Eating Disorders Therapists in Plantsville, CT
Can you imagine the life you want to be living yet find yourself stuck in the same place? Are you a chronic people-pleaser? Overwhelmed yet feel like you're not doing enough? Do poor self-esteem, guilt or low motivation act as barriers to the things you want in your life? You are not alone. Whether it is difficulty navigating life transitions, trouble setting boundaries or struggles with communicating authentically, I am here to meet you exactly where you are in life.
Can you imagine the life you want to be living yet find yourself stuck in the same place? Are you a chronic people-pleaser? Overwhelmed yet feel like you're not doing enough? Do poor self-esteem, guilt or low motivation act as barriers to the things you want in your life? You are not alone. Whether it is difficulty navigating life transitions, trouble setting boundaries or struggles with communicating authentically, I am here to meet you exactly where you are in life.
Life can be our toughest teacher, and day-to-day challenges can leave us feeling defeated or stuck in negative thinking patterns. Starting therapy is a huge step, so let's find a plan to “Grow Through What You Go Through.” Healing rests on the trust and support of the therapeutic relationship, and I will be there to help you navigate through your problems and find a solution that is fit just for you!
Life can be our toughest teacher, and day-to-day challenges can leave us feeling defeated or stuck in negative thinking patterns. Starting therapy is a huge step, so let's find a plan to “Grow Through What You Go Through.” Healing rests on the trust and support of the therapeutic relationship, and I will be there to help you navigate through your problems and find a solution that is fit just for you!
Kathleen Mulhall
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Waitlist for new clients
Hi, I am happy you're here! Starting therapy can be challenging, but I hope I can make the process easier for you. My name is Kate and I am a LPC in the state of CT. I have experience treating anxiety, depressive, bipolar and personality disorders as well as individuals presenting with trauma, grief and neurodivergence. In my practice, I strive to keep a warm, open, authentic, space for my clients. Using empowerment and validation, I can help you live a life you are proud of, and happy with.
Hi, I am happy you're here! Starting therapy can be challenging, but I hope I can make the process easier for you. My name is Kate and I am a LPC in the state of CT. I have experience treating anxiety, depressive, bipolar and personality disorders as well as individuals presenting with trauma, grief and neurodivergence. In my practice, I strive to keep a warm, open, authentic, space for my clients. Using empowerment and validation, I can help you live a life you are proud of, and happy with.
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My areas of specialty include: anxiety, depression, eating disorders, disordered eating, and sports counseling.
Together, we can develop coping strategies specific to your personality and personal history. With the right tools, you can manage life events, solve personal problems, and preserve your relationships in a healthy way.
My areas of specialty include: anxiety, depression, eating disorders, disordered eating, and sports counseling.
Together, we can develop coping strategies specific to your personality and personal history. With the right tools, you can manage life events, solve personal problems, and preserve your relationships in a healthy way.
I have particular experience working with anxiety, eating disorders, and grief.
I have immediate openings available.
You may be feeling trapped, scared, or resigned to the way things are and have been. You are welcome and safe here. Together, we will examine your unique story and needs. My therapeutic style is accepting, curious, and gently straightforward.
I have particular experience working with anxiety, eating disorders, and grief.
I have immediate openings available.
You may be feeling trapped, scared, or resigned to the way things are and have been. You are welcome and safe here. Together, we will examine your unique story and needs. My therapeutic style is accepting, curious, and gently straightforward.
As a Level 2 trained IFS therapist, I specialize in helping people recover from: disconnection, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, addictions, grief, trauma, and life transitions.
My job is to guide you, calmly and compassionately, into yourself, so you can cultivate inner connection and understanding. The ripple effect of this work is profound: a deeper sense of self guidance, inner clarity and peace, and more ease in relationships. I'm here to help you break patterns that are holding you back from living your most meaningful life.
As a Level 2 trained IFS therapist, I specialize in helping people recover from: disconnection, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, addictions, grief, trauma, and life transitions.
