Eating Disorders Therapists in Wilkes County, NC
CareNet Counseling Northwest Region
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPC, LCAS, LCSWA
North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
CareNet Counseling improves the health of the mind, body, spirit and community through spiritually-integrated counseling, psychotherapy, research and education. We are here to help our clients restore and maintain mental wellness. There is no real health without mental health.
CareNet Counseling improves the health of the mind, body, spirit and community through spiritually-integrated counseling, psychotherapy, research and education. We are here to help our clients restore and maintain mental wellness. There is no real health without mental health.
You may be feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or emotionally drained, even if things look “fine” on the outside. You might struggle with overthinking, low mood, people-pleasing, or feeling disconnected from yourself. You want relief, clarity, and a better understanding of your emotions so you can feel more grounded, confident, and at peace in daily life.
You may be feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or emotionally drained, even if things look “fine” on the outside. You might struggle with overthinking, low mood, people-pleasing, or feeling disconnected from yourself. You want relief, clarity, and a better understanding of your emotions so you can feel more grounded, confident, and at peace in daily life.
Are you trying to navigate grief, life transitions, relationship challenges or maybe just not feeling like yourself? Are you dealing with difficult people in your life? Do you want to set boundaries but have no idea where to start? I am ready to come alongside you to provide support on your journey towards growth and healing. Healing and change can feel daunting, but you don’t have to do it alone. Searching for a therapist can be a challenging and confusing process. I am eager to answer any questions you may have. I am committed to working with you collaboratively and above all providing a space where you feel safe, seen and heard.
Are you trying to navigate grief, life transitions, relationship challenges or maybe just not feeling like yourself? Are you dealing with difficult people in your life? Do you want to set boundaries but have no idea where to start? I am ready to come alongside you to provide support on your journey towards growth and healing. Healing and change can feel daunting, but you don’t have to do it alone. Searching for a therapist can be a challenging and confusing process. I am eager to answer any questions you may have. I am committed to working with you collaboratively and above all providing a space where you feel safe, seen and heard.
Accepting new clients! Our team, led by an EMDR-trained therapist, offers virtual sessions tailored to your needs. If you're feeling overwhelmed by depression, anxiety, stress, relationship issues, or navigating life transitions, we are here to support you. Struggling to process past or present trauma? We can help you heal and move forward. Therapy provides a safe and nurturing space for you to gain clarity, accountability, and encouragement as you work toward your goals. We believe that while everyone has a history, we all possess the potential to transform and rewrite our stories for a brighter future.
Accepting new clients! Our team, led by an EMDR-trained therapist, offers virtual sessions tailored to your needs. If you're feeling overwhelmed by depression, anxiety, stress, relationship issues, or navigating life transitions, we are here to support you. Struggling to process past or present trauma? We can help you heal and move forward. Therapy provides a safe and nurturing space for you to gain clarity, accountability, and encouragement as you work toward your goals. We believe that while everyone has a history, we all possess the potential to transform and rewrite our stories for a brighter future.
Online Therapists
Ryn Arrants
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCMHC, LCAS, RYT
4 Endorsed
Asheville, NC 28806
Waitlist for new clients
We all go through times in our lives when therapy can help us handle the challenges that arise. You are not alone. Perhaps you have been through a painful experience and you don't want it to get in the way of your life. Maybe you are feeling overwhelmed or stuck. You feel like you have tried everything and you are looking for a new way to improve your situation. I can offer the tools, skills, and support for your journey.
We all go through times in our lives when therapy can help us handle the challenges that arise. You are not alone. Perhaps you have been through a painful experience and you don't want it to get in the way of your life. Maybe you are feeling overwhelmed or stuck. You feel like you have tried everything and you are looking for a new way to improve your situation. I can offer the tools, skills, and support for your journey.
Maybe you are in recovery from addiction or an eating disorder, and are having trouble maintaining your progress.
My clients are teens, young adults, and LGBTQ individuals who are struggling with emotional health. I specialize in treating addiction, substance use, and eating disorders. I offer non-judgmental support, wherever you are on your path to healing. I offer clinical supervision for LCSW, LCAS, and CSAC licenses, and utilize a social justice framework.
