Eating Disorders Therapists in Victoria, BC
I address a variety of issues such as anxiety, depression, eating disorders, ADHD, sleep issues, grief, burnout, pain management, separation, relationship issues and negative mind-talk.
To help clients I use CBT - cognitive behaviour therapy, EFT - emotion focused therapy, Gestalt Psychology, hypnotherapy and talk therapy. I also teach clients the following tools: 1) awareness and kindness to self - 1st step to change, 2) meditation or relaxation (5 minutes a day is enough), 3) feeling feelings, 4) managing mind talk and 5) intuition work.
I address a variety of issues such as anxiety, depression, eating disorders, ADHD, sleep issues, grief, burnout, pain management, separation, relationship issues and negative mind-talk.
To help clients I use CBT - cognitive behaviour therapy, EFT - emotion focused therapy, Gestalt Psychology, hypnotherapy and talk therapy. I also teach clients the following tools: 1) awareness and kindness to self - 1st step to change, 2) meditation or relaxation (5 minutes a day is enough), 3) feeling feelings, 4) managing mind talk and 5) intuition work.
By integrating various evidence based interventions, I support adolescents and adults to heal from eating disorders, body image struggles, grief and loss, depression, anxiety, OCD, over controlled tendencies, and relational issues.
Are you feeling filled with self-doubt, not living your life to the fullest, or like you can’t turn off your thoughts? Are you finding it difficult to cope with life or relationships and feel out of balance or disconnected? Perhaps you’re feeling stuck or overwhelmed with aspects of your life. Feeling weighed down by stress, fear, self-criticism, sadness or pain. Maybe you are looking for support to find ways and strategies to manage your emotions, to become more in tune with yourself, to find your compassionate voice and to cope with stress so you feel empowered to challenge negative self-beliefs and take back control of your life.
By integrating various evidence based interventions, I support adolescents and adults to heal from eating disorders, body image struggles, grief and loss, depression, anxiety, OCD, over controlled tendencies, and relational issues.
Are you feeling filled with self-doubt, not living your life to the fullest, or like you can’t turn off your thoughts? Are you finding it difficult to cope with life or relationships and feel out of balance or disconnected? Perhaps you’re feeling stuck or overwhelmed with aspects of your life. Feeling weighed down by stress, fear, self-criticism, sadness or pain. Maybe you are looking for support to find ways and strategies to manage your emotions, to become more in tune with yourself, to find your compassionate voice and to cope with stress so you feel empowered to challenge negative self-beliefs and take back control of your life.
My practice focuses on trauma processing and resolution; building skills for healthy relationships; food and body image; and issues related to gender and sexuality, neurodivergence, and caregiving of all kinds.
I'm committed to creating a supportive therapeutic space to work together, honouring the strategies you have developed to navigate your life, while helping you discover new approaches that better serve you here and now.
My practice focuses on trauma processing and resolution; building skills for healthy relationships; food and body image; and issues related to gender and sexuality, neurodivergence, and caregiving of all kinds.
I'm committed to creating a supportive therapeutic space to work together, honouring the strategies you have developed to navigate your life, while helping you discover new approaches that better serve you here and now.
Hello! I look forward to helping you on your healing journey. I promise you my best: expert, efficient and effective, professional care. Your personal problems may have to do with your mood, addiction, relationships, codependency, self esteem , trauma, abuse or addiction or anything else! You can gain self compassion, self confidence, and build a life worth living in a few sessions. I use cutting edge evidence based and proven methods such as DBT, CBT, EMDR and EFT, mindfulness, somatic therapy to help you ASAP.
Hello! I look forward to helping you on your healing journey. I promise you my best: expert, efficient and effective, professional care. Your personal problems may have to do with your mood, addiction, relationships, codependency, self esteem , trauma, abuse or addiction or anything else! You can gain self compassion, self confidence, and build a life worth living in a few sessions. I use cutting edge evidence based and proven methods such as DBT, CBT, EMDR and EFT, mindfulness, somatic therapy to help you ASAP.
Struggling with disordered eating or eating disorders is SO HARD.
I’ve been there. It’s horrible. That’s why I’m passionate about helping clients make real and sustainable progress in their recovery journeys. I believe that full recovery from disordered eating and eating disorders is possible not only because I have done it, but I’ve worked with many, many clients who have done it too.
Struggling with disordered eating or eating disorders is SO HARD.
I’ve been there. It’s horrible. That’s why I’m passionate about helping clients make real and sustainable progress in their recovery journeys. I believe that full recovery from disordered eating and eating disorders is possible not only because I have done it, but I’ve worked with many, many clients who have done it too.
I work with people who are struggling with eating disorders, disordered eating, and body image concerns.
You might look like you’re managing on the outside, but feel stuck in patterns around anxiety or food that are hard to change. These patterns can be exhausting and often hard to talk about.
