Eating Disorders Therapists in New Brighton, MN
My clients have described me as thoughtful, empathetic, wise, and funny. I am not a bobble-head that will nod along to anything you say and just keep asking you, "and how does that make you feel?" I'm engaged, I'm funny, and I'm direct. I'm kinda like hard candy. I'm sweet and I can deliver challenging things when needed. With creativity and humor, I will guide you to explore other paths and options. I operate from a holistic lens, welcoming the all aspects of you and your family, including sexual orientation, gender expression, racial and cultural messages, religion and spirituality into the therapeutic exploration.
My clients have described me as thoughtful, empathetic, wise, and funny. I am not a bobble-head that will nod along to anything you say and just keep asking you, "and how does that make you feel?" I'm engaged, I'm funny, and I'm direct. I'm kinda like hard candy. I'm sweet and I can deliver challenging things when needed. With creativity and humor, I will guide you to explore other paths and options. I operate from a holistic lens, welcoming the all aspects of you and your family, including sexual orientation, gender expression, racial and cultural messages, religion and spirituality into the therapeutic exploration.
I have experience in working with concerns including eating disorders, grief, anxiety, trauma, and couples/family conflict.
Do you find yourself wondering if there ever will be enough space or time for you to struggle? You’re constantly helping others yet left feeling alone; no matter how hard you try, it still isn’t enough. Have you felt that no matter what you do, you’re one step behind where you need to be? Giving constantly and left feeling empty still...
If this feels familiar, let this be your sign to find the help that you are looking for.
I have experience in working with concerns including eating disorders, grief, anxiety, trauma, and couples/family conflict.
Do you find yourself wondering if there ever will be enough space or time for you to struggle? You’re constantly helping others yet left feeling alone; no matter how hard you try, it still isn’t enough. Have you felt that no matter what you do, you’re one step behind where you need to be? Giving constantly and left feeling empty still...
If this feels familiar, let this be your sign to find the help that you are looking for.
You might feel like you're constantly running on empty, trying to be everything for everyone, but still feeling lost and unheard. The anxiety or stress can feel overwhelming, especially when it's compounded by the weight of societal expectations or the exhaustion of having parts of your identity dismissed. Here, we can stop the cycle. My approach provides the skills and insights you need to shift from feeling overwhelmed to empowered. We’ll honor how your intersecting identities have shaped your mental health, build healthier boundaries, and create a plan for managing stress, so you can build a more authentic and sustainable life.
You might feel like you're constantly running on empty, trying to be everything for everyone, but still feeling lost and unheard. The anxiety or stress can feel overwhelming, especially when it's compounded by the weight of societal expectations or the exhaustion of having parts of your identity dismissed. Here, we can stop the cycle. My approach provides the skills and insights you need to shift from feeling overwhelmed to empowered. We’ll honor how your intersecting identities have shaped your mental health, build healthier boundaries, and create a plan for managing stress, so you can build a more authentic and sustainable life.
I have 40 years of experience working with a multitude of diagnoses and ages. I currently work with adults on an individual basis. I utilize an array of modalities to address the mental health challenges life has for us. I meet people wherever they are at and enjoy building on people's strengths to help them find balance in their lives.
I have 40 years of experience working with a multitude of diagnoses and ages. I currently work with adults on an individual basis. I utilize an array of modalities to address the mental health challenges life has for us. I meet people wherever they are at and enjoy building on people's strengths to help them find balance in their lives.
We are a dedicated team of holistic health professionals passionate about helping people overcome life's challenges. We offer individual, couples, and family therapy, nutrition counseling, medication management, addiction services, acupuncture, bio-feedback, trauma/PTSD treatment, and work with co-occurring mental health issues. We offer in-person and virtual therapy. Same-day appointments available.
We are a dedicated team of holistic health professionals passionate about helping people overcome life's challenges. We offer individual, couples, and family therapy, nutrition counseling, medication management, addiction services, acupuncture, bio-feedback, trauma/PTSD treatment, and work with co-occurring mental health issues. We offer in-person and virtual therapy. Same-day appointments available.
