Eating Disorders Therapists in Thousand Oaks, CA
I work with adolescents and adults; am LGBTQIA2S+ affirming & specialize in eating disorders and trauma.
Stop comparing your "behind-the-scenes" to someone else’s “highlight reel.” Healing and growth can be uncomfortable. I am passionate about empowering others to find their inner strength and challenge old belief systems and narratives. Together we will work on understanding underlying issues and explore external factors contributing to your distress.
I work with adolescents and adults; am LGBTQIA2S+ affirming & specialize in eating disorders and trauma.
Stop comparing your "behind-the-scenes" to someone else’s “highlight reel.” Healing and growth can be uncomfortable. I am passionate about empowering others to find their inner strength and challenge old belief systems and narratives. Together we will work on understanding underlying issues and explore external factors contributing to your distress.
As a dedicated healthcare provider, my philosophy centers on compassionate, patient-focused care. I believe in treating the whole person, not just their symptoms. I take the time to listen and understand my patients' unique stories, fostering an environment where they feel comfortable and supported. This approach leads to improved outcomes by identifying the correct diagnosis and the supporting treatment plan.
As a dedicated healthcare provider, my philosophy centers on compassionate, patient-focused care. I believe in treating the whole person, not just their symptoms. I take the time to listen and understand my patients' unique stories, fostering an environment where they feel comfortable and supported. This approach leads to improved outcomes by identifying the correct diagnosis and the supporting treatment plan.
Maybe you're struggling with an eating disorder, depression, or anxiety?
I offer an approach that focuses on connection, and that always use trauma-informed treatment. I want my clients to feel heard, understood, and learn to express themselves. I like to explore past and present relationships, and offer solutions and more effective ways of communication.
Maybe you're struggling with an eating disorder, depression, or anxiety?
I offer an approach that focuses on connection, and that always use trauma-informed treatment. I want my clients to feel heard, understood, and learn to express themselves. I like to explore past and present relationships, and offer solutions and more effective ways of communication.
Do you want to reclaim your life? I would like to partner with you to explore the multiple factors that may be affecting your ability to live the life you want and be the person you want to be. I use cognitive behavioral and narrative therapies to help you make healthier choices in your life that support your mental health more effectively. With compassion and humor, I will help you to determine how to approach situations and increase your ability to feel peace in your daily life.
Do you want to reclaim your life? I would like to partner with you to explore the multiple factors that may be affecting your ability to live the life you want and be the person you want to be. I use cognitive behavioral and narrative therapies to help you make healthier choices in your life that support your mental health more effectively. With compassion and humor, I will help you to determine how to approach situations and increase your ability to feel peace in your daily life.
I am a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist and Consultant (CEDS-C).
Please note that currently, I am only accepting new clients for EMDR Intensives (not covered by insurance). Curious? Visit my website for more info.
The wondering if you’re doing enough (or are enough) plays in your head on repeat. You feel stuck in constant overwhelm, anxious spiraling, and deep-rooted self-doubt. Let's change this. I help women who struggle with feelings of inadequacy and imposter syndrome to feel more confident, capable, and free.
I am a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist and Consultant (CEDS-C).
Please note that currently, I am only accepting new clients for EMDR Intensives (not covered by insurance). Curious? Visit my website for more info.
The wondering if you’re doing enough (or are enough) plays in your head on repeat. You feel stuck in constant overwhelm, anxious spiraling, and deep-rooted self-doubt. Let's change this. I help women who struggle with feelings of inadequacy and imposter syndrome to feel more confident, capable, and free.
I specialize in treating eating disorders, trauma, C-PTSD, mood disorders, depression, anxiety, transitions, relational issues and co-occurring diagnoses.
I want to help foster the ability to ground into the present, increase self-nurturance, resilience and agency in your life. My work is done through a combination of therapeutic modalities and interventions with evidence-based practices on a foundation of values, mindfulness, compassion, and unconditional positive regard. My passion is witnessing people heal.
