Eating Disorders Therapists in San Francisco, CA
I support individuals who are recovering from eating disorders, body image issues, substance use issues, trauma, self harm, prenatal and postpartum issues, miscarriage and fertility issues.
Please call me for a free telephone assessment. Eating disorders, addictions, trauma, body image, maternal grief, motherless daughters, OCD, DBT, Seeking Safety, Mindfulness, Mindful Self-Compassion, The Body Positive, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Identity Work, Prenatal and Postpartum Depression, Anxiety, and Psychosis, Miscarriage, Endometriosis, PCOS
I support individuals who are recovering from eating disorders, body image issues, substance use issues, trauma, self harm, prenatal and postpartum issues, miscarriage and fertility issues.
Please call me for a free telephone assessment. Eating disorders, addictions, trauma, body image, maternal grief, motherless daughters, OCD, DBT, Seeking Safety, Mindfulness, Mindful Self-Compassion, The Body Positive, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Identity Work, Prenatal and Postpartum Depression, Anxiety, and Psychosis, Miscarriage, Endometriosis, PCOS
I offer individual (adult/teen) therapy with specialties in ADHD, ASD, eating disorders, trauma, and couples.
I can offer stand-alone ADHD or executive functioning coaching (separate from therapy) to help you feel organized and in control of your school, job, or home tasks. I also particularly love working with couples where one or more partner(s) have ADHD.
I offer individual (adult/teen) therapy with specialties in ADHD, ASD, eating disorders, trauma, and couples.
I can offer stand-alone ADHD or executive functioning coaching (separate from therapy) to help you feel organized and in control of your school, job, or home tasks. I also particularly love working with couples where one or more partner(s) have ADHD.
I specialize in working with persons suffering from trauma, eating disorders, addictions, relationship issues, ADHD, and chronic illness.
Are you struggling to cope with life’s difficulties? Are you feeling out of control? Hopeless? Whether this is a recent experience or a life long issue, I am here to help. I believe every person has the innate ability and power within themselves to manage life’s challenges and improve yourselves—you just don’t always know how to access it. I will assist you and challenge you into accessing your tools, utilizing your innate strengths, and finding new insights into yourself.
I specialize in working with persons suffering from trauma, eating disorders, addictions, relationship issues, ADHD, and chronic illness.
Are you struggling to cope with life’s difficulties? Are you feeling out of control? Hopeless? Whether this is a recent experience or a life long issue, I am here to help. I believe every person has the innate ability and power within themselves to manage life’s challenges and improve yourselves—you just don’t always know how to access it. I will assist you and challenge you into accessing your tools, utilizing your innate strengths, and finding new insights into yourself.
Share Holland
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MA, LPCC, LPC, LCMHC
5 Endorsed
San Francisco, CA 94104
I work with a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, trauma, self-judgment, relationship challenges, compulsive behaviors, eating disorders, and feeling lost or disconnected from a sense of self.
My style is warm, collaborative, and grounded in practical, evidence-based strategies. I don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all approach. I work integratively, drawing from cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), psychodynamic principles, mindfulness, and trauma-informed care to meet you where you are and help you get where you want to go.
I work with a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, trauma, self-judgment, relationship challenges, compulsive behaviors, eating disorders, and feeling lost or disconnected from a sense of self.
My style is warm, collaborative, and grounded in practical, evidence-based strategies. I don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all approach. I work integratively, drawing from cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), psychodynamic principles, mindfulness, and trauma-informed care to meet you where you are and help you get where you want to go.
I specialize in eating disorders, trauma, anxiety, depression, and adjustment, and I have roots in psychodynamic, existential, and mindfulness modalities, paired with CBT techniques.
Whether you have worked with a therapist before, or are seeking services for the first time, the search for therapy can be daunting to say the least. The therapeutic relationship is unlike any other, and requires a specific type of trust and connection. It is my honor to have an opportunity to connect with you, and ultimately aid you in your healing, and I do not take that opportunity lightly. I am enthusiastic about working with folks in all walks of life, and I don't hesitate to practice humility, vulnerability, transparency, and humor in my work to meet you where you are now.
I specialize in eating disorders, trauma, anxiety, depression, and adjustment, and I have roots in psychodynamic, existential, and mindfulness modalities, paired with CBT techniques.
Whether you have worked with a therapist before, or are seeking services for the first time, the search for therapy can be daunting to say the least. The therapeutic relationship is unlike any other, and requires a specific type of trust and connection. It is my honor to have an opportunity to connect with you, and ultimately aid you in your healing, and I do not take that opportunity lightly. I am enthusiastic about working with folks in all walks of life, and I don't hesitate to practice humility, vulnerability, transparency, and humor in my work to meet you where you are now.
