Eating Disorders Therapists in Suwanee, GA
I enjoy working especially with those struggling with mood and anxiety issues, eating disorders, and relationship difficulties.
Each of us have a story--a personal history filled with experiences that inform how we relate to the world, ourselves, and others. Often aspects of our history cause us to feel unhappy, anxious, or simply stuck. Whether you struggle with an eating disorder, intense fear, or simply wish to improve your relationships, my role as a therapist is to help you learn new ways of being in the context of a safe therapeutic relationship.
I enjoy working especially with those struggling with mood and anxiety issues, eating disorders, and relationship difficulties.
Each of us have a story--a personal history filled with experiences that inform how we relate to the world, ourselves, and others. Often aspects of our history cause us to feel unhappy, anxious, or simply stuck. Whether you struggle with an eating disorder, intense fear, or simply wish to improve your relationships, my role as a therapist is to help you learn new ways of being in the context of a safe therapeutic relationship.
Lauren Greenway
Licensed Professional Counselor, NCC, LPC, MAC, CPCS, CEDS-C
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Suwanee, GA 30024
Waitlist for new clients
I specialize in counseling clients with eating disorders, substance use disorders, and trauma.
Life experiences can sometimes leave us feeling as though we are presented with something too challenging or difficult to face. We can feel lost, overwhelmed, and unsure. So we can turn to coping mechanisms that might help us in the moment but aren't realistic long-term. Everyone needs help from time to time. I believe in empowering my clients to gain the tools and self-awareness they need in order to achieve more peace and serenity in their lives.
I specialize in counseling clients with eating disorders, substance use disorders, and trauma.
Life experiences can sometimes leave us feeling as though we are presented with something too challenging or difficult to face. We can feel lost, overwhelmed, and unsure. So we can turn to coping mechanisms that might help us in the moment but aren't realistic long-term. Everyone needs help from time to time. I believe in empowering my clients to gain the tools and self-awareness they need in order to achieve more peace and serenity in their lives.
Taylor Warren
Licensed Professional Counselor, EdS, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
9 Endorsed
Suwanee, GA 30024
Do you often feel like you're not enough? Do you find yourself questioning your worth and struggling with comparison? Perhaps you're wanting to heal your relationship with food and finally accept your body. I've been there, and you don't have to continue feeling this way. My specialty is helping teen girls and women in the areas of anxiety, self-esteem, perfectionism, people pleasing, and eating disorders. I am certain that you can be equipped with the tools you need to feel comfortable in your own skin, be kinder to yourself, build confidence, and begin to thrive in this season of your life.
Do you often feel like you're not enough? Do you find yourself questioning your worth and struggling with comparison? Perhaps you're wanting to heal your relationship with food and finally accept your body. I've been there, and you don't have to continue feeling this way. My specialty is helping teen girls and women in the areas of anxiety, self-esteem, perfectionism, people pleasing, and eating disorders. I am certain that you can be equipped with the tools you need to feel comfortable in your own skin, be kinder to yourself, build confidence, and begin to thrive in this season of your life.
I treat a variety of issues such as PTSD, ADHD, ODD, OCD, eating disorders, anxiety, depression, suicidal ideations, self-esteem issues, substance use, trauma, and behavioral issues. I strive to help children/teens becoming caring, loving, functional adults with a positive self-image and healthy emotional expression. In my work with adolescents, I help them to achieve life goals, build self-esteem, and healthy peer relationships. For adults with substance use I work with the client to find a path to sobriety by treating the underlying cause, using their inner strengths to support them.
I treat a variety of issues such as PTSD, ADHD, ODD, OCD, eating disorders, anxiety, depression, suicidal ideations, self-esteem issues, substance use, trauma, and behavioral issues. I strive to help children/teens becoming caring, loving, functional adults with a positive self-image and healthy emotional expression. In my work with adolescents, I help them to achieve life goals, build self-esteem, and healthy peer relationships. For adults with substance use I work with the client to find a path to sobriety by treating the underlying cause, using their inner strengths to support them.
As a therapist, my primary intention is to create a non-judgmental space where I can connect genuinely with clients to guide them towards a journey of healing. On this journey I hope to help clients develop a deep connection with themselves and their capability to live a purposeful, fulfilled, healthy, and joyous life. I have many years of experience counseling individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, psychosomatic pain, eating disorders, and neurodiverse diagnoses such as ADHD. I utilize a person-centered approach because I believe the client knows themself the best, and my job is to assist them to find their voice.
