Eating Disorders Therapists in Golden Valley, MN

Maddie Spalding
Drug & Alcohol Counselor, MA, LADC
1 Endorsed
Golden Valley, MN 55426
Maddie has experience working with a variety of issues including trauma, substance misuse, OCD, eating disorders, body image issues, anxiety, and depression.
Maddie is a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor and a pre-licensed psychotherapist under supervision for LPCC licensure. She has immediate openings for telehealth or in-person therapy. She has a background as a writer that informs her approach to therapy. She believes in the importance of empowering people to develop and grow into their own story and tap into their own motivations for change. She also believes that building community support and connection is an integral part of the healing process.
Maddie has experience working with a variety of issues including trauma, substance misuse, OCD, eating disorders, body image issues, anxiety, and depression.
Maddie is a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor and a pre-licensed psychotherapist under supervision for LPCC licensure. She has immediate openings for telehealth or in-person therapy. She has a background as a writer that informs her approach to therapy. She believes in the importance of empowering people to develop and grow into their own story and tap into their own motivations for change. She also believes that building community support and connection is an integral part of the healing process.
(952) 900-3942 View (952) 900-3942
Erin Dudek
Counselor, MA, LPCC
Online Only
Accepting new clients and offering clinical supervision for pre-licensed therapists (LPC/LPCC). I work with adults and couples navigating life transitions, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, grief, identity development, body image concerns, and feeling stuck or disconnected. Many of my clients are thoughtful, high-achieving individuals who want deeper self-understanding, more fulfilling relationships, and a stronger sense of alignment in their lives. I work from a multicultural lens, honoring how identity, culture, and lived experience shape healing, and I provide affirming care for LGBTQIA+ individuals.
Accepting new clients and offering clinical supervision for pre-licensed therapists (LPC/LPCC). I work with adults and couples navigating life transitions, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, grief, identity development, body image concerns, and feeling stuck or disconnected. Many of my clients are thoughtful, high-achieving individuals who want deeper self-understanding, more fulfilling relationships, and a stronger sense of alignment in their lives. I work from a multicultural lens, honoring how identity, culture, and lived experience shape healing, and I provide affirming care for LGBTQIA+ individuals.
(651) 273-9341 x127 View (651) 273-9341 x127
Rebecca Gerbig
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
1 Endorsed
Golden Valley, MN 55422
I have particular interest in treating those with eating disorders, eating behavior challenges, and/or concerns related to trauma/complex trauma.
I incorporate a variety of therapeutic modalities within treatment planning for each patient I partner with. My work is specifically informed by attachment theory and the field of interpersonal neurobiology, which describes human functioning as a product of the relationship between the body, mind and relationships.
I have particular interest in treating those with eating disorders, eating behavior challenges, and/or concerns related to trauma/complex trauma.
I incorporate a variety of therapeutic modalities within treatment planning for each patient I partner with. My work is specifically informed by attachment theory and the field of interpersonal neurobiology, which describes human functioning as a product of the relationship between the body, mind and relationships.
(763) 402-8501 x6 View (763) 402-8501 x6
Lineage Counseling, LLC
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Serves Area
Expertise in relationship issues, disordered eating, trauma, first responder stress, family struggles and anxiety management.
Looking for direction and support in a confusing and difficult world? Perhaps eating issues, trauma, relationship or occupational struggles have kept left you out of balance. You or your loved ones want to feel more calm and grounded and want to understand why you are having trouble getting there.
Expertise in relationship issues, disordered eating, trauma, first responder stress, family struggles and anxiety management.
Looking for direction and support in a confusing and difficult world? Perhaps eating issues, trauma, relationship or occupational struggles have kept left you out of balance. You or your loved ones want to feel more calm and grounded and want to understand why you are having trouble getting there.
(612) 400-9264 View (612) 400-9264
Adrienne Bendickson
Pre-Licensed Professional, MSW, LGSW
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
She has worked with diverse populations, including individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities, eating disorders, complex trauma histories, and those in long-term care settings.
Adie's approach is integrative, drawing from Person-Centered Therapy, CBT, DBT, Narrative Therapy, IFS, and ACT, and is tailored to each client’s unique needs. She prioritizes creating a warm, nonjudgmental space and values strong therapeutic relationships, especially for those new to therapy.
She has worked with diverse populations, including individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities, eating disorders, complex trauma histories, and those in long-term care settings.