I specialize in treating eating disorders, trauma, C-PTSD, mood disorders, depression, anxiety, transitions, relational issues and co-occurring diagnoses.
I want to help foster the ability to ground into the present, increase self-nurturance, resilience and agency in your life. My work is done through a combination of therapeutic modalities and interventions with evidence-based practices on a foundation of values, mindfulness, compassion, and unconditional positive regard. My passion is witnessing people heal.
From the outside, it may look like you're managing everything just fine, making it difficult to admit when you need support. Pursuing therapy is a courageous step toward caring for your own well-being, finding steadiness amid life's challenges, and making meaningful change. Whether you're in the midst of a life transition, trying to manage stress and anxiety, or struggling in relationships, I’m here to help you cultivate clarity and create personalized change by working collaboratively to identify the beginnings of your patterns and to better understand how they impact your current experience with curiosity and compassion.
From the outside, it may look like you're managing everything just fine, making it difficult to admit when you need support. Pursuing therapy is a courageous step toward caring for your own well-being, finding steadiness amid life's challenges, and making meaningful change. Whether you're in the midst of a life transition, trying to manage stress and anxiety, or struggling in relationships, I’m here to help you cultivate clarity and create personalized change by working collaboratively to identify the beginnings of your patterns and to better understand how they impact your current experience with curiosity and compassion.
I Wendy De Augustine, L.M.F.T., MA., am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and have a MA in Art Therapy. I specialize in individual, couple, group and family therapy. My areas of focus include art therapy, narrative therapy and working with children, adolescents and adults. I received a 62-unit Masters of Arts degree in Psychology with a major in Marriage and Family Therapy/Art Therapy from Phillips Graduate Institute. I work extensively with depressed teens and adults, utlizing different techniques through a Narrative and Post Modern lens to provide what is most helpful to my clients. Check out my Teen Support Groups below.
I Wendy De Augustine, L.M.F.T., MA., am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and have a MA in Art Therapy. I specialize in individual, couple, group and family therapy. My areas of focus include art therapy, narrative therapy and working with children, adolescents and adults. I received a 62-unit Masters of Arts degree in Psychology with a major in Marriage and Family Therapy/Art Therapy from Phillips Graduate Institute. I work extensively with depressed teens and adults, utlizing different techniques through a Narrative and Post Modern lens to provide what is most helpful to my clients. Check out my Teen Support Groups below.
Whether you’re dealing with anxiety, trauma, eating disorders, addiction, or life transitions, we’ll work at your pace, focusing on your unique strengths.
My role as a therapist is to guide and support you in creating change and working towards your goals. I provide a warm, non-judgmental space where you can be yourself. Together, we’ll explore new perspectives and find solutions that work for you. I work with clients who feel pulled in different directions inside themselves, who know there’s more to their story than the symptoms they carry.
Whether you’re dealing with anxiety, trauma, eating disorders, addiction, or life transitions, we’ll work at your pace, focusing on your unique strengths.
My role as a therapist is to guide and support you in creating change and working towards your goals. I provide a warm, non-judgmental space where you can be yourself. Together, we’ll explore new perspectives and find solutions that work for you. I work with clients who feel pulled in different directions inside themselves, who know there’s more to their story than the symptoms they carry.
Jaclyn Zordani is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who is dedicated to helping individuals navigate mental health challenges, eating disorders, and trauma in order to cultivate a greater sense of safety, resilience, and inner freedom.
Prior to private practice, Jaclyn worked as a therapist at the inpatient level of care, treating adolescents and adults with severe mental health conditions and eating disorders. She is currently pursuing her CEDS credential and serves as the director of a residential treatment facility, where she continues to support individuals with complex clinical needs.
Jaclyn Zordani is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who is dedicated to helping individuals navigate mental health challenges, eating disorders, and trauma in order to cultivate a greater sense of safety, resilience, and inner freedom.
Prior to private practice, Jaclyn worked as a therapist at the inpatient level of care, treating adolescents and adults with severe mental health conditions and eating disorders. She is currently pursuing her CEDS credential and serves as the director of a residential treatment facility, where she continues to support individuals with complex clinical needs.
