have had:
“ I want to have a healthy relationship with food”
“ Even if I try my hardest, I still feel trapped by food”
“ It seems so simple for everyone else, why is this so hard for me?”
Whether you suffer from anorexia, bulimia, binge eating or another version of an eating disorder, constantly thinking about and managing food has likely taken a toll.
You want your vitality back, you want your life back, but you are not sure what the correct steps to doing that are.
Big change in your relationship to food is possible with the right type of help.
What causes eating disorders?
Because each version of disordered eating is different the causes vary.
However I have found two main causes. First, eating disorders are born out of a desire for acceptance or to be validated. Eating disorders can convince someone that only through weight loss or successful food management and controlling body size will they be “enough”.
Second, eating disorders surface as a way to avoid feelings or experiences. They surface as a means to make life’s challenging emotions less challenging. In these cases people use food to numb emotions, or avoid conflict.
I can offer support.
Irregardless of how disordered eating shows up in your life, my work is to help you understand the cause of your eating disorder.
We work to process what is underneath the eating disorder, and build skills to manage life’s challenges without the use of food.
Once we do this I often see people become less and less focused on food. They begin to enjoy eating food more freely without the desire to restrict. Or they stop using food as a way to avoid their feelings.
This can happen for you now.
These changes don’t have to be something out there in the future. They are possible for you, you simply have to make the commitment and choose to start the journey.
I know that reaching out feels scary, the eating disorder is afraid of you getting help.
And I am here. I look forward to supporting you in the scary, and every step of the way.