Eating Disorders Therapists in Glendale, CA
Trauma And Ed Recovery Specialist Natasha Aftandilians
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, AMFT, PPS
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Glendale, CA 91207 (Online Only)
As a first generation Middle Eastern therapist, I have had the privilege of working with clients from a wide variety of socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds, but what they've all had in common is the desire to feel stronger; whether they're battling eating disorders, social anxiety, depression, or PTSD my clients want to feel empowered and capable of living a better life, and my goal is to teach them the skills they need to overcome the barriers to wellness. My clients are resilient, and I help them discover how their past traumas affect their present and future, and how they can be successful regardless of these challenges.
As a first generation Middle Eastern therapist, I have had the privilege of working with clients from a wide variety of socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds, but what they've all had in common is the desire to feel stronger; whether they're battling eating disorders, social anxiety, depression, or PTSD my clients want to feel empowered and capable of living a better life, and my goal is to teach them the skills they need to overcome the barriers to wellness. My clients are resilient, and I help them discover how their past traumas affect their present and future, and how they can be successful regardless of these challenges.
Dr. Cynthia E. Stern
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Glendale, CA 91203
Whether it's work-related stress, depression, anxiety, substance use, eating disorders or life transitions / identify awareness, I collaborate with my clients to help them regain a sense of balance.
As a seasoned psychotherapist, organizational psychologist, and mental and sports performance coach I am dedicated to optimizing the performance of teams and individual athletes. With a deep understanding of the mental aspects that can either enhance or compromise leadership and athletic prowess, I specialize in crafting tailored strategies to help organizations and athletes to achieve peak performance with unwavering confidence in their industry and/or sport.
Whether it's work-related stress, depression, anxiety, substance use, eating disorders or life transitions / identify awareness, I collaborate with my clients to help them regain a sense of balance.
As a seasoned psychotherapist, organizational psychologist, and mental and sports performance coach I am dedicated to optimizing the performance of teams and individual athletes. With a deep understanding of the mental aspects that can either enhance or compromise leadership and athletic prowess, I specialize in crafting tailored strategies to help organizations and athletes to achieve peak performance with unwavering confidence in their industry and/or sport.
Welcome! I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and I have been practicing for over a decade. I specialize in working with individuals who struggle with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, trauma, cultural identity, relationship issues and life transitions. My therapeutic style is eclectic with an emphasis on cognitive and dialectical behavior therapies and mindfulness. I am also EMDR trained and help clients heal from symptoms and emotional distress resulting from trauma and adverse events. I am bilingual in English and Cantonese and I am sensitive to multicultural issues.
Welcome! I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and I have been practicing for over a decade. I specialize in working with individuals who struggle with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, trauma, cultural identity, relationship issues and life transitions. My therapeutic style is eclectic with an emphasis on cognitive and dialectical behavior therapies and mindfulness. I am also EMDR trained and help clients heal from symptoms and emotional distress resulting from trauma and adverse events. I am bilingual in English and Cantonese and I am sensitive to multicultural issues.
I specialize in the treatment of trauma, eating disorders, life transitions, high-performance anxiety (academic and sports), and grief and loss.
Therapy is truly a unique process for each person. As a therapist, I believe in building a strong therapeutic relationship with my clients. My approaches are varied and individualized for each client, at the core I believe in taking a relational and client centered approach as my foundation for all my clients. I view myself as a guide in your processing of thoughts and feelings and take great pride in holding space for my clients when they are not feeling their best and really need that unbiased viewpoint. Therapy can get tough at times, it can feel worse before it gets better. Trust the process, I've seen the power of healing!
I specialize in the treatment of trauma, eating disorders, life transitions, high-performance anxiety (academic and sports), and grief and loss.
Therapy is truly a unique process for each person. As a therapist, I believe in building a strong therapeutic relationship with my clients. My approaches are varied and individualized for each client, at the core I believe in taking a relational and client centered approach as my foundation for all my clients. I view myself as a guide in your processing of thoughts and feelings and take great pride in holding space for my clients when they are not feeling their best and really need that unbiased viewpoint. Therapy can get tough at times, it can feel worse before it gets better. Trust the process, I've seen the power of healing!
As a Doctor of Occupational Therapy, I help you overcome anxiety with food, weight loss or gain, and eating disorders including ARFID, and other restrictive diets so you can live freely without overthinking food and exercise.
