Eating Disorders Therapists in Austin, TX

It’s normal to feel ambivalent about recovery. Maybe you’ve found yourself looking for relief, but afraid of all recovery entails. Perhaps your experience has been minimized by those around you and now you tell yourself “it’s not bad enough” to warrant help. It can feel daunting to think of overhauling your life or giving up something that, at times, still provides comfort. I get it. I know what it’s like to be torn between the comfort of what is familiar, in a time that seems rife with chaos and tragedy, and the desire to have a life that feels purposeful and expansive, that is more than “just getting by.”

You deserve a therapist who can not only make you feel safe and heard but who you get along with. I see clients for issues such as anxiety, family conflict, relationships, and trauma, and I specialize in working with religious trauma and cult recovery. Lets work together to help you get what you want out of this short life.

I love working with individuals as well as couples and families. My passion is helping people integrate their various parts in order to achieve synergy as a whole person. I believe in creating a secure base for clients through a strong therapeutic alliance so they feel safe talking about their experiences. I believe in a client-centered approach in which my clients are the expert on their lives and the therapist’s role is empathetic and collaborative. Through warmth, humor, and empathy I meet my clients wherever they are on their healing journey.

I strive to provide a comfortable environment to honor your feelings and needs, where you can share challenges, celebrations, and everything in-between. I work with individual adults, couples, and families encountering interpersonal conflict, traumatic events, body image issues, disordered eating habits, and relational issues. I also work with clients facing anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and life transitions.

Are you an athlete constantly worried about your sport performance? Have you recently been injured and find your mood has taken a nose dive as you wait for your body to heal, afraid you will not return to the same level of fitness as before? Are body image issues or your relationship to food having a negative impact on your sport? Or maybe you are at the end of your sport career, struggling to let it go and confused about your identity outside of your sport. Have you turned to substances to cope? Is your team less cohesive and more conflicted, losing focus and competing more with each other than against your actual opponents?

Don't let TikTok be your only therapist. It's easy to fall into a rabbit hole trying to figure out "what's wrong" with us when in reality, we just need to better understand our individual needs, boundaries, and desires. There's nothing wrong with you, I promise. Therapy can offer tools, support, and accountability to find peace and understanding, and help you feel like yourself again. Life gets murky and confusing at times. If you struggle to feel authentic in your relationship, job, family, or are just having trouble adjusting to a new phase of life, let's talk about it! Saying things out loud can be tremendously relieving.

Seeking clarity in therapy can leave you feeling supported and be relieving. As a licensed professional counselor in Texas, I provide virtual therapy for adult individuals. When you experience symptoms such as low moods, triggering thoughts and body image distress, this may lead you to feel overwhelmed with anxiety, depression or even stress and fatigue. Many people suffer in silence and avoid working on their thinking patterns which can lead to more challenging emotions like guilt, shame and unworthiness that can reinforce dysfunctional beliefs and behaviors endlessly.

Most of life's difficulties we humans experience can be made better by doing something different. What needs to be different is at the center of therapy. Learning how to give up old behaviors in favor of new, more healthy actions, goes hand in hand with operating differently. Often when we attempt to live differently, negative emotions will kick in that cause us to cling to the old ways. Having someone understand you and these emotions will enhance and smooth out the process of evolving into the person you want to be.

Do you find yourself overwhelmed by prejudicial institutions and today's economy? Are you having difficulty explaining what it's like navigating between two different cultures or dealing with family of origin issues? Does your stress manifest as an eating disorder, perfectionism, anxiety, relationship issues, or depression? Together, we will address these challenges and their intersection with larger systems of oppression. As a therapist from an underrepresented background, I have a special interest in working with young adult children of immigrants and am an ally to those from marginalized communities.

Do you ever feel like your actions don't make sense, and you don't know why you end up doing what you do and feeling how you feel? Like maybe YOU don't make sense? I have been there too, and I believe there are reasons behind what we believe and how we act. Part of my intention is to help you develop insight into your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, as well as to provide a safe space for you to feel whatever stirs inside of you. By paying attention to all of your experience, we can learn more about your inner process, begin to disentangle that process from self-judgment, and help you find meaning in your struggles and triumphs.

