Eating Disorders Therapists in Tonawanda, NY
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Amy L Close
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Tonawanda, NY 14150
Waitlist for new clients
I specialize in a variety of diagnosis including trauma, eating disorders, attachment, anxiety and depression.
We all face challenging feelings that interfere with our daily lives such as lack of motivation, hopelessness, anxiety and fear of the future. These feelings are normal, however, sometimes we need help to develop the right tools to deal with them in a healthy way. Everyone deserves to feel heard, supported and encouraged. As a holistic therapist, I can help you find ways to manage these experiences in a way that works best for you. There is no one-size fits all approach to therapy - your story is unique to you. Together, we will explore your needs and develop an individualized plan for success!
I specialize in a variety of diagnosis including trauma, eating disorders, attachment, anxiety and depression.
We all face challenging feelings that interfere with our daily lives such as lack of motivation, hopelessness, anxiety and fear of the future. These feelings are normal, however, sometimes we need help to develop the right tools to deal with them in a healthy way. Everyone deserves to feel heard, supported and encouraged. As a holistic therapist, I can help you find ways to manage these experiences in a way that works best for you. There is no one-size fits all approach to therapy - your story is unique to you. Together, we will explore your needs and develop an individualized plan for success!
![Photo of Amy Close - Mindful Healing Connections, LLC, Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/4b798de9-36d9-470d-98cf-8f7dc1cd4197/1/320x400.jpeg)
Our therapists specialize in a variety of diagnosis and challenges including Eating Disorders, Complex Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, LGBTQIA+ issues, Grief & Loss and Stress Management.
Mindful Healing Connections, LLC was founded in 2022 to honor and address the need of safe and effective holistic care in Western New York. We prioritize collaboration with other providers in order to facilitate interconnectedness of the mind, body, and spirit. While exploring individual needs, our comprehensive approach to therapy considers the many factors influencing mental well-being and emotional healing.
Our therapists specialize in a variety of diagnosis and challenges including Eating Disorders, Complex Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, LGBTQIA+ issues, Grief & Loss and Stress Management.
Mindful Healing Connections, LLC was founded in 2022 to honor and address the need of safe and effective holistic care in Western New York. We prioritize collaboration with other providers in order to facilitate interconnectedness of the mind, body, and spirit. While exploring individual needs, our comprehensive approach to therapy considers the many factors influencing mental well-being and emotional healing.
![Photo of Suzanne Marie Boling, MS, LMHC, Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/e978684e-0f8c-4bd9-9e9f-05b1b0200b8d/3/320x400.jpeg)
I currently have openings and can get you scheduled within a week. I have 30 years of experience working with adolescents and adults. Highly experienced in working with adolescents needing to find their way through lifes challenging times. Also expertise in relationship/marital issues. I am kind, compassionate and love to help my clients make positive choices in life. I will guide you and encourage you to move on to a happier, healthier life. Anxiety, depression, self esteem, eating disorders, ADD, ADHD are just some of my expertise. You have just taken the first step to working on a happier you, be proud!
I currently have openings and can get you scheduled within a week. I have 30 years of experience working with adolescents and adults. Highly experienced in working with adolescents needing to find their way through lifes challenging times. Also expertise in relationship/marital issues. I am kind, compassionate and love to help my clients make positive choices in life. I will guide you and encourage you to move on to a happier, healthier life. Anxiety, depression, self esteem, eating disorders, ADD, ADHD are just some of my expertise. You have just taken the first step to working on a happier you, be proud!
![Photo of Gail Holler-Kennedy, MS, LMHC, Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/8cc54e4e-d5b2-48c7-90ec-21444645f356/1/320x400.jpeg)
I have been working in the field of mental health for over 20 years. My experience includes working in the group home setting, private school settings, crisis outreach, outpatient mental health and inpatient psychiatric. I have additionally provided assessments for the Erie County Court System and completed risks assessment in the hospital emergency room to assist in determining the need for acute psychiatric hospitalization. In addition to knowledge and experience, I value the therapeutic relationship and utilize a strength based approach. I will help you reach your goal, if you ready to make change, I am ready to help.