If food, exercise, and body image are consuming your headspace and causing anxiety, you're looking to lose weight the right way, or are trying to manage your child’s picky eating/ARFID - this is your one-stop to finally learn what works and implement sustainable routines so you can reclaim your life back. Whether you've found yourself thinking, “I want to stop worrying about what I eat, how I look, or how I’m going to burn off calories and just find a healthy balance where I don’t overthink," or, “I want my child to eat a wider variety of foods, but I don’t know what’s causing them anxiety and discomfort,” you're in the right place.
As a Doctor of Occupational Therapy, I help you overcome anxiety with food, weight loss or gain, and eating disorders including ARFID, and other restrictive diets so you can live freely without overthinking food and exercise.
If food, exercise, and body image are consuming your headspace and causing anxiety, you're looking to lose weight the right way, or are trying to manage your child’s picky eating/ARFID - this is your one-stop to finally learn what works and implement sustainable routines so you can reclaim your life back. Whether you've found yourself thinking, “I want to stop worrying about what I eat, how I look, or how I’m going to burn off calories and just find a healthy balance where I don’t overthink," or, “I want my child to eat a wider variety of foods, but I don’t know what’s causing them anxiety and discomfort,” you're in the right place.
Mandy Lin
Associate Professional Clinical Counselor, APCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Glendale, CA 91203
I have specialized in working with eating disorders, addiction, and co-occurring issues such as depression, anxiety, PTSD.
As a therapist who is Chinese-American, a child of immigrants, and a first generation college student, I am passionate about working with individuals who seek help with identity conflicts, discrimination, intergenerational trauma, self-esteem issues, and are looking to create a life that is consistently in harmony with their core authentic values. I understand the nuances and challenges of growing up with conflicting values and identities and how that has had adverse impacts on the way we function in the world today. In a therapeutic setting, we can let the walls down and feel safe enough to let the true change you seek, begin.
I have specialized in working with eating disorders, addiction, and co-occurring issues such as depression, anxiety, PTSD.
As a therapist who is Chinese-American, a child of immigrants, and a first generation college student, I am passionate about working with individuals who seek help with identity conflicts, discrimination, intergenerational trauma, self-esteem issues, and are looking to create a life that is consistently in harmony with their core authentic values. I understand the nuances and challenges of growing up with conflicting values and identities and how that has had adverse impacts on the way we function in the world today. In a therapeutic setting, we can let the walls down and feel safe enough to let the true change you seek, begin.
Allie Kauffmann
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Glendale, CA 91201 (Online Only)
Hi, I'm glad you've found your way here. My name is Allie Kauffmann and I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in working with eating disorders, body image distress, anxiety, and depression. I'm passionate about supporting clients in gaining insight about their emotions and learning how to use these emotions to guide them towards living in alignment with their values to be their most authentic self. If you've ever felt "overly sensitive," overwhelmed by your emotions, or "too much," I'm excited to help you embrace your sensitivity and rich emotional life.
Hi, I'm glad you've found your way here. My name is Allie Kauffmann and I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in working with eating disorders, body image distress, anxiety, and depression. I'm passionate about supporting clients in gaining insight about their emotions and learning how to use these emotions to guide them towards living in alignment with their values to be their most authentic self. If you've ever felt "overly sensitive," overwhelmed by your emotions, or "too much," I'm excited to help you embrace your sensitivity and rich emotional life.
Sarah H Eggers
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, ATR, MFA
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Glendale, CA 91204
I particularly enjoy working with teens and young adults experiencing depression, anxiety, eating disorders and trauma.
You are not the problems you are dealing with. The fundamental belief that guides my practice as a psychotherapist is that all of us are worthy, lovable and creative beings capable of thriving and sustaining meaningful relationships. But there are times when we may lose sight of that. Perhaps you have been functioning well for years, but something has happened to upset your equilibrium or temporarily overwhelm your ability to cope. Perhaps you have been harboring feelings of inadequacy your whole life. In either instance, I can help reacquaint you with your strength and purpose, and innate worthiness.
I particularly enjoy working with teens and young adults experiencing depression, anxiety, eating disorders and trauma.
You are not the problems you are dealing with. The fundamental belief that guides my practice as a psychotherapist is that all of us are worthy, lovable and creative beings capable of thriving and sustaining meaningful relationships. But there are times when we may lose sight of that. Perhaps you have been functioning well for years, but something has happened to upset your equilibrium or temporarily overwhelm your ability to cope. Perhaps you have been harboring feelings of inadequacy your whole life. In either instance, I can help reacquaint you with your strength and purpose, and innate worthiness.