I work with people who are struggling with eating disorders, disordered eating, and body image concerns.
You might look like you’re managing on the outside, but feel stuck in patterns around anxiety or food that are hard to change. These patterns can be exhausting and often hard to talk about.
I work with individuals and couples navigating relationship challenges, eating disorders, anxiety, life transitions, and questions of identity and self-discovery.
I have experience working with clients with a wide range of concerns and co-current issues. I specialize in helping clients experiencing disordered eating patterns and/ or eating disorders.
My other areas of specialty include crises intervention, life transitions, trauma and grief, and couples work.
I work with individuals and couples navigating relationship challenges, eating disorders, anxiety, life transitions, and questions of identity and self-discovery.
I have experience working with clients with a wide range of concerns and co-current issues. I specialize in helping clients experiencing disordered eating patterns and/ or eating disorders.
My other areas of specialty include crises intervention, life transitions, trauma and grief, and couples work.
I also work with depression, aggression or mood swings and disordered eating.
I offer different modes of therapy. EMDR for youth & adults and playful EMDR for children can help process traumatic incident/s and PTSD symptoms. I use art therapy and sand tray therapy to build individual strengths and to help with healing. My practice is based in attachment and mindfulness. Reese, my therapy dog is always ready to help you regulate.
I also work with depression, aggression or mood swings and disordered eating.
I offer different modes of therapy. EMDR for youth & adults and playful EMDR for children can help process traumatic incident/s and PTSD symptoms. I use art therapy and sand tray therapy to build individual strengths and to help with healing. My practice is based in attachment and mindfulness. Reese, my therapy dog is always ready to help you regulate.
I specialize in therapy for eating disorders/ disordered eating, trauma, anxiety, and OCD.
Have you noticed yourself caught in distressing cycles that feel too hard to break? A part of you wants change, while another feels scared or overwhelmed.
Maybe you've become preoccupied with "fixing" yourself and are stuck striving for perfection and control. Emotions might feel too strong, so you avoid them. Maybe you don't feel at home in your body, and food has become stressful to navigate.
You want to feel better, more confident and self-assured. We’ll explore your inner world with curiosity and care, helping you understand all parts of yourself and develop effective strategies to tolerate strong emotions and make changes.
I specialize in therapy for eating disorders/ disordered eating, trauma, anxiety, and OCD.
Have you noticed yourself caught in distressing cycles that feel too hard to break? A part of you wants change, while another feels scared or overwhelmed.
Maybe you've become preoccupied with "fixing" yourself and are stuck striving for perfection and control. Emotions might feel too strong, so you avoid them. Maybe you don't feel at home in your body, and food has become stressful to navigate.
You want to feel better, more confident and self-assured. We’ll explore your inner world with curiosity and care, helping you understand all parts of yourself and develop effective strategies to tolerate strong emotions and make changes.
I have been an eating disorders therapist for 10 years.
I specialize in disordered eating (yo yo dieting, restriction, binge eating, binge-purge, etc.), body image, trauma & childhood trauma. I also focus on: people pleasing, burnout, family-of-origin issues, self worth, boundaries, and self acceptance. I primarily use modalities such as: CBT, CBT-E (used for eating disorders), DBT, mindfulness, somatic, & EMDR.
I have been an eating disorders therapist for 10 years.
I specialize in disordered eating (yo yo dieting, restriction, binge eating, binge-purge, etc.), body image, trauma & childhood trauma. I also focus on: people pleasing, burnout, family-of-origin issues, self worth, boundaries, and self acceptance. I primarily use modalities such as: CBT, CBT-E (used for eating disorders), DBT, mindfulness, somatic, & EMDR.
The focus of my practice is supporting individuals managing anxiety, depression, disordered eating, chronic health conditions, ADHD, and addiction.
I work to cultivate a safe space where you can communicate authentically and be heard. My practice incorporates CBT and DBT techniques, neuroscience, mindful awareness, narrative perspectives, and somatic techniques in order for our sessions to feel transformative while also providing tangible resources, skills, and understanding.
The focus of my practice is supporting individuals managing anxiety, depression, disordered eating, chronic health conditions, ADHD, and addiction.
I work to cultivate a safe space where you can communicate authentically and be heard. My practice incorporates CBT and DBT techniques, neuroscience, mindful awareness, narrative perspectives, and somatic techniques in order for our sessions to feel transformative while also providing tangible resources, skills, and understanding.
I support individuals, couples, and families with anxiety, depression, grief, parenting challenges, disordered eating, and relationship concerns.
It can take courage to reach out for support, and I’m glad you’re here. I work with children (12+), youth, adults, couples, and families navigating anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, emotional regulation, relationship struggles, and life transitions. You may be seeking relief from what feels heavy, hoping to better understand yourself, or wanting to strengthen your connections. Therapy can offer space to explore these challenges, gain clarity, and move toward resilience, healing, and growth.