I have over 10 years of experience treating eating disorders.
I believe that the therapeutic relationship is a core part of engaging in healthy life changes. Change is very difficult for most people and sometimes all it takes is to talk about your struggles and have someone to listen and try to understand. My belief is that the therapy relationship can help the healing process no matter what it is you are dealing with. The first step towards having a happy life is a healthy mind.
I have over 10 years of experience treating eating disorders.
I believe that the therapeutic relationship is a core part of engaging in healthy life changes. Change is very difficult for most people and sometimes all it takes is to talk about your struggles and have someone to listen and try to understand. My belief is that the therapy relationship can help the healing process no matter what it is you are dealing with. The first step towards having a happy life is a healthy mind.
You deserve a clinician who will meet you where you are. I am drawn to working with clients who feel stuck and are ready to rediscover a sense of excitement for everyday life. What I find most rewarding is seeing clients tap into their resilience and take steps toward creating the life they want. I provide a welcoming space where you can feel heard, respected, and supported without fear of judgment.
You deserve a clinician who will meet you where you are. I am drawn to working with clients who feel stuck and are ready to rediscover a sense of excitement for everyday life. What I find most rewarding is seeing clients tap into their resilience and take steps toward creating the life they want. I provide a welcoming space where you can feel heard, respected, and supported without fear of judgment.
I love helping people with emotional eating, non-effective dieting cycles, bad body image, over exercise problems, anorexia, bulimia, and other eating disorders.
You've known that some issues have been always holding you back from reaching your full potential in life, career, and relationships. You realize that these unresolved and unattended issues do not serve your life, and keep sabotaging your happiness on different levels... Perhaps, you even tried working through some of them on your own, but deep down you know you need some external help and guidance to heal from them. You would like to reach some peace, let go of pain, learn how to accept and love yourself better, learn some real tools and skills to be more resilient, feel strong and confident, and be able to enjoy life.
I love helping people with emotional eating, non-effective dieting cycles, bad body image, over exercise problems, anorexia, bulimia, and other eating disorders.
You've known that some issues have been always holding you back from reaching your full potential in life, career, and relationships. You realize that these unresolved and unattended issues do not serve your life, and keep sabotaging your happiness on different levels... Perhaps, you even tried working through some of them on your own, but deep down you know you need some external help and guidance to heal from them. You would like to reach some peace, let go of pain, learn how to accept and love yourself better, learn some real tools and skills to be more resilient, feel strong and confident, and be able to enjoy life.
I work with teens and adults navigating anxiety, trauma, eating disorders, depression, identity, relationship challenges, and life transitions.
Maybe you’ve spent years trying to be “better,” less anxious, more productive, or more comfortable in your own skin. Therapy can be a place to slow down, understand the parts of yourself that feel stuck, and create a more accepting, connected relationship with yourself and your body.
Sometimes the strategies that once helped you survive, like perfectionism, people-pleasing, or self-criticism, are the same things keeping you stuck in survival mode. Together, we’ll look beneath the behaviors to understand what they’re protecting and build a safer, more authentic way of being in the world.
You deserve more than just getting by.
I work with teens and adults navigating anxiety, trauma, eating disorders, depression, identity, relationship challenges, and life transitions.
Maybe you’ve spent years trying to be “better,” less anxious, more productive, or more comfortable in your own skin. Therapy can be a place to slow down, understand the parts of yourself that feel stuck, and create a more accepting, connected relationship with yourself and your body.
Sometimes the strategies that once helped you survive, like perfectionism, people-pleasing, or self-criticism, are the same things keeping you stuck in survival mode. Together, we’ll look beneath the behaviors to understand what they’re protecting and build a safer, more authentic way of being in the world.
You deserve more than just getting by.
GIbson specializes in a variety of areas including weight loss and management, obesity and bariatric surgery, and other eating disorders.