Jessica Gillespie
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Glendale, CA 91204 (Online Only)
My mission is to empower those that I work with to have meaningful connections to themselves and the world around them.I specialize in supporting individuals, couples and families who are in transition - specifically, if a family member is in treatment or struggling with abuse, trauma, eating disorders or chemical dependency. It is very important to me that I respect my clients' philosophies, values and goals in therapy. As I work with a family, I'm sensitive to the experience of being invited in and I only offer solutions that fit within the family culture.
My mission is to empower those that I work with to have meaningful connections to themselves and the world around them.I specialize in supporting individuals, couples and families who are in transition - specifically, if a family member is in treatment or struggling with abuse, trauma, eating disorders or chemical dependency. It is very important to me that I respect my clients' philosophies, values and goals in therapy. As I work with a family, I'm sensitive to the experience of being invited in and I only offer solutions that fit within the family culture.
I firmly believe that the journey toward healing and personal growth begins with compassion, understanding, and acknowledgment. My goal is to create a safe and supportive space where the uncharted aspects of yourself, often hidden in the shadows, can be explored and brought into the light for healing and reintegration. My therapeutic expertise is centered around supporting individuals who are grappling with eating disorders, anxiety, and the lasting effects of trauma. I provide a safe and non-judgmental space for clients to explore these challenges.
I firmly believe that the journey toward healing and personal growth begins with compassion, understanding, and acknowledgment. My goal is to create a safe and supportive space where the uncharted aspects of yourself, often hidden in the shadows, can be explored and brought into the light for healing and reintegration. My therapeutic expertise is centered around supporting individuals who are grappling with eating disorders, anxiety, and the lasting effects of trauma. I provide a safe and non-judgmental space for clients to explore these challenges.
Shirley Issakhan
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Glendale, CA 91206 (Online Only)
My clinical work is in Trauma, Women's Mental Health, Perinatal and Reproductive Therapy, Intimate Partner Violence, and Eating Disorders.
I work with women facing challenges with anxiety, depression, eating disorder, trauma, including PTSD, postpartum stress and intimate partner violence. I also work with couples to improve communication, relationship setback, and challenges around infertility and perinatal mental health. I enjoy working collaboratively with my clients to set goals and tailor each treatment to meet their specific need.
My clinical work is in Trauma, Women's Mental Health, Perinatal and Reproductive Therapy, Intimate Partner Violence, and Eating Disorders.
I work with women facing challenges with anxiety, depression, eating disorder, trauma, including PTSD, postpartum stress and intimate partner violence. I also work with couples to improve communication, relationship setback, and challenges around infertility and perinatal mental health. I enjoy working collaboratively with my clients to set goals and tailor each treatment to meet their specific need.
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I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has experience in the field of eating disorders at the partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient levels. I am specialized and trained in various trauma work modalities, such as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). Prior to specializing in eating disorder treatment, I worked in community mental health in the Juvenile Justice Department, working with children and teenagers in the Juvenile Probation and Social Services Department.
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has experience in the field of eating disorders at the partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient levels. I am specialized and trained in various trauma work modalities, such as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). Prior to specializing in eating disorder treatment, I worked in community mental health in the Juvenile Justice Department, working with children and teenagers in the Juvenile Probation and Social Services Department.
I also specialize in working with individuals experiencing addiction issues, and eating disorders.
I work primarily with adults who are wanting to manage symptoms associated with depression, anxiety, and trauma. I will be with you on your path to discovery, recovery, and finding the person you would like to become. I approach therapy with a client-centered approach in order to create a safe, comfortable space for you to share and express yourself, and your vulnerabilities. We will explore healthy ways to process your trauma, regulate difficult emotions, and restore broken relationships. I believe the trust built between Client and Therapist is powerful, and necessary in order to help you through your healing journey.
I also specialize in working with individuals experiencing addiction issues, and eating disorders.
I work primarily with adults who are wanting to manage symptoms associated with depression, anxiety, and trauma. I will be with you on your path to discovery, recovery, and finding the person you would like to become. I approach therapy with a client-centered approach in order to create a safe, comfortable space for you to share and express yourself, and your vulnerabilities. We will explore healthy ways to process your trauma, regulate difficult emotions, and restore broken relationships. I believe the trust built between Client and Therapist is powerful, and necessary in order to help you through your healing journey.
