Eating Disorders Therapists in Ottawa, ON
The Firestone CBT Clinic offers in-person or remote psychotherapy services for adults and adolescents who want help with a range of issues, including but not limited to anxiety (worry, OCD, social anxiety, health anxiety, panic), stress management, depression / mood disorders, eating disorders, trauma / PTSD, grief, self-esteem issues and relationship concerns.
We are a group of experienced and competent doctoral-level psychologists and psychotherapists who are passionate about teaching clients how to manage their emotions and get their lives back on track. Using a model based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, we provide effective therapy to help clients address challenges and improve their quality of life.
The Firestone CBT Clinic offers in-person or remote psychotherapy services for adults and adolescents who want help with a range of issues, including but not limited to anxiety (worry, OCD, social anxiety, health anxiety, panic), stress management, depression / mood disorders, eating disorders, trauma / PTSD, grief, self-esteem issues and relationship concerns.
We are a group of experienced and competent doctoral-level psychologists and psychotherapists who are passionate about teaching clients how to manage their emotions and get their lives back on track. Using a model based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, we provide effective therapy to help clients address challenges and improve their quality of life.
I help people deal with eating issues, disordered eating, and eating disorders feel better about eating and their body.
Imagine being able to feel better about yourself, your body and eat without anxiety or stress. My goal is to help you love your body so that you can have a healthy relationship with eating and feel like you are getting the most out of life.
I help people deal with eating issues, disordered eating, and eating disorders feel better about eating and their body.
Imagine being able to feel better about yourself, your body and eat without anxiety or stress. My goal is to help you love your body so that you can have a healthy relationship with eating and feel like you are getting the most out of life.
I work with clients navigating eating disorders, trauma, OCD, anxiety, burnout, and chronic illness.
I have experience supporting individuals facing a range of concerns, including anxiety, stress and burnout, OCD, eating disorders, trauma, and chronic illness. My approach is person-centred, grounded in compassion and collaboration. I integrate evidence-based therapies such as EMDR, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
I work with clients navigating eating disorders, trauma, OCD, anxiety, burnout, and chronic illness.
I have experience supporting individuals facing a range of concerns, including anxiety, stress and burnout, OCD, eating disorders, trauma, and chronic illness. My approach is person-centred, grounded in compassion and collaboration. I integrate evidence-based therapies such as EMDR, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
Some areas of focus include supporting my clients with mental health issues, such as: anxiety, depression, grief, major life transitions, eating and body image issues (i.e., anorexia, bulimia, disordered eating, self-esteem).
As a registered psychotherapist, I offer counselling and psychotherapy to individual adults, as they develop the courage to explore their vulnerabilities on their journey towards healing, wellness, and fulfilment. I strive to create a safe and nonjudgmental space for my clients to share their experiences. The therapeutic relationship is central to my work, so I diligently seek to maintain a respectful, authentic, and empathic working alliance with all of my clients. “Perhaps we can forgo the answer to the question, “Why do we live?” But it is not easy to postpone the question, “How shall we live?” – I.D. Yalom
Some areas of focus include supporting my clients with mental health issues, such as: anxiety, depression, grief, major life transitions, eating and body image issues (i.e., anorexia, bulimia, disordered eating, self-esteem).
As a registered psychotherapist, I offer counselling and psychotherapy to individual adults, as they develop the courage to explore their vulnerabilities on their journey towards healing, wellness, and fulfilment. I strive to create a safe and nonjudgmental space for my clients to share their experiences. The therapeutic relationship is central to my work, so I diligently seek to maintain a respectful, authentic, and empathic working alliance with all of my clients. “Perhaps we can forgo the answer to the question, “Why do we live?” But it is not easy to postpone the question, “How shall we live?” – I.D. Yalom
I combine over 13 years of experience in mental health therapy to support my clients in overcoming eating disorders, improving mood and anxiety and to strengthen relationships with self and others.
I see therapy as an opportunity to increase your self-awareness, understand the impact of the challenges that you’ve experienced, and figure out how to heal and cope with life in safe and supportive ways. My approach to therapy should feel inspiring, encouraging, challenging and safe.
I combine over 13 years of experience in mental health therapy to support my clients in overcoming eating disorders, improving mood and anxiety and to strengthen relationships with self and others.
I see therapy as an opportunity to increase your self-awareness, understand the impact of the challenges that you’ve experienced, and figure out how to heal and cope with life in safe and supportive ways. My approach to therapy should feel inspiring, encouraging, challenging and safe.
I am a trauma therapist who specializes in eating disorders and addictions.
I'm a Registered Psychotherapist. I work with people that have challenges with Substance Use, Trauma, Relational issues, Sex and Sexuality. I work from an integrative systemic, trauma-informed and evidence-based approaches.