I have experience working with adults, adolescents, children, couples, and families from all walks of life, as well as a variety of mental health backgrounds; depression, trauma, adjustments, anxiety, etc. I use an experiential and solution- focused approach, while still being flexible to adjust my therapy style to best fit you and your needs.
I have experience working with adults, adolescents, children, couples, and families from all walks of life, as well as a variety of mental health backgrounds; depression, trauma, adjustments, anxiety, etc. I use an experiential and solution- focused approach, while still being flexible to adjust my therapy style to best fit you and your needs.
I am passionate about creating a safe, supportive space where clients feel truly seen and understood. I specialize in working with women and young adults, and much of my career has been devoted to helping people navigate complex questions of faith, identity, and being human. I love to support individuals facing grief, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, spiritual issues, and major life transitions. I believe that when we are deeply seen and known, we gain the courage to confront what scares us and pursue lives filled with meaning.
I am passionate about creating a safe, supportive space where clients feel truly seen and understood. I specialize in working with women and young adults, and much of my career has been devoted to helping people navigate complex questions of faith, identity, and being human. I love to support individuals facing grief, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, spiritual issues, and major life transitions. I believe that when we are deeply seen and known, we gain the courage to confront what scares us and pursue lives filled with meaning.
As an experienced therapist, I am committed to helping clients tap into their maximum potential through a supportive and transformative therapeutic process. My work is driven by a deep passion for guiding individuals toward healing, resilience, and meaningful growth. I’m inspired by the belief that taking risks is essential for achieving one’s dreams, and I strive to empower clients to embrace change with confidence.
As an experienced therapist, I am committed to helping clients tap into their maximum potential through a supportive and transformative therapeutic process. My work is driven by a deep passion for guiding individuals toward healing, resilience, and meaningful growth. I’m inspired by the belief that taking risks is essential for achieving one’s dreams, and I strive to empower clients to embrace change with confidence.
We are a group of psychiatrists, psychologists, clinical social workers, and marriage-family therapists committed to providing high quality and comprehensive mental health care for adults, adolescents and children. Whether you arrange individual therapy, family therapy, couples therapy, meetings with a 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 strict confidentiality and skilled, compassionate care. For your convenience, we offer flexible appointment scheduling.
We are a group of psychiatrists, psychologists, clinical social workers, and marriage-family therapists committed to providing high quality and comprehensive mental health care for adults, adolescents and children. Whether you arrange individual therapy, family therapy, couples therapy, meetings with a 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 strict confidentiality and skilled, compassionate care. For your convenience, we offer flexible appointment scheduling.
I work with individual adults, couples, and families. I enjoy working closely with my clients to treat a wide variety of medical and mental health conditions. My specialty areas include autism, mood and anxiety disorders, trauma, complicated grief, and severe mental illness. I also work to help individuals and families cope with the psychological challenges associated with a variety of acute and chronic medical conditions, including cancer, rare developmental and genetic conditions and organ failure/transplant. I particularly enjoy working with members of the LGBTQ+ community/allies, armed forces veterans and their families.
I work with individual adults, couples, and families. I enjoy working closely with my clients to treat a wide variety of medical and mental health conditions. My specialty areas include autism, mood and anxiety disorders, trauma, complicated grief, and severe mental illness. I also work to help individuals and families cope with the psychological challenges associated with a variety of acute and chronic medical conditions, including cancer, rare developmental and genetic conditions and organ failure/transplant. I particularly enjoy working with members of the LGBTQ+ community/allies, armed forces veterans and their families.
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I have experience in a variety of areas, including eating disorders, anxiety, depression, self-esteem concerns, life transitions, relationship stress, and work-related stress.
I am passionate about making sure people know they don’t have to deal with all of life’s twists and turns on their own. Whether you’re experiencing a particularly stressful season or you’re looking to heal from something you’ve been carrying for a long time, I believe we can work through it together. I provide a non-judgmental, relaxed environment in which you can unpack what’s on your mind, explore unhelpful thought/behavior patterns, and grow in your confidence to challenge them.
I have experience in a variety of areas, including eating disorders, anxiety, depression, self-esteem concerns, life transitions, relationship stress, and work-related stress.
