Eating Disorders Therapists in San Jose, CA

Carrie Grabaskas
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, CEDS
Verified Verified
San Jose, CA 95136
Often clients I work with struggle with eating disorders, mood disorders like anxiety or depression, trauma & more.
I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor (VA) and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (CA), but you might also call me a confidant or a wellness coach. With 12+ years of counseling experience, I’ve had the privilege to work in various levels of care such as inpatient, residential, crisis counseling, community-based services, outpatient counseling & more. I am a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist with the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals and trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
Often clients I work with struggle with eating disorders, mood disorders like anxiety or depression, trauma & more.
I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor (VA) and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (CA), but you might also call me a confidant or a wellness coach. With 12+ years of counseling experience, I’ve had the privilege to work in various levels of care such as inpatient, residential, crisis counseling, community-based services, outpatient counseling & more. I am a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist with the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals and trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).

Diane Patton Gaither
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, CEDS
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
San Jose, CA 95124
I have a broad practice with extensive experience working with people struggling with Eating Disorders, Anxiety, and Domestic Violence.
Relationship issues? Do you suffer from anxiety? Does low self-esteem get in the way for you of having the life you really want? Maybe you are seeking insight into why you can't let go of past events that have impacted you. I can help. I believe strongly in the idea that everyone has the ability to heal themselves and at times may need additional support or guidance along the way. At the core of my therapeutic style, is the belief that a foundation of mindfulness and cultivating a healthy relationship to self is where healing and wholeness begin.
I have a broad practice with extensive experience working with people struggling with Eating Disorders, Anxiety, and Domestic Violence.
Relationship issues? Do you suffer from anxiety? Does low self-esteem get in the way for you of having the life you really want? Maybe you are seeking insight into why you can't let go of past events that have impacted you. I can help. I believe strongly in the idea that everyone has the ability to heal themselves and at times may need additional support or guidance along the way. At the core of my therapeutic style, is the belief that a foundation of mindfulness and cultivating a healthy relationship to self is where healing and wholeness begin.

My name is Terry Fowler and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California. I work with adolescents and adults and specialize in eating disorders, addiction medicine, anxiety, stress, and depression. The approaches I use are Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and Client Centered Therapy to help clients gain the skills to help themselves. My approach to goal setting is driven by you client and what you want and need. In order to establish clear goals, I will work with you to establish your needs and build on your existing strengths. You are the expert in you! I want to help you find that within.
My name is Terry Fowler and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California. I work with adolescents and adults and specialize in eating disorders, addiction medicine, anxiety, stress, and depression. The approaches I use are Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and Client Centered Therapy to help clients gain the skills to help themselves. My approach to goal setting is driven by you client and what you want and need. In order to establish clear goals, I will work with you to establish your needs and build on your existing strengths. You are the expert in you! I want to help you find that within.

in Clinical Psychology and a License in Marriage and Family Therapy, I have training in EMDR, Hypnotherapy, Eating Disorders, Alcoholism, PTSD, OCD, and Couples Therapy.
Do you feel controlled by food, rather than in control of it ? Are you obsessed with eating, dieting or bingeing? Does your scale determine your mood? Is your life strongly impacted by your weight? Life doesn't have to be a weight struggle.
Learn the difference between head and body hunger. Decipher what your obsessive behavior is really saying. Acquire physical, mental and emotional balance.
Whether it is eating, drinking, anger, spending, controlling, an addiction is a mal-adaptive attempt at managing feelings and escaping discomfort.
in Clinical Psychology and a License in Marriage and Family Therapy, I have training in EMDR, Hypnotherapy, Eating Disorders, Alcoholism, PTSD, OCD, and Couples Therapy.
Do you feel controlled by food, rather than in control of it ? Are you obsessed with eating, dieting or bingeing? Does your scale determine your mood? Is your life strongly impacted by your weight? Life doesn't have to be a weight struggle.
Learn the difference between head and body hunger. Decipher what your obsessive behavior is really saying. Acquire physical, mental and emotional balance.
Whether it is eating, drinking, anger, spending, controlling, an addiction is a mal-adaptive attempt at managing feelings and escaping discomfort.

Talesfore is a licensed psychologist with specialized training and extensive experience in cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) for eating disorders and other mental health concerns.
Dr. Carrie Talesfore works with children to young adults with a variety of concerns including anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and other social, emotional, and behavioral difficulties.
Talesfore is a licensed psychologist with specialized training and extensive experience in cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) for eating disorders and other mental health concerns.
Dr. Carrie Talesfore works with children to young adults with a variety of concerns including anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and other social, emotional, and behavioral difficulties.