I am a trauma therapist who specializes in eating disorders and addictions.
I'm a Registered Psychotherapist. I work with people that have challenges with Substance Use, Trauma, Relational issues, Sex and Sexuality. I work from an integrative systemic, trauma-informed and evidence-based approaches.
I provide services in English for individual therapy specializing in treating eating disorders, adult ADHD, anxiety, social anxiety, and panic disorder.
I aim to help my clients find their strength and resilience through a flexible and collaborative approach to therapy. I value the perspectives and knowledge that arise when working collaboratively and aim to empower my clients to develop their own toolbox of strategies and skills.
I provide services in English for individual therapy specializing in treating eating disorders, adult ADHD, anxiety, social anxiety, and panic disorder.
I aim to help my clients find their strength and resilience through a flexible and collaborative approach to therapy. I value the perspectives and knowledge that arise when working collaboratively and aim to empower my clients to develop their own toolbox of strategies and skills.
I also have a background in sports and athletics, which has driven a special interest in helping those with sports and exercise-related difficulties, including Body Dysmorphic Disorder, eating disorders, and performance anxiety.
I work primarily with evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and work diligently to refine my knowledge and skills through continuous training and supervision.
I also have a background in sports and athletics, which has driven a special interest in helping those with sports and exercise-related difficulties, including Body Dysmorphic Disorder, eating disorders, and performance anxiety.
I work primarily with evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and work diligently to refine my knowledge and skills through continuous training and supervision.
Yehudis specializes in working with people who have experienced major traumas or repeated traumas in their life and the issues that show up after a trauma, for example; difficulties coping with feelings, dissociation, problems with relationships, self-harm, eating disorders, or selective mutism (to name a few).
Are you struggling to make sense of your world and existence? Do you feel unsafe in your body or mind, or find yourself trapped in overthinking, suffering, and having flashbacks? If you feel hopeless or disconnected from the world, I am here to support you. I specialize in helping people who have experienced many traumas, feel better and more hopeful about living again. This may mean helping people with overwhelming or difficult feelings, checking out, self-harming, or issues with eating.
Yehudis specializes in working with people who have experienced major traumas or repeated traumas in their life and the issues that show up after a trauma, for example; difficulties coping with feelings, dissociation, problems with relationships, self-harm, eating disorders, or selective mutism (to name a few).
Are you struggling to make sense of your world and existence? Do you feel unsafe in your body or mind, or find yourself trapped in overthinking, suffering, and having flashbacks? If you feel hopeless or disconnected from the world, I am here to support you. I specialize in helping people who have experienced many traumas, feel better and more hopeful about living again. This may mean helping people with overwhelming or difficult feelings, checking out, self-harming, or issues with eating.
Melisa Arias-Valenzuela
Psychologist, CPsych, PhD
6 Endorsed
Ottawa, ON K1P
Waitlist for new clients
I provide psychological assessments and psychotherapy at my clinic, Uprise Psychology & Wellness, to adults and teens suffering from eating disorders and body image concerns, as well as adults struggling with perinatal mental health difficulties, including postpartum depression, birth trauma, pregnancy loss and infertility.
I am trained in evidence-based therapies including CBT, ACT, CFT and DBT. I am certified in Perinatal Mental Health (PMH-C) with Postpartum Support International. I am also a qualified instructor in Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness Training and hold a regular personal mindfulness practice.
I provide psychological assessments and psychotherapy at my clinic, Uprise Psychology & Wellness, to adults and teens suffering from eating disorders and body image concerns, as well as adults struggling with perinatal mental health difficulties, including postpartum depression, birth trauma, pregnancy loss and infertility.
I am trained in evidence-based therapies including CBT, ACT, CFT and DBT. I am certified in Perinatal Mental Health (PMH-C) with Postpartum Support International. I am also a qualified instructor in Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness Training and hold a regular personal mindfulness practice.
As a group, our counsellors specialize in Anxiety, Depression, Eating Disorders ( Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating Disorder, OSFED, ARFID, Orthorexia), Self-esteem, Body Image, Grief, Relationship Issues, and Trauma/ PTSD.
Our sessions will be filled with listening, reflecting, offering support, guidance, and helping you to make connections and realizations about yourself and your life. You will feel safe, respected, empathy and genuinely cared for.
As a group, our counsellors specialize in Anxiety, Depression, Eating Disorders ( Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating Disorder, OSFED, ARFID, Orthorexia), Self-esteem, Body Image, Grief, Relationship Issues, and Trauma/ PTSD.
Our sessions will be filled with listening, reflecting, offering support, guidance, and helping you to make connections and realizations about yourself and your life. You will feel safe, respected, empathy and genuinely cared for.