Change is the only constant in life, but that doesn't necessarily mean it is easy. Pain or fear can be an indicator that something isn't working and it is time for change. Like most things worthwhile, change requires hard work. I love what I get to do which is guiding you through the process of change. Whatever your struggle, I'm here to work through it with you...you are not alone!

Now Accepting New Clients! Licensed as an LCSW-C in Maryland, Texas, Virginia, Colorado, Nevada, South Carolina, North Carolina, Vermont and Florida. Decades of practice have me well-poised to support you in releasing the struggles of an eating disorder, finding healing in parenting, embracing an ADHD or Autism spectrum diagnosis, and grieving having lived years without proper diagnosis. I can compassionately and powerfully hold space for you to redefine your relationship to substance use, depression and anxiety.

The ideal client is a one who participates in therapy with a strong desire to learn and create personal, and interpersonal growth. One that shows courage in reaching out for help, and acknowledging their imperfections as true strengths. They may be struggling with anxiety, depression, PTSD, trauma, relational challenges, interpersonal challenges, grief and loss, anger, substance use/abuse, or simply wishing to understand their own process better. Therapy is a process which must enlist mutual trust and respect of the client, and therapist, in order to create a refreshed perspective to heal old wounds and patterns.

We learn by doing, not by talking about doing! My practice is centered around Experiential Therapy which means that I believe in the power of personal experiences to facilitate change. I'm a firm believer that nature and adventure is a catalysts for healing and I integrate adventure-based therapy sessions with individuals and groups. Through immersive, hands-on activities and techniques, I guide clients in uncovering underlying issues, fostering self-awareness, developing healthier coping mechanisms, breaking free from their comfort zones, building resilience, and discovering new perspectives on life.

Welcome! I believe in empowering my clients to lean into their resilience and confront issues that they have been struggling with. Going to therapy is one of the most courageous actions to take, because it takes true strength to say, “I need support.” My purpose is to hold space for my clients to process and to leave each session feeling seen and heard! So, I am intentional about creating safety through being empathetic, compassionate, and non-judgmental.

If you're like many of my current clients, you're juggling life. On the outside, you seem to be "thriving," but on the inside you're overwhelmed, burned out, and burdened with your feelings. You’ve tried it all: working more hours, eating fewer calories, doing more “self care”... but you still hear that voice: "You’re not good enough." Trust me, you're not alone, and professional counseling can help. In our work together, you'll renew your sense of hope, deal with your burnout, and finally learn to apply your grit, creativity, and natural compassion to how you see yourself.

Attune Psychotherapy is a NYC-based outpatient therapy practice that provides individualized care for a wide array of mental health needs. We proudly specialize in treating Anxiety, Mood, Eating, Substance Use Disorders, and are equipped to address a variety of other concerns and life stressors. Collectively, we are a dynamic group of experienced and relatable clinicians that utilize our own experiences and areas of expertise to meet clients exactly where they are in their process of healing, reflection, recovery, and self-acceptance.

I have been a therapist for 20 years now and have had the privilege and honor to be a helper and guide to countless individuals and couples as they heal and pursue their true Self. "You are the one you have been waiting for,” you have what you need already inside of you, and it is finding the connection to the authentic self that allows us to be connected to others. If you want to find peace within yourself so that you can have peace in your relationships I can help you (and your partner). Through mindfulness and self-compassion we learn to be present with ourselves and others.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my profile! I believe therapy is a deeply powerful tool that allows us to recognize and change ineffective patterns in our lives to become more connected, fulfilled versions of ourselves. Just as I expect my clients to take the risk of bringing their authentic selves into the room, I bring myself to our sessions too--in the form of humor, candor, and empathy. I see all kinds of people, but I especially enjoy working with moms of young kids, teens and adults struggling with disordered eating and body image, and NICU moms.