I support individuals, couples, and families with anxiety, depression, grief, parenting challenges, disordered eating, and relationship concerns.
It can take courage to reach out for support, and I’m glad you’re here. I work with children (12+), youth, adults, couples, and families navigating anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, emotional regulation, relationship struggles, and life transitions. You may be seeking relief from what feels heavy, hoping to better understand yourself, or wanting to strengthen your connections. Therapy can offer space to explore these challenges, gain clarity, and move toward resilience, healing, and growth.
Monica Freudenreich
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, RSW, RCC
4 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
I primarily work with people to heal from disordered eating, eating disorders, feelings of loneliness, inadequacy, depression, anxiety, and grief.
"We are all wired for connection. It’s in our biology. As infants, our need for connection is about survival. As we grow older, connection means thriving – emotionally, physically, spiritually, and intellectually. Connection is critical because we all have the basic need to feel accepted and to believe that we belong and are valued for who we are” - Brene Brown At the core of my practice, I believe that a meaningful therapeutic connection can spark change. Talk therapy is a powerful tool to build and enhance acceptance, connection, and healing.
I primarily work with people to heal from disordered eating, eating disorders, feelings of loneliness, inadequacy, depression, anxiety, and grief.
"We are all wired for connection. It’s in our biology. As infants, our need for connection is about survival. As we grow older, connection means thriving – emotionally, physically, spiritually, and intellectually. Connection is critical because we all have the basic need to feel accepted and to believe that we belong and are valued for who we are” - Brene Brown At the core of my practice, I believe that a meaningful therapeutic connection can spark change. Talk therapy is a powerful tool to build and enhance acceptance, connection, and healing.
I see adults across the life span in relation to a range of life concerns, including: depression; anxiety; work-life balance; disordered eating and body image difficulties; sexual, interpersonal and workplace trauma; relationship issues; grief and loss; life transitions and identity questions.
I see individuals and couples for therapy. Narrative, collaborative and mindfulness based modalities are central in how I approach therapeutic conversations. I am LGBTQ friendly and welcome clients from all walks of life. Please visit my website for more information about my professional background and my practice.
I see adults across the life span in relation to a range of life concerns, including: depression; anxiety; work-life balance; disordered eating and body image difficulties; sexual, interpersonal and workplace trauma; relationship issues; grief and loss; life transitions and identity questions.
I see individuals and couples for therapy. Narrative, collaborative and mindfulness based modalities are central in how I approach therapeutic conversations. I am LGBTQ friendly and welcome clients from all walks of life. Please visit my website for more information about my professional background and my practice.
Emilie Kemlo Psychologist -Active Practice
Psychologist, MA, R, Psych, ACTIVE, PRACTIC
Victoria, BC V9A
Emilie Kemlo, Psychologist is a dedicated specialist in emotionally based trauma release work for 36 years with all ages,nationalities, and income levels, using a sliding scale fee, low rates and immediate availability. She is registered with College of Psychologists of BC, worked at Counseling Center of Tokyo, Tokyo International University, and in Vancouver and Victoria, B.C. with a deep understanding of all psychological issues, both Western, First Nations and multicultural Asian issues in health, sex, work and relationships. She was a founding teacher of BC School of Art Therapy, Victoria, and uses Bioenergetic Analysis, visual language and various psychotherapeutic approaches.
Emilie Kemlo, Psychologist is a dedicated specialist in emotionally based trauma release work for 36 years with all ages,nationalities, and income levels, using a sliding scale fee, low rates and immediate availability. She is registered with College of Psychologists of BC, worked at Counseling Center of Tokyo, Tokyo International University, and in Vancouver and Victoria, B.C. with a deep understanding of all psychological issues, both Western, First Nations and multicultural Asian issues in health, sex, work and relationships. She was a founding teacher of BC School of Art Therapy, Victoria, and uses Bioenergetic Analysis, visual language and various psychotherapeutic approaches.
The Budding Elm: Counselling & Consultation Serv.
Registered Social Worker, DSW, MSW, RCSW, RCC
1 Endorsed
Victoria, BC V8R
Counselling through The Budding Elm addresses: mental health conditions, such as depression, anxiety, or eating disorders; upsetting physical health conditions, such as chronic pain, stress, or long-term illness; difficult life events, such as bereavement & loss, trauma, divorce & separation; difficult emotions, such as, low self-esteem, sadness or anger.
Welcome to The Budding Elm: Counselling & Consultation Services. We are a collaborative team of dedicated clinicians committed to supporting families, adults, and youth. We invite you to join us in a partnership aimed at enhancing client resilience, fostering healthier relationships, and promoting mental well-being. Our services encompass individual, family, and group counselling, as well as specialized clinical programs tailored for families, schools, and local organizations. Our offerings include Child Therapy, Teen Therapy, Adult Therapy, Family Therapy & Parent Support, and Group & Couples Therapy.