I have a wealth of experience treating depression and anxiety, and I specialize in treating Eating Disorders from a weight-neutral perspective. I also have experience treating codependency and relational issues. My goal is to help people feel empowered to make changes in their lives and learn to cope with stressors healthily and effectively. I strive to build a strong and trusting therapeutic relationship and believe that empathy and understanding are the keys. I work from a foundation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy but include strategies from several different modalities to suit my clients' needs best.
I have a wealth of experience treating depression and anxiety, and I specialize in treating Eating Disorders from a weight-neutral perspective. I also have experience treating codependency and relational issues. My goal is to help people feel empowered to make changes in their lives and learn to cope with stressors healthily and effectively. I strive to build a strong and trusting therapeutic relationship and believe that empathy and understanding are the keys. I work from a foundation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy but include strategies from several different modalities to suit my clients' needs best.

I have experience treating anxiety, depression, eating disorders, family system and relationship issues.
Welcome, I am offering you a safe place to explore your thoughts and feelings and learn new ways to cope with life challenges. I am a bilingual therapist providing therapy in both English and Hebrew. I provide psychotherapy to individuals, families, and couples. My approach to therapy is humanistic based on empathy, acceptance, and collaboration.
I have experience treating anxiety, depression, eating disorders, family system and relationship issues.
Welcome, I am offering you a safe place to explore your thoughts and feelings and learn new ways to cope with life challenges. I am a bilingual therapist providing therapy in both English and Hebrew. I provide psychotherapy to individuals, families, and couples. My approach to therapy is humanistic based on empathy, acceptance, and collaboration.

EMDR therapy is a speedy and effective way to relieve your emotional distress from traumatic events, fears, phobias and anxiety, and to treat your substance abuse problems, eating disorders, and chronic pain.
Are you a worried parent of a teenager who's headed for trouble, or is already there? I'll help you get your kid back on track.
Are you suffering the aftereffects of trauma (nightmares, flashbacks, intrusive thoughts, feeling disconnected from yourself and loved ones)? We'll find a way to heal your pain and make you whole again.
Had enough of the bipolar roller-coaster? Want to break free of alcohol, substances, and other addictions, including eating disorders? Let's develop a plan for your recovery, so you have your life back.
EMDR therapy is a speedy and effective way to relieve your emotional distress from traumatic events, fears, phobias and anxiety, and to treat your substance abuse problems, eating disorders, and chronic pain.
Are you a worried parent of a teenager who's headed for trouble, or is already there? I'll help you get your kid back on track.
Are you suffering the aftereffects of trauma (nightmares, flashbacks, intrusive thoughts, feeling disconnected from yourself and loved ones)? We'll find a way to heal your pain and make you whole again.
Had enough of the bipolar roller-coaster? Want to break free of alcohol, substances, and other addictions, including eating disorders? Let's develop a plan for your recovery, so you have your life back.

Lara Windett Alkoraishi
Marriage & Family Therapist, PsyD, MFT, LPCC, CAS, CEDS-S
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Online Only
I work with clients learning to heal from different types of addiction as well as their family members who are struggling to set limits and cope with the losses that substance abuse and eating disorders can cause.
Are you looking for meaning and a different way to manage life? I enjoy working with people who are seeking to overcome past trauma, loss, recovery from alcohol and other drugs as well as eating disorders, anxiety and depression. I have completed additional training and am a Certified Addiction Specialist (CAS) as well as a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist (CEDS).
I work with clients learning to heal from different types of addiction as well as their family members who are struggling to set limits and cope with the losses that substance abuse and eating disorders can cause.
Are you looking for meaning and a different way to manage life? I enjoy working with people who are seeking to overcome past trauma, loss, recovery from alcohol and other drugs as well as eating disorders, anxiety and depression. I have completed additional training and am a Certified Addiction Specialist (CAS) as well as a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist (CEDS).

I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Registered Nurse and have been working to help clients help themselves for over twenty years. I have a specialty in treating Eating Disorders and other food/weight issues and have an additional Eating Disorders Certification through the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals. I also work with clients with a variety of symptoms such as fears, anxiety, depression and substance abuse, ages 14 and older. I have an elclectic approach with emphasis on cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavioral thrapies. I believe that clients can live a happy and fulfilling life.
I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Registered Nurse and have been working to help clients help themselves for over twenty years. I have a specialty in treating Eating Disorders and other food/weight issues and have an additional Eating Disorders Certification through the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals. I also work with clients with a variety of symptoms such as fears, anxiety, depression and substance abuse, ages 14 and older. I have an elclectic approach with emphasis on cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavioral thrapies. I believe that clients can live a happy and fulfilling life.