Adie's approach is integrative, drawing from Person-Centered Therapy, CBT, DBT, Narrative Therapy, IFS, and ACT, and is tailored to each client’s unique needs. She prioritizes creating a warm, nonjudgmental space and values strong therapeutic relationships, especially for those new to therapy.
(763) 325-1389 View (763) 325-1389
Tara Lunde
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Welcome to River Bluff Mental Health! Accepting new clients with appointments available in the same week. Experiencing anxiety and OCD symptoms can be distressing and sometimes even debilitating. I have lived experience with OCD and anxiety, so I can relate to you and what you are experiencing. I have found that my clients feel comfortable and heard, especially when sharing uncomfortable thoughts/symptoms they have. I have also completed ERP myself, so I can sympathize with some of the challenges you might or have experienced. This is why I started my private practice, in hopes to help and encourage as many people as I can.
Welcome to River Bluff Mental Health! Accepting new clients with appointments available in the same week. Experiencing anxiety and OCD symptoms can be distressing and sometimes even debilitating. I have lived experience with OCD and anxiety, so I can relate to you and what you are experiencing. I have found that my clients feel comfortable and heard, especially when sharing uncomfortable thoughts/symptoms they have. I have also completed ERP myself, so I can sympathize with some of the challenges you might or have experienced. This is why I started my private practice, in hopes to help and encourage as many people as I can.
(651) 615-9066 View (651) 615-9066
Jean M Storlie
Counselor, LPCC, RPT, PACC
Online Only
Everyone's experiences and challenges are unique to them. I meet clients where they are at & believe we are all good people, doing the best we can with the circumstances we have. I will work with you to help identify nonhelpful coping strategies & support the development of new, more helpful ones. I am a registered play therapist & I will work with your child to resolve fears, worries, sadness, & build healthy esteem & assist you in providing on-going support for you and your child.
Everyone's experiences and challenges are unique to them. I meet clients where they are at & believe we are all good people, doing the best we can with the circumstances we have. I will work with you to help identify nonhelpful coping strategies & support the development of new, more helpful ones. I am a registered play therapist & I will work with your child to resolve fears, worries, sadness, & build healthy esteem & assist you in providing on-going support for you and your child.
(952) 522-4648 View (952) 522-4648
Dr. Paivi Lee
Verified Verified
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
I work with individuals, youth, families, couples and professionals utilizing principles of somatic psychology. I have a PhD in Somatic psychology and a Masters degree in Adlerian psychology. I am certified in deep trauma work, EMDR and relational somatic psychotherapy. I have helped countless clients process their trauma utilizing various modalities. I am very familiar with addiction and how to heal from addiction by first healing trauma. I am committed in providing safe, caring and loving environment to my clients.
I work with individuals, youth, families, couples and professionals utilizing principles of somatic psychology. I have a PhD in Somatic psychology and a Masters degree in Adlerian psychology. I am certified in deep trauma work, EMDR and relational somatic psychotherapy. I have helped countless clients process their trauma utilizing various modalities. I am very familiar with addiction and how to heal from addiction by first healing trauma. I am committed in providing safe, caring and loving environment to my clients.
(763) 710-2497 View (763) 710-2497
Camille Weas, MA, LPCC, LADC
Counselor, MA, LPCC, LADC
Golden Valley, MN 55426
I have experience in the treatment of trauma, mood and anxiety disorders, personality disorders, eating disorders, and substance use.
I believe that every person has an emotional, mental, physical and spiritual life that needs to be supported and nurtured. The path to emotional healing occurs through a collaborative approach focused on enhancing personal strengths and reconnection to oneself with an increased capacity for self-acceptance and compassion. My therapeutic approach is influenced by trauma-informed and attached-based therapies, specifically NARM (Neuroaffective Relational Model), and AEDP (Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Processing) to facilitate emotional healing and connection to one's authentic self.
I have experience in the treatment of trauma, mood and anxiety disorders, personality disorders, eating disorders, and substance use.
I believe that every person has an emotional, mental, physical and spiritual life that needs to be supported and nurtured. The path to emotional healing occurs through a collaborative approach focused on enhancing personal strengths and reconnection to oneself with an increased capacity for self-acceptance and compassion. My therapeutic approach is influenced by trauma-informed and attached-based therapies, specifically NARM (Neuroaffective Relational Model), and AEDP (Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Processing) to facilitate emotional healing and connection to one's authentic self.
