Eating Disorders Therapists in Corvallis, OR
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We are the expert on ourselves. We know what we are struggling with, what we need, and how we want to get there, but it can be difficult to uncover that knowledge on your own. I am here to provide a safe, welcoming, and respectful space where you can explore and uncover that knowledge. This is a space where your body, identity, thoughts, and story can be openly seen without shame. I am passionate about treating disordered eating and eating disorders and supporting young women and people through life transitions and navigating the difficult choices that happen at critical periods of time and development.
We are the expert on ourselves. We know what we are struggling with, what we need, and how we want to get there, but it can be difficult to uncover that knowledge on your own. I am here to provide a safe, welcoming, and respectful space where you can explore and uncover that knowledge. This is a space where your body, identity, thoughts, and story can be openly seen without shame. I am passionate about treating disordered eating and eating disorders and supporting young women and people through life transitions and navigating the difficult choices that happen at critical periods of time and development.
Melissa Grossman
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Corvallis, OR 97330 (Online Only)
In working with eating disorders I employ a number of models within a framework of a bio-psychosocial perspective.
As a systems oriented psychotherapist,
I believe that we are connected to and affected by those around us. Our families of origin,
communities,cultures,workplaces and families of choice impact our lives and sense of self.
Relationships and experiences we have had in the past influence who we are and how we relate to the world. To live with the greatest joy and productivity we must heal past relational traumas and bring to consciousness effects they have had in our lives. By doing so, we are free to make thoughtful choices about how we live our lives and relate to others.
In working with eating disorders I employ a number of models within a framework of a bio-psychosocial perspective.
As a systems oriented psychotherapist,
I believe that we are connected to and affected by those around us. Our families of origin,
communities,cultures,workplaces and families of choice impact our lives and sense of self.
Relationships and experiences we have had in the past influence who we are and how we relate to the world. To live with the greatest joy and productivity we must heal past relational traumas and bring to consciousness effects they have had in our lives. By doing so, we are free to make thoughtful choices about how we live our lives and relate to others.
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I am experienced in helping individuals develop the necessary coping skills and obtain the resources needed to overcome eating disorders, anxiety, and stress. I am here to provide a safe, trusting, non-judgmental environment for adults, teens, and adolescents to collaboratively determine what their goals might be and how to meet them. I am comfortable holding space for those who are grieving or processing traumatic events and experiences. I work to create a space where people feel safe, cared for, respected, and welcomed to explore the deeper layers of their experiences and the impact on their lives now.
I am experienced in helping individuals develop the necessary coping skills and obtain the resources needed to overcome eating disorders, anxiety, and stress. I am here to provide a safe, trusting, non-judgmental environment for adults, teens, and adolescents to collaboratively determine what their goals might be and how to meet them. I am comfortable holding space for those who are grieving or processing traumatic events and experiences. I work to create a space where people feel safe, cared for, respected, and welcomed to explore the deeper layers of their experiences and the impact on their lives now.
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Hannah Bittner
Professional Counselor Associate, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Corvallis, OR 97330
Currently accepting clients! Accepting couples and individuals. I specialize in working with diverse couples of all backgrounds, orientations, and relationship dynamics. I am skilled in assisting couples facing a spectrum of challenges, including but not limited to: communication barriers, intimacy issues, and sexual concerns. My approach as a couples therapist encompasses addressing these sensitive issues in a safe and supportive environment, fostering understanding, and guiding partners toward healthier, more fulfilling relationships. Additionally, I work with individuals struggling with eating disorders and/or body image issues.
Currently accepting clients! Accepting couples and individuals. I specialize in working with diverse couples of all backgrounds, orientations, and relationship dynamics. I am skilled in assisting couples facing a spectrum of challenges, including but not limited to: communication barriers, intimacy issues, and sexual concerns. My approach as a couples therapist encompasses addressing these sensitive issues in a safe and supportive environment, fostering understanding, and guiding partners toward healthier, more fulfilling relationships. Additionally, I work with individuals struggling with eating disorders and/or body image issues.
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I most enjoy working with you, someone motivated to improve. I’ll help you cope effectively with depression, anxiety, bipolar, and trauma disorders and I have for 20 years. You’re individual, couple, family, or groups. Adolescents and adults are preferred. I will help you with stress, horrifying traumas, deaths, diagnoses. Struggling with perinatal mood difficulties, eating disorders? I can help. I’ll teach you skills that enable and empower you to feel happy, stable, and independent again. I’m published on Amazon as Erica L Hernandez. My book is apocalyptic: Evasion, which addresses how to cope with grief.
