Eating Disorders Therapists in Shaw, Washington, DC
Schwartz is a psychologist with many specialties including anxiety (OCD, GAD, Specific Phobias, Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety), depression, eating disorders, trauma and PTSD, insomnia, and substance use disorders.
Dr. Schwartz believes in the importance of providing evidence-based treatments that can be adapted to fit the individual goals and needs of each person. He was trained as a scientist practitioner and has worked as a clinician on several NIH-funded treatment studies for PTSD and eating disorders.
Schwartz is a psychologist with many specialties including anxiety (OCD, GAD, Specific Phobias, Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety), depression, eating disorders, trauma and PTSD, insomnia, and substance use disorders.
Dr. Schwartz believes in the importance of providing evidence-based treatments that can be adapted to fit the individual goals and needs of each person. He was trained as a scientist practitioner and has worked as a clinician on several NIH-funded treatment studies for PTSD and eating disorders.
I enjoy working with adolescents and adults, and my specialty areas include depression, anxiety, eating disorders, body image concerns, issues of identity including gender identity, grief and loss, relationship issues, and chronic illness.
Are you seeking a space to be seen and heard? Are there parts of you that are feeling lost, stuck, or overwhelmed? Are the big emotions feeling particularly heavy? Your story is important and is what makes you uniquely you. I believe that we are shaped by our past experiences, relationships, and environments. Our stories rarely unfold in the way we expect. Oftentimes, to move forward we need to heal from things in our past. Together in therapy, we will explore all parts of your story – from the chapters already concluded to those not yet written.
I enjoy working with adolescents and adults, and my specialty areas include depression, anxiety, eating disorders, body image concerns, issues of identity including gender identity, grief and loss, relationship issues, and chronic illness.
Are you seeking a space to be seen and heard? Are there parts of you that are feeling lost, stuck, or overwhelmed? Are the big emotions feeling particularly heavy? Your story is important and is what makes you uniquely you. I believe that we are shaped by our past experiences, relationships, and environments. Our stories rarely unfold in the way we expect. Oftentimes, to move forward we need to heal from things in our past. Together in therapy, we will explore all parts of your story – from the chapters already concluded to those not yet written.
Life can be stressful and at times we need assistance finding balance and meaning in this often unkind world. My clients often express dissatisfaction with their image in the mirror—they feel stuck in unsatisfying careers and are struggling to determine the next step. They are either in relationships that are not mutually beneficial and are struggling to communicate effectively, or they are feeling overwhelmed with dating in this app-centric world. I love what I do and I think it shows. My main goal is to help clients address personal challenges, understand how early life events effect them, and how to take steps towards change.
Life can be stressful and at times we need assistance finding balance and meaning in this often unkind world. My clients often express dissatisfaction with their image in the mirror—they feel stuck in unsatisfying careers and are struggling to determine the next step. They are either in relationships that are not mutually beneficial and are struggling to communicate effectively, or they are feeling overwhelmed with dating in this app-centric world. I love what I do and I think it shows. My main goal is to help clients address personal challenges, understand how early life events effect them, and how to take steps towards change.
I have over 10 years of experience in treating eating disorders in adolescents, adults, couples and families.
Are you looking for a therapist who is direct but gentle and takes an empathetic, nonjudgmental approach in meeting you where you are at and helping you explore the underlying issues to your disordered eating? If so, look no further! I work to meet my client's individual needs, as well as bringing in my training as a Marriage and Family Therapist by taking a family systems approach and often exploring how your childhood impacts who you are today. I provide care through my role as the Clinical Director at Arlington nonprofit, Rock Recovery.
I have over 10 years of experience in treating eating disorders in adolescents, adults, couples and families.
Are you looking for a therapist who is direct but gentle and takes an empathetic, nonjudgmental approach in meeting you where you are at and helping you explore the underlying issues to your disordered eating? If so, look no further! I work to meet my client's individual needs, as well as bringing in my training as a Marriage and Family Therapist by taking a family systems approach and often exploring how your childhood impacts who you are today. I provide care through my role as the Clinical Director at Arlington nonprofit, Rock Recovery.
I specialize in family therapy, recurring nightmares, adult partners of people with eating disorders, complex PTSD, and marriage counseling.