Counselling through The Budding Elm addresses: mental health conditions, such as depression, anxiety, or eating disorders; upsetting physical health conditions, such as chronic pain, stress, or long-term illness; difficult life events, such as bereavement & loss, trauma, divorce & separation; difficult emotions, such as, low self-esteem, sadness or anger.
Welcome to The Budding Elm: Counselling & Consultation Services. We are a collaborative team of dedicated clinicians committed to supporting families, adults, and youth. We invite you to join us in a partnership aimed at enhancing client resilience, fostering healthier relationships, and promoting mental well-being. Our services encompass individual, family, and group counselling, as well as specialized clinical programs tailored for families, schools, and local organizations. Our offerings include Child Therapy, Teen Therapy, Adult Therapy, Family Therapy & Parent Support, and Group & Couples Therapy.
Ann has a special interest in binge eating and chronic dieting, with a focus on helping clients develop a healthier relationship with their bodies.
Ann meets people from a position of warmth, compassion, openness and curiosity. She has a deep commitment to connect and work alongside individuals, couples and families to develop an authentic, trusting relationship, and offers counselling using a collaborative approach. By creating a safe therapeutic environment, Ann’s goal is to support her clients build on their personal strengths and understanding, allowing them to develop the resiliency they require to cope with the challenges they are facing. She helps clients move away from feeling stuck, with a focus on helping them explore their own power and ability to make changes.
Ann has a special interest in binge eating and chronic dieting, with a focus on helping clients develop a healthier relationship with their bodies.
Ann meets people from a position of warmth, compassion, openness and curiosity. She has a deep commitment to connect and work alongside individuals, couples and families to develop an authentic, trusting relationship, and offers counselling using a collaborative approach. By creating a safe therapeutic environment, Ann’s goal is to support her clients build on their personal strengths and understanding, allowing them to develop the resiliency they require to cope with the challenges they are facing. She helps clients move away from feeling stuck, with a focus on helping them explore their own power and ability to make changes.
Cynthia Johnston Counselling & Consulting Svcs
Registered Social Worker, MEd, BSW, RCC, RSW
Online Only
If you are struggling with bulimia, or other disordered eating, you have likely promised yourself time and time again that this will be the last time that you engage in these behaviours, assuring yourself that you know what to do and that you can stop anytime.
My approach is to work in a respectful and inclusive manner, helping to facilitate change when you're ready. I firmly believe that you have your eating disorder for very good reasons, and that with education, treatment and learning new ways of coping, you can recover as have so many of my clients. My office hours are Monday through Thursday, 9:30 am to 5 pm.
If you are struggling with bulimia, or other disordered eating, you have likely promised yourself time and time again that this will be the last time that you engage in these behaviours, assuring yourself that you know what to do and that you can stop anytime.
My approach is to work in a respectful and inclusive manner, helping to facilitate change when you're ready. I firmly believe that you have your eating disorder for very good reasons, and that with education, treatment and learning new ways of coping, you can recover as have so many of my clients. My office hours are Monday through Thursday, 9:30 am to 5 pm.
If you're looking for a somatic counsellor for eating disorders, anxiety, burnout, and body image concerns, you're in the right place!
I am passionate about supporting people experiencing eating disorders, disordered eating, body image challenges, anxiety, perfectionism, burnout, stress, and life transitions. I also provide gender-affirming care support, including hormone and surgical readiness assessments. My values include weight neutrality, respect, bodily autonomy, and collaboration.
If you're looking for a somatic counsellor for eating disorders, anxiety, burnout, and body image concerns, you're in the right place!
I am passionate about supporting people experiencing eating disorders, disordered eating, body image challenges, anxiety, perfectionism, burnout, stress, and life transitions. I also provide gender-affirming care support, including hormone and surgical readiness assessments. My values include weight neutrality, respect, bodily autonomy, and collaboration.
I have extensive experience treating anxiety, climate anxiety, depression, eating disorders, relationship conflicts, trauma, and stress caused by life transitions.
I use psychodynamic therapy, which involves exploring past experiences, as well as current conflicts, to understand patterns and recurring struggles. My work also draws on existential therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to identify values and establish meaning so that clients experience greater fulfilment in life.
I have extensive experience treating anxiety, climate anxiety, depression, eating disorders, relationship conflicts, trauma, and stress caused by life transitions.
I use psychodynamic therapy, which involves exploring past experiences, as well as current conflicts, to understand patterns and recurring struggles. My work also draws on existential therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to identify values and establish meaning so that clients experience greater fulfilment in life.
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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.