Maybe you are in recovery from addiction or an eating disorder, and are having trouble maintaining your progress.
My clients are teens, young adults, and LGBTQ individuals who are struggling with emotional health. I specialize in treating addiction, substance use, and eating disorders. I offer non-judgmental support, wherever you are on your path to healing. I offer clinical supervision for LCSW, LCAS, and CSAC licenses, and utilize a social justice framework.
I work with teens, young adults, and adults who are struggling with meeting their goals, maintaining healthy relationships, identity issues, and navigating the transitions and stressors life throws. I also enjoy working with couples who have hit road blocks and need guidance and a third party perspective. My approach is interpersonal and I offer a space for clients to gain feedback and accountability through the development of a strong therapeutic alliance. I lead an adult Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) group and incorporate skills training into my practice.
I work with teens, young adults, and adults who are struggling with meeting their goals, maintaining healthy relationships, identity issues, and navigating the transitions and stressors life throws. I also enjoy working with couples who have hit road blocks and need guidance and a third party perspective. My approach is interpersonal and I offer a space for clients to gain feedback and accountability through the development of a strong therapeutic alliance. I lead an adult Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) group and incorporate skills training into my practice.
Amany Branco is a North Carolina Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor. She has a Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Amany also has a background in International Relations, and was born and raised outside the United States, as a result she is skilled and experienced in addressing mental health struggles from a multicultural perspective.
Amany Branco is a North Carolina Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor. She has a Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Amany also has a background in International Relations, and was born and raised outside the United States, as a result she is skilled and experienced in addressing mental health struggles from a multicultural perspective.
At Flyleaf Counseling, we assist individuals and couples reach their fullest potential in healing and thriving. We help clients heal from past and current traumas and hurts, reduce anxieties, and find recovery with addiction and partner betrayal. Whether we are working with an individual or couple, we assist you in reaching your own determined goals. We assist clients in finding connection with themselves and others and to begin to unpack and release all of the needs that they believe hold them back from living their best life.
At Flyleaf Counseling, we assist individuals and couples reach their fullest potential in healing and thriving. We help clients heal from past and current traumas and hurts, reduce anxieties, and find recovery with addiction and partner betrayal. Whether we are working with an individual or couple, we assist you in reaching your own determined goals. We assist clients in finding connection with themselves and others and to begin to unpack and release all of the needs that they believe hold them back from living their best life.
Hello and welcome! I'm glad that you're here and considering working with me. I am licensed in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Vermont (online only for SC and VT clients). I specialize in counseling with women who are experiencing anxiety, body image issues, pregnancy/postpartum mental health concerns, depression, life transitions, parenting difficulties, and relationship concerns. I have over fifteen years of experience in the mental health field in a variety of counseling settings including inpatient and outpatient agencies, a university counseling center, public school systems, non-profits, and now in my private practice.
Hello and welcome! I'm glad that you're here and considering working with me. I am licensed in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Vermont (online only for SC and VT clients). I specialize in counseling with women who are experiencing anxiety, body image issues, pregnancy/postpartum mental health concerns, depression, life transitions, parenting difficulties, and relationship concerns. I have over fifteen years of experience in the mental health field in a variety of counseling settings including inpatient and outpatient agencies, a university counseling center, public school systems, non-profits, and now in my private practice.
At Evolve, we have an engaged style of therapy that doesn’t let you “monologue” the session. We believe in the power of venting, and while listening is at the core of any therapeutic relationship, we are also trained to challenge those thoughts and feelings that are not serving you well. Many of our clients have had previous experiences that left them with that “been there, done that” type of feeling. That is why they came to us. We support you every step of the way, but we also challenge you and lead you to live the life you deserve. Your journey starts here.
At Evolve, we have an engaged style of therapy that doesn’t let you “monologue” the session. We believe in the power of venting, and while listening is at the core of any therapeutic relationship, we are also trained to challenge those thoughts and feelings that are not serving you well. Many of our clients have had previous experiences that left them with that “been there, done that” type of feeling. That is why they came to us. We support you every step of the way, but we also challenge you and lead you to live the life you deserve. Your journey starts here.