(612) 255-5923 View (612) 255-5923
Birch Counseling, PLLC
Verified Verified
Golden Valley, MN 55422
At our centrally located Golden Valley location, we offer compassionate, person centered care for individuals, couples and families. At this and all our locations, we believe you, the client, are in the foreground of our work.
At our centrally located Golden Valley location, we offer compassionate, person centered care for individuals, couples and families. At this and all our locations, we believe you, the client, are in the foreground of our work.
(855) 338-2716 View (855) 338-2716
Jennifer Lee Kelley
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPCC, MA
Online Only
I have provided therapy and life skills to children and young adults struggling with post-traumatic stress, anxiety, depression, oppositional defiance, aggression, anger, ADHD, and adjustment, to list a few. I also have experience working with the LGBTQ community helping children to feel accepted, loved and supported. I believe the client should be the leader of the journey in identifying their needs and what can be done to support them.
I have provided therapy and life skills to children and young adults struggling with post-traumatic stress, anxiety, depression, oppositional defiance, aggression, anger, ADHD, and adjustment, to list a few. I also have experience working with the LGBTQ community helping children to feel accepted, loved and supported. I believe the client should be the leader of the journey in identifying their needs and what can be done to support them.
(651) 333-8814 View (651) 333-8814
Leila Erlandson
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
1 Endorsed
Golden Valley, MN 55422
Caring for the mental health and overall well-being of children, youth, adults, and families in our community is an important mission. Approaching each day with intention, I understand navigating today's changing world can be both difficult and exciting. As you embark on your therapeutic journey, I am committed to challenging, inspiring, and supporting you as you actively engage in your own personal or relational growth, healing from traumatic experiences so you can discover joy, passion, and purpose.
Caring for the mental health and overall well-being of children, youth, adults, and families in our community is an important mission. Approaching each day with intention, I understand navigating today's changing world can be both difficult and exciting. As you embark on your therapeutic journey, I am committed to challenging, inspiring, and supporting you as you actively engage in your own personal or relational growth, healing from traumatic experiences so you can discover joy, passion, and purpose.
(952) 649-6536 x4 View (952) 649-6536 x4
Amber Phelps
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, LADC
2 Endorsed
Golden Valley, MN 55422
I am passionate about supporting individuals navigating complex trauma, LGBTQ+ affirming care, substance use, neurodivergence, dissociation, relationship issues, and grief. Working with folks feeling stuck, who "have tried everything," or who want more from typical therapy is highly important to me. Compassionately challenging you into who you are meant to be is our goal. My work combines Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), trauma-informed care, harm reduction, and Internal Family Systems (IFS). Together, we'll help you discover hope, meaning, a deeper understanding of your identity, and a new direction in life.
I am passionate about supporting individuals navigating complex trauma, LGBTQ+ affirming care, substance use, neurodivergence, dissociation, relationship issues, and grief. Working with folks feeling stuck, who "have tried everything," or who want more from typical therapy is highly important to me. Compassionately challenging you into who you are meant to be is our goal. My work combines Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), trauma-informed care, harm reduction, and Internal Family Systems (IFS). Together, we'll help you discover hope, meaning, a deeper understanding of your identity, and a new direction in life.
(763) 878-7515 View (763) 878-7515
Jim Keenan
Psychologist, MS, LP
3 Endorsed
Golden Valley, MN 55426
Waitlist for new clients
I specialize in anger management and relationship development. I enjoy teaching clients how to better communicate their needs and how to enhance their ability to listen and hear the needs of others as they are presented. I am a solution focused therapist. I aim to assist clients in gaining the insights and skills necessary to bring their life experience within their relationships to a positive level. I also enjoy working with survivors of abuses such as emotional, physical or sexual.
I specialize in anger management and relationship development. I enjoy teaching clients how to better communicate their needs and how to enhance their ability to listen and hear the needs of others as they are presented. I am a solution focused therapist. I aim to assist clients in gaining the insights and skills necessary to bring their life experience within their relationships to a positive level. I also enjoy working with survivors of abuses such as emotional, physical or sexual.
(952) 479-5198 View (952) 479-5198
Behavioral Health Services (BHSI)
Psychologist
1 Endorsed
Golden Valley, MN 55426
We are a group of mental health clinicians committed to providing high quality and comprehensive care for adults, adolescents and children. Whether you arrange individual therapy, family therapy, couples therapy, meetings with a psychiatrist or pediatric psychiatrist to discuss medication options, or psychological testing to better understand the problem, our fully licensed and credentialed clinicians coordinate all of these services under one roof. When you visit a BHSI clinic, you can expect skilled, compassionate and collaborative care.
