Eating Disorders Therapists in Reading, MA
I am a licensed mental health counselor with 15 years of experience working in the field of eating disorders, anxiety, depression, and other related issues. I provide care to individuals struggling with unhealthy relationships with food, exercise, body image, as well as co-occurring diagnoses, such as anxiety and depression. I have experience facilitating family, couples, and group therapies. I have also taken part in several speaking engagements and trainings at high schools, colleges, and primary care settings to educate those about feeding and eating disorders. I am also an advocate for anti-diet and intuitive eating approaches.
I am a licensed mental health counselor with 15 years of experience working in the field of eating disorders, anxiety, depression, and other related issues. I provide care to individuals struggling with unhealthy relationships with food, exercise, body image, as well as co-occurring diagnoses, such as anxiety and depression. I have experience facilitating family, couples, and group therapies. I have also taken part in several speaking engagements and trainings at high schools, colleges, and primary care settings to educate those about feeding and eating disorders. I am also an advocate for anti-diet and intuitive eating approaches.
I have assisted individuals dealing with an array of mental health challenges, including domestic violence, chronic relapse, relationship issues, grief and loss, eating disorders, and suicidal ideation.
Are you struggling with depression, anxiety, domestic violence, eating disorders, dual diagnosis, or life changes? I can assist you with developing coping skills, practicing mindfulness, and utilizing tools to manage your mental health effectively. I aim to work with clients willing to help themselves and open to the therapeutic process. This mindset will allow us to build a positive therapeutic relationship that can bring about positive changes in their lives.
I have assisted individuals dealing with an array of mental health challenges, including domestic violence, chronic relapse, relationship issues, grief and loss, eating disorders, and suicidal ideation.
Are you struggling with depression, anxiety, domestic violence, eating disorders, dual diagnosis, or life changes? I can assist you with developing coping skills, practicing mindfulness, and utilizing tools to manage your mental health effectively. I aim to work with clients willing to help themselves and open to the therapeutic process. This mindset will allow us to build a positive therapeutic relationship that can bring about positive changes in their lives.
Specializing in substance abuse, eating disorders, anxiety and trauma (EMDR certified).
As a psychotherapist, I join my clients in their journey. I emphasize on what one can do, as opposed to pathologizing what one can’t”.
Specializing in substance abuse, eating disorders, anxiety and trauma (EMDR certified).
As a psychotherapist, I join my clients in their journey. I emphasize on what one can do, as opposed to pathologizing what one can’t”.
My approach to therapy is direct and interactive. I believe that with a commitment to change, my clients can achieve a balanced and fulfilling life. Through collaborative relationships with my clients, I have helped people reach their goals in a safe and supportive environment. I have been in practice for over 9 years.
My approach to therapy is direct and interactive. I believe that with a commitment to change, my clients can achieve a balanced and fulfilling life. Through collaborative relationships with my clients, I have helped people reach their goals in a safe and supportive environment. I have been in practice for over 9 years.
Greetings, I am a Licensed psychotherapist with a holistic approach specializing in trauma and women's issues . As a registered yoga and meditation teacher and dance movement therapist I weave these creative healing arts modalities into my practice as needed and requested by my clients. As a dance movement therapist I realize and understand the importance of releasing traumatic experiences not only in talk therapy but also on a body level. I encorporate the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda medicine , and aromatherapy oils. As a practioner I believe in empowering women of all ages to step into their self worth and live their best life possible!
Greetings, I am a Licensed psychotherapist with a holistic approach specializing in trauma and women's issues . As a registered yoga and meditation teacher and dance movement therapist I weave these creative healing arts modalities into my practice as needed and requested by my clients. As a dance movement therapist I realize and understand the importance of releasing traumatic experiences not only in talk therapy but also on a body level. I encorporate the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda medicine , and aromatherapy oils. As a practioner I believe in empowering women of all ages to step into their self worth and live their best life possible!
"Have you been experiencing feelings of sadness, or anger, or not sleeping well? Are you irritable and not liking yourself? Perhaps it is time for you to make a call to someone to help you work through your issues.
