Eating Disorders Therapists in Acton, ON
Ceilidh understands the weight that many men carry - the kind that’s often unspoken.
With over 12 years of experience working alongside military personnel, veterans, and first responders, she knows that many of the strongest individuals are also the most silent when it comes to their own emotional pain. Whether it’s from the battlefield, the pressures of the job, or early life experiences, Ceilidh recognises how trauma, suppressed emotions, and unresolved anger can shape how you show up in your relationships, your parenting, and your sense of self.
Ceilidh understands the weight that many men carry - the kind that’s often unspoken.
With over 12 years of experience working alongside military personnel, veterans, and first responders, she knows that many of the strongest individuals are also the most silent when it comes to their own emotional pain. Whether it’s from the battlefield, the pressures of the job, or early life experiences, Ceilidh recognises how trauma, suppressed emotions, and unresolved anger can shape how you show up in your relationships, your parenting, and your sense of self.
If you’re exhausted by constant pressure, perfectionism, or old wounds that still show up in new ways, you’re not alone—and you don’t have to carry it alone. I will work with you to address some of the complex stressors and emotions that can take a toll on daily life.
My approach is warm, inviting and collaborative. I create a space where you can slow down, speak freely, and begin to untangle what’s weighing on you. Together, we’ll work toward understanding the patterns that no longer serve you and develop tools to help you feel your best.
If you’re exhausted by constant pressure, perfectionism, or old wounds that still show up in new ways, you’re not alone—and you don’t have to carry it alone. I will work with you to address some of the complex stressors and emotions that can take a toll on daily life.
My approach is warm, inviting and collaborative. I create a space where you can slow down, speak freely, and begin to untangle what’s weighing on you. Together, we’ll work toward understanding the patterns that no longer serve you and develop tools to help you feel your best.
Are you ready to move from surviving to thriving? Discover what it feels like to come home to yourself. You've accomplished so much; your life looks successful. Perhaps you've checked the boxes, reached milestones, built a career/family. Yet inside, something feels off. You may be experiencing symptoms of complex trauma (CPTSD), PTSD, anxiety, depression, addictions or other mental health concerns. You're ready to understand how your past shapes your present and how to process it, to nourish an embodied connection with your core self in the present, leading to a better future.
Are you ready to move from surviving to thriving? Discover what it feels like to come home to yourself. You've accomplished so much; your life looks successful. Perhaps you've checked the boxes, reached milestones, built a career/family. Yet inside, something feels off. You may be experiencing symptoms of complex trauma (CPTSD), PTSD, anxiety, depression, addictions or other mental health concerns. You're ready to understand how your past shapes your present and how to process it, to nourish an embodied connection with your core self in the present, leading to a better future.
My intention is to provide a compassionate, non-judgmental space for you to uncover how you feel stuck or overwhelmed in your life. Through careful exploration, you can learn about yourself emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually. Taking the time to be curious about yourself on deeper level, can lead to greater awareness and ultimately acceptance of your interesting and unique self. This acceptance gives you the power to make more conscious choices and live more fully. I work with individuals who are faced with the following challenges: self esteem, relationships, grief, stress, anxiety, depression, anger, negative thoughts, behaviors and beliefs.
My intention is to provide a compassionate, non-judgmental space for you to uncover how you feel stuck or overwhelmed in your life. Through careful exploration, you can learn about yourself emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually. Taking the time to be curious about yourself on deeper level, can lead to greater awareness and ultimately acceptance of your interesting and unique self. This acceptance gives you the power to make more conscious choices and live more fully. I work with individuals who are faced with the following challenges: self esteem, relationships, grief, stress, anxiety, depression, anger, negative thoughts, behaviors and beliefs.
Are you feeling stuck in recurring arguments, emotionally disconnected, or unsure how to repair trust? Small issues escalate quickly, or you’re tired of talking in circles without real change? Individuals and couples often come to therapy feeling frustrated, anxious about their relationship, and wanting practical help to break unhealthy patterns and improve their connection. Now more than ever, people are feeling resentful and unsure if their relationship is worth saving. It’s difficult to know how to start, but I believe couples and individuals can get unstuck, rebuild trust, deepen connection, and navigate conflict with ease.
Are you feeling stuck in recurring arguments, emotionally disconnected, or unsure how to repair trust? Small issues escalate quickly, or you’re tired of talking in circles without real change? Individuals and couples often come to therapy feeling frustrated, anxious about their relationship, and wanting practical help to break unhealthy patterns and improve their connection. Now more than ever, people are feeling resentful and unsure if their relationship is worth saving. It’s difficult to know how to start, but I believe couples and individuals can get unstuck, rebuild trust, deepen connection, and navigate conflict with ease.