I most enjoy working with you, someone motivated to improve. I’ll help you cope effectively with depression, anxiety, bipolar, and trauma disorders and I have for 20 years. You’re individual, couple, family, or groups. Adolescents and adults are preferred. I will help you with stress, horrifying traumas, deaths, diagnoses. Struggling with perinatal mood difficulties, eating disorders? I can help. I’ll teach you skills that enable and empower you to feel happy, stable, and independent again. I’m published on Amazon as Erica L Hernandez. My book is apocalyptic: Evasion, which addresses how to cope with grief.
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Our approach to therapy is tailored toward each unique person, family or couple. We see people with difficulties in relationships, depression, anxiety, recovery from trauma, parenting issues, grief and loss issues, eating disorders and weight issues, chronic pain, career decisions and addictions. Our approach is a combination of traditional techniques and heart centered deep healing. Our approach geared toward finding the source of overwhelming feelings and making connections with current difficulties. Within this process we encourage healthy release of feelings which leads to healthier relationships and positive self esteem.
Our approach to therapy is tailored toward each unique person, family or couple. We see people with difficulties in relationships, depression, anxiety, recovery from trauma, parenting issues, grief and loss issues, eating disorders and weight issues, chronic pain, career decisions and addictions. Our approach is a combination of traditional techniques and heart centered deep healing. Our approach geared toward finding the source of overwhelming feelings and making connections with current difficulties. Within this process we encourage healthy release of feelings which leads to healthier relationships and positive self esteem.
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We all experience times in our life when additional support could be helpful. Unfortunately, during these times seeking support can feel overwhelming and vulnerable. I realize it can take a great deal of courage and trust to reach out. As a therapist, I have deep respect for the people that I work with and it’s important to me that I understand my clients experiences and work collaboratively with them to support their goals. My approach is strength-based, trauma-informed, and rooted within a multicultural/feminist framework that attends to context, reinforces resilience, and focuses on empowerment.
We all experience times in our life when additional support could be helpful. Unfortunately, during these times seeking support can feel overwhelming and vulnerable. I realize it can take a great deal of courage and trust to reach out. As a therapist, I have deep respect for the people that I work with and it’s important to me that I understand my clients experiences and work collaboratively with them to support their goals. My approach is strength-based, trauma-informed, and rooted within a multicultural/feminist framework that attends to context, reinforces resilience, and focuses on empowerment.
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Hi, I'm Sandi and I have a lot of compassion for individuals who are going through challenging times. My approach is nonjudgmental, warm, and collaborative, with the intention of helping you reconnect with your inner wisdom. I am passionate about working with women at every stage of life, navigating transitions, historical experiences of trauma, addiction or eating issues, parenthood, anxiety or depression. I also have a special place in my practice for those navigating mid-life, which can be a stage of immense potential for healing and self-actualization.
Hi, I'm Sandi and I have a lot of compassion for individuals who are going through challenging times. My approach is nonjudgmental, warm, and collaborative, with the intention of helping you reconnect with your inner wisdom. I am passionate about working with women at every stage of life, navigating transitions, historical experiences of trauma, addiction or eating issues, parenthood, anxiety or depression. I also have a special place in my practice for those navigating mid-life, which can be a stage of immense potential for healing and self-actualization.
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Julia Perretta
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
Corvallis, OR 97331 (Online Only)
I specialize in providing emotion focused therapy for couples who are interested in working on issues related to communication, trust, infidelity, connection, and intimacy. I also work with individuals who are looking to heal their relationship with food, body image, stress, anxiety, substance use, depression, and manage responses to complex trauma. I welcome folx of all types, including LGBTQI and poly/ENM identifying individuals and couples. People who work with me enjoy integrating mindfulness and humor into the therapeutic tableau.
I specialize in providing emotion focused therapy for couples who are interested in working on issues related to communication, trust, infidelity, connection, and intimacy. I also work with individuals who are looking to heal their relationship with food, body image, stress, anxiety, substance use, depression, and manage responses to complex trauma. I welcome folx of all types, including LGBTQI and poly/ENM identifying individuals and couples. People who work with me enjoy integrating mindfulness and humor into the therapeutic tableau.