My job is to guide you, calmly and compassionately, into yourself, so you can cultivate inner connection and understanding. The ripple effect of this work is profound: a deeper sense of self guidance, inner clarity and peace, and more ease in relationships. I'm here to help you break patterns that are holding you back from living your most meaningful life.
I work with young adults, and adults navigating eating disorders, body image concerns, and life transitions.
I specialize in treating eating disorders, anxiety, and borderline personality disorder using a HAES-aligned, all foods fit, and harm reduction approach. I offer a supportive, nonjudgmental space to build coping skills, improve your relationship with food and your body, and others around you while creating sustainable, meaningful change.
I work with young adults, and adults navigating eating disorders, body image concerns, and life transitions.
I specialize in treating eating disorders, anxiety, and borderline personality disorder using a HAES-aligned, all foods fit, and harm reduction approach. I offer a supportive, nonjudgmental space to build coping skills, improve your relationship with food and your body, and others around you while creating sustainable, meaningful change.
You may feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or caught in patterns that no longer serve you either within yourself or in your relationship. Those who come to therapy are often ready for growth and are seeking a space that feels warm, supportive, and honest, while also gently challenging. With over 18 years of experience, I work with individuals and couples to explore emotions, improve connection, and move forward with greater clarity, authenticity, and resilience, honoring culture, life experience, and your unique story.
You may feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or caught in patterns that no longer serve you either within yourself or in your relationship. Those who come to therapy are often ready for growth and are seeking a space that feels warm, supportive, and honest, while also gently challenging. With over 18 years of experience, I work with individuals and couples to explore emotions, improve connection, and move forward with greater clarity, authenticity, and resilience, honoring culture, life experience, and your unique story.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Registered Art Therapist (ATR) who works with individuals, families, and couples navigating a wide range of emotional and mental health concerns, including eating disorders, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and life transitions.
I specialize in supporting individuals struggling with eating and body image, as well as providing affirming, inclusive care for the LGBTQIA+ community. My work is grounded in a Health at Every Size (HAES) philosophy and a strong commitment to multicultural awareness, helping clients feel respected, understood, and supported in their lived experience.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Registered Art Therapist (ATR) who works with individuals, families, and couples navigating a wide range of emotional and mental health concerns, including eating disorders, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and life transitions.
I specialize in supporting individuals struggling with eating and body image, as well as providing affirming, inclusive care for the LGBTQIA+ community. My work is grounded in a Health at Every Size (HAES) philosophy and a strong commitment to multicultural awareness, helping clients feel respected, understood, and supported in their lived experience.
I specialize in eating disorders; I also treat anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship issues, OCD, social anxiety, stress management, addiction, and identity issues.
I provide therapy for adolescents and adults in Brookfield, CT, NY, and NJ facing anxiety, depression, eating disorders, trauma, ADHD, OCD, and relationship issues. Using CBT, DBT, and trauma-informed care, I create a safe space for clients to develop coping skills and resilience. For “therapists in Connecticut,” I offer compassionate support for growth.
I specialize in eating disorders; I also treat anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship issues, OCD, social anxiety, stress management, addiction, and identity issues.
I provide therapy for adolescents and adults in Brookfield, CT, NY, and NJ facing anxiety, depression, eating disorders, trauma, ADHD, OCD, and relationship issues. Using CBT, DBT, and trauma-informed care, I create a safe space for clients to develop coping skills and resilience. For “therapists in Connecticut,” I offer compassionate support for growth.
Kayla McDonald
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
2 Endorsed
West Hartford, CT 06119
Waitlist for new clients
My passion is in eating disorder work and abolishing the diet culture that is so pervasive in our society.
In addition to supporting eating disorder recovery, I enjoy encouraging and elevating educators who are struggling in the field. I am compassionate and empathetic towards the unique difficulties of a teaching career and excited to support your whole self both within and outside of your job.
My passion is in eating disorder work and abolishing the diet culture that is so pervasive in our society.