Wondering if you or your child might be showing signs of neurodivergence? Have you recently learned the term, "Pathological Demand Avoidance?" You may have been scrolling TikTok and thought, "Hey... that's me!". I'm an AuDHD psychologist offering neuroaffirming psychological evaluations to give answers to many questions & provide better understanding of ADHD and Autistic/PDA identity (I am PDA Certified through PDANA). Most of my clients are teens & adults and have long wondered why things seem to be harder for them. I also offer LD/psychoeducational evaluations, PDA parent coaching, & psychotherapy. (Waitlisted for therapy.)
Wondering if you or your child might be showing signs of neurodivergence? Have you recently learned the term, "Pathological Demand Avoidance?" You may have been scrolling TikTok and thought, "Hey... that's me!". I'm an AuDHD psychologist offering neuroaffirming psychological evaluations to give answers to many questions & provide better understanding of ADHD and Autistic/PDA identity (I am PDA Certified through PDANA). Most of my clients are teens & adults and have long wondered why things seem to be harder for them. I also offer LD/psychoeducational evaluations, PDA parent coaching, & psychotherapy. (Waitlisted for therapy.)
My approach to therapy starts with learning about how the individual has come to experience the world, knowing that this is shaped by traumatic events, societal expectations, attachments to primary caregivers, systemic racism, wiring passed down by ancestors, conditioned responses of the nervous system, so forth and so on. In doing so, we might also uncover blind spots that contribute to the ways we show up in our lives that no longer serve us. My style is direct and open, using a here-and-now perspective rooted in mindfulness-based and existential-humanistic theories.
My approach to therapy starts with learning about how the individual has come to experience the world, knowing that this is shaped by traumatic events, societal expectations, attachments to primary caregivers, systemic racism, wiring passed down by ancestors, conditioned responses of the nervous system, so forth and so on. In doing so, we might also uncover blind spots that contribute to the ways we show up in our lives that no longer serve us. My style is direct and open, using a here-and-now perspective rooted in mindfulness-based and existential-humanistic theories.
Alynne Davis Eating Disorder Therapist
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, MA, LCMHC, CMP
3 Endorsed
Charlotte, NC 28277
I’m a specialized eating disorder therapist and certified nutritionist.
You’ve spent a long time trying to figure out what’s wrong with you. Why food feels so complicated. Why you’re exhausted in a way sleep doesn’t fix. Maybe you’re in a transition — a relationship ending, a career shift, a body that suddenly feels unfamiliar. Maybe perimenopause has you questioning everything. Maybe you’re wondering if you’re neurodivergent — if ADHD or autism explains the masking, the burnout cycles, the feeling of working twice as hard just to appear okay. Maybe all of the above.
I’m a specialized eating disorder therapist and certified nutritionist.
You’ve spent a long time trying to figure out what’s wrong with you. Why food feels so complicated. Why you’re exhausted in a way sleep doesn’t fix. Maybe you’re in a transition — a relationship ending, a career shift, a body that suddenly feels unfamiliar. Maybe perimenopause has you questioning everything. Maybe you’re wondering if you’re neurodivergent — if ADHD or autism explains the masking, the burnout cycles, the feeling of working twice as hard just to appear okay. Maybe all of the above.
I'm a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor serving Concord and its surrounding areas. I work with young adults and high-achieving women, as well as military veterans. I have experience working with PTSD, depression, body image issues, anxiety, and sexual trauma. I take a nonjudgmental and person-centered approach, and I believe you are the expert of your own life. I’m simply here to help you navigate it! I am available for in-person and virtual sessions.
I'm a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor serving Concord and its surrounding areas. I work with young adults and high-achieving women, as well as military veterans. I have experience working with PTSD, depression, body image issues, anxiety, and sexual trauma. I take a nonjudgmental and person-centered approach, and I believe you are the expert of your own life. I’m simply here to help you navigate it! I am available for in-person and virtual sessions.
Adolescence & young adulthood can be a rocky time for many people, but I believe therapy can be of great help. I work with youth struggling primarily with mood, identity, and neurodivergence. My goals are to help young people build their strengths and relationships in order to find happiness and success as emerging adults. Some of the things I treat are: depression, self-harm, anxiety, family conflict, gender dysphoria, and transition to young adulthood stress. Generally I practice strengths-based therapy and dialectal-behavior therapy (DBT) within a caring, humanistic approach.