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As a psychologist, with more than 20 years experience, I can support you to overcome challenges such as depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, perfectionism, people pleasing, trauma, addiction, eating issues including binge eating, bulimia and anorexia and couples therapy.
We can experience conflicting emotions like wanting to indulge in food, while also wanting to lose weight. IFS defines these emotions as parts of our internal emotional family. When this family is upset, it reacts, and we may feel emotional distress or physical illness, However, we have the ability to heal ourselves.
As a psychologist, with more than 20 years experience, I can support you to overcome challenges such as depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, perfectionism, people pleasing, trauma, addiction, eating issues including binge eating, bulimia and anorexia and couples therapy.
We can experience conflicting emotions like wanting to indulge in food, while also wanting to lose weight. IFS defines these emotions as parts of our internal emotional family. When this family is upset, it reacts, and we may feel emotional distress or physical illness, However, we have the ability to heal ourselves.
I work with a variety of issues including: trauma, anxiety, depression, addictions, eating disorders, relationship challenges, grief and loss, or other life stressors.
Life can sometimes make us feel overwhelmed, anxious or like we’re roaming without any sense of direction. It can be a struggle to gain traction and to figure out what is making us feel the emotions we do or behave the way we do. We can begin to lose sight of who we are and what our purpose is. If you feel "stuck", it can help to find a trusted professional who listens to your story and works with you to untangle the ball of emotions. All too often we focus on the negative things in life without much attention paid to what is going well. Balance in life is key, and once it's restored, positive change can occur.
I work with a variety of issues including: trauma, anxiety, depression, addictions, eating disorders, relationship challenges, grief and loss, or other life stressors.
Life can sometimes make us feel overwhelmed, anxious or like we’re roaming without any sense of direction. It can be a struggle to gain traction and to figure out what is making us feel the emotions we do or behave the way we do. We can begin to lose sight of who we are and what our purpose is. If you feel "stuck", it can help to find a trusted professional who listens to your story and works with you to untangle the ball of emotions. All too often we focus on the negative things in life without much attention paid to what is going well. Balance in life is key, and once it's restored, positive change can occur.
Lindsay Miedema
Registered Social Worker, BA, BSW, MSW
1 Endorsed
Hamilton, ON L8R
Waitlist for new clients
The main areas I provide support for are disordered eating, anxiety, OCD and trauma.
Maybe you have anxiety that makes everything feel big and overwhelming. Maybe past trauma flashbacks interfere with finding happiness today. Maybe food pressures, and negative body image thoughts are holding you back from feeling free to enjoy life. Know that you are not alone and I can help.
The main areas I provide support for are disordered eating, anxiety, OCD and trauma.
Maybe you have anxiety that makes everything feel big and overwhelming. Maybe past trauma flashbacks interfere with finding happiness today. Maybe food pressures, and negative body image thoughts are holding you back from feeling free to enjoy life. Know that you are not alone and I can help.
I have extensive experience in treating anxiety and mood disorders, eating disorders, body image concerns, trauma and issues with self esteem.
I have extensive experience in treating Eating Disorders, weight preoccupation and body image concerns. I worked at the Renfrew Centre in in the US, a specialized treatment facility for Eating Disorders utilizing CBT and Emotion Focused Therapy in the treatment of eating disorders and mood disorders.
I have extensive experience in treating anxiety and mood disorders, eating disorders, body image concerns, trauma and issues with self esteem.
I have extensive experience in treating Eating Disorders, weight preoccupation and body image concerns. I worked at the Renfrew Centre in in the US, a specialized treatment facility for Eating Disorders utilizing CBT and Emotion Focused Therapy in the treatment of eating disorders and mood disorders.
My name is Kailey Tufford and I am an experienced clinical social worker specializing in the treatment of eating disorders for adolescents, adults and their families.
My speciality is Eating Disorders treatment which I approach utilizing a variety of treatment modalities including CBT-E, FBT, CBT, DBT, CPT and Mindfulness to meet the diverse and unique needs of those I work with. Providing a safe and engaging space for individuals working to better themselves and their life experiences is most important to my practice.
My name is Kailey Tufford and I am an experienced clinical social worker specializing in the treatment of eating disorders for adolescents, adults and their families.