In addition to supporting eating disorder recovery, I enjoy encouraging and elevating educators who are struggling in the field. I am compassionate and empathetic towards the unique difficulties of a teaching career and excited to support your whole self both within and outside of your job.
I often tell potential clients, “Ideally, you should be able to tell your therapist anything; if you can't, it might be time to find a new therapist". Accordingly, I believe the one of the most important factors for therapy success is to have an strong and trusting relationship with your therapist. My job is to see you clearly. If I can see you clearly, perhaps you can see yourself more clearly, and that can make all the difference. Together we will work to help you see your self clearly and compassionately; and to help alleviate the pain and anxiety getting in the way of living your best life.
I often tell potential clients, “Ideally, you should be able to tell your therapist anything; if you can't, it might be time to find a new therapist". Accordingly, I believe the one of the most important factors for therapy success is to have an strong and trusting relationship with your therapist. My job is to see you clearly. If I can see you clearly, perhaps you can see yourself more clearly, and that can make all the difference. Together we will work to help you see your self clearly and compassionately; and to help alleviate the pain and anxiety getting in the way of living your best life.
Are you struggling with anxiety, disordered eating, body image concerns, life stressors, or relationship challenges?
I will take the time to get to know your individual needs and help "you" develop personal goals for treatment. I will help individuals build self esteem and strengths, and empower individuals to advocate and take control of one's life.
Are you struggling with anxiety, disordered eating, body image concerns, life stressors, or relationship challenges?
I will take the time to get to know your individual needs and help "you" develop personal goals for treatment. I will help individuals build self esteem and strengths, and empower individuals to advocate and take control of one's life.
I specialize in supporting adults navigating eating disorders, substance use, and mental health challenges with a compassionate, collaborative approach.
You’ve been holding a lot for a long time, trying to stay strong for everyone else while struggling to feel okay yourself. Maybe you’re coping with anxiety, depression, substance use, or complicated feelings around food and body image. You want peace, confidence, and a sense of balance. In our work together, we’ll explore what’s been weighing you down and help you reconnect with your values and your voice. Wherever you are in your journey, I’ll meet you with empathy, curiosity, and hope.
I specialize in supporting adults navigating eating disorders, substance use, and mental health challenges with a compassionate, collaborative approach.
You’ve been holding a lot for a long time, trying to stay strong for everyone else while struggling to feel okay yourself. Maybe you’re coping with anxiety, depression, substance use, or complicated feelings around food and body image. You want peace, confidence, and a sense of balance. In our work together, we’ll explore what’s been weighing you down and help you reconnect with your values and your voice. Wherever you are in your journey, I’ll meet you with empathy, curiosity, and hope.
At Redemption Counseling and Wellness, we work with highly sensitive and empathic individuals who are navigating eating disorders, trauma, pregnancy loss and infertility, and post-abortive healing.
Our role is not to fix you; it is to walk alongside you as you make sense of your journey and break patterns that no longer serve you in order to foster a new life moving forward. We understand that mental health is not just physical or emotional; it's spiritual, too. When all three aspects are nurtured, real change becomes possible.
At Redemption Counseling and Wellness, we work with highly sensitive and empathic individuals who are navigating eating disorders, trauma, pregnancy loss and infertility, and post-abortive healing.
Our role is not to fix you; it is to walk alongside you as you make sense of your journey and break patterns that no longer serve you in order to foster a new life moving forward. We understand that mental health is not just physical or emotional; it's spiritual, too. When all three aspects are nurtured, real change becomes possible.
Our practice is focused on the treatment of a wide range of child and adolescent disorders (e.g., disruptive behavior disorders, eating disorders, mood disorders, ADHD) and an in depth, comprehensive approach with both time limited, brief psychotherapy as well as introspective longer term treatment may be pursued as applicable.