We are a group of mental health clinicians committed to providing high quality and comprehensive care for adults, adolescents and children. Whether you arrange individual therapy, family therapy, couples therapy, meetings with a psychiatrist or pediatric psychiatrist to discuss medication options, or psychological testing to better understand the problem, our fully licensed and credentialed clinicians coordinate all of these services under one roof. When you visit a BHSI clinic, you can expect skilled, compassionate and collaborative care.
(651) 252-4987 View (651) 252-4987
Intuitive Therapy & Consulting, LLC
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
8 Endorsed
Golden Valley, MN 55426
Immediate openings in Golden Valley and via telehealth. Intuitive Therapy & Consulting is a mindful and holistic counseling clinic. Our therapists are empathic professionals who are trained to treat a variety of symptoms and presenting concerns from a collaborative and whole-person approach. Our goal is to partner with you to assist in identifying and understanding the important issues in your life that are creating struggles for you. Our holistic approach is to work to resolve the presenting concerns while identifying and addressing the underlying patterns. We strive to work together to offer ways to cope that work for you.
Immediate openings in Golden Valley and via telehealth. Intuitive Therapy & Consulting is a mindful and holistic counseling clinic. Our therapists are empathic professionals who are trained to treat a variety of symptoms and presenting concerns from a collaborative and whole-person approach. Our goal is to partner with you to assist in identifying and understanding the important issues in your life that are creating struggles for you. Our holistic approach is to work to resolve the presenting concerns while identifying and addressing the underlying patterns. We strive to work together to offer ways to cope that work for you.
(651) 760-5223 View (651) 760-5223
Mary Ellen Emmeck
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
1 Endorsed
Golden Valley, MN 55426
Therapy is a unique experience in which trust and collaboration are built and developed over time between the therapist, client, and family members. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I strive to look at the family as a system and how an individual within the system is able to develop appropriate boundaries and healthy communication patterns. I utilize CBT, DBT and Air Network/Anchor Relational Therapy techniques for trauma. I believe in the art of play for children and adults and work with Experiential and various Play Therapy techniques. I work with children age 3-years to adults.
Therapy is a unique experience in which trust and collaboration are built and developed over time between the therapist, client, and family members. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I strive to look at the family as a system and how an individual within the system is able to develop appropriate boundaries and healthy communication patterns. I utilize CBT, DBT and Air Network/Anchor Relational Therapy techniques for trauma. I believe in the art of play for children and adults and work with Experiential and various Play Therapy techniques. I work with children age 3-years to adults.
(763) 265-7267 View (763) 265-7267
Dr. Dzenita Subasic
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, PhD, LPCC
1 Endorsed
Golden Valley, MN 55426
Therapy with me is personalized and relational, rooted in the connection between your past, present, and future. You may need space to process, tools to grow, or simply someone to walk beside you. I’m here to help. My approach is warm, collaborative, and infused with humor because healing doesn’t have to feel heavy. Choosing to prioritize your mental health is an act of courage, and with the right support, you can heal, grow, and thrive.
Therapy with me is personalized and relational, rooted in the connection between your past, present, and future. You may need space to process, tools to grow, or simply someone to walk beside you. I’m here to help. My approach is warm, collaborative, and infused with humor because healing doesn’t have to feel heavy. Choosing to prioritize your mental health is an act of courage, and with the right support, you can heal, grow, and thrive.
(612) 439-2273 View (612) 439-2273
Joanna Diem
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
1 Endorsed
Golden Valley, MN 55422
I empower couples and individuals to overcome personal obstacles. Areas of special interest include couples and individuals coping with chemical addictions, anxiety & depression, grief & loss, and intimate relationships. I assist my clients to find an understanding of themselves in order to strengthen their connections and their relationships. With deep compassion and no judgment, I welcome all.
I empower couples and individuals to overcome personal obstacles. Areas of special interest include couples and individuals coping with chemical addictions, anxiety & depression, grief & loss, and intimate relationships. I assist my clients to find an understanding of themselves in order to strengthen their connections and their relationships. With deep compassion and no judgment, I welcome all.
(612) 255-9163 View (612) 255-9163
Saundra Bryant-Lamb
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, MSW, BSW, Adm Edu
Online Only
I provide diagnosis assessment, therapy and intervention services if needed to adults and families.
I provide diagnosis assessment, therapy and intervention services if needed to adults and families.
(763) 343-7164 View (763) 343-7164

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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.