I am passionate about making sure people know they don’t have to deal with all of life’s twists and turns on their own. Whether you’re experiencing a particularly stressful season or you’re looking to heal from something you’ve been carrying for a long time, I believe we can work through it together. I provide a non-judgmental, relaxed environment in which you can unpack what’s on your mind, explore unhelpful thought/behavior patterns, and grow in your confidence to challenge them.
I specialize in helping clients who have eating disorders and body image issues.
You're very courageous for taking the first step in finding somebody to talk to. Together we'll navigate the challenges you're facing in your life, such as depression, anxiety, body image concerns, identity issues, low-self esteem, life transitions, trauma, and losses. As you share, I'll make sure you feel heard and understood.
I specialize in helping clients who have eating disorders and body image issues.
You're very courageous for taking the first step in finding somebody to talk to. Together we'll navigate the challenges you're facing in your life, such as depression, anxiety, body image concerns, identity issues, low-self esteem, life transitions, trauma, and losses. As you share, I'll make sure you feel heard and understood.
I've taught DBT for Binge Eating Disorder/Emotional Eating for 10 years.
Reducing or eliminating emotional eating is my therapeutic focus. At this time I am only able to accept clients interested in our "Why Can't I Stop Eating?" program. If you are eating secretly, eating past fullness or when not hungry, feeling shame after eating or using food to deal with emotions, consider attending the "Why Can't I Stop Eating?" program which includes a weekly 90 minute Skills (classroom-type) group and weekly individual therapy. Persons participating in bariatric programs or taking GLP-1's are also welcome in the Why Can't I Stop Eating? group.
I've taught DBT for Binge Eating Disorder/Emotional Eating for 10 years.
Reducing or eliminating emotional eating is my therapeutic focus. At this time I am only able to accept clients interested in our "Why Can't I Stop Eating?" program. If you are eating secretly, eating past fullness or when not hungry, feeling shame after eating or using food to deal with emotions, consider attending the "Why Can't I Stop Eating?" program which includes a weekly 90 minute Skills (classroom-type) group and weekly individual therapy. Persons participating in bariatric programs or taking GLP-1's are also welcome in the Why Can't I Stop Eating? group.
I have training in DBT, EMDR and CBT (tools you can depend on) and clinical specialty in treating eating disorders, complex trauma, Borderline Personality Disorder and issues with both mood and anxiety.
I provide person-centered services to adults (18+) and I believe that people deserve to be in the driver's seat in their health care choices, which is why I take a collaborative approach to therapy. Additionally, I have a clinical specialty in CBT for eating disorder treatment and application of DBT for mood regulation issues and coping challenges.
I have training in DBT, EMDR and CBT (tools you can depend on) and clinical specialty in treating eating disorders, complex trauma, Borderline Personality Disorder and issues with both mood and anxiety.
I provide person-centered services to adults (18+) and I believe that people deserve to be in the driver's seat in their health care choices, which is why I take a collaborative approach to therapy. Additionally, I have a clinical specialty in CBT for eating disorder treatment and application of DBT for mood regulation issues and coping challenges.
Your go-to answer when people ask you how you're doing is 'tired'. Or maybe you say you're 'fine' when deep down you're exhausted, overwhelmed, and can't get a damn thing done! Everything has gotten a lot harder and you're not sure why. You can't keep it together the way you used to, and all the calendars, to do lists, apps, reminders, and alarms do absolutely nothing to help. Everyone on Tik Tok and Instagram is talking about ADHD, could it be?
Nah, you're just anxious, right? You're not hyper, and you can focus really, REALLY well...when you're interested. You wonder, "WTF is wrong with me?"
Your go-to answer when people ask you how you're doing is 'tired'. Or maybe you say you're 'fine' when deep down you're exhausted, overwhelmed, and can't get a damn thing done! Everything has gotten a lot harder and you're not sure why. You can't keep it together the way you used to, and all the calendars, to do lists, apps, reminders, and alarms do absolutely nothing to help. Everyone on Tik Tok and Instagram is talking about ADHD, could it be?
Nah, you're just anxious, right? You're not hyper, and you can focus really, REALLY well...when you're interested. You wonder, "WTF is wrong with me?"