Wine Trail Behavioral Health, LLC is a private practice devoted to the notion that the provision of competent services is based on an appreciation of interpersonal (i.e., relational) as well as intrapersonal factors in the etiology and maintenance of emotional and behavioral problems. Toward this end, a broader more ecologically oriented framework that targets the multiple contexts in which children and families are embedded, is adopted. Importantly, this approach to treatment is consistent with causal modeling literature in the areas of child and adolescent psychopathology, and has received empirical support in controlled clinical trials.
Our practice is focused on the treatment of a wide range of child and adolescent disorders (e.g., disruptive behavior disorders, eating disorders, mood disorders, ADHD) and an in depth, comprehensive approach with both time limited, brief psychotherapy as well as introspective longer term treatment may be pursued as applicable.
Wine Trail Behavioral Health, LLC is a private practice devoted to the notion that the provision of competent services is based on an appreciation of interpersonal (i.e., relational) as well as intrapersonal factors in the etiology and maintenance of emotional and behavioral problems. Toward this end, a broader more ecologically oriented framework that targets the multiple contexts in which children and families are embedded, is adopted. Importantly, this approach to treatment is consistent with causal modeling literature in the areas of child and adolescent psychopathology, and has received empirical support in controlled clinical trials.
I help clients make informed decisions regarding risks and rewards of weight loss surgery. During counseling sessions,we will discuss such topics as the importance of making lifestyle changes pre and post bariatric surgery, and explore potential obstacles that may stand in the way of achieving a successful surgery and/or long-term weight loss.Surgery is no guarantee of sustained weight loss. It is critical to have realistic goals and expectations. I can help you establish a positive relationship with food and eating as well as develop a plan to reach your goal of long-term weight loss.
I help clients make informed decisions regarding risks and rewards of weight loss surgery. During counseling sessions,we will discuss such topics as the importance of making lifestyle changes pre and post bariatric surgery, and explore potential obstacles that may stand in the way of achieving a successful surgery and/or long-term weight loss.Surgery is no guarantee of sustained weight loss. It is critical to have realistic goals and expectations. I can help you establish a positive relationship with food and eating as well as develop a plan to reach your goal of long-term weight loss.
Many of my clients are teenagers facing issues like life transitions, academic or social stress, eating disorders, conduct concerns, OCD, or simply the everyday pressures of growing up.
My clients often come to me feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck. They’re seeking clarity, emotional balance, and stronger relationships along with practical tools to manage stress, improve self-confidence, and create a more fulfilling life.
Many of my clients are teenagers facing issues like life transitions, academic or social stress, eating disorders, conduct concerns, OCD, or simply the everyday pressures of growing up.
My clients often come to me feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck. They’re seeking clarity, emotional balance, and stronger relationships along with practical tools to manage stress, improve self-confidence, and create a more fulfilling life.
I specialize in supporting individuals, couples and families who are in transition - specifically, if a family member is in treatment or struggling with abuse, trauma, eating disorders or chemical dependency.
My clinical style is client-centered and humanistic and I often incorporate practical CBT and DBT skills as needed. I have worked in Inpatient, Residential, and Partial Hospitalization treating adults, adolescents and their families. I am currently a Clinical Supervisor at Reasons Residential Eating Disorder Center.
I specialize in supporting individuals, couples and families who are in transition - specifically, if a family member is in treatment or struggling with abuse, trauma, eating disorders or chemical dependency.
My clinical style is client-centered and humanistic and I often incorporate practical CBT and DBT skills as needed. I have worked in Inpatient, Residential, and Partial Hospitalization treating adults, adolescents and their families. I am currently a Clinical Supervisor at Reasons Residential Eating Disorder Center.
I specialize in working with individuals who suffer from depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress and eating disorders.
My approach combines art psychotherapy with elements of mindfulness and DBT. I draw from additional training in contemplative psychotherapy and polyvagal theory.
I specialize in working with individuals who suffer from depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress and eating disorders.
My approach combines art psychotherapy with elements of mindfulness and DBT. I draw from additional training in contemplative psychotherapy and polyvagal theory.
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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.