I have been working in the field of mental health for over 20 years. My experience includes working in the group home setting, private school settings, crisis outreach, outpatient mental health and inpatient psychiatric. I have additionally provided assessments for the Erie County Court System and completed risks assessment in the hospital emergency room to assist in determining the need for acute psychiatric hospitalization. In addition to knowledge and experience, I value the therapeutic relationship and utilize a strength based approach. I will help you reach your goal, if you ready to make change, I am ready to help.
![Photo of Abigail Nunn, MHC-P, Pre-Licensed Professional](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/b449fb93-fc76-4d6b-990b-aa25431927cb/2/320x400.jpeg)
Navigating through life's challenges can often feel overwhelming, whether it's grappling with feelings of anxiety, uncertainty, or a sense of hopelessness. Though these emotions are a natural part of the human experience, there are times when it can be beneficial to talk to someone who can help you reach a place of growth and healing. At the heart of my practice as a holistic therapist is the belief that everyone deserves to feel heard, supported, and encouraged as they work towards their therapeutic goals.
Navigating through life's challenges can often feel overwhelming, whether it's grappling with feelings of anxiety, uncertainty, or a sense of hopelessness. Though these emotions are a natural part of the human experience, there are times when it can be beneficial to talk to someone who can help you reach a place of growth and healing. At the heart of my practice as a holistic therapist is the belief that everyone deserves to feel heard, supported, and encouraged as they work towards their therapeutic goals.
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Family Counseling Associates is a group of seasoned, knowledgeable, mental health professionals who provide mental health care services for children, adolescents, adults and their families in a private-practice setting. Psychologists and Licensed Clinical Social Workers combine efforts to provide the full range of mental health care services necessary to help children, adolescents, adults and their families feel and function at their best. See our Website at www.FamilyCounselingWNY.com
Family Counseling Associates is a group of seasoned, knowledgeable, mental health professionals who provide mental health care services for children, adolescents, adults and their families in a private-practice setting. Psychologists and Licensed Clinical Social Workers combine efforts to provide the full range of mental health care services necessary to help children, adolescents, adults and their families feel and function at their best. See our Website at www.FamilyCounselingWNY.com
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Kaitlin Incorvia
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Tonawanda, NY 14150
Waitlist for new clients
Do seemingly simple things in your life cause you to react very strongly? Or have you ever felt stuck in a cycle of relationships that you are not proud of? Or maybe you just can’t let things go? Trauma therapy can help! Therapy is hard work, but the commitment to yourself and living a life you are proud of is life-changing!
Do seemingly simple things in your life cause you to react very strongly? Or have you ever felt stuck in a cycle of relationships that you are not proud of? Or maybe you just can’t let things go? Trauma therapy can help! Therapy is hard work, but the commitment to yourself and living a life you are proud of is life-changing!
![Photo of Emily Ets-Hokin, PhD, ABPP, Psychologist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/48760250-46cd-11ea-a6ad-06142c356176/2/320x400.jpeg)
I am a licensed clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst with over 30 years of experience in solo private practice, teaching and service in the community. Having a relationship with my patients and taking care of them are central in my work. Perhaps because of my background in the arts (dance), I also deeply value the creative yet disciplined use of self and an active authentic engagement in the therapeutic process.
I specialize in the treatment of adolescents and young adults (18-25). I also treat individuals, couples, and families who struggle with transitional issues throughout the life cycle.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst with over 30 years of experience in solo private practice, teaching and service in the community. Having a relationship with my patients and taking care of them are central in my work. Perhaps because of my background in the arts (dance), I also deeply value the creative yet disciplined use of self and an active authentic engagement in the therapeutic process.
I specialize in the treatment of adolescents and young adults (18-25). I also treat individuals, couples, and families who struggle with transitional issues throughout the life cycle.
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I have named my practice Heart's Desire Hypnosis because I love to help people fulfill their hearts' desires and see their lives transform for the better. I use hypnosis and other modalities (Sound, EFT, NLP, Hypno-waving, guided visualization and mindfulness meditation, Qigong) to help my clients overcome obstacles to their health and happiness. The most common hypnotic applications are smoking cessation, physical and emotional weight release, stress management, meditation instruction, healing from grief and trauma, and intentional living coaching.