Evelyn Turner, PsyD Licensed Psychologist
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Serves Area
I have experience working in supporting clients experiencing depression, anxiety, eating disorders, life transition, addiction, PTSD and mood disorders.
Welcome, I’m so glad you’re here. Starting therapy can be a daunting process, I take a collaborative approach so that together, we create change that leads to a life well lived. I utilize a variety of therapeutic techniques that serve as a set of tools that can support you in the most challenging seasons of your life. I primarily use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) with strong influences from Person-Centered Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). The therapeutic relationship we will build will be used as an agent for change. As we work together, we will develop meaningful and reasonable goals that feel empowering.
I have experience working in supporting clients experiencing depression, anxiety, eating disorders, life transition, addiction, PTSD and mood disorders.
Welcome, I’m so glad you’re here. Starting therapy can be a daunting process, I take a collaborative approach so that together, we create change that leads to a life well lived. I utilize a variety of therapeutic techniques that serve as a set of tools that can support you in the most challenging seasons of your life. I primarily use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) with strong influences from Person-Centered Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). The therapeutic relationship we will build will be used as an agent for change. As we work together, we will develop meaningful and reasonable goals that feel empowering.
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Are you feeling overwhelmed in your day to day life? Having struggles keeping a helpful routine? I work collaboratively with you towards your goals for mental health and well-being. I often work with folks in my practice experiencing anxiety, adhd, eating disorders, trauma, life stress, and in navigating relationship concerns.
Are you feeling overwhelmed in your day to day life? Having struggles keeping a helpful routine? I work collaboratively with you towards your goals for mental health and well-being. I often work with folks in my practice experiencing anxiety, adhd, eating disorders, trauma, life stress, and in navigating relationship concerns.

I specialize in trauma, eating disorders and substance abuse.
I am truly grateful that you have chosen to embark on this inspiring journey of self-discovery and personal growth. As a therapist, my purpose and passion lie in supporting individuals like you to become the person they aspire to become. I firmly believe that each individual possesses the innate ability to grow and evolve. I am here to guide, empower, and facilitate your journey as you navigate the path towards self-actualization.
I specialize in trauma, eating disorders and substance abuse.
I am truly grateful that you have chosen to embark on this inspiring journey of self-discovery and personal growth. As a therapist, my purpose and passion lie in supporting individuals like you to become the person they aspire to become. I firmly believe that each individual possesses the innate ability to grow and evolve. I am here to guide, empower, and facilitate your journey as you navigate the path towards self-actualization.

I specialize in working with eating disorders and trauma.
Healing is possible. No matter who you are, or what happened to you, you deserve to feel safe and at home in your body. You can create a life that is worth living.
I specialize in working with eating disorders and trauma.
Healing is possible. No matter who you are, or what happened to you, you deserve to feel safe and at home in your body. You can create a life that is worth living.

At The Center for CBT & Mindfulness in North County San Diego, I provide time-limited, cost-effective and evidence-based treatments including the gold standard of care - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. I treat patients across California and provide psychotherapy for anxiety and eating disorders including generalized anxiety, OCD, specific phobias, panic, social anxiety, perfectionism, high achiever and overcontrol issues, phase of life/adjustment challenges, acute/chronic stress, medical/dental avoidance, parenting and parent accommodation, ARFID and eating/food fears (neophobia, emetophobia, fear of choking, contamination).
At The Center for CBT & Mindfulness in North County San Diego, I provide time-limited, cost-effective and evidence-based treatments including the gold standard of care - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. I treat patients across California and provide psychotherapy for anxiety and eating disorders including generalized anxiety, OCD, specific phobias, panic, social anxiety, perfectionism, high achiever and overcontrol issues, phase of life/adjustment challenges, acute/chronic stress, medical/dental avoidance, parenting and parent accommodation, ARFID and eating/food fears (neophobia, emetophobia, fear of choking, contamination).

I offer evidence and research based therapy as Family Based Therapy (FBT) for Eating Disorders and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Anxiety, Anxiety related disorders and depression.
I want to congratulate you on taking the first step towards making a meaningful and important change in your life. Asking for help and wanting to make a change in your life is not easy and takes a lot of courage. Often we do not have the right coping skills to manage our emotions and relationships, causing life to get complicated. Whether it's a new or recurrent problem, if you feel anxious, overwhelmed, depressed or experiencing relationship problems, I am here for you. I offer psychotherapy for individuals, couples and adolescents.
I offer evidence and research based therapy as Family Based Therapy (FBT) for Eating Disorders and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Anxiety, Anxiety related disorders and depression.
I want to congratulate you on taking the first step towards making a meaningful and important change in your life. Asking for help and wanting to make a change in your life is not easy and takes a lot of courage. Often we do not have the right coping skills to manage our emotions and relationships, causing life to get complicated. Whether it's a new or recurrent problem, if you feel anxious, overwhelmed, depressed or experiencing relationship problems, I am here for you. I offer psychotherapy for individuals, couples and adolescents.