I engage actively in the therapeutic process with you, and help provide you with ways to understand and manage your problems. We will work together to identify stressors and then create some simple techniques to balance those stressors.
"Have you been experiencing feelings of sadness, or anger, or not sleeping well? Are you irritable and not liking yourself? Perhaps it is time for you to make a call to someone to help you work through your issues.
I engage actively in the therapeutic process with you, and help provide you with ways to understand and manage your problems. We will work together to identify stressors and then create some simple techniques to balance those stressors.
“Accepting telehealth clients”. I am a licensed mental health counselor who has been practicing for the past 7 years. My training in in-home therapy has helped me develop a trauma informed, person centered approach. I approach therapy by meeting each unique client where they are at. I am able to facilitate a process to help them get closer to their preferred ways of being. I’ve worked with clients with a range of mental health concerns including, trauma, depression, relationship difficulties, anxiety and parenting challenges.
“Accepting telehealth clients”. I am a licensed mental health counselor who has been practicing for the past 7 years. My training in in-home therapy has helped me develop a trauma informed, person centered approach. I approach therapy by meeting each unique client where they are at. I am able to facilitate a process to help them get closer to their preferred ways of being. I’ve worked with clients with a range of mental health concerns including, trauma, depression, relationship difficulties, anxiety and parenting challenges.
In the past, I have enjoyed working with individuals with a history of traumatic experiences, substance use, interpersonal difficulties, and psychosis. I enjoy working on goals with clients that involve cognitive restructuring and skills building. Additionally, I enjoy short-term solution-focused goals.
In the past, I have enjoyed working with individuals with a history of traumatic experiences, substance use, interpersonal difficulties, and psychosis. I enjoy working on goals with clients that involve cognitive restructuring and skills building. Additionally, I enjoy short-term solution-focused goals.
Michelle D'Amico
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Reading, MA 01867
Congratulations on taking that first step to obtain support! Searching for a therapist can be a difficult and overwhelming process. Taking this step and setting up an initial therapy appointment can be terrifying, so let me tell you what you can expect if we decide to work together. Maybe you're grieving a loss, struggling with a life transition, or feeling in a rut. Together, we can build up your skills to better understand and manage distressing feelings and the challenges that are currently weighing you down.
Congratulations on taking that first step to obtain support! Searching for a therapist can be a difficult and overwhelming process. Taking this step and setting up an initial therapy appointment can be terrifying, so let me tell you what you can expect if we decide to work together. Maybe you're grieving a loss, struggling with a life transition, or feeling in a rut. Together, we can build up your skills to better understand and manage distressing feelings and the challenges that are currently weighing you down.
My recent background includes work in a higher level of care treatment facility with adolescents and adults struggling with eating disorders, mood disorders, addiction, and trauma.
Drawing on my professional experience as a clinician, educator, and artist, I approach the therapeutic process from a holistic lens guided by the needs of the client. I work with adolescents, adults, families and couples, as well as individuals who identify within the LGBTQ+ community. It is important to me to approach our work together from a place of compassion and curiosity, utilizing therapeutic models ranging from person centered, CBT, emotion focused, ACT, Unified Protocol, mindfulness work, and relational cultural theory.
My recent background includes work in a higher level of care treatment facility with adolescents and adults struggling with eating disorders, mood disorders, addiction, and trauma.
Drawing on my professional experience as a clinician, educator, and artist, I approach the therapeutic process from a holistic lens guided by the needs of the client. I work with adolescents, adults, families and couples, as well as individuals who identify within the LGBTQ+ community. It is important to me to approach our work together from a place of compassion and curiosity, utilizing therapeutic models ranging from person centered, CBT, emotion focused, ACT, Unified Protocol, mindfulness work, and relational cultural theory.
Ellen McCarthy, LICSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Reading, MA 01867
Not accepting new clients
Sometimes we all become overwhelmed, anxious, depressed, don't understand our feelings, struggle in relationships, or simply feel stuck. I offer a safe and supportive environment, to assist you in exploring feelings, difficulties, things that block you from being happy, and loving yourself. I understand one of the most important parts of therapy is to feel a safe and supportive connection with your therapist. I would be honored to journey with you on the path to change and getting to know the person you are created to be.
