Eating Disorders Therapists in New York, NY
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I have experience working with adults, adolescents, families, those from the LGBTQ+ community, and individuals with eating disorders.
Hello and welcome to my practice. Many stressors in the modern world may make you feel overwhelmed and struggle to cope. Perhaps you are feeling unfulfilled in one or more areas. You may be struggling with depression, anxiety, coping through substance use, or other mental health struggles that are impacting your quality of life. Seeking psychotherapy is not an easy step and requires the courage to choose to be vulnerable in entrusting your honest thoughts and feelings to a stranger. My goal is to provide a safe and supportive environment to explore issues that are important to you.
I have experience working with adults, adolescents, families, those from the LGBTQ+ community, and individuals with eating disorders.
Hello and welcome to my practice. Many stressors in the modern world may make you feel overwhelmed and struggle to cope. Perhaps you are feeling unfulfilled in one or more areas. You may be struggling with depression, anxiety, coping through substance use, or other mental health struggles that are impacting your quality of life. Seeking psychotherapy is not an easy step and requires the courage to choose to be vulnerable in entrusting your honest thoughts and feelings to a stranger. My goal is to provide a safe and supportive environment to explore issues that are important to you.
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I specialize in working with eating disorders, anxiety, and depression.
Therapy can feel incredibly overwhelming for a variety of reasons – whether it is your first session, or your hundredth. My goal as a therapist is to make you feel comfortable, safe, and cared for. I greatly value the relationship I have with each of my clients, as it sets the foundation for the success of the work we will do together. I tailor my approach uniquely to each of my clients, but woven through all my sessions and interactions is a mix of compassion, encouragement, psychoeducation, and sometimes a little bit of humor (life is hard enough, don’t you think?).
I specialize in working with eating disorders, anxiety, and depression.
Therapy can feel incredibly overwhelming for a variety of reasons – whether it is your first session, or your hundredth. My goal as a therapist is to make you feel comfortable, safe, and cared for. I greatly value the relationship I have with each of my clients, as it sets the foundation for the success of the work we will do together. I tailor my approach uniquely to each of my clients, but woven through all my sessions and interactions is a mix of compassion, encouragement, psychoeducation, and sometimes a little bit of humor (life is hard enough, don’t you think?).
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Laura Landau, LCSW-R,CASAC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R, CASAC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
New York, NY 10019
A NY State Certified Addiction Specialist, and Eating Disorders Specialist, I treat trauma, loss, food/eating/body image disorders.
Therapy begins within a trusted, emotional connection where your unique story can truly be heard. I'm dedicated to helping you sort out your feelings and circumstances, to examine difficult relationships. I will teach you effective coping skills, strategies to better handle stress and distress. We will utilize new tools to address problem behavior patterns, unhealthy relationships and to problem solve. I utilize a nuanced, crafted combination of evidenced-based therapies: Mindfulness, Supportive, Relational, Psychodynamic, Motivational, Cognitive Behavioral, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Modern Analytic and Family Treatments.
A NY State Certified Addiction Specialist, and Eating Disorders Specialist, I treat trauma, loss, food/eating/body image disorders.
Therapy begins within a trusted, emotional connection where your unique story can truly be heard. I'm dedicated to helping you sort out your feelings and circumstances, to examine difficult relationships. I will teach you effective coping skills, strategies to better handle stress and distress. We will utilize new tools to address problem behavior patterns, unhealthy relationships and to problem solve. I utilize a nuanced, crafted combination of evidenced-based therapies: Mindfulness, Supportive, Relational, Psychodynamic, Motivational, Cognitive Behavioral, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Modern Analytic and Family Treatments.
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I am a clinical psychologist with over 20 years of experience treating all genders who struggle with eating disorders, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, narcissistic abuse, divorce and trauma. I use a relational, psychodynamic approach to promote both behavioral changes and emotional growth to truly thrive. It's my privilege to support and witness the individuals I work with become their fullest selves. I view each client as a unique individual who deserves respect, kindness and support, and I take a very active role in treatment by engaging fully, sharing my thoughts and meeting you where you're at in your struggles.
