Eating disorders therapists

Psychologist, PsyD

Dr. Lisa Hill is a licensed psychologist based in Annapolis, Maryland, licensed in Maryland and the District of Columbia and authorized under PSYPACT, with 18 years in practice. She works with older teens, college students, young adults and adults facing eating disorders, disordered eating and body image concerns, and also helps with perfectionism, anxiety, low mood, identity questions, relationships and life changes. She has a special interest in young adults managing growing independence and academic and social pressure. Drawing on CBT, DBT, ACT, psychodynamic, attachment-based and mindfulness approaches, she helps clients understand the patterns behind their struggles and build more effective ways of coping. She offers sessions in person and online.

Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, CEDS

Katie Thompson is a Licensed Professional Counselor, National Certified Counselor and certified eating disorder specialist in St. Louis, with 19 years in practice and licenses in Missouri, Kansas and Wisconsin. She treats eating disorders, complex trauma and PTSD, attachment issues, mood disorders, self-injury, addiction and family conflict, and has a particular interest in eating disorders in blended families. She works with preteens, teens, adults, couples and families. Her style is direct and honest, paired with compassion, and her methods include EMDR, CBT, DBT, IFS, emotionally focused therapy, the Gottman Method and expressive arts. She aims to help clients loosen old protective patterns and move toward a more balanced life. Sessions are in person in St. Louis and online.

Counselor, MA, LMHC, FLCS

Garrett Leslie is a licensed mental health counselor and Florida board-approved clinical supervisor in Oviedo, part of the Tree of Life team. He sees children, teens, adults, couples and families, with a focus on marriage and relationship struggles, anxiety, depression, trauma and grief, and his listing also includes ADHD, OCD, addiction and LGBTQ+ concerns. His style is relational, combining warmth and acceptance with clinical clarity, and he believes a therapist can only guide others as far as he has traveled himself. His methods include EMDR, emotionally focused therapy, ACT, CBT, DBT, Gestalt and family systems. He offers sessions in person in Oviedo and online.

Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, MS, LCMHC, QS

Tayona Fraylon Curry is a licensed clinical mental health counselor and qualified supervisor in Matthews, North Carolina, with 15 years in practice and licenses in North Carolina and South Carolina. Before licensure she spent years counseling children, adolescents, adults and families in a range of settings, on concerns such as behavioral problems, adoption and domestic violence. Today she works with preteens through older adults, couples and families on anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationships, OCD, eating disorders and substance use. She focuses on creating a safe, trusting space and works collaboratively toward each client's goals, using CBT, DBT, ACT, IFS, family systems and narrative therapy, with Christian counseling available. She sees clients in person and online.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Michelle Doyle is a licensed clinical social worker in Huntersville, North Carolina, with 16 years in practice. She works with girls and women age ten and older who are struggling with eating disorders, including anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, orthorexia and ARFID, helping them understand the roots of the disorder and make lasting changes. She also supports women through pregnancy and the move into motherhood, and treats anxiety, depression, trauma, self-esteem and family concerns. Her methods include CBT, DBT, family systems, interpersonal and feminist therapy, mindfulness and motivational interviewing. She offers sessions in person in Huntersville and online.

Family Therapist, MA, LMFT-S, LPC-S

Vanessa Bernal is a licensed marriage and family therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor, both at supervisor level, in San Antonio with 15 years in practice. She works with children, preteens, teens, adults, couples and families on relationship problems, anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, grief, OCD, substance use, eating disorders, postpartum concerns and LGBTQ+ issues. She aims to make therapy a comfortable, trusting place clients want to come back to, whether they need a listening ear or someone to coach them through a hard stretch. She blends techniques from many models, including CBT, emotionally focused, narrative and family systems therapy. She offers reasonable self-pay rates and lower-cost intern sessions, in person and online.

Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, CADC

Stephanie Knight is a Licensed Professional Counselor and certified alcohol and drug counselor in Lake Oswego, Oregon. She offers individual and group therapy for teens, adults and couples, with a focus on women, helping clients through especially difficult stretches of life when anxiety, frustration or unhealthy coping can take hold. Her areas include anxiety, depression, trauma, relationships, self-esteem, substance use, eating disorders and bipolar disorder. She aims to provide caring support and fresh solutions, drawing on CBT, cognitive processing therapy, DBT, ACT, EMDR, emotionally focused therapy, the Gottman Method and motivational interviewing. She sees clients in person in Lake Oswego and online.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSSW

Jessie White is a licensed clinical social worker in Austin with nine years in practice, working with teens, adults, couples and groups. She especially enjoys supporting people who face oppression, such as women, people of color, people who are gender or sexually fluid, people of any spiritual background and those living with physical or medical limitations. Her focus areas include trauma, depression, anxiety, ADHD, eating disorders, OCD, sexual health and perinatal concerns. In sessions she uses somatic and attachment-based techniques, art-based interventions and mindfulness, along with CBT, DBT and EMDR. She sees clients in person in Austin and online.

Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC

Laurie Jackson is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Anchorage, Alaska, with 10 years in practice. She works with teens, adults, couples and families on anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, life transitions and eating disorders, as well as burnout, compassion fatigue and relationship challenges. Jackson aims to treat the whole person, mind, body and spirit, and offers faith-based counseling for clients who want it. She is an EMDR provider and also uses CBT, DBT, Internal Family Systems, the Gottman Method and mindfulness-based therapy. Married for more than three decades with grown children, she sees clients in person in Anchorage and online.