My speciality is Eating Disorders treatment which I approach utilizing a variety of treatment modalities including CBT-E, FBT, CBT, DBT, CPT and Mindfulness to meet the diverse and unique needs of those I work with. Providing a safe and engaging space for individuals working to better themselves and their life experiences is most important to my practice.
I have had the pleasure of working as a Social Worker/Psychotherapist for 30 plus years with adolescents and adults supporting them through anxiety, life transitions, burnout, eating disorders, mood disorders and more.
Throughout my career in Toronto hospitals, treatment centers, the TDSB and my private practice I have had advanced training, experience and the privilege of working with adults navigating anxiety, divorce, grief, burnout, OCD and life transitions — as well as adolescents and families dealing with eating disorders, self-harm, anxiety, depression and more.
I have had the pleasure of working as a Social Worker/Psychotherapist for 30 plus years with adolescents and adults supporting them through anxiety, life transitions, burnout, eating disorders, mood disorders and more.
Throughout my career in Toronto hospitals, treatment centers, the TDSB and my private practice I have had advanced training, experience and the privilege of working with adults navigating anxiety, divorce, grief, burnout, OCD and life transitions — as well as adolescents and families dealing with eating disorders, self-harm, anxiety, depression and more.
Healing often begins with learning to treat yourself with the same compassion you already offer everyone else. I work with adolescents and adults navigating anxiety, low self-esteem, body image concerns, perfectionism, work stress, and relationship challenges. My clients often arrive feeling disconnected from themselves, struggling to trust their own voice or feel confident in who they are. Whether you are dealing with social pressure, family dynamics, dating, or the quiet weight of self-criticism, this is a space where you can begin to reconnect with yourself.
Healing often begins with learning to treat yourself with the same compassion you already offer everyone else. I work with adolescents and adults navigating anxiety, low self-esteem, body image concerns, perfectionism, work stress, and relationship challenges. My clients often arrive feeling disconnected from themselves, struggling to trust their own voice or feel confident in who they are. Whether you are dealing with social pressure, family dynamics, dating, or the quiet weight of self-criticism, this is a space where you can begin to reconnect with yourself.
Do you feel the pressure to be perfect? Pushing yourself to perform or stay in control? Whether you’re navigating the impact of trauma, struggling with your relationship with food or your body, or feeling the weight of performance in sport or other areas of life, you may find yourself caught in patterns that feel exhausting, rigid, or hard to step away from. Over time, these patterns can disconnect you from your needs, your sense of self, and the parts of life that once felt meaningful or enjoyable. If this resonates, you don’t have to navigate it on your own.
Do you feel the pressure to be perfect? Pushing yourself to perform or stay in control? Whether you’re navigating the impact of trauma, struggling with your relationship with food or your body, or feeling the weight of performance in sport or other areas of life, you may find yourself caught in patterns that feel exhausting, rigid, or hard to step away from. Over time, these patterns can disconnect you from your needs, your sense of self, and the parts of life that once felt meaningful or enjoyable. If this resonates, you don’t have to navigate it on your own.
Healing often begins with learning to treat yourself with the same compassion you already offer everyone else. I work with adolescents and adults navigating anxiety, low self-esteem, body image concerns, perfectionism, work stress, and relationship challenges. My clients often arrive feeling disconnected from themselves, struggling to trust their own voice or feel confident in who they are. Whether you are dealing with social pressure, family dynamics, dating, or the quiet weight of self-criticism, this is a space where you can begin to reconnect with yourself.
Healing often begins with learning to treat yourself with the same compassion you already offer everyone else. I work with adolescents and adults navigating anxiety, low self-esteem, body image concerns, perfectionism, work stress, and relationship challenges. My clients often arrive feeling disconnected from themselves, struggling to trust their own voice or feel confident in who they are. Whether you are dealing with social pressure, family dynamics, dating, or the quiet weight of self-criticism, this is a space where you can begin to reconnect with yourself.
I have over 10 years experience working with depression and anxiety, self-esteem, relationship difficulties, stress management, behavioural issues, body image and eating disorders.
I have extensive training and experience treating eating disorders and body image concerns, including obesity and binge eating. I was trained at the Hospital for Sick Children and through The Maudsley Institute for Family Based Treatment. Additionally, I have been trained in CBT and EFT to treat eating disorders.
I have over 10 years experience working with depression and anxiety, self-esteem, relationship difficulties, stress management, behavioural issues, body image and eating disorders.