Do you struggle with an eating disorder, emotional eating, yo-yo dieting, or exercise addiction? Maybe you feel trapped in patterns with food and body image and long for peace and freedom. My ideal client is ready to explore the “why” behind their struggles and the “how” of real change. You want to break free from cycles of guilt, shame, and frustration, and develop a healthier, more compassionate relationship with yourself. You need a therapist who is both direct and supportive, someone who integrates humor, insight, and evidence-based approaches like CBT, ACT, and mindfulness to guide you toward lasting healing.
I specialize in family therapy, recurring nightmares, adult partners of people with eating disorders, complex PTSD, and marriage counseling.
Do you struggle with an eating disorder, emotional eating, yo-yo dieting, or exercise addiction? Maybe you feel trapped in patterns with food and body image and long for peace and freedom. My ideal client is ready to explore the “why” behind their struggles and the “how” of real change. You want to break free from cycles of guilt, shame, and frustration, and develop a healthier, more compassionate relationship with yourself. You need a therapist who is both direct and supportive, someone who integrates humor, insight, and evidence-based approaches like CBT, ACT, and mindfulness to guide you toward lasting healing.
Meredith Luttrell
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LCPC
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Serves Area
I specialize in helping clients struggling with eating disorders.
I view therapy as a collaborative process where the client is the expert on themselves, and the therapeutic relationship is the most important factor in creating change. It is important to have a safe, empowering, and supportive environment in order to examine hurtful relationship patterns and emotional difficulties, and in turn change negative self-evaluations to better respond to life's challenges. I am genuinely interested in and committed to helping my clients gain insight and express their needs in order to engage in more healthy relationships and live the life they want.
I specialize in helping clients struggling with eating disorders.
I view therapy as a collaborative process where the client is the expert on themselves, and the therapeutic relationship is the most important factor in creating change. It is important to have a safe, empowering, and supportive environment in order to examine hurtful relationship patterns and emotional difficulties, and in turn change negative self-evaluations to better respond to life's challenges. I am genuinely interested in and committed to helping my clients gain insight and express their needs in order to engage in more healthy relationships and live the life they want.
Colleen McCarron
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, CEDS
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
As an experienced therapist specializing in eating disorders, I support clients to enhance their relationship with their bodies, food, and overall self-esteem.
I have extensive experience working with adolescents and adults who struggle with eating disorders. My approach combines emotion-focused and cognitive-behavioral techniques to address the root causes of these issues. I incorporate relationship dynamics, attachment theory, and interpersonal methods to help resolve relational challenges.
As an experienced therapist specializing in eating disorders, I support clients to enhance their relationship with their bodies, food, and overall self-esteem.
I have extensive experience working with adolescents and adults who struggle with eating disorders. My approach combines emotion-focused and cognitive-behavioral techniques to address the root causes of these issues. I incorporate relationship dynamics, attachment theory, and interpersonal methods to help resolve relational challenges.
Alex Swales
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Shaw, Washington, DC 20009
Waitlist for new clients
I work with individuals that have experienced sexual trauma, relational trauma, eating disorders, and struggle with the impacts of trauma.
I am a queer, curious, affirming, person-centered, HAES-aligned, trauma-informed clinician. I believe integrating mindfulness, the breath, and the body into our work can be a powerful way connect to yourself and support healing from trauma. I use sensorimotor, IFS, psychodynamic, and relational therapy to support my clients in healing from trauma.
I work with individuals that have experienced sexual trauma, relational trauma, eating disorders, and struggle with the impacts of trauma.
I am a queer, curious, affirming, person-centered, HAES-aligned, trauma-informed clinician. I believe integrating mindfulness, the breath, and the body into our work can be a powerful way connect to yourself and support healing from trauma. I use sensorimotor, IFS, psychodynamic, and relational therapy to support my clients in healing from trauma.
Jenna Weintraub
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Online Only
My areas of focus are eating disorders, mood disorders, emotion dysregulation, self-injurious behaviors, relationship difficulties, challenging life transitions, and substance abuse.
I am intensively trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and currently work on comprehensive DBT team. I am also trained in in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), prolonged exposure for PTSD (DBT-PE), and family based treatment (FBT) and enhanced cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT-E) for eating disorders. I am a Gottman Level I couples therapist.
My areas of focus are eating disorders, mood disorders, emotion dysregulation, self-injurious behaviors, relationship difficulties, challenging life transitions, and substance abuse.
I am intensively trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and currently work on comprehensive DBT team. I am also trained in in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), prolonged exposure for PTSD (DBT-PE), and family based treatment (FBT) and enhanced cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT-E) for eating disorders. I am a Gottman Level I couples therapist.