I feel privileged to help guide clients on a journey toward living more fulfilling lives. Whether client's struggle with anxiety, OCD, perfectionism or an eating disorder, my therapeutic style is to take a compassionate and nonjudgmental approach in our work together. I strive to meet clients wherever they are, and help them move towards where they want to be based on their own goals and values. I believe connection, collaboration and humor are essential qualities to fostering a trusting and warm therapeutic environment where I will encourage vulnerability and risk taking to help client's move towards what is important to them.
I feel privileged to help guide clients on a journey toward living more fulfilling lives. Whether client's struggle with anxiety, OCD, perfectionism or an eating disorder, my therapeutic style is to take a compassionate and nonjudgmental approach in our work together. I strive to meet clients wherever they are, and help them move towards where they want to be based on their own goals and values. I believe connection, collaboration and humor are essential qualities to fostering a trusting and warm therapeutic environment where I will encourage vulnerability and risk taking to help client's move towards what is important to them.
Accepting New Clients! Vulnerability is an act of bravery. But being brave isn’t easy when you do it alone. And it’s especially difficult when your brain is telling you that you aren’t good enough, worthy, or important. Maybe your mind has convinced you that if you wash your hands, google that medical condition for hours, or stop thinking that thought, the fears and anxiety will go away. Perhaps by changing the way you eat, you can “fix it.” For some, being who you are is challenging or even not allowed, because those around you do not understand or approve.
Accepting New Clients! Vulnerability is an act of bravery. But being brave isn’t easy when you do it alone. And it’s especially difficult when your brain is telling you that you aren’t good enough, worthy, or important. Maybe your mind has convinced you that if you wash your hands, google that medical condition for hours, or stop thinking that thought, the fears and anxiety will go away. Perhaps by changing the way you eat, you can “fix it.” For some, being who you are is challenging or even not allowed, because those around you do not understand or approve.
I specialize in helping individuals heal from eating disorders, trauma, anxiety, and depression through a compassionate, whole-person approach.
The goal of our first session is to start building a relationship. For some, this means diving into your story and getting a deeper picture of what life has been like for you. For others, this looks like easing into things and moving at whatever pace feels effective for you.
I specialize in helping individuals heal from eating disorders, trauma, anxiety, and depression through a compassionate, whole-person approach.
The goal of our first session is to start building a relationship. For some, this means diving into your story and getting a deeper picture of what life has been like for you. For others, this looks like easing into things and moving at whatever pace feels effective for you.
Alexandra Sophocleus
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, LPCC
Minneapolis, MN 55419
Waitlist for new clients
I am passionate about helping folks dealing with disordered eating, trauma, anxiety, and/or depression to heal their relationships to themselves, to others, and their bodies.
My approach is affirming, inquisitive, and human, informed by anti-oppressive values, and mixed with a good dose of humor and brain facts to help you to understand yourself. I can help you learn how your brain works, explore the genius ways that you've navigated the world thus far, and unlearn societal beliefs that you hold you from the life you want.
I am passionate about helping folks dealing with disordered eating, trauma, anxiety, and/or depression to heal their relationships to themselves, to others, and their bodies.
My approach is affirming, inquisitive, and human, informed by anti-oppressive values, and mixed with a good dose of humor and brain facts to help you to understand yourself. I can help you learn how your brain works, explore the genius ways that you've navigated the world thus far, and unlearn societal beliefs that you hold you from the life you want.
I have 10 years of experience working with people struggling with disordered eating, anxiety, depression, trauma & all the different issues people face from age 12 and up.
I have found teaching DBT skills (dialectical behavior therapy) is helpful for those seeking new coping skills and use EMDR when working through trauma with someone. Both of these modes have been beneficial for many clients that I have worked with. I am a Christian and will integrate faith into therapy if it is welcomed.
I have 10 years of experience working with people struggling with disordered eating, anxiety, depression, trauma & all the different issues people face from age 12 and up.
I have found teaching DBT skills (dialectical behavior therapy) is helpful for those seeking new coping skills and use EMDR when working through trauma with someone. Both of these modes have been beneficial for many clients that I have worked with. I am a Christian and will integrate faith into therapy if it is welcomed.
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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.