I am a clinical psychologist with over 20 years of experience treating all genders who struggle with eating disorders, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, narcissistic abuse, divorce and trauma. I use a relational, psychodynamic approach to promote both behavioral changes and emotional growth to truly thrive. It's my privilege to support and witness the individuals I work with become their fullest selves. I view each client as a unique individual who deserves respect, kindness and support, and I take a very active role in treatment by engaging fully, sharing my thoughts and meeting you where you're at in your struggles.
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I have a generic private practice, but specialize in couple therapy and eating disorders. I also treat self-esteem issues, relationship issues, divorce, depression and anxiety. My experience spans over 35 years. I am passionate about what I do and eager to help those who want to find ''their highest potential!" I enjoy working with individuals from 16-80! Come take a leap into the world of emotional growth...
I have a generic private practice, but specialize in couple therapy and eating disorders. I also treat self-esteem issues, relationship issues, divorce, depression and anxiety. My experience spans over 35 years. I am passionate about what I do and eager to help those who want to find ''their highest potential!" I enjoy working with individuals from 16-80! Come take a leap into the world of emotional growth...
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Susan Reib
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
New York, NY 10028 (Online Only)
Struggling with an eating disorder can consume a person's life, something that I know firsthand. Eating disorders are about complex issues — “everything else in life” other than the food — and they are a way of coping with what we are unable to express through words. My recovery fueled my desire to work with others who seek to recover. I encourage my clients to use a creative, curious approach to explore their life stories to better understand themselves, connect with their strengths and resilience, and make meaningful change. My work is collaborative and supportive, emphasizing emotional healing and personal growth.
Struggling with an eating disorder can consume a person's life, something that I know firsthand. Eating disorders are about complex issues — “everything else in life” other than the food — and they are a way of coping with what we are unable to express through words. My recovery fueled my desire to work with others who seek to recover. I encourage my clients to use a creative, curious approach to explore their life stories to better understand themselves, connect with their strengths and resilience, and make meaningful change. My work is collaborative and supportive, emphasizing emotional healing and personal growth.
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I mostly work with young adults experiencing eating disorders, disordered eating, and body image issues. They might use food as a means of maintaining control or experience feelings of guilt, shame, and anxiety around their bodies. In our work together, we’ll confront the thoughts and beliefs that contribute to harmful patterns so you can build a new relationship with food that nourishes your mind, body, and soul. I also work with people who have anxiety, depression, relational issues, and trauma histories. Together, we’ll uncover the root of these issues and identify coping skills for moving forward.
I mostly work with young adults experiencing eating disorders, disordered eating, and body image issues. They might use food as a means of maintaining control or experience feelings of guilt, shame, and anxiety around their bodies. In our work together, we’ll confront the thoughts and beliefs that contribute to harmful patterns so you can build a new relationship with food that nourishes your mind, body, and soul. I also work with people who have anxiety, depression, relational issues, and trauma histories. Together, we’ll uncover the root of these issues and identify coping skills for moving forward.
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Body-Positive Therapy Zoë Bisbing
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
New York, NY 10001
We draw from Enhanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT-E), one of the most effective treatments for anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, and the like, and often integrate elements of intuitive eating, mindfulness, implicit bias awareness, and self-compassion.
Body-Positive Therapy NYC is a specialty group psychotherapy practice with a social justice mission. Individuals and families come to us with struggles spanning the full disordered eating spectrum to heal their relationships with food and body and to rediscover their most authentic selves. We work with folks whose challenges fall at the intersection of body, food, and reproductive health, as well co-occurring concerns, such as anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, life transitions, gender identity, sexuality, and trauma. We welcome all parts of you.
We draw from Enhanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT-E), one of the most effective treatments for anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, and the like, and often integrate elements of intuitive eating, mindfulness, implicit bias awareness, and self-compassion.
Body-Positive Therapy NYC is a specialty group psychotherapy practice with a social justice mission. Individuals and families come to us with struggles spanning the full disordered eating spectrum to heal their relationships with food and body and to rediscover their most authentic selves. We work with folks whose challenges fall at the intersection of body, food, and reproductive health, as well co-occurring concerns, such as anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, life transitions, gender identity, sexuality, and trauma. We welcome all parts of you.