Sometimes we all become overwhelmed, anxious, depressed, don't understand our feelings, struggle in relationships, or simply feel stuck. I offer a safe and supportive environment, to assist you in exploring feelings, difficulties, things that block you from being happy, and loving yourself. I understand one of the most important parts of therapy is to feel a safe and supportive connection with your therapist. I would be honored to journey with you on the path to change and getting to know the person you are created to be.
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Mikaela Coskren
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
Wakefield, MA 01880 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Not currently accepting new clients, inquire for waitlist! I primarily treat clients who struggle with eating disorders, body image concerns, and struggles with self-esteem. I often times see clients who struggle with deeper parts of themselves, such as trauma, relationship issues, gender/sexuality issues, etc., that manifest in their relationship with food or self. I want to support clients in both understanding how deeper issues of self affect external behaviors, as well as how to create more adaptive and sustainable coping. I have worked in all levels of eating disorder treatment and have worked with many co-occuring diagnoses.
Not currently accepting new clients, inquire for waitlist! I primarily treat clients who struggle with eating disorders, body image concerns, and struggles with self-esteem. I often times see clients who struggle with deeper parts of themselves, such as trauma, relationship issues, gender/sexuality issues, etc., that manifest in their relationship with food or self. I want to support clients in both understanding how deeper issues of self affect external behaviors, as well as how to create more adaptive and sustainable coping. I have worked in all levels of eating disorder treatment and have worked with many co-occuring diagnoses.
We are a group of warm and talented clinicians who provide therapy to children, adolescents and adults. We use evidence based interventions including cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to relieve suffering and enable our patients to meet their goals. We work well with both children and adults, treating anxiety disorders, OCD, ADHD, depression, eating disorders, including ARFID, as well as obesity and health related issues.
We are a group of warm and talented clinicians who provide therapy to children, adolescents and adults. We use evidence based interventions including cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to relieve suffering and enable our patients to meet their goals. We work well with both children and adults, treating anxiety disorders, OCD, ADHD, depression, eating disorders, including ARFID, as well as obesity and health related issues.
An ideal client would be an adult, mental health/substance use disorder, with a desire to change. Family involvement is so important so I would hope they would have emphasis on that and willingness to have them involved. Ultimately I love when someone is internally driven to change, but as a therapist we meet the clients where they are. Internally motivated, externally motivated, and sometimes neither. I don't discriminate and am willing to help essentially anyone.
An ideal client would be an adult, mental health/substance use disorder, with a desire to change. Family involvement is so important so I would hope they would have emphasis on that and willingness to have them involved. Ultimately I love when someone is internally driven to change, but as a therapist we meet the clients where they are. Internally motivated, externally motivated, and sometimes neither. I don't discriminate and am willing to help essentially anyone.
My ideal client would be an individual who is ambivalent relative to the need for change. They may not see the relationship between their issues and their behaviors. This client may have legal, employment and family impairment. The individual wants to be meaningfully employed and have trust in their loving relationships. However, the individual views their substance abuse or alcohol issues as secondary and attributes impairment in the domains mentioned above to external situations, people or events. They do not see their role or personal responsibility in their issues.
My ideal client would be an individual who is ambivalent relative to the need for change. They may not see the relationship between their issues and their behaviors. This client may have legal, employment and family impairment. The individual wants to be meaningfully employed and have trust in their loving relationships. However, the individual views their substance abuse or alcohol issues as secondary and attributes impairment in the domains mentioned above to external situations, people or events. They do not see their role or personal responsibility in their issues.
Jeffrey H Zeizel
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, MPH, BCD, SAP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Woburn, MA 01801
I have been a Clinical Social Worker for over 40 years. I bring a lot of passion to my work, and am quite active in the process. I utilize a goal oriented perspective focusing on solutions and growth, while also helping patients/clients develope their own insights and awareness. I like to give feedback to folks and feel that therapy is a process to help create change. My ideal patient is someone who is motivated to work on their problems, is flexible, has a sense of humor, and knows that the therapist does not have all the answers.