I primarily work with children, teens, and young adults who are experiencing anxiety, OCD, and/or eating disorders.
I am a licensed psychologist specializing in working with children, teens, young adults, parents, and families who struggle with a wide range of mental health concerns. I am committed to using evidence-based treatments and personalizing them to fit your particular needs. I primarily use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to guide my treatment approach, but also use Family Based Therapy for EDs (FBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and other evidence-based treatments.
I primarily work with children, teens, and young adults who are experiencing anxiety, OCD, and/or eating disorders.
I am a licensed psychologist specializing in working with children, teens, young adults, parents, and families who struggle with a wide range of mental health concerns. I am committed to using evidence-based treatments and personalizing them to fit your particular needs. I primarily use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to guide my treatment approach, but also use Family Based Therapy for EDs (FBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and other evidence-based treatments.
Eating disorders occur when the path towards healthy development goes awry.
Major life events, both positive and negative, can require emotional adjustments that take us by surprise. Even desired life changes like parenthood, marriage, and graduation can lead to unexpected feelings. Current research on attachment confirms that humans are more resilient in the face of major life change and trauma when they feel understood and supported by another. I use psychotherapy and EMDR in my practice. In therapy I am direct, but I provide the empathy and compassion that we all need. My patients feel seen by me and in turn, seek out other fortifying relationships.
Eating disorders occur when the path towards healthy development goes awry.
Major life events, both positive and negative, can require emotional adjustments that take us by surprise. Even desired life changes like parenthood, marriage, and graduation can lead to unexpected feelings. Current research on attachment confirms that humans are more resilient in the face of major life change and trauma when they feel understood and supported by another. I use psychotherapy and EMDR in my practice. In therapy I am direct, but I provide the empathy and compassion that we all need. My patients feel seen by me and in turn, seek out other fortifying relationships.
With expertise in trauma- rooted anxiety and depression, recovery counseling with addictions, and women’s issues including body image, low self esteem, and eating disorders, I'll help teach you evidence-based tools to reframe thoughts and regulate emotions, as well as explore root causes for symptom management.
I specialize in therapy for children, teens, young adults, and families and draw from real life personal experiences. All are welcome. Rooted in a warm, eclectic approach, I'll help teach you evidence-based coping tools to reframe thoughts and regulate emotions, as well as explore and process root causes for symptom management together in a safe space.
With expertise in trauma- rooted anxiety and depression, recovery counseling with addictions, and women’s issues including body image, low self esteem, and eating disorders, I'll help teach you evidence-based tools to reframe thoughts and regulate emotions, as well as explore root causes for symptom management.
I specialize in therapy for children, teens, young adults, and families and draw from real life personal experiences. All are welcome. Rooted in a warm, eclectic approach, I'll help teach you evidence-based coping tools to reframe thoughts and regulate emotions, as well as explore and process root causes for symptom management together in a safe space.
Areas of experience: grief and loss, trauma, eating disorders, addiction, depression and anxiety.
People begin therapy for many reasons: support through grief and loss, divorce, gender and sexuality concerns, relationship conflict, crisis, addiction, deepening self-awareness. Whatever your reason for seeking help I will greet you with warmth, genuine interest and a commitment to working collaboratively throughout the process. I am a strengths-based and psychodynamic psychotherapist. My style is interactive, authentic and warm. I also incorporate DBT and CBT when evidence-based practices are needed. The methods I use in treatment vary in response to my clients' different concerns and needs.
Areas of experience: grief and loss, trauma, eating disorders, addiction, depression and anxiety.
People begin therapy for many reasons: support through grief and loss, divorce, gender and sexuality concerns, relationship conflict, crisis, addiction, deepening self-awareness. Whatever your reason for seeking help I will greet you with warmth, genuine interest and a commitment to working collaboratively throughout the process. I am a strengths-based and psychodynamic psychotherapist. My style is interactive, authentic and warm. I also incorporate DBT and CBT when evidence-based practices are needed. The methods I use in treatment vary in response to my clients' different concerns and needs.
I also have training in grief counseling, eating disorders, and expressive arts.
Do you want to learn to carry grief with grace? Do you feel despair or shame from eating emotionally? Does it seem impossible to accept your body? Have you lost a loved one to Cancer or COVID? Grief and eating disorder recovery are my specialties. I can help you recover from disordered eating/body image hatred, and not pass it on to your daughter. I work with women on body acceptance, and a non-diet approach to recovery. I can assist you in learning love your life, even after loss. I can help guide you in learning to carry grief with grace.
I also have training in grief counseling, eating disorders, and expressive arts.