Livia Freier is a Clinical Psychologist who specializes in anxiety and depression, as well as ADHD, adjustment difficulties, eating disorders, and couples/marriage conflicts.
Clients who visit Dr. Freier are often navigating a life transition, such as personal, academic, or professional challenges, relationship conflict, or adjusting to an ADHD diagnosis. It is her aim to help clients get to a place where they are effectively using coping strategies, improve existing relationship dynamics, and build self-resilience.
Livia Freier is a Clinical Psychologist who specializes in anxiety and depression, as well as ADHD, adjustment difficulties, eating disorders, and couples/marriage conflicts.
Clients who visit Dr. Freier are often navigating a life transition, such as personal, academic, or professional challenges, relationship conflict, or adjusting to an ADHD diagnosis. It is her aim to help clients get to a place where they are effectively using coping strategies, improve existing relationship dynamics, and build self-resilience.
I specialize in areas of anxiety, depression, eating disorders, relationships, and career changes.
My aim in therapy is to help you find a more empowered life with a firmer understanding of yourself and confidence from the therapy tools you’ve gained. My approach pulls from research proven, evidence-based treatments combined with a warm and collaborative style. We will help you to gain useful insights and specific skills to manage your concerns.
I specialize in areas of anxiety, depression, eating disorders, relationships, and career changes.
My aim in therapy is to help you find a more empowered life with a firmer understanding of yourself and confidence from the therapy tools you’ve gained. My approach pulls from research proven, evidence-based treatments combined with a warm and collaborative style. We will help you to gain useful insights and specific skills to manage your concerns.
Meet Our Eating Disorders Therapists
I specialize in eating disorders, anxiety disorders, trauma, Adult Children of Alcoholics, relationship issues, and life transitions.
My goal as a therapist is to help you understand and resolve the things that block you from happiness and emotional well-being. I work in a collaborative, interactive style that is both compassionate and challenging, and I ensure a safe and respectful atmosphere. I will work with you on practical solutions to immediate crises and problems; as well as understanding and changing maladaptive patterns of thinking, behaving, or feeling that stem from past experiences.
I specialize in eating disorders, anxiety disorders, trauma, Adult Children of Alcoholics, relationship issues, and life transitions.
My goal as a therapist is to help you understand and resolve the things that block you from happiness and emotional well-being. I work in a collaborative, interactive style that is both compassionate and challenging, and I ensure a safe and respectful atmosphere. I will work with you on practical solutions to immediate crises and problems; as well as understanding and changing maladaptive patterns of thinking, behaving, or feeling that stem from past experiences.
Dunn specializes in the treatment of anxiety, OCD, depression, LGBTQ+ concerns, eating disorders, body image concerns, life transitions, relationship/interpersonal concerns, gender affirming treatment evaluations, grief/loss, identity concerns, and multicultural psychology (e.g., gender, sexuality, race/ethnicity).
As a part of the counseling process, Dr. Dunn draws upon clients' strengths to help them develop new perspectives and gain skills, such as mindfulness, self-compassion, and grounding. He tailors scientifically-supported approaches to the unique situation of each client.
Dunn specializes in the treatment of anxiety, OCD, depression, LGBTQ+ concerns, eating disorders, body image concerns, life transitions, relationship/interpersonal concerns, gender affirming treatment evaluations, grief/loss, identity concerns, and multicultural psychology (e.g., gender, sexuality, race/ethnicity).
As a part of the counseling process, Dr. Dunn draws upon clients' strengths to help them develop new perspectives and gain skills, such as mindfulness, self-compassion, and grounding. He tailors scientifically-supported approaches to the unique situation of each client.
I approach therapy in a direct yet compassionate manner believing that long-term sustained change can only happen when growth occurs on the inside and flows outward. My goal is to help my clients walk their own individual path from self-judgment to self-transformation. I use a cognitive behavioral approach which guides you to understand how your thoughts/beliefs, feelings, and behaviors work together to determine your life experiences. Together, we will identify self-destructive patterns that stop you from getting what you want in life and replace them with constructive and goal-achieving ways of thinking and behaving.
I approach therapy in a direct yet compassionate manner believing that long-term sustained change can only happen when growth occurs on the inside and flows outward. My goal is to help my clients walk their own individual path from self-judgment to self-transformation. I use a cognitive behavioral approach which guides you to understand how your thoughts/beliefs, feelings, and behaviors work together to determine your life experiences. Together, we will identify self-destructive patterns that stop you from getting what you want in life and replace them with constructive and goal-achieving ways of thinking and behaving.