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I invite clients struggling with an array of issues from anxiety, codependency, addiction, and eating disorders to work with me. I am usually the best fit for people who are motivated and looking to make difficult changes in their life that they have struggled with managing on their own and need more accountability.. My goal is to help you shrink the gap between where you are and where you want to be. I gently challenge limiting beliefs, whether it is perfectionism or "not enoughness" that usually hold people back from being their truest selves. My approach is softly assertive and active with clients.
I invite clients struggling with an array of issues from anxiety, codependency, addiction, and eating disorders to work with me. I am usually the best fit for people who are motivated and looking to make difficult changes in their life that they have struggled with managing on their own and need more accountability.. My goal is to help you shrink the gap between where you are and where you want to be. I gently challenge limiting beliefs, whether it is perfectionism or "not enoughness" that usually hold people back from being their truest selves. My approach is softly assertive and active with clients.
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Sarah Baginski
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
New York, NY 10016 (Online Only)
I am a warm and genuine therapist with a special interest in anxiety, depression, life transitions, relationship issues, eating disorders & body image, and working with individuals who've experienced trauma. I believe that my role as a therapist is to help you explore yourself in the context of a safe, compassionate, and non-judgmental environment. Recognizing that each person’s story is unique, I’m dedicated to meeting you exactly where you are in your life.
I am a warm and genuine therapist with a special interest in anxiety, depression, life transitions, relationship issues, eating disorders & body image, and working with individuals who've experienced trauma. I believe that my role as a therapist is to help you explore yourself in the context of a safe, compassionate, and non-judgmental environment. Recognizing that each person’s story is unique, I’m dedicated to meeting you exactly where you are in your life.
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Chelsea is a New York and Connecticut based therapist specializing in eating disorders, anxiety, depression, grief and bereavement, trauma and life transitions. Chelsea has extensive experience working with young adults and their families, providing individual and family therapy, coaching and parent coaching, and leading therapeutic groups at both a residential and outpatient level of care. She is trained in CBT, DBT and ACT therapy, which she incorporates into her sessions as needed.
Chelsea is a New York and Connecticut based therapist specializing in eating disorders, anxiety, depression, grief and bereavement, trauma and life transitions. Chelsea has extensive experience working with young adults and their families, providing individual and family therapy, coaching and parent coaching, and leading therapeutic groups at both a residential and outpatient level of care. She is trained in CBT, DBT and ACT therapy, which she incorporates into her sessions as needed.
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Psychotherapy is a collaborative, exciting endeavor and represents the hope that something new can happen in our lives. I treat individuals suffering from a wide range of problems: anxiety, depression, troubled relationships, marital distress, eating disorders, learning difficulties, ADHD in children and adults, and women with female cancers. I specialize in work with adolescents, college students and young adulthood. I also enjoy working with adults in middle age and with individuals who are struggling with the challenges of aging and loss. Most importantly, I tailor therapy to each person's particular concerns and needs.
Psychotherapy is a collaborative, exciting endeavor and represents the hope that something new can happen in our lives. I treat individuals suffering from a wide range of problems: anxiety, depression, troubled relationships, marital distress, eating disorders, learning difficulties, ADHD in children and adults, and women with female cancers. I specialize in work with adolescents, college students and young adulthood. I also enjoy working with adults in middle age and with individuals who are struggling with the challenges of aging and loss. Most importantly, I tailor therapy to each person's particular concerns and needs.
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I have expertise in treating issues of emerging adulthood, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and body image.
I work with people seeking to make real and lasting changes in their lives, and I help them foster the hope and confidence that change is possible. By gaining a complete and whole picture of each person, I guide them in reaching a better understanding themselves and their personal patterns in life, work and relationships. Together, we find new perspectives, new ideas and new ways of managing old problems.
I have expertise in treating issues of emerging adulthood, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and body image.
I work with people seeking to make real and lasting changes in their lives, and I help them foster the hope and confidence that change is possible. By gaining a complete and whole picture of each person, I guide them in reaching a better understanding themselves and their personal patterns in life, work and relationships. Together, we find new perspectives, new ideas and new ways of managing old problems.