Do you want to learn to carry grief with grace? Do you feel despair or shame from eating emotionally? Does it seem impossible to accept your body? Have you lost a loved one to Cancer or COVID? Grief and eating disorder recovery are my specialties. I can help you recover from disordered eating/body image hatred, and not pass it on to your daughter. I work with women on body acceptance, and a non-diet approach to recovery. I can assist you in learning love your life, even after loss. I can help guide you in learning to carry grief with grace.
My specialties include sex and relationship therapy (for individuals and partners); relational/attachment trauma; activism trauma; eating disorders and body image; perfectionism; (racial or gender or culture) identity counseling; immigrants/ diaspora/international students/expat/people between cultures.
Dear fellow traveler, do you want to find calm amidst anxiety and stress, claim inner peace from past wounds, rekindle love and affection with your partner(s), seek peace with food, discover pleasure with your body, or get more clarity and acceptance about who you are? As a seasoned trauma/ relationship/ sex specialist, I help highly motivated humans like you to create the life you've been waiting for. Together, we navigate the challenges you face, not only transforming your life, but also breaking generational cycles, and fostering healing for future generations (if you choose to have them).
My specialties include sex and relationship therapy (for individuals and partners); relational/attachment trauma; activism trauma; eating disorders and body image; perfectionism; (racial or gender or culture) identity counseling; immigrants/ diaspora/international students/expat/people between cultures.
Dear fellow traveler, do you want to find calm amidst anxiety and stress, claim inner peace from past wounds, rekindle love and affection with your partner(s), seek peace with food, discover pleasure with your body, or get more clarity and acceptance about who you are? As a seasoned trauma/ relationship/ sex specialist, I help highly motivated humans like you to create the life you've been waiting for. Together, we navigate the challenges you face, not only transforming your life, but also breaking generational cycles, and fostering healing for future generations (if you choose to have them).
Eating disorders (ED) have their own logic.
Your whole day can be ruined by seeing your weight. You have to eat perfectly or you feel like a failure. You're ashamed of your body. Your eating habits cycle between being “good” (under-eating/ rigidity) and “bad” (overeating/ losing control). You vow to be “good” going forward. Your self esteem is conditional. You're growing more obsessed and frustrated by the day and don't understand why you can't figure this out on your own. Even when you succeed, you never feel like it's enough. It's difficult to enjoy time with your friends, feel confident dating, or just get your mind off of your body and food. You feel stuck.
Eating disorders (ED) have their own logic.
Your whole day can be ruined by seeing your weight. You have to eat perfectly or you feel like a failure. You're ashamed of your body. Your eating habits cycle between being “good” (under-eating/ rigidity) and “bad” (overeating/ losing control). You vow to be “good” going forward. Your self esteem is conditional. You're growing more obsessed and frustrated by the day and don't understand why you can't figure this out on your own. Even when you succeed, you never feel like it's enough. It's difficult to enjoy time with your friends, feel confident dating, or just get your mind off of your body and food. You feel stuck.
Eating disorders, drug and alcohol issues, and challenges of early recovery, depression, anxiety, chronic issues such as migraine, skin conditions, MS, highly sensitive people.
I Work with individuals/ couples. My background is in substance misuse counseling. I work with trauma, anxiety, depression, body image/ disordered eating. I work relationally, that invites the client into the therapeutic process, I support clients resource & create, boundaries in times of stress/ emotional overwhelm. I enjoy working with people who view themselves as sensitive beings, intuitive /empaths. I work somatically which means I invite the body into the process, using breath, scent, and grounding to regulate the nervous system. I offer EMDR and somatic touch work: I offer Ketamine Assisted Therapy and integration work.
Eating disorders, drug and alcohol issues, and challenges of early recovery, depression, anxiety, chronic issues such as migraine, skin conditions, MS, highly sensitive people.
I Work with individuals/ couples. My background is in substance misuse counseling. I work with trauma, anxiety, depression, body image/ disordered eating. I work relationally, that invites the client into the therapeutic process, I support clients resource & create, boundaries in times of stress/ emotional overwhelm. I enjoy working with people who view themselves as sensitive beings, intuitive /empaths. I work somatically which means I invite the body into the process, using breath, scent, and grounding to regulate the nervous system. I offer EMDR and somatic touch work: I offer Ketamine Assisted Therapy and integration work.
I have extensive experience working with people facing racial identity issues, overcoming racial trauma, multicultural and identity issues, exploring and supporting sexuality, relationships, gender expression, eating disorders, body image, disembodiment concerns, depression, anxiety, and ADHD.
I enjoy working with adults, teens, and relationships of all races/ethnicities, abilities, sizes, genders, spiritual beliefs, and relationship styles. Wherever you are along the gender and sexuality spectrum, from teens to older adults, you are welcome and supported here.