I have named my practice Heart's Desire Hypnosis because I love to help people fulfill their hearts' desires and see their lives transform for the better. I use hypnosis and other modalities (Sound, EFT, NLP, Hypno-waving, guided visualization and mindfulness meditation, Qigong) to help my clients overcome obstacles to their health and happiness. The most common hypnotic applications are smoking cessation, physical and emotional weight release, stress management, meditation instruction, healing from grief and trauma, and intentional living coaching.
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With Grovers Psychological Services we provide psychotherapy, psychological assessment and diagnostic evaluations for children, adolescents, adults. We offer treatment for depression, bi-polar disorder, anxiety,Obsessive Compulsive Disorders, phobias, personality disorders, conduct disorder & attention marriage & couple counseling. Our approaches include Systemic, Dialectic Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral and Problem Solution Focused Therapy. Psychological assessment includes psycho-educational, ADHD, Learning Disabilities or learning disorders like reading, comprehension or mathematical disorders, Mental Retardation (IQ and achievement), personality and bariatric surgery .
With Grovers Psychological Services we provide psychotherapy, psychological assessment and diagnostic evaluations for children, adolescents, adults. We offer treatment for depression, bi-polar disorder, anxiety,Obsessive Compulsive Disorders, phobias, personality disorders, conduct disorder & attention marriage & couple counseling. Our approaches include Systemic, Dialectic Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral and Problem Solution Focused Therapy. Psychological assessment includes psycho-educational, ADHD, Learning Disabilities or learning disorders like reading, comprehension or mathematical disorders, Mental Retardation (IQ and achievement), personality and bariatric surgery .
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Talking about our problems and fears can be hard. As a NYS Licensed Creative Arts Therapist, I offer alternative techniques for people to express worries, concerns, and process past experiences that are difficult to talk about. I use a client-centered approach to address each client's individual needs. By working together in a healing process you are able to change negative thinking patterns and behaviors to live the life you or your family member deserve. I offer a non-judgmental space that combines traditional talk therapy techniques, art therapy and trauma-informed care to enhance my clients inner journey to a healthier life.
Talking about our problems and fears can be hard. As a NYS Licensed Creative Arts Therapist, I offer alternative techniques for people to express worries, concerns, and process past experiences that are difficult to talk about. I use a client-centered approach to address each client's individual needs. By working together in a healing process you are able to change negative thinking patterns and behaviors to live the life you or your family member deserve. I offer a non-judgmental space that combines traditional talk therapy techniques, art therapy and trauma-informed care to enhance my clients inner journey to a healthier life.
![Photo of Danielle DeLuca, LCSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/f758edf9-62d4-4f99-ae13-10c6785d4302/3/320x400.jpeg)
Danielle DeLuca
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Tonawanda, NY 14150
Not accepting new clients
It can be really challenging to navigate an ever-changing world, especially if we enter each season struggling to carry the weight of the past. We learn survival strategies that are often hard to unlearn, and it can feel like we will always be stuck in our same old patterns of suffering. I offer non-judgmental support to people who want to find more aliveness in their minds and bodies. Through this partnership, we aim to build your capacity to feel and deal with emotions in kind yet effective ways, and develop compassionate habits that can lead to self trust. In doing so, we can create more room for ease, meaning, and joy.
It can be really challenging to navigate an ever-changing world, especially if we enter each season struggling to carry the weight of the past. We learn survival strategies that are often hard to unlearn, and it can feel like we will always be stuck in our same old patterns of suffering. I offer non-judgmental support to people who want to find more aliveness in their minds and bodies. Through this partnership, we aim to build your capacity to feel and deal with emotions in kind yet effective ways, and develop compassionate habits that can lead to self trust. In doing so, we can create more room for ease, meaning, and joy.