I have extensive training and experience treating eating disorders and body image concerns, including obesity and binge eating. I was trained at the Hospital for Sick Children and through The Maudsley Institute for Family Based Treatment. Additionally, I have been trained in CBT and EFT to treat eating disorders.
I offer services to children, adolescents, adults, couples and families for a range of issues such as anxiety, depression, postpartum depression, sexual abuse, poor body image, eating disorders, addictions, low self-esteem, loss and grief and other mental health concerns.
It is my responsibility to attentively listen to you in a non-judgmental way and provide time and a safe space for them as they share their thoughts, perceptions, feelings and experiences with me. I believe that each person has strengths and the capacity to make changes in order to improve their overall well-being.
I offer services to children, adolescents, adults, couples and families for a range of issues such as anxiety, depression, postpartum depression, sexual abuse, poor body image, eating disorders, addictions, low self-esteem, loss and grief and other mental health concerns.
It is my responsibility to attentively listen to you in a non-judgmental way and provide time and a safe space for them as they share their thoughts, perceptions, feelings and experiences with me. I believe that each person has strengths and the capacity to make changes in order to improve their overall well-being.
Dr. Christina Hyland
Registered Social Worker, PhD, RSW, MSW, BSW, BAsoc
2 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
My specializations include somatic trauma work, eating disorders, body image, and anxiety.
I believe therapy is, at its heart, about connection, personal growth, and transformation. I’m dedicated to offering a compassionate, open, and genuine space - supporting individuals through a process that aims to cultivate greater inner freedom and more connected, meaningful lives. I believe that all behavior serves a function and that therapy helps us look beneath the surface to understand the role they play (behaviours such as addiction, eating struggles, chronic anxiety, and more). Most importantly, we learn what is needed to experience change and peace.
My specializations include somatic trauma work, eating disorders, body image, and anxiety.
I believe therapy is, at its heart, about connection, personal growth, and transformation. I’m dedicated to offering a compassionate, open, and genuine space - supporting individuals through a process that aims to cultivate greater inner freedom and more connected, meaningful lives. I believe that all behavior serves a function and that therapy helps us look beneath the surface to understand the role they play (behaviours such as addiction, eating struggles, chronic anxiety, and more). Most importantly, we learn what is needed to experience change and peace.
Maybe you’re navigating emotional highs and lows, struggling with body image, or coping with an eating disorder.
I support individuals dealing with anxiety, depression, emotional dysregulation, eating disorders, grief, and life changes. Through a warm, relational approach, we’ll explore your inner world and develop strategies for healing and resilience. You deserve to feel grounded and supported.
Maybe you’re navigating emotional highs and lows, struggling with body image, or coping with an eating disorder.
I support individuals dealing with anxiety, depression, emotional dysregulation, eating disorders, grief, and life changes. Through a warm, relational approach, we’ll explore your inner world and develop strategies for healing and resilience. You deserve to feel grounded and supported.
I’m Cassandra, I support individuals and couples navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, eating disorders, and relationship challenges.
I use trauma-informed approaches including Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). I offer a collaborative space where you set the pace, while I gently challenge patterns that keep you stuck. I’m direct, supportive, and help you build insight, accountability, and meaningful change.
I’m Cassandra, I support individuals and couples navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, eating disorders, and relationship challenges.
I use trauma-informed approaches including Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). I offer a collaborative space where you set the pace, while I gently challenge patterns that keep you stuck. I’m direct, supportive, and help you build insight, accountability, and meaningful change.
Life's challenges can sometimes feel overwhelming, leaving us feeling lost and unsure of how to move forward. But you don't have to face them alone. Our compassionate team of experienced therapists is here to support you on your journey toward healing and personal growth. Whether you're struggling with anxiety, depression, relationship issues, low self-worth or any other life obstacle, we offer a safe and non-judgmental space where you can explore your thoughts and emotions freely. Our experienced therapists are trained in a range of approaches including CBT, DBT, Narrative Therapy, IFS, Emotion-Focused Therapy and Brainspotting.
Life's challenges can sometimes feel overwhelming, leaving us feeling lost and unsure of how to move forward. But you don't have to face them alone. Our compassionate team of experienced therapists is here to support you on your journey toward healing and personal growth. Whether you're struggling with anxiety, depression, relationship issues, low self-worth or any other life obstacle, we offer a safe and non-judgmental space where you can explore your thoughts and emotions freely. Our experienced therapists are trained in a range of approaches including CBT, DBT, Narrative Therapy, IFS, Emotion-Focused Therapy and Brainspotting.
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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.