Accepting new clients (LGBTQ+, ADHD, eating disorders).
About me: I am bi, genderqueer, and neurodivergent. My values align strongly with social justice and progressive ideals. I love supporting ADHDers and members of the LGBTQ+ community. My therapeutic approach is rooted in trauma-informed care and harm reduction. I strive to be gender and sexuality affirming, neurodiversity-affirming, and weight-inclusive.
Accepting new clients (LGBTQ+, ADHD, eating disorders).
About me: I am bi, genderqueer, and neurodivergent. My values align strongly with social justice and progressive ideals. I love supporting ADHDers and members of the LGBTQ+ community. My therapeutic approach is rooted in trauma-informed care and harm reduction. I strive to be gender and sexuality affirming, neurodiversity-affirming, and weight-inclusive.
My areas of specialization and expertise include: Childhood and Developmental Trauma Recovery, Depression, Anxiety, Self-development and Spirituality, Psychedelic Preparation and Integration, Eating Disorders, Perinatal Mental Health (e.g. postpartum depression/anxiety, birth trauma, infertility), and parenting young and older/adult children.
Individual psychotherapy services are offered nation-wide by secure video. Psychedelic-assisted Psychotherapy is offered in the Ottawa area. My way of working is holistic, integrative and trauma-focused. Clinical Supervision, Professional Consultation, and custom education for clinicians is also available.
My areas of specialization and expertise include: Childhood and Developmental Trauma Recovery, Depression, Anxiety, Self-development and Spirituality, Psychedelic Preparation and Integration, Eating Disorders, Perinatal Mental Health (e.g. postpartum depression/anxiety, birth trauma, infertility), and parenting young and older/adult children.
Individual psychotherapy services are offered nation-wide by secure video. Psychedelic-assisted Psychotherapy is offered in the Ottawa area. My way of working is holistic, integrative and trauma-focused. Clinical Supervision, Professional Consultation, and custom education for clinicians is also available.
I draw upon my own personal experience and advanced training specifically for eating disorders, body image, anxiety and depression to help guide you through this healing journey.
We all deserve to feel at peace in our body and truly love the skin we are in. Do you worry over your body, exercise, or what you eat? Does your harsh inner voice control your life? Maybe you are anxious and overwhelmed, struggling to manage stress and find a work/life balance? If so, you don’t have to continue experiencing these daily struggles, and I am here to help. I am passionate about helping individuals like you break free of the hold disordered eating, body image, low self-esteem, anxiety and stress have on you.
I draw upon my own personal experience and advanced training specifically for eating disorders, body image, anxiety and depression to help guide you through this healing journey.
We all deserve to feel at peace in our body and truly love the skin we are in. Do you worry over your body, exercise, or what you eat? Does your harsh inner voice control your life? Maybe you are anxious and overwhelmed, struggling to manage stress and find a work/life balance? If so, you don’t have to continue experiencing these daily struggles, and I am here to help. I am passionate about helping individuals like you break free of the hold disordered eating, body image, low self-esteem, anxiety and stress have on you.
My practice is driven by my own eating disorder recovery and over a decade of experience working in addiction, substance abuse & eating disorders treatment.
My services support people with eating & body image concerns, including: anorexia, bulimia, binge-eating, ARFID, orthorexia, compulsive exercise, chronic dieting, disordered eating, emotional eating & body image distress. In-person services in Ottawa. Virtual services for residents of Ontario, Quebec and select provinces. Ages 18+ only.
My practice is driven by my own eating disorder recovery and over a decade of experience working in addiction, substance abuse & eating disorders treatment.
My services support people with eating & body image concerns, including: anorexia, bulimia, binge-eating, ARFID, orthorexia, compulsive exercise, chronic dieting, disordered eating, emotional eating & body image distress. In-person services in Ottawa. Virtual services for residents of Ontario, Quebec and select provinces. Ages 18+ only.
I support folks with eating disorders and body image, relational challenges, developmental trauma/family of origin issues, identity challenges/self-esteem, and ADHD.
I employ a variety of approaches. I work predominately from Emotion-focused, Attachment-based, and body-based approaches.
I support folks with eating disorders and body image, relational challenges, developmental trauma/family of origin issues, identity challenges/self-esteem, and ADHD.
I employ a variety of approaches. I work predominately from Emotion-focused, Attachment-based, and body-based approaches.
I have a special interest in working with adults struggling with eating disorders, developmental/childhood trauma or major life transitions.