As a therapist, my primary intention is to create a non-judgmental space where I can connect genuinely with clients to guide them towards a journey of healing. On this journey I hope to help clients develop a deep connection with themselves and their capability to live a purposeful, fulfilled, healthy, and joyous life. I have many years of experience counseling individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, psychosomatic pain, eating disorders, and neurodiverse diagnoses such as ADHD. I utilize a person-centered approach because I believe the client knows themself the best, and my job is to assist them to find their voice.
Are you struggling with keeping it all together? Are you tired of repeating the same mistakes, hoping for different results? Do you want to feel calmer with much better control and ability to cope with life? Do you want a kinder, more compassionate view of yourself? Do you wish to feel capable of navigating life’s challenges trusting that you can handle yourself in healthy, satisfying ways?
Are you struggling with keeping it all together? Are you tired of repeating the same mistakes, hoping for different results? Do you want to feel calmer with much better control and ability to cope with life? Do you want a kinder, more compassionate view of yourself? Do you wish to feel capable of navigating life’s challenges trusting that you can handle yourself in healthy, satisfying ways?
“You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.” – Navigating today’s world can be overwhelming for both adults and children. We all face challenges that lead to intense emotions and struggles, affecting individuals and families alike. The good news is: change is possible, and no one has to face these challenges alone! Whether you're a parent or navigating your own emotions, learning to manage feelings is key. It’s a skill that helps build resilience for life’s ups and downs. Emotions are powerful, but so are you—together, we can learn to ride the waves!
“You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.” – Navigating today’s world can be overwhelming for both adults and children. We all face challenges that lead to intense emotions and struggles, affecting individuals and families alike. The good news is: change is possible, and no one has to face these challenges alone! Whether you're a parent or navigating your own emotions, learning to manage feelings is key. It’s a skill that helps build resilience for life’s ups and downs. Emotions are powerful, but so are you—together, we can learn to ride the waves!
Elizabeth M. Cooke
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Suwanee, GA 30024
Life isn't always easy, but getting the help you need can be... You might be facing problems in your relationship, or having trouble dealing with your children's behaviors and attitudes. You could be feeling overwhelmed by stress and change. Or struggling with confusion about directions to take and decisions to make. Whatever brings you here, entering into the counseling process will allow you first to identify and then to build on your strengths. Even if it seems that your resources are few, we will explore and experiment with different skills in a safe and supportive environment.
Life isn't always easy, but getting the help you need can be... You might be facing problems in your relationship, or having trouble dealing with your children's behaviors and attitudes. You could be feeling overwhelmed by stress and change. Or struggling with confusion about directions to take and decisions to make. Whatever brings you here, entering into the counseling process will allow you first to identify and then to build on your strengths. Even if it seems that your resources are few, we will explore and experiment with different skills in a safe and supportive environment.
Richard John Payne
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, MFT, AAMFT
Verified Verified
Suwanee, GA 30024
I am an experienced psychotherapist who has the ability to successfully apply psychological theory and techniques to help people make desired and necessary changes in their lives. My primary objective, whether in dealing with couples, families, or individuals is to provide them with healthy guidance, support, and insight in order to eliminate self-defeating behaviors. I have been in practice for over 40 years and recently relocated from a very successful practice in South Georgia to be closer to home. I am currently practicing in Johns Creek, Georgia and can be contacted at 229 343 7870.
I am an experienced psychotherapist who has the ability to successfully apply psychological theory and techniques to help people make desired and necessary changes in their lives. My primary objective, whether in dealing with couples, families, or individuals is to provide them with healthy guidance, support, and insight in order to eliminate self-defeating behaviors. I have been in practice for over 40 years and recently relocated from a very successful practice in South Georgia to be closer to home. I am currently practicing in Johns Creek, Georgia and can be contacted at 229 343 7870.
I am a licensed Clinical social worker(LCSW) with specialized training in mental health. I have various experiences as a clinician working with people with serious mental illness(SMI) to Co-occurring disorders. I also have experience with people with mood disorders and personality disorders. My clinical and research interests are 1) how culture plays a role in one’s life, 2) how to reconstruct relationships through reconstructing one’s unresolved trauma, and 3) strengthen one’s resilience to cope with life difficulties.