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* Warm, Accepting, & Compassionate * Holistic Approach (Buddhism, CBT, wellness, DBT, psychodynamic)
* Eating Disorders Specialist
* Mood Disorders Specialist (depression, bipolar disorder) * LGBT-friendly
* Trained at Ackerman Institute
* Some Sliding Scale Fee Slots
* Union Square & Westchester Offices
* Former Adjunct Professor NYU School of Social Work
* Past-Vice President of Family & Divorce Mediation Council.
I have a unique, interdisciplinary background as a seasoned and compassionate holistic psychotherapist (individual, couples, family), divorce/family mediator, child specialist, and divorce coach. I view and treat patients as whole people, integrating Psychodynamic, CBT, DBT, wellness, and Buddhist principles into a tailored holistic approach. Together, these approaches help patients understand and change how their thoughts and emotions impact their behavior. As a mediator, child specialist, and divorce coach, I am committed to helping people avoid court and resolve their differences sensibly and compassionately. I am passionate about minimizing the negative effects of divorce and separation by fostering effective coparenting.
* Warm, Accepting, & Compassionate * Holistic Approach (Buddhism, CBT, wellness, DBT, psychodynamic)
* Eating Disorders Specialist
* Mood Disorders Specialist (depression, bipolar disorder) * LGBT-friendly
* Trained at Ackerman Institute
* Some Sliding Scale Fee Slots
* Union Square & Westchester Offices
* Former Adjunct Professor NYU School of Social Work
* Past-Vice President of Family & Divorce Mediation Council.
I have a unique, interdisciplinary background as a seasoned and compassionate holistic psychotherapist (individual, couples, family), divorce/family mediator, child specialist, and divorce coach. I view and treat patients as whole people, integrating Psychodynamic, CBT, DBT, wellness, and Buddhist principles into a tailored holistic approach. Together, these approaches help patients understand and change how their thoughts and emotions impact their behavior. As a mediator, child specialist, and divorce coach, I am committed to helping people avoid court and resolve their differences sensibly and compassionately. I am passionate about minimizing the negative effects of divorce and separation by fostering effective coparenting.
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Charity Eisenbach
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R
Verified Verified
New York, NY 10011 (Online Only)
My experience includes completing post-graduate training at the Ackerman Institute for the Family, 5 years experience working with individuals and families struggling with eating disorders, and current training in Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples.
We all have an idea of the life we want, joyful, meaningful, fulfilling and with healthy and loving relationships. Trying to create this life can be challenging and I believe that therapy can be a place where you feel safe to share your challenges, without worry or fear. My approach is collaborative, non judgmental, and patient. Together we will work together to explore what is getting in the way of you achieving the life you would like to have. In doing so, we will have opportunities to discuss your relation to self, others, work, and social justice issues.
My experience includes completing post-graduate training at the Ackerman Institute for the Family, 5 years experience working with individuals and families struggling with eating disorders, and current training in Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples.
We all have an idea of the life we want, joyful, meaningful, fulfilling and with healthy and loving relationships. Trying to create this life can be challenging and I believe that therapy can be a place where you feel safe to share your challenges, without worry or fear. My approach is collaborative, non judgmental, and patient. Together we will work together to explore what is getting in the way of you achieving the life you would like to have. In doing so, we will have opportunities to discuss your relation to self, others, work, and social justice issues.
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Alison Mann - Body Image And Anxiety Therapy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LMSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
New York, NY 10011 (Online Only)
I draw from modalities such as CBT, CBT-E (for eating disorders), DBT, psychodynamic and mindfulness.
Do you struggle with thinking "will I ever feel at peace in my body", "I am worried what people think about me", "I don't feel like I belong"? Perhaps you struggle with confidence, perfectionism or people pIeasing. It may also be that some of these feelings are resulting in troubles with eating, social isolation, skin picking or other behavioral patterns that are making your life feel smaller. If this sounds like you, I believe we may be a good fit. Together we will identify thinking and behavioral patterns that are holding you back and develop new skills that help you create a life you enjoy!
I draw from modalities such as CBT, CBT-E (for eating disorders), DBT, psychodynamic and mindfulness.