I have extensive experience working with people facing racial identity issues, overcoming racial trauma, multicultural and identity issues, exploring and supporting sexuality, relationships, gender expression, eating disorders, body image, disembodiment concerns, depression, anxiety, and ADHD.
I enjoy working with adults, teens, and relationships of all races/ethnicities, abilities, sizes, genders, spiritual beliefs, and relationship styles. Wherever you are along the gender and sexuality spectrum, from teens to older adults, you are welcome and supported here.
I specialize in working with individuals facing eating disorders, trauma, grief, loss, LGBTQ+ issues, HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, as well as anxiety and depression/bipolar.
I'm a therapist with Octave and Evernorth Behavioral Care Group. Octave is a mental health practice providing high-quality care covered by multiple insurances. Evernorth Behavioral Care Group is a behavioral health provider group in-network with Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth. For my availability, please reach out to Octave’s team by emailing or calling.
I specialize in working with individuals facing eating disorders, trauma, grief, loss, LGBTQ+ issues, HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, as well as anxiety and depression/bipolar.
I'm a therapist with Octave and Evernorth Behavioral Care Group. Octave is a mental health practice providing high-quality care covered by multiple insurances. Evernorth Behavioral Care Group is a behavioral health provider group in-network with Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth. For my availability, please reach out to Octave’s team by emailing or calling.
I help my clients in working through relationship issues, identity challenges, and mitigate mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, PTSD, and eating disorders.
Using a variety of therapeutic tools from different theoretical orientations, I have a strong psychodynamic clinical base with emphasis on self awareness, relationships and interpersonal development. While building a partnership with my clients, the main goal is to gain deeper understanding to make way for an increased satisfaction with one's life.
I help my clients in working through relationship issues, identity challenges, and mitigate mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, PTSD, and eating disorders.
Using a variety of therapeutic tools from different theoretical orientations, I have a strong psychodynamic clinical base with emphasis on self awareness, relationships and interpersonal development. While building a partnership with my clients, the main goal is to gain deeper understanding to make way for an increased satisfaction with one's life.
I am especially passionate about treating eating disorders.
Although I have a particular affinity for treating body image and food-related disturbances, I also have experience addressing concerns related to addiction, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, among others. I value taking a collaborative approach to therapy, recognizing that you are your own expert, and invite feedback along the way.
I am especially passionate about treating eating disorders.
Although I have a particular affinity for treating body image and food-related disturbances, I also have experience addressing concerns related to addiction, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, among others. I value taking a collaborative approach to therapy, recognizing that you are your own expert, and invite feedback along the way.
My therapeutic focus is working with adolescents and adults suffering from eating disorders and disordered eating, anxiety, perfectionism, and pressures of over-achievement.
Pain is part of what makes us human; the way we move through pain is how we grow. Our work together can strengthen resilience and equanimity when confronting the challenges that life inevitably brings. I work collaboratively and compassionately with my clients to help them develop a nurturing and dynamic sense of self, community, and the world, fostering stronger connection to the people and resources that can support them outside of therapy.
My therapeutic focus is working with adolescents and adults suffering from eating disorders and disordered eating, anxiety, perfectionism, and pressures of over-achievement.
Pain is part of what makes us human; the way we move through pain is how we grow. Our work together can strengthen resilience and equanimity when confronting the challenges that life inevitably brings. I work collaboratively and compassionately with my clients to help them develop a nurturing and dynamic sense of self, community, and the world, fostering stronger connection to the people and resources that can support them outside of therapy.
I also specialize in working with teenagers and young adults with eating disorders.
I believe that therapy is a collaborative process. I take a compassionate approach to helping people identify their strengths, but I also keep it real and authentically reflect what I am seeing.
I also specialize in working with teenagers and young adults with eating disorders.
I believe that therapy is a collaborative process. I take a compassionate approach to helping people identify their strengths, but I also keep it real and authentically reflect what I am seeing.
As a licensed clinical psychologist, I specialize in the treatment of eating disorders, mood and anxiety disorders, relationship issues, emotional disturbances, and life transitions.
My approach is warm, accepting, genuine, and skills focused. I believe in giving direct feedback and in working collaboratively with my clients. Our therapy sessions will focus on identifying and then challenging the obstacles that get in the way of living the life you aspire to.
As a licensed clinical psychologist, I specialize in the treatment of eating disorders, mood and anxiety disorders, relationship issues, emotional disturbances, and life transitions.
My approach is warm, accepting, genuine, and skills focused. I believe in giving direct feedback and in working collaboratively with my clients. Our therapy sessions will focus on identifying and then challenging the obstacles that get in the way of living the life you aspire to.
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Eating Disorders Therapists
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.