I work with adults and teens ages 16+ on healing from trauma of all kinds, eating disorders, nervous system dysregulation, self-esteem issues, parenting stress, and life transitions (including that big move from high school to young adulthood).
Seeking help when we’re struggling is not an easy thing to do. Our troubles often feel like they're taking over our mood, relationships and everyday life. This makes so much sense, especially when we've been through tough times and the world around us doesn't feel safe. My goal is to help you realize that there is nothing "wrong" with you. It's about healing from what's happened to you. Together we will work on releasing the shame that feels stuck and redefining your relationship with yourself, all while creating a new path forward.
I work with adults and teens ages 16+ on healing from trauma of all kinds, eating disorders, nervous system dysregulation, self-esteem issues, parenting stress, and life transitions (including that big move from high school to young adulthood).
Seeking help when we’re struggling is not an easy thing to do. Our troubles often feel like they're taking over our mood, relationships and everyday life. This makes so much sense, especially when we've been through tough times and the world around us doesn't feel safe. My goal is to help you realize that there is nothing "wrong" with you. It's about healing from what's happened to you. Together we will work on releasing the shame that feels stuck and redefining your relationship with yourself, all while creating a new path forward.

Dr. Rob Grellman - Relationship And Stress Expert
Marriage & Family Therapist, PsyD, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Jose, CA 95124
My experience in mental health began in 1981 as a residential therapist with youth in group homes and since then I have worked extensively with youth, families, couples, individual men and women - I have worked extensively around issues of emotional dis-regulation, family dysfunction, addictions of various sorts, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, codependency, and some dissociative disorders as well - I consider treatment very paradoxical, I believe it is important how to gain Freedom from has had Harmful Affect & Control over one's life and Learn how to Live Realistically and yet with Meaning & Purpose !!
My experience in mental health began in 1981 as a residential therapist with youth in group homes and since then I have worked extensively with youth, families, couples, individual men and women - I have worked extensively around issues of emotional dis-regulation, family dysfunction, addictions of various sorts, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, codependency, and some dissociative disorders as well - I consider treatment very paradoxical, I believe it is important how to gain Freedom from has had Harmful Affect & Control over one's life and Learn how to Live Realistically and yet with Meaning & Purpose !!

Relationship and sexual concerns, couples therapy, anxiety, addiction, trauma, eating disorders, stress management, insomnia, women's issues, creativity, LGBTQ- welcome.
Learn how to feel more connected to yourself, others and the world around you. Therapy provides all the elements of intimacy: honest communication, vulnerability and trust. Good therapy is challenging yet warm, providing both structure and empathy for your unique experience. We are a collective of therapists with a wide range of specialties. Our intake professionals will help connect you with the right therapist for your needs. We make appointments easy, offering evenings and weekends and flexibility for creative professionals who can't make the same time each week.
Relationship and sexual concerns, couples therapy, anxiety, addiction, trauma, eating disorders, stress management, insomnia, women's issues, creativity, LGBTQ- welcome.
Learn how to feel more connected to yourself, others and the world around you. Therapy provides all the elements of intimacy: honest communication, vulnerability and trust. Good therapy is challenging yet warm, providing both structure and empathy for your unique experience. We are a collective of therapists with a wide range of specialties. Our intake professionals will help connect you with the right therapist for your needs. We make appointments easy, offering evenings and weekends and flexibility for creative professionals who can't make the same time each week.

Relationship and sexual concerns, couples therapy, anxiety, addiction, trauma, eating disorders, stress management, insomnia, women's issues, creativity, LGBTQ- welcome.
Learn how to feel more connected to yourself, others and the world around you. Therapy provides all the elements of intimacy: honest communication, vulnerability and trust. Good therapy is challenging yet warm, providing both structure and empathy for your unique experience. We are a collective of therapists with a wide range of specialties. Our intake professionals will help connect you with the right therapist for your needs. We make appointments easy, offering evenings and weekends and flexibility for creative professionals who can't make the same time each week.
Relationship and sexual concerns, couples therapy, anxiety, addiction, trauma, eating disorders, stress management, insomnia, women's issues, creativity, LGBTQ- welcome.
Learn how to feel more connected to yourself, others and the world around you. Therapy provides all the elements of intimacy: honest communication, vulnerability and trust. Good therapy is challenging yet warm, providing both structure and empathy for your unique experience. We are a collective of therapists with a wide range of specialties. Our intake professionals will help connect you with the right therapist for your needs. We make appointments easy, offering evenings and weekends and flexibility for creative professionals who can't make the same time each week.
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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.