Adolescence & young adulthood can be a rocky time for many people, but I believe therapy can be of great help. I work with youth struggling primarily with mood, identity, and neurodivergence. My goals are to help young people build their strengths and relationships in order to find happiness and success as emerging adults. Some of the things I treat are: depression, self-harm, anxiety, family conflict, gender dysphoria, and transition to young adulthood stress. Generally I practice strengths-based therapy and dialectal-behavior therapy (DBT) within a caring, humanistic approach.
I work with people with eating disorders or disordered eating, or finding acceptance in their body, especially for clients in larger bodies.
I invite you to guide me through your experience in your life and your body. I want to learn from you how I can support bringing out your strengths to build towards a life you value.
I work with people with eating disorders or disordered eating, or finding acceptance in their body, especially for clients in larger bodies.
I invite you to guide me through your experience in your life and your body. I want to learn from you how I can support bringing out your strengths to build towards a life you value.
Sun Counseling and Wellness
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, LCMHCS, RPT, PhD, LCSW
1 Endorsed
Charlotte, NC 28210
We work with clients struggling with mood, grief, eating disorders, trauma, and relationship issues, among many other presenting concerns.
We can all benefit from gaining insights, learning skills, and having “tune-ups” along the way. If you’re feeling stuck, struggling with how you feel about yourself or in relationship with someone, experiencing unwanted or intrusive thoughts or memories from a past experience, ruminating on negative thoughts or beliefs, feeling anxious or depressive symptoms, or struggling in your relationship with food or your body, you don’t have to walk through it alone! We are a consortium of providers who can help. We see all ages and have mental health therapy, nutrition services, and integrative wellness offerings.
We work with clients struggling with mood, grief, eating disorders, trauma, and relationship issues, among many other presenting concerns.
We can all benefit from gaining insights, learning skills, and having “tune-ups” along the way. If you’re feeling stuck, struggling with how you feel about yourself or in relationship with someone, experiencing unwanted or intrusive thoughts or memories from a past experience, ruminating on negative thoughts or beliefs, feeling anxious or depressive symptoms, or struggling in your relationship with food or your body, you don’t have to walk through it alone! We are a consortium of providers who can help. We see all ages and have mental health therapy, nutrition services, and integrative wellness offerings.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, trauma, or relationship stress? Maybe you’re carrying the weight of past experiences, struggling with self-doubt, or feeling stuck in patterns that are hard to break. It can feel exhausting and isolating, but you don’t have to face it alone.
I offer a warm, compassionate, & non-judgmental space where you can gently explore what’s holding you back and begin healing at your own pace. I specialize in supporting anxiety, depression, PTSD/trauma, attachment wounds, and relationship challenges, helping you build insight, resilience, & a stronger sense of emotional balance.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, trauma, or relationship stress? Maybe you’re carrying the weight of past experiences, struggling with self-doubt, or feeling stuck in patterns that are hard to break. It can feel exhausting and isolating, but you don’t have to face it alone.
I offer a warm, compassionate, & non-judgmental space where you can gently explore what’s holding you back and begin healing at your own pace. I specialize in supporting anxiety, depression, PTSD/trauma, attachment wounds, and relationship challenges, helping you build insight, resilience, & a stronger sense of emotional balance.
I have a passion for working with children and adolescents with feeding and eating disorders.
Hi I'm Marketa.
Thank you for taking this time to review my profile. I am the owner and therapist at Pearl Counseling and Consulting PLLC.
The decision to come to therapy can be scary. There are so many unknowns, especially if you have never done this before. I am here to stand and walk with you through every step of the process of change and healing- It gets better. My goal in my relationship with you is to make sure that you feel safe and comfortable enough to be yourself.
I have a passion for working with children and adolescents with feeding and eating disorders.
Hi I'm Marketa.
Thank you for taking this time to review my profile. I am the owner and therapist at Pearl Counseling and Consulting PLLC.
The decision to come to therapy can be scary. There are so many unknowns, especially if you have never done this before. I am here to stand and walk with you through every step of the process of change and healing- It gets better. My goal in my relationship with you is to make sure that you feel safe and comfortable enough to be yourself.
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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.