I also specialize in couples therapy, eating disorders, and women dealing with fertility issues.
My work focuses on helping individuals achieve a level of clarity and consciousness in their lives that can create a sense of joy, groundedness and growth. Growth can take many forms in one's life: improved relationships, improved sense of well-being, enhanced sense of self, reduction of painful/unwanted symptoms, career success, etc. My approach focuses on understanding and uncovering what stands in the way of one's growth. This process lays the groundwork for reaching a place of greater fulfillment. I seek to explore issues from the past/present to provide insight into what motivates present feelings and behaviors.
I also specialize in couples therapy, eating disorders, and women dealing with fertility issues.
My work focuses on helping individuals achieve a level of clarity and consciousness in their lives that can create a sense of joy, groundedness and growth. Growth can take many forms in one's life: improved relationships, improved sense of well-being, enhanced sense of self, reduction of painful/unwanted symptoms, career success, etc. My approach focuses on understanding and uncovering what stands in the way of one's growth. This process lays the groundwork for reaching a place of greater fulfillment. I seek to explore issues from the past/present to provide insight into what motivates present feelings and behaviors.
Petar Sardelich
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, PT, MAC
Verified Verified
13 Endorsed
Glendale, CA 91208
Since 1984, I've provided services for adults and adolescents in both inpatient and outpatient settings. I have varied experience with depression, trauma, abuse, grief/loss, personal growth, relationships, anxiety, and stress. I have also worked extensively with addictions and related issues ("co-dependency", eating disorders, alcoholism, dual diagnosis...).
Since 1984, I've provided services for adults and adolescents in both inpatient and outpatient settings. I have varied experience with depression, trauma, abuse, grief/loss, personal growth, relationships, anxiety, and stress. I have also worked extensively with addictions and related issues ("co-dependency", eating disorders, alcoholism, dual diagnosis...).
Are you feeling stressed, unmotivated, overwhelmed, or alone? Is your relationship missing the spark it once had? If you answered yes to any of these questions, we can start changing this today.My practice experience includes working with individuals, couples and families, who struggle with marital, self-esteem issues, addiction, trauma/PTSD, depression, anger, grief and loss, bipolar disorder, OCD, anxiety, and eating disorders. In therapy, we will identify the source of these issues, practice alternative coping skills, and learn how to live a healthy and fulfilling life.
Are you feeling stressed, unmotivated, overwhelmed, or alone? Is your relationship missing the spark it once had? If you answered yes to any of these questions, we can start changing this today.My practice experience includes working with individuals, couples and families, who struggle with marital, self-esteem issues, addiction, trauma/PTSD, depression, anger, grief and loss, bipolar disorder, OCD, anxiety, and eating disorders. In therapy, we will identify the source of these issues, practice alternative coping skills, and learn how to live a healthy and fulfilling life.
I also specialize in eating disorders and addiction.
Do you feel as though your anxiety and depression are unmanageable? How about feelings of sadness, hopelessness, or helplessness like you’ve hit rock bottom and are struggling to find hope for tomorrow? Once we start to unravel the details of our past and trauma we give ourselves the ability to process feelings that we have long suppressed. I aim to collaborate with you and provide tools to decrease the challenging feelings you are currently facing and achieve a more integrated and balanced sense of self, leading to emotional healing and personal growth.
I also specialize in eating disorders and addiction.
Do you feel as though your anxiety and depression are unmanageable? How about feelings of sadness, hopelessness, or helplessness like you’ve hit rock bottom and are struggling to find hope for tomorrow? Once we start to unravel the details of our past and trauma we give ourselves the ability to process feelings that we have long suppressed. I aim to collaborate with you and provide tools to decrease the challenging feelings you are currently facing and achieve a more integrated and balanced sense of self, leading to emotional healing and personal growth.
I specialize in mourning and grief, depression, impulsivity often tied to some eating disorders, and anxiety.
Deciding to come into treatment is never an easy decision even when it feels necessary. I work from a psychoanalytic-psychotherapy approach meaning I'm most interested in what your experience is. What that means is that through careful listening and dialogue, I'll work with you to better identify and understand what may be behind painful symptoms like lack of impulse control, binge eating, depression that's so heavy you can't get out of bed, or the terrible grief that comes from losing a loved one.