I am committed to providing a safe space in an effort to encourage you to bring all of yourself to therapy. I am supportive and direct. I will advocate for you and challenge you to be curious about your own lens. Therapy is hard work; humor is central to this process. We can all benefit from being more playful and taking ourselves less seriously. I integrate several orientations, including psychodynamic theory, cognitive behavioral techniques, and mindfulness practices—depending on your needs. I will meet you on your own terms and we will make sense together.
I am committed to providing a safe space in an effort to encourage you to bring all of yourself to therapy. I am supportive and direct. I will advocate for you and challenge you to be curious about your own lens. Therapy is hard work; humor is central to this process. We can all benefit from being more playful and taking ourselves less seriously. I integrate several orientations, including psychodynamic theory, cognitive behavioral techniques, and mindfulness practices—depending on your needs. I will meet you on your own terms and we will make sense together.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist with over a decade of experience working with adults and late adolescents to address a broad range of concerns. I specialize in treating OCD, OCD Spectrum disorders, and anxiety disorders (generalized anxiety, social anxiety, specific phobia, panic disorder) using empirically supported treatments (Exposure and Response Prevention, CBT, and mindfulness-based approaches). I also have extensive experience treating depression, disordered eating, stress around life transitions, and relationship concerns.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist with over a decade of experience working with adults and late adolescents to address a broad range of concerns. I specialize in treating OCD, OCD Spectrum disorders, and anxiety disorders (generalized anxiety, social anxiety, specific phobia, panic disorder) using empirically supported treatments (Exposure and Response Prevention, CBT, and mindfulness-based approaches). I also have extensive experience treating depression, disordered eating, stress around life transitions, and relationship concerns.
It can be a difficult decision to seek help when your life is feeling off track or stuck in patterns that are not serving you. Particularly in our current climate of increased anxiety and rising levels of depression, it’s crucial that you have a sense of comfort and emotional safety with the person with whom you work to explore the issues that confront you. I implement an individualized course of therapy for each client using a combination of psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral and relational techniques. I offer a free consultation in order for us to decide if I might be a good fit for you.
It can be a difficult decision to seek help when your life is feeling off track or stuck in patterns that are not serving you. Particularly in our current climate of increased anxiety and rising levels of depression, it’s crucial that you have a sense of comfort and emotional safety with the person with whom you work to explore the issues that confront you. I implement an individualized course of therapy for each client using a combination of psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral and relational techniques. I offer a free consultation in order for us to decide if I might be a good fit for you.
Kristin Scopelliti
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, LCPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
“The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination.”
“The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination.”
Accepting New Carefirst BCBS and Anthem Patients! Therapy is a journey. Eva believes in adapting to each client's unique needs to foster a collaborative approach. She understands the courage it takes to share one's thoughts. Vulnerability in therapy can make one feel ambivalent, overwhelmed, and concerned. Eva respects clients and strives to establish a foundation of trust. Trust plays a critical role in therapy. The journey starts because client's make it possible. Eva walks with clients and guide them to identifying what is best for them. She is there to be a listener and a companion for the experience of growth and healing.
Accepting New Carefirst BCBS and Anthem Patients! Therapy is a journey. Eva believes in adapting to each client's unique needs to foster a collaborative approach. She understands the courage it takes to share one's thoughts. Vulnerability in therapy can make one feel ambivalent, overwhelmed, and concerned. Eva respects clients and strives to establish a foundation of trust. Trust plays a critical role in therapy. The journey starts because client's make it possible. Eva walks with clients and guide them to identifying what is best for them. She is there to be a listener and a companion for the experience of growth and healing.
My therapeutic approach is deeply rooted in building a genuine connection and honoring each client's individual needs and values. I believe in the power of cultivating a trusting therapeutic relationship with my clients as we embark on this journey together toward achieving their goals. Establishing a safe and secure environment is at the heart of the work, providing a solid foundation for us to navigate through challenges, uncover profound insights, and create positive change in cognitions and behaviors.
My therapeutic approach is deeply rooted in building a genuine connection and honoring each client's individual needs and values. I believe in the power of cultivating a trusting therapeutic relationship with my clients as we embark on this journey together toward achieving their goals. Establishing a safe and secure environment is at the heart of the work, providing a solid foundation for us to navigate through challenges, uncover profound insights, and create positive change in cognitions and behaviors.
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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.