I am a licensed Clinical social worker(LCSW) with specialized training in mental health. I have various experiences as a clinician working with people with serious mental illness(SMI) to Co-occurring disorders. I also have experience with people with mood disorders and personality disorders. My clinical and research interests are 1) how culture plays a role in one’s life, 2) how to reconstruct relationships through reconstructing one’s unresolved trauma, and 3) strengthen one’s resilience to cope with life difficulties.
Wendy A Crawford
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Suwanee, GA 30024
Wendy Crawford's mission is to provide professional counseling within a Christian context. She uses established therapeutic techniques against the solid guidance of Scripture to help clients learn more effective and healthier ways of dealing with life's struggles. Wendy provides Individual & Marriage counseling for couples, adults, and adolescents suffering from a variety of emotional, relational, and spiritual difficulties. Her practice specialties include marital conflict, infidelity recovery, depression, anxiety, grief and loss, divorce recovery, relationship issues, sleep problems, life transitions, and healing from abuse.
Wendy Crawford's mission is to provide professional counseling within a Christian context. She uses established therapeutic techniques against the solid guidance of Scripture to help clients learn more effective and healthier ways of dealing with life's struggles. Wendy provides Individual & Marriage counseling for couples, adults, and adolescents suffering from a variety of emotional, relational, and spiritual difficulties. Her practice specialties include marital conflict, infidelity recovery, depression, anxiety, grief and loss, divorce recovery, relationship issues, sleep problems, life transitions, and healing from abuse.
Dyan Auterson
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, MA, CCTP, CCTP 2
Verified Verified
Suwanee, GA 30024
Supporting and encouraging the broken hearted through grace, understanding, and love. Transparent connection and hope can heal, restore and revitalize what you are destined to be. Understanding how to overcome obstacles and release burdens can bridge the gap towards true healing.
Supporting and encouraging the broken hearted through grace, understanding, and love. Transparent connection and hope can heal, restore and revitalize what you are destined to be. Understanding how to overcome obstacles and release burdens can bridge the gap towards true healing.
I am inspired working with clients who are committed to bettering their mental health and to personal growth, even if feeling stuck. What happens to an individual rarely happens within a vacuum, and a more complete context provides better understanding of how we grow, develop, suffer and change. During moments when hopefulness is dim, we need someone to hear us, to see us, and to believe in us. Each of us is capable of living lives of significance when we embody a true sense of hopefulness. Living a life of significance is a personal and humbling journey marked by having the courage to face our fears, listen clearly, and understand.
I am inspired working with clients who are committed to bettering their mental health and to personal growth, even if feeling stuck. What happens to an individual rarely happens within a vacuum, and a more complete context provides better understanding of how we grow, develop, suffer and change. During moments when hopefulness is dim, we need someone to hear us, to see us, and to believe in us. Each of us is capable of living lives of significance when we embody a true sense of hopefulness. Living a life of significance is a personal and humbling journey marked by having the courage to face our fears, listen clearly, and understand.
One of my greatest joys in life is my career as a professional counselor. It's so gratifying to work with my clients and help them reach their respective goals. I have worked with individuals, couples, and families treating their depression, anxiety and relationship issues. I also work with all types of addictions and destructive behaviors, helping my clients develop a healthier lifestyle. I encourage my clients to believe in themselves. It's my belief that with help, open-mindedness, and willingness to take action, clients can positively influence their destiny. During each session, aspirations and positive progress are addressed.
One of my greatest joys in life is my career as a professional counselor. It's so gratifying to work with my clients and help them reach their respective goals. I have worked with individuals, couples, and families treating their depression, anxiety and relationship issues. I also work with all types of addictions and destructive behaviors, helping my clients develop a healthier lifestyle. I encourage my clients to believe in themselves. It's my belief that with help, open-mindedness, and willingness to take action, clients can positively influence their destiny. During each session, aspirations and positive progress are addressed.
Healing Minds Institute
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD , LPC , LCMH, SAP, MAC
Verified Verified
Suwanee, GA 30024
HMI has a diverse group of therapists that can meet your personal goals, needs, and all of your expectations. No matter what your issues may be HMI has trained staff that can help you recover from any traumatic event in your life. HMI is based on the belief that "We're here to help you become a better you" and will do everything within the legal parameters to help you achieve your goals.
HMI has a diverse group of therapists that can meet your personal goals, needs, and all of your expectations. No matter what your issues may be HMI has trained staff that can help you recover from any traumatic event in your life. HMI is based on the belief that "We're here to help you become a better you" and will do everything within the legal parameters to help you achieve your goals.