I love being able to do the work that I do. I feel so fortunate to be able to help people in meeting their goals and building skills for coping with various life stressors. I feel that I have strengths in quickly connecting and helping people to feel comfortable with therapy, which can be uncomfortable at first. I always adapt treatments for what individuals need, and never uses a "one size fits all" philosophy. Each person has specific strengths and needs. Let's partner together to help you in meeting your needs.
GIbson specializes in a variety of areas including weight loss and management, obesity and bariatric surgery, and other eating disorders.
I love being able to do the work that I do. I feel so fortunate to be able to help people in meeting their goals and building skills for coping with various life stressors. I feel that I have strengths in quickly connecting and helping people to feel comfortable with therapy, which can be uncomfortable at first. I always adapt treatments for what individuals need, and never uses a "one size fits all" philosophy. Each person has specific strengths and needs. Let's partner together to help you in meeting your needs.
As a therapist, I am passionate about working with those who seek a change in their current state of being. Whether that involves individual, couples, or family therapy, I am committed to helping people work through relationship issues, improve self esteem and communication.
As a therapist, I am passionate about working with those who seek a change in their current state of being. Whether that involves individual, couples, or family therapy, I am committed to helping people work through relationship issues, improve self esteem and communication.
Tamburro works with children, adolescents and adults who are struggling with a range of issues including anxiety, depression, trauma, eating disorders and more.
Dr. Tamburro’s goal is to provide a supportive environment and help you develop the tools necessary to create positive changes in your life. Samantha utilizes cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, mindfulness and strength-based skills to help each client’s personal growth.
Tamburro works with children, adolescents and adults who are struggling with a range of issues including anxiety, depression, trauma, eating disorders and more.
Dr. Tamburro’s goal is to provide a supportive environment and help you develop the tools necessary to create positive changes in your life. Samantha utilizes cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, mindfulness and strength-based skills to help each client’s personal growth.
I also work with adolescents and their parents, adults with relationship difficulties, eating disorders, anxiety and depression.
If you are the parent of a teenager and have seen your child struggling with school, their peers, and have seen negative behavior changes, my counseling experiences have shown support and active interventions can raise their confidence and improve their behaviors. Counseling can also raise your confidence as a parent
I also work with adolescents and their parents, adults with relationship difficulties, eating disorders, anxiety and depression.
If you are the parent of a teenager and have seen your child struggling with school, their peers, and have seen negative behavior changes, my counseling experiences have shown support and active interventions can raise their confidence and improve their behaviors. Counseling can also raise your confidence as a parent
With extensive experience working with adolescents and adults, she provides a safe, supportive environment for individuals facing eating disorders, substance use, and trauma-related challenges.
She employs methods like Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to help uncover root causes and build healthier coping mechanisms. Her expertise includes supporting individuals facing anxiety, depression, PTSD, grief, and significant life transitions.
With extensive experience working with adolescents and adults, she provides a safe, supportive environment for individuals facing eating disorders, substance use, and trauma-related challenges.
She employs methods like Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to help uncover root causes and build healthier coping mechanisms. Her expertise includes supporting individuals facing anxiety, depression, PTSD, grief, and significant life transitions.
I specialize in treating eating disorders, body image issues, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, families, couples, addiction, trauma, and life transitions.
Welcome! I believe that transformation is possible. Even the toughest problems can be improved as we explore challenges in the context of a safe, therapeutic relationship. I believe that in order to make and sustain meaningful changes, we need a non-judgmental environment where one feels understood. My goal is to work with you to explore your hopes and desires, to honor your efforts and accomplishments, to sit with you in discomfort and pain, and to help you create a path that brings meaning, depth and connection to your life.
I specialize in treating eating disorders, body image issues, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, families, couples, addiction, trauma, and life transitions.
Welcome! I believe that transformation is possible. Even the toughest problems can be improved as we explore challenges in the context of a safe, therapeutic relationship. I believe that in order to make and sustain meaningful changes, we need a non-judgmental environment where one feels understood. My goal is to work with you to explore your hopes and desires, to honor your efforts and accomplishments, to sit with you in discomfort and pain, and to help you create a path that brings meaning, depth and connection to your life.
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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.