I have been a Clinical Social Worker for over 40 years. I bring a lot of passion to my work, and am quite active in the process. I utilize a goal oriented perspective focusing on solutions and growth, while also helping patients/clients develope their own insights and awareness. I like to give feedback to folks and feel that therapy is a process to help create change. My ideal patient is someone who is motivated to work on their problems, is flexible, has a sense of humor, and knows that the therapist does not have all the answers.
Jonathan Roberto
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Wakefield, MA 01880
I am passionate about helping clients achieve their goals and lead happy and fulfilling lives! I earned my Bachelor’s degree as a student-athlete at Merrimack College playing football and studying sociology and clinical psychology. I then earned my Master’s in Social Work at Walden University. Before joining the team at Launch, I’ve enjoyed working within interdisciplinary teams such as PACT (Program for Assertive Community Treatment) and serving diverse populations of all ages who struggle with mental health and/or substance use.
I am passionate about helping clients achieve their goals and lead happy and fulfilling lives! I earned my Bachelor’s degree as a student-athlete at Merrimack College playing football and studying sociology and clinical psychology. I then earned my Master’s in Social Work at Walden University. Before joining the team at Launch, I’ve enjoyed working within interdisciplinary teams such as PACT (Program for Assertive Community Treatment) and serving diverse populations of all ages who struggle with mental health and/or substance use.
My ideal client would most likely be a female teenager working through peer relationships, self esteem, and social anxiety. With this client, I believe some of her needs would be to explore core beliefs of who she is in comparison to what others may say/think of her, cognitive challenging and reframing of intrusive/negative thought patterns, and slowly exposing the client to social scenarios in which she can use her coping skills to effectively navigate new situations.
My ideal client would most likely be a female teenager working through peer relationships, self esteem, and social anxiety. With this client, I believe some of her needs would be to explore core beliefs of who she is in comparison to what others may say/think of her, cognitive challenging and reframing of intrusive/negative thought patterns, and slowly exposing the client to social scenarios in which she can use her coping skills to effectively navigate new situations.
I am motivated to help my clients learn realistic and self-compassionate ways to thrive. I am happiest helping my clients to achieve meaningful growth, at their own pace. I earned my Master’s of Social Work in 2015 from the University of New England, after earning my Bachelor’s in the same discipline from Wheelock College (now Boston University) in 2014. I enjoy working with people of all ages and types of neurodiversity, from preteens to elders. I am lucky to be a true people person! I have been fortunate to contribute to various interdisciplinary teams throughout my career in settings such as inpatient mental health facilities,
I am motivated to help my clients learn realistic and self-compassionate ways to thrive. I am happiest helping my clients to achieve meaningful growth, at their own pace. I earned my Master’s of Social Work in 2015 from the University of New England, after earning my Bachelor’s in the same discipline from Wheelock College (now Boston University) in 2014. I enjoy working with people of all ages and types of neurodiversity, from preteens to elders. I am lucky to be a true people person! I have been fortunate to contribute to various interdisciplinary teams throughout my career in settings such as inpatient mental health facilities,
Stefanie Boisvert
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, LICSW
Verified Verified
Stoneham, MA 02180 (Online Only)
Do you ever find yourself saying "I need to talk to someone about this" but then it passes and you don't notice it again until it comes up again? and then again? Whether you feel like you need help with better managing your life overall or have a more defined area to work on I feel therapy can be beneficial for everyone. Let's be real, everyone would love to be 100 % their best self at all times however life is hard! I am here to offer traditional therapeutic approaches if you are suffering with anxiety, depression, mood disturbances, grief, relationship issues, life changes or you are looking for a more general overall life tuneup.
Do you ever find yourself saying "I need to talk to someone about this" but then it passes and you don't notice it again until it comes up again? and then again? Whether you feel like you need help with better managing your life overall or have a more defined area to work on I feel therapy can be beneficial for everyone. Let's be real, everyone would love to be 100 % their best self at all times however life is hard! I am here to offer traditional therapeutic approaches if you are suffering with anxiety, depression, mood disturbances, grief, relationship issues, life changes or you are looking for a more general overall life tuneup.
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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.