I am excited to connect with people who find themselves ready for a change, but perhaps unsure of how to make that happen for themselves. I enjoy helping people explore all parts of their life to help make sense of present situations and to make a plan for a healthier future. This can look like discussing nutrition, exercise, emotional intelligence, past relationships and family dynamics, as well as a myriad of other topics. I prioritize a holistic approach for not only my clients, but for my own life as well and have personally experienced healthy change from this perspective.
I am excited to connect with people who find themselves ready for a change, but perhaps unsure of how to make that happen for themselves. I enjoy helping people explore all parts of their life to help make sense of present situations and to make a plan for a healthier future. This can look like discussing nutrition, exercise, emotional intelligence, past relationships and family dynamics, as well as a myriad of other topics. I prioritize a holistic approach for not only my clients, but for my own life as well and have personally experienced healthy change from this perspective.
Kristi Vanderpool
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, NCC, MCC
Verified Verified
Suwanee, GA 30024
Are you feeling anxious or depressed? Are you worried about your relationship with your spouse or teen? Our counseling sessions offer a safe, confidential space where you can explore your feelings, thoughts, and concerns without judgment. It's an opportunity to gain insight into yourself and your relationships, develop coping strategies, and make positive changes in your life. Kristi Vanderpool can help you identify your strengths, overcome obstacles, and achieve your personal goals.
Are you feeling anxious or depressed? Are you worried about your relationship with your spouse or teen? Our counseling sessions offer a safe, confidential space where you can explore your feelings, thoughts, and concerns without judgment. It's an opportunity to gain insight into yourself and your relationships, develop coping strategies, and make positive changes in your life. Kristi Vanderpool can help you identify your strengths, overcome obstacles, and achieve your personal goals.
I view my clients as fellow human beings in search of some type of change. For one reason or another, they feel stuck or unable to get where they want. Together we work towards growth by identifying the issues involved, establishing hopes and goals, and increasing awareness of recurring patterns that maintain dysfunction. I find that often these patterns were somehow adaptive, but are now "outdated" for life's current situation. As awareness of one's desires, perceptions, fears, and strengths increase, doors often begin to open. There are more options and more opportunities for change and connection with others.
I view my clients as fellow human beings in search of some type of change. For one reason or another, they feel stuck or unable to get where they want. Together we work towards growth by identifying the issues involved, establishing hopes and goals, and increasing awareness of recurring patterns that maintain dysfunction. I find that often these patterns were somehow adaptive, but are now "outdated" for life's current situation. As awareness of one's desires, perceptions, fears, and strengths increase, doors often begin to open. There are more options and more opportunities for change and connection with others.
You place a great deal of trust in who you choose as an expert to help you and your loved ones, and I respect that. I strive to maintain a warm and inviting practice with the highest standards of confidential and personalized care. I have a Ph.D. in clinical psychology with advanced specializations in clinical child, pediatric, and family psychology. I carefully review the latest research findings and use treatments that work. My goal is to work with you as a team to help you thrive and get back to enjoying life to its fullest as soon as possible.
You place a great deal of trust in who you choose as an expert to help you and your loved ones, and I respect that. I strive to maintain a warm and inviting practice with the highest standards of confidential and personalized care. I have a Ph.D. in clinical psychology with advanced specializations in clinical child, pediatric, and family psychology. I carefully review the latest research findings and use treatments that work. My goal is to work with you as a team to help you thrive and get back to enjoying life to its fullest as soon as possible.
VOTED BEST OF GWINNETT 2020, 2021, and 2022! COME SEE WHY! As a licensed professional counselor and life coach I have over 15 years experience working with a very diverse population. From individuals struggling with significant mental health issues to others working on adjustment to new life circumstances, I can offer guidance, support, compassion, and expert care during difficult times in your life. Let me help you develop the tools and skills that will help to ease whatever struggles you may have. Together we can develop and implement a plan to live a positive and fulfilling life!
VOTED BEST OF GWINNETT 2020, 2021, and 2022! COME SEE WHY! As a licensed professional counselor and life coach I have over 15 years experience working with a very diverse population. From individuals struggling with significant mental health issues to others working on adjustment to new life circumstances, I can offer guidance, support, compassion, and expert care during difficult times in your life. Let me help you develop the tools and skills that will help to ease whatever struggles you may have. Together we can develop and implement a plan to live a positive and fulfilling life!
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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.