![Photo of Carol Conklin - City Gate Life Recovery Center, Inc, LCSW-R, Clinical Social Work/Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/99a32f68-0b87-45a4-8052-f207d2f0f5aa/1/320x400.jpeg)
City Gate Life Recovery Center, Inc
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Tonawanda, NY 14150
Not accepting new clients
City Gate Life Recovery Center is a private agency with several therapists on staff. We deal primarily in relationship issues, substance/alcohol dependence and sexual addiction. At City Gate, men and women are guided through the stages of change, and can heal from past trauma. Evidence-based practice is utilized in a welcoming, confidential environment. If interested in pursuing your recovery and healing journey, please complete intake questionnaire at citygatelrc.com
City Gate Life Recovery Center is a private agency with several therapists on staff. We deal primarily in relationship issues, substance/alcohol dependence and sexual addiction. At City Gate, men and women are guided through the stages of change, and can heal from past trauma. Evidence-based practice is utilized in a welcoming, confidential environment. If interested in pursuing your recovery and healing journey, please complete intake questionnaire at citygatelrc.com
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I treat anxiety and depression, eating disorders, and issues around relationships or life stress.
Do you ever miss out because your thoughts or emotions get in the way? Do you feel sad, tired, or even just numb? Would you like to cope better with unhelpful thoughts and feelings? As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I can work with you to create a safe space to explore the habits that stop you from meeting your full potential. I believe that the strength of the relationship we create together is the source of meaningful change. I will greet each session with a curious mind, an open heart, and a willingness to hear your story.
I treat anxiety and depression, eating disorders, and issues around relationships or life stress.
Do you ever miss out because your thoughts or emotions get in the way? Do you feel sad, tired, or even just numb? Would you like to cope better with unhelpful thoughts and feelings? As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I can work with you to create a safe space to explore the habits that stop you from meeting your full potential. I believe that the strength of the relationship we create together is the source of meaningful change. I will greet each session with a curious mind, an open heart, and a willingness to hear your story.
![Photo of Nicole M Newcomb-Chumsky, LMHC, CASAC, Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/40813858-8845-404e-9dbb-5306fff6da61/1/320x400.jpeg)
If you’re reading this, you already have the motivation to heal, the insight to know you need a change and the resourcefulness to seek support. You knew enough to get yourself to this page and I know enough to take you through the journey you may be scared of and yet eager for. Working as a specialist in eating disorders and trauma, I understand the highs and lows of being self-critical to the point of self-punishment, blaming yourself for the situation you are in and being stuck in an endless cycle of overriding your gut instinct in order to please others. Recognize that your intuition got you to these words.
If you’re reading this, you already have the motivation to heal, the insight to know you need a change and the resourcefulness to seek support. You knew enough to get yourself to this page and I know enough to take you through the journey you may be scared of and yet eager for. Working as a specialist in eating disorders and trauma, I understand the highs and lows of being self-critical to the point of self-punishment, blaming yourself for the situation you are in and being stuck in an endless cycle of overriding your gut instinct in order to please others. Recognize that your intuition got you to these words.
![Photo of Tiffany Matson, LCSW-R, Clinical Social Work/Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/4898635b-46cd-11ea-a6ad-06142c356176/1/320x400.jpeg)
Tiffany Matson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Buffalo, NY 14223
Throughout my years of experience I have worked with individuals and families impacted by eating disorders , addiction, women's issues including infertility, loss, and post-partum depression, adolescents facing self-esteem and identity issues, and individuals of any age that have experienced trauma.
Have you faced painful experiences that are impacting your daily life? I believe that past experiences can cause "sore spots" that can impact us in the present. I have helped countless individuals work through past experiences for healing and personal growth. I have extensive training on techniques to help my clients on this journey including EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). I am amazed every day by the way this treatment has helped my clients transform their lives.
Throughout my years of experience I have worked with individuals and families impacted by eating disorders , addiction, women's issues including infertility, loss, and post-partum depression, adolescents facing self-esteem and identity issues, and individuals of any age that have experienced trauma.
Have you faced painful experiences that are impacting your daily life? I believe that past experiences can cause "sore spots" that can impact us in the present. I have helped countless individuals work through past experiences for healing and personal growth. I have extensive training on techniques to help my clients on this journey including EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). I am amazed every day by the way this treatment has helped my clients transform their lives.