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Elise Miller
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, MA, NCC, NTP
Verified Verified
Corvallis, OR 97333 (Online Only)
If you've ever felt like you're living in survival mode, I hear you. In our work together, we'll explore the experiences and patterns that keep you stuck to better understand how these experiences have impacted your ability to feel safe, both out in the world and within your own body. I'll encourage you to embrace this exploration with a sense of gentleness and curiosity, remembering not to place judgment on yourself throughout your healing journey. I view therapy as a space for deep connection and full emotional expression, all the way from tears to laughter.
If you've ever felt like you're living in survival mode, I hear you. In our work together, we'll explore the experiences and patterns that keep you stuck to better understand how these experiences have impacted your ability to feel safe, both out in the world and within your own body. I'll encourage you to embrace this exploration with a sense of gentleness and curiosity, remembering not to place judgment on yourself throughout your healing journey. I view therapy as a space for deep connection and full emotional expression, all the way from tears to laughter.
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Kimberly DeMaris
Clinical Social Work Associate, CSWA
Verified Verified
Corvallis, OR 97330
Waitlist for new clients
I am a Queer and Disabled Social Work Associate working with Adults. I am passionate about strengths-based approaches to navigating mental health and healing. I believe that each person already possesses the tools they need and I am truly honored to be part of rich therapeutic relationships which bring those to the surface.
I am a Queer and Disabled Social Work Associate working with Adults. I am passionate about strengths-based approaches to navigating mental health and healing. I believe that each person already possesses the tools they need and I am truly honored to be part of rich therapeutic relationships which bring those to the surface.
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Authentic Hope: Center for Peace and Empowerment
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Corvallis, OR 97333
Hello! We are a non-profit with therapists who provide individual therapy. We work with adults, children, teens, young adults and support LGBTQ+ clients and their families. We specialize in serving patients' who struggle with anxiety, grief and trauma recovery. We are affirming and encourage others in this approach. Whether you are a single mom struggling to get it all done or a college student juggling too many expectations, there is a place to find peace. You may need to sit and cry or laugh and dream. We will explore your needs together and take small steps towards big change using trauma-informed techniques.
Hello! We are a non-profit with therapists who provide individual therapy. We work with adults, children, teens, young adults and support LGBTQ+ clients and their families. We specialize in serving patients' who struggle with anxiety, grief and trauma recovery. We are affirming and encourage others in this approach. Whether you are a single mom struggling to get it all done or a college student juggling too many expectations, there is a place to find peace. You may need to sit and cry or laugh and dream. We will explore your needs together and take small steps towards big change using trauma-informed techniques.
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Hello, my name is Ryan and I am a child and family therapist. I have extensive experience and training in working with children and young adults from 3-25 years old. My specialities lie in treating the person and family for trauma, depression, anxiety, mood dysregulation, anger issues, problems with communication, relationship building, and safety risks.
Hello, my name is Ryan and I am a child and family therapist. I have extensive experience and training in working with children and young adults from 3-25 years old. My specialities lie in treating the person and family for trauma, depression, anxiety, mood dysregulation, anger issues, problems with communication, relationship building, and safety risks.
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I strive to create an accepting and supportive space in sessions for you to feel truly seen and heard, utilizing a person-centered and strengths-based approach in accompanying you on this journey. I bring compassion, warmth, and unconditional positive regard to this space and believe that healing can happen through compassionate connection and exploration. It is important to me that we incorporate approaches which honor your unique needs, and that we do so in an affirming and gentle manner. I hope that this can be a space in which you feel supported, celebrated, and cared for.
I strive to create an accepting and supportive space in sessions for you to feel truly seen and heard, utilizing a person-centered and strengths-based approach in accompanying you on this journey. I bring compassion, warmth, and unconditional positive regard to this space and believe that healing can happen through compassionate connection and exploration. It is important to me that we incorporate approaches which honor your unique needs, and that we do so in an affirming and gentle manner. I hope that this can be a space in which you feel supported, celebrated, and cared for.
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Soma Clinic for Natural Medicine
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, CADCI
Verified Verified
Corvallis, OR 97330
Healing crises occur throughout our lives and are often brought forth in times of transition and loss. I believe these times provide opportunities for development in our relationships with others and ourselves. Therapy is a healthy way of working through crisis and transition. I have worked for over 10 years with adults and children who are healing from recent and past traumas and/or loss. My training and experience includes working with sexual traumas, domestic violence, substance dependence, and co-dependency issuses. I focus on helping clients tell their stories and identify beliefs and coping strategies that are unhelpful.