Do you struggle with thinking "will I ever feel at peace in my body", "I am worried what people think about me", "I don't feel like I belong"? Perhaps you struggle with confidence, perfectionism or people pIeasing. It may also be that some of these feelings are resulting in troubles with eating, social isolation, skin picking or other behavioral patterns that are making your life feel smaller. If this sounds like you, I believe we may be a good fit. Together we will identify thinking and behavioral patterns that are holding you back and develop new skills that help you create a life you enjoy!
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Catherine Silver
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
New York, NY 10016 (Online Only)
As a licensed therapist, I seek to help individuals, couples and families cope with the stresses of everyday life as well as those impacted by anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, eating disorders, addiction and trauma. I specialize in working with individuals struggling with eating disorders and body image issues.
As a licensed therapist, I seek to help individuals, couples and families cope with the stresses of everyday life as well as those impacted by anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, eating disorders, addiction and trauma. I specialize in working with individuals struggling with eating disorders and body image issues.
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I am Certified as a Family Based Therapy (FBT) Therapist by Training Institute for Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders, trained at Stanford University Eating Disorders Clinic under the supervision the developer of FBT.
Let’s face it, change happens, and it happens fast. Sometimes we aren't equipped to handle change. And it’s that that we are not up for the challenge, but that challenges emerge when a person attempts to make sense out of change using skills that worked in the past and are no longer meeting their current need. In my role, I take a warm, directive stance to not only challenge, but also empower individuals to reimagine their role as the expert on their life, by creating new alternative perspectives and establishing mastery of new tools and skillset to increase their quality of life.
I am Certified as a Family Based Therapy (FBT) Therapist by Training Institute for Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders, trained at Stanford University Eating Disorders Clinic under the supervision the developer of FBT.
Let’s face it, change happens, and it happens fast. Sometimes we aren't equipped to handle change. And it’s that that we are not up for the challenge, but that challenges emerge when a person attempts to make sense out of change using skills that worked in the past and are no longer meeting their current need. In my role, I take a warm, directive stance to not only challenge, but also empower individuals to reimagine their role as the expert on their life, by creating new alternative perspectives and establishing mastery of new tools and skillset to increase their quality of life.
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Margaret Ellen McGuire
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, PhD
Verified Verified
New York, NY 10003
Additional Education/Experience:
EDCAS (Eating Disorders, Compulsions, & Addictions) One-Year Program, William Alanson White Institute, New York, NY.
My practice is informed by my firm conviction in the possibility of change, founded in extensive personal & professional experience. I employ an eclectic approach in therapy, with a primary focus on interpersonal, psychodynamic treatment. I have successfully worked with people struggling with many of life's central challenges: identity, relationships, depression, & self-defeating or self-destructive behaviors. I have particular expertise in working with people affected by alcoholism/addiction: not only those who have substance abuse problems, but also the partners or adult children of alcoholics/addicts & people in long-term recovery.
Additional Education/Experience:
EDCAS (Eating Disorders, Compulsions, & Addictions) One-Year Program, William Alanson White Institute, New York, NY.
My practice is informed by my firm conviction in the possibility of change, founded in extensive personal & professional experience. I employ an eclectic approach in therapy, with a primary focus on interpersonal, psychodynamic treatment. I have successfully worked with people struggling with many of life's central challenges: identity, relationships, depression, & self-defeating or self-destructive behaviors. I have particular expertise in working with people affected by alcoholism/addiction: not only those who have substance abuse problems, but also the partners or adult children of alcoholics/addicts & people in long-term recovery.
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I am a warm caring psychotherapist with a direct approach with over 30 years of experience treating adults and adolescents. I empathize with how difficult it can be to speak with someone about very personal matters and I provide a caring and nurturing environment for patients. My specialties include eating problems, with an emphasis on binge eating, obesity, and anorexia. In addition depression and anxiety, grief counseling, women's issues, interpersonal relationships as well as transitions through divorce for individuals, parents and children.
I am a warm caring psychotherapist with a direct approach with over 30 years of experience treating adults and adolescents. I empathize with how difficult it can be to speak with someone about very personal matters and I provide a caring and nurturing environment for patients. My specialties include eating problems, with an emphasis on binge eating, obesity, and anorexia. In addition depression and anxiety, grief counseling, women's issues, interpersonal relationships as well as transitions through divorce for individuals, parents and children.
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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.