![Photo of Alex Valentine, LMHC, CASAC, Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/35ba9ce0-7951-4b43-b194-df38c1b941e0/2/320x400.jpeg)
I have experience working with individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, substance use, eating disorders, relationship struggles and family discord, self-esteem and self-compassion, life transitions, grief and bereavement, and trauma.
I am deeply passionate about the power and benefit of therapy, and have seen it work countless times to bring comfort, stability, peace, and growth to so many, including myself. Through forming a trusting and collaborative relationship with a counselor, therapy can provide you with insight into how past events have shaped your present, with tools that help relieve you from negative patterns or emotions, and with confidence to move forward and live an empowered, healthy life.
I have experience working with individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, substance use, eating disorders, relationship struggles and family discord, self-esteem and self-compassion, life transitions, grief and bereavement, and trauma.
I am deeply passionate about the power and benefit of therapy, and have seen it work countless times to bring comfort, stability, peace, and growth to so many, including myself. Through forming a trusting and collaborative relationship with a counselor, therapy can provide you with insight into how past events have shaped your present, with tools that help relieve you from negative patterns or emotions, and with confidence to move forward and live an empowered, healthy life.
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Susan Varney
Licensed Psychoanalyst, PhD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Kenmore, NY 14217 (Online Only)
I have experience with a wide variety of mood, personality and eating disorders and work frequently with both the clergy and other mental health practitioners.
Choosing the right therapist is critical to the success of your treatment, but it can be a daunting task. I understand and welcome you to call for a consultation before making a decision. Good treatment depends on a strong relationship founded on trust and respect and it is important that you feel at ease with whomever you work. I encourage an open and friendly rapport in the therapeutic relationship, appreciate its potential to alleviate stress, self-doubt, and anxiety, and hope to share with you its capacity to effect change both within yourself and in your relationships with others.
I have experience with a wide variety of mood, personality and eating disorders and work frequently with both the clergy and other mental health practitioners.
Choosing the right therapist is critical to the success of your treatment, but it can be a daunting task. I understand and welcome you to call for a consultation before making a decision. Good treatment depends on a strong relationship founded on trust and respect and it is important that you feel at ease with whomever you work. I encourage an open and friendly rapport in the therapeutic relationship, appreciate its potential to alleviate stress, self-doubt, and anxiety, and hope to share with you its capacity to effect change both within yourself and in your relationships with others.
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In this moment, you are whole and complete. However, as we experience life, we face challenges that leave emotional wounds. As a result, we can become distorted from our true nature. This can present as many struggles such as anxiety, depression, self-doubt, difficulty setting boundaries, lack of self worth, and negative thoughts. But you are enough and you deserve to heal. The inner work is in clearing these distortions and understand the true nature of yourself and change unhealthy patterns and coping mechanisms. Together we can explore and build the necessary tools and skills that are unique to you to improve your life!
In this moment, you are whole and complete. However, as we experience life, we face challenges that leave emotional wounds. As a result, we can become distorted from our true nature. This can present as many struggles such as anxiety, depression, self-doubt, difficulty setting boundaries, lack of self worth, and negative thoughts. But you are enough and you deserve to heal. The inner work is in clearing these distortions and understand the true nature of yourself and change unhealthy patterns and coping mechanisms. Together we can explore and build the necessary tools and skills that are unique to you to improve your life!
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From the moment you walk through our doors, you are welcomed into an atmosphere of soothing mindfulness and healing. You are invited to relax as you are greeted by our warm and welcoming staff. You are offered a space to be supported and empowered by the community of providers and teachers that await you. Since 2018, Be Embodied, LLC, has chosen to build a new paradigm. We are a holistic group practice that brings mental, physical and spiritual providers together under one roof to provide our community with the holistic, trauma informed, collaborative care they deserve.
From the moment you walk through our doors, you are welcomed into an atmosphere of soothing mindfulness and healing. You are invited to relax as you are greeted by our warm and welcoming staff. You are offered a space to be supported and empowered by the community of providers and teachers that await you. Since 2018, Be Embodied, LLC, has chosen to build a new paradigm. We are a holistic group practice that brings mental, physical and spiritual providers together under one roof to provide our community with the holistic, trauma informed, collaborative care they deserve.
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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.