Healing crises occur throughout our lives and are often brought forth in times of transition and loss. I believe these times provide opportunities for development in our relationships with others and ourselves. Therapy is a healthy way of working through crisis and transition. I have worked for over 10 years with adults and children who are healing from recent and past traumas and/or loss. My training and experience includes working with sexual traumas, domestic violence, substance dependence, and co-dependency issuses. I focus on helping clients tell their stories and identify beliefs and coping strategies that are unhelpful.
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Silver Lining Recovery Counseling
Drug & Alcohol Counselor, CADCI
Verified Verified
Corvallis, OR 97333 (Online Only)
Anxiety and Depression can be caused by many things. I work best with people who are experiencing these unwanted emotions as the result of Childhood Trauma or the unwanted side-effects of a Substance Abuse issue. Most Trauma survivors begin to use substances as a way to numb out past painful memories. As a somatic guided imagery practitioner, and certified drug and alcohol counselor, I help clients discover their own innate inner wisdom through self-hypnosis. Together, through meditation, guided imagery and self-discovery we will quickly chart a course of healing and recovery.
Anxiety and Depression can be caused by many things. I work best with people who are experiencing these unwanted emotions as the result of Childhood Trauma or the unwanted side-effects of a Substance Abuse issue. Most Trauma survivors begin to use substances as a way to numb out past painful memories. As a somatic guided imagery practitioner, and certified drug and alcohol counselor, I help clients discover their own innate inner wisdom through self-hypnosis. Together, through meditation, guided imagery and self-discovery we will quickly chart a course of healing and recovery.
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Jacob L. Merritt
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Corvallis, OR 97330 (Online Only)
Are you struggling with anxiety, depression, or any other mental health concern? If so, mental health counseling might be a good fit for you. I create a safe environment for my clients to process intense feelings and emotions.
Are you struggling with anxiety, depression, or any other mental health concern? If so, mental health counseling might be a good fit for you. I create a safe environment for my clients to process intense feelings and emotions.
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Friends of the Family
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, MAMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Corvallis, OR 97330
Friends of the Family (FOFM) is a nonprofit organization that offers top-quality counseling services for children, teens, adults, couples, and families. Thanks to the generous support of donors, we can offer affordable out-of-pocket rates on a Sliding Fee Scale. We also bill certain insurance companies directly. Our Counseling Team includes Sherry Doggett (LMFT), Holly Berry (LCSW), and Professional Counselor Associates Alicia Deal (M.A.) and Kara Oyer (M.A.). See pictures below and read more about each counselor on our website (fofm.org).
Friends of the Family (FOFM) is a nonprofit organization that offers top-quality counseling services for children, teens, adults, couples, and families. Thanks to the generous support of donors, we can offer affordable out-of-pocket rates on a Sliding Fee Scale. We also bill certain insurance companies directly. Our Counseling Team includes Sherry Doggett (LMFT), Holly Berry (LCSW), and Professional Counselor Associates Alicia Deal (M.A.) and Kara Oyer (M.A.). See pictures below and read more about each counselor on our website (fofm.org).
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Savannah Weaver-Rodriguez
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Corvallis, OR 97330
Waitlist for new clients
I am passionate about helping families and individuals navigate new challenges, past traumas, major life changes, and general work with improving communication and relationships. I also have extensive experience working with teens and young adults struggling with Anxiety, Depression, and Adjustment Disorders.
I am passionate about helping families and individuals navigate new challenges, past traumas, major life changes, and general work with improving communication and relationships. I also have extensive experience working with teens and young adults struggling with Anxiety, Depression, and Adjustment Disorders.
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Do you long for better relationships in your life? Would you like to understand more about yourself and how you relate to those around you? Do you feel like you're alone or like you are the only one who feels the way you feel? Do you notice similar things happening in your relationships over and over again? Group therapy feels scary at first for most of us, but it can be the perfect place to work on issues like these. Whether introverted or extraverted, we are all inherently social creatures. Healing in community with others is natural to our species but is an art that many of us have lost.
Do you long for better relationships in your life? Would you like to understand more about yourself and how you relate to those around you? Do you feel like you're alone or like you are the only one who feels the way you feel? Do you notice similar things happening in your relationships over and over again? Group therapy feels scary at first for most of us, but it can be the perfect place to work on issues like these. Whether introverted or extraverted, we are all inherently social creatures. Healing in community with others is natural to our species but is an art that many of us have lost.
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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.