Eating & Body Image

The way I think about it

Many food and weight issues arise when people are living according to someone else's imposed standards. The conflict between who we are and who we think we should be can be too painful to sit with — so we turn to food, exercise, or a relentless inner monologue of judgment for relief.

The concentration on weight, in other words, can be a symptom of living inauthentically.

What I won't do

Strict diets and food journals may have worked for you in the past — and they may even be working now. I choose to focus elsewhere. Instead of helping you increase the attempt to have your weight "under control," I help you express what's been repressed underneath it.

What we'll actually work on

By examining what lies beneath the thoughts and unwanted behaviors, we uncover your most authentic self — the one that lives in alignment with your own internal wisdom, not external expectations.

• The emotions you've been quieting with food, restriction, or exercise
• The beliefs about your body that aren't actually yours
• The patterns that keep repeating, even when you know better
• Your relationship with your body — and what it would feel like to be on its side

What if giving a voice to what needs to be said — and redirecting your energy into the things you love — could allow you to have the body you want?

How we work together

Sessions are 50 minutes, in person in Boulder or San Clemente, or via telehealth across California, Colorado, Nevada, and North Carolina. Most clients meet weekly. The pace and depth of the work shift as we go — and the goal is for change to actually stick, not for you to white-knuckle through another approach.