I specialize in mourning and grief, depression, impulsivity often tied to some eating disorders, and anxiety.
Deciding to come into treatment is never an easy decision even when it feels necessary. I work from a psychoanalytic-psychotherapy approach meaning I'm most interested in what your experience is. What that means is that through careful listening and dialogue, I'll work with you to better identify and understand what may be behind painful symptoms like lack of impulse control, binge eating, depression that's so heavy you can't get out of bed, or the terrible grief that comes from losing a loved one.
Maryanne Cindy Cordes
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, PMH-C
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Glendale, CA 91214
All of us struggle at different times in our lives. We may feel stuck in our current state or situation and wonder if this is how life has to be. Whether you are facing a conflict that seems unsolvable, are searching for more meaning in life, or want to heal past wounds to feel a deeper sense of peace, making the decision to seek help takes courage. My belief is that we all have the power to limit the chaos of our mind through developing a strong and loving connection to ourselves.
All of us struggle at different times in our lives. We may feel stuck in our current state or situation and wonder if this is how life has to be. Whether you are facing a conflict that seems unsolvable, are searching for more meaning in life, or want to heal past wounds to feel a deeper sense of peace, making the decision to seek help takes courage. My belief is that we all have the power to limit the chaos of our mind through developing a strong and loving connection to ourselves.
My priority is to help clients lead a valued, fulfilling life. I work well with creative or insightful individuals who are dealing with anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, or major life decisions or transitions. In addition to working through specific challenges, psychotherapy is an opportunity for you to gain insight into why you act the way you do, explore who you want to be in the world, and better understand what you need in order to thrive. I feel privileged to do this kind of work with people.
My priority is to help clients lead a valued, fulfilling life. I work well with creative or insightful individuals who are dealing with anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, or major life decisions or transitions. In addition to working through specific challenges, psychotherapy is an opportunity for you to gain insight into why you act the way you do, explore who you want to be in the world, and better understand what you need in order to thrive. I feel privileged to do this kind of work with people.
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Eating Disorders Therapists
What happens in therapy for eating disorders?
In therapy for eating disorders, patients typically describe their eating and exercise behaviors, their patterns of eating in relation to stress, their beliefs about their body, the ways their eating behavior affects their relationships, and their desire (or lack of it) to change. Such information helps the therapist understand the origins of the disorder and the role it plays in the patient’s life, important for guiding treatment. Attitudes and feelings about food and eating, body weight, and physical appearance are common topics of discussion throughout treatment.
What therapy types help with eating disorders?
Once any acute medical or psychiatric emergency is resolved, psychoactive medication is often prescribed, requiring the supervision of a psychiatrist. In addition, patients receive some form of nutritional counseling along with one or more forms of psychotherapy. For adolescents, family-based treatment is empirically validated and considered the first line of treatment; parents and their children meet weekly with a clinician as the adults are coached on how to nourish and psychologically support the young patient. Adults typically receive some form of individual psychotherapy, intended to resolve the cognitive and behavioral disturbances that underlie the disorder and to relieve the mood disturbances that accompany it. In addition, patients may also be helped by group therapy.
What is the goal of therapy for eating disorders?
The most immediate goal of treatment for eating disorders is to save the life of people who are on a path of starving themselves to death or engaging in eating patterns that are doing irreparable physical harm to their body. Once the acute medical danger is past, therapy is required to understand the nature of the disordered eating and/or exercise patterns, establish healthy eating behavior, and to tackle the many erroneous beliefs and distorted self-perceptions that underlie eating disorders and continue to pose a threat to health and life. Therapy also addresses the impaired mood that not only accompanies eating disorders but intensifies the danger to health and life.
What are the limitations of therapy for eating disorders?
Therapy can be very helpful for eating disorders—but that can happen only after people recognize they have a condition that must be treated. Especially with anorexia, the distortions in self-image that accompany the disorder can keep people from acknowledging they have a problem. Individuals may in fact see their eating disorder as a badge of self-control. Those with binge-eating disorder may feel too ashamed to seek help. Therapy cannot help those who do not avail themselves of it.
How long does therapy last for eating disorders?
Because of their complexity, recovery from eating disorders is usually a long-term process—measured in months and years— often marked by setbacks and relapse. Some form of help, such as individual or group therapy, may be advisable for much of that time. It is a general rule of thumb that the longer the illness has endured and the dysregulated eating behavior has taken root, the longer treatment is likely to be needed.