Are you feeling stuck and not understanding why you cannot implement the change you want to bring to your life? Do you tell yourself you should know better and feel discouraged when you cannot “fix” yourself on your own? This is because working on ourselves is more complex than it appears. The clues about what needs attention in our life are often not found in what we already know consciously but in the deeper layers of our unconscious - e.g. arising as dream images, symbols or overwhelming emotions. Working from a psychodynamic perspective helps understand what these clues mean and what constructive change may look like for you.
I have a special interest in working with adults struggling with eating disorders, developmental/childhood trauma or major life transitions.
Are you feeling stuck and not understanding why you cannot implement the change you want to bring to your life? Do you tell yourself you should know better and feel discouraged when you cannot “fix” yourself on your own? This is because working on ourselves is more complex than it appears. The clues about what needs attention in our life are often not found in what we already know consciously but in the deeper layers of our unconscious - e.g. arising as dream images, symbols or overwhelming emotions. Working from a psychodynamic perspective helps understand what these clues mean and what constructive change may look like for you.
I am passionate about eating disorders, self-esteem and body image issues as well as multicultural and racial trauma issues.
Welcome and thank you for stopping by! It is never easy to take the step towards change, yet, here you are taking that very step. Perhaps you've been worn down by life or you are stuck because of an inner conflict. Do you have trouble identifying and accepting your emotions or are mired in self-defeating beliefs and irrational thoughts? I can help. I embrace a compassion-focused approach which helps to ease your burdens, alleviate your hurt and lessen your struggles. I provide a warm, confidential and non-judgmental space which fosters a quieting of the mind that enable and empower you to actualize your hopes, dreams, and ideas.
I am passionate about eating disorders, self-esteem and body image issues as well as multicultural and racial trauma issues.
Welcome and thank you for stopping by! It is never easy to take the step towards change, yet, here you are taking that very step. Perhaps you've been worn down by life or you are stuck because of an inner conflict. Do you have trouble identifying and accepting your emotions or are mired in self-defeating beliefs and irrational thoughts? I can help. I embrace a compassion-focused approach which helps to ease your burdens, alleviate your hurt and lessen your struggles. I provide a warm, confidential and non-judgmental space which fosters a quieting of the mind that enable and empower you to actualize your hopes, dreams, and ideas.
In addition to spending several years treating eating disorders in private practice at the Centre for Cognitive Therapy, Dr.
Dr. Massey joined the Firestone CBT Clinic to pursue her passion in providing couples therapy and treatment for disordered eating/body image concerns. She also possesses expertise treating mood and anxiety disorders, as well as life transition issues with adults and adolescents. Dr. Massey has received extensive training in couples therapy through The Gottman Institute (all requirements for Certification except client video submissions). Based on 40 years of research, Gottman Method is a skills-based approach to improving relationships, incorporating work on intimacy, conflict management, and the pursuit of shared dreams.
In addition to spending several years treating eating disorders in private practice at the Centre for Cognitive Therapy, Dr.
Dr. Massey joined the Firestone CBT Clinic to pursue her passion in providing couples therapy and treatment for disordered eating/body image concerns. She also possesses expertise treating mood and anxiety disorders, as well as life transition issues with adults and adolescents. Dr. Massey has received extensive training in couples therapy through The Gottman Institute (all requirements for Certification except client video submissions). Based on 40 years of research, Gottman Method is a skills-based approach to improving relationships, incorporating work on intimacy, conflict management, and the pursuit of shared dreams.
I have experience supporting human beings with chronic illness and pain, eating disorders, relationship with food, burnout, job-related stress, giftedness, creativity/art, ADHD and highly sensitive people.
Feeling anxious, caught in the cycle of people-pleasing or struggling with an eating disorder? Are you disconnected from your true self or struggling with relationships? Childhood trauma can have lasting effects that limit us, impacting our self-esteem, direction, and relationships. If you're navigating the conditioning from emotionally immature or neglectful parents, or if relationships don't feel safe, holistic psychotherapy can be your compass for healing. There's hope for breaking free from old patterns, knowing your true needs and desires, and living a life aligned with your authentic self, not just societal expectations.
I have experience supporting human beings with chronic illness and pain, eating disorders, relationship with food, burnout, job-related stress, giftedness, creativity/art, ADHD and highly sensitive people.
Feeling anxious, caught in the cycle of people-pleasing or struggling with an eating disorder? Are you disconnected from your true self or struggling with relationships? Childhood trauma can have lasting effects that limit us, impacting our self-esteem, direction, and relationships. If you're navigating the conditioning from emotionally immature or neglectful parents, or if relationships don't feel safe, holistic psychotherapy can be your compass for healing. There's hope for breaking free from old patterns, knowing your true needs and desires, and living a life aligned with your authentic self, not just societal expectations.
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Eating Disorders Counsellors
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.