Eating Disorders Therapists in Portland, OR
I have worked in a variety of treatment settings, most relevant being 3 years at Rainrock Treatment Center, a residential program for eating disorders.
I believe we each have within us all that we need in order to create the life we desire and that therapy is a collaborative effort between client and therapist to work towards creating this life. I see my role as a therapist to be one in which I inspire clients to open up to the possibilities within themselves and to support, challenge and hold them through that process. I also strongly believe that healing comes from addressing all parts of the self (emotional, physical and spiritual) and bringing these into alignment.
I have worked in a variety of treatment settings, most relevant being 3 years at Rainrock Treatment Center, a residential program for eating disorders.
I believe we each have within us all that we need in order to create the life we desire and that therapy is a collaborative effort between client and therapist to work towards creating this life. I see my role as a therapist to be one in which I inspire clients to open up to the possibilities within themselves and to support, challenge and hold them through that process. I also strongly believe that healing comes from addressing all parts of the self (emotional, physical and spiritual) and bringing these into alignment.
My work has centered on eating disorders, addiction, depression/anxiety and divorce/relationship recovery.
With more than twenty years in the counseling field, I utilize DBT, Core Values and Stages of Change in my work. As a poet and writer, I appreciate the importance of journaling and creative expression. I'm especially interested in the synchronistic experiences in clients' fictional narratives and their realities.
My work has centered on eating disorders, addiction, depression/anxiety and divorce/relationship recovery.
With more than twenty years in the counseling field, I utilize DBT, Core Values and Stages of Change in my work. As a poet and writer, I appreciate the importance of journaling and creative expression. I'm especially interested in the synchronistic experiences in clients' fictional narratives and their realities.
Working with full spectrum eating disorders, ranging from people who are grappling with bulimia, anorexia, binge eating, compulsive/emotional eating, to orthorexia.
I enjoy taking a non-judgemental and collaborative approach to mental health. Modalities I draw from include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally Focused Couples and Individual Therapy and Radically Open Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. I often work with couples looking for greater intimacy or coping with marital distress, such as healing after an affair.
Working with full spectrum eating disorders, ranging from people who are grappling with bulimia, anorexia, binge eating, compulsive/emotional eating, to orthorexia.
I enjoy taking a non-judgemental and collaborative approach to mental health. Modalities I draw from include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally Focused Couples and Individual Therapy and Radically Open Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. I often work with couples looking for greater intimacy or coping with marital distress, such as healing after an affair.
I specialize in working with eating disorders and body image distress, but I also work with anxiety, depression and PTSD.
I integrate a variety of therapeutic modalities depending on the client, though I most often use Humanistic and Person-Centered Therapies, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Feminist Therapy, mindfulness practices and IFS parts work. In working with eating disorders, my perspective is informed by the “Health at Every Size” and “Intuitive Eating” movements.
I specialize in working with eating disorders and body image distress, but I also work with anxiety, depression and PTSD.
I integrate a variety of therapeutic modalities depending on the client, though I most often use Humanistic and Person-Centered Therapies, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Feminist Therapy, mindfulness practices and IFS parts work. In working with eating disorders, my perspective is informed by the “Health at Every Size” and “Intuitive Eating” movements.
My services center those who are queer, trans or questioning, have experienced eating disorders, trauma, body image disturbances, gender dysphoria, those who struggle with anxiety/depression and those who are trying to figure their new season of life.
Hello! I'm Victoria Burgess and I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Oregon. I'm a non-binary therapist, use they/them pronouns, and work to actively acknowledge all of the areas that I hold privilege in. I have worked in residential and day treatment eating disorder services, college counseling, and community mental health focusing on populations who have experienced trauma, substance use, and were a part of the queer community. My counseling foundation is rooted in person centered, Humanistic and feminist theories. This means that I consider the systems, intersections of identities and value client autonomy.
My services center those who are queer, trans or questioning, have experienced eating disorders, trauma, body image disturbances, gender dysphoria, those who struggle with anxiety/depression and those who are trying to figure their new season of life.
Hello! I'm Victoria Burgess and I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Oregon. I'm a non-binary therapist, use they/them pronouns, and work to actively acknowledge all of the areas that I hold privilege in. I have worked in residential and day treatment eating disorder services, college counseling, and community mental health focusing on populations who have experienced trauma, substance use, and were a part of the queer community. My counseling foundation is rooted in person centered, Humanistic and feminist theories. This means that I consider the systems, intersections of identities and value client autonomy.
I began working with Eating Disorders in 2010 and quickly realized that I was also seeing experiences of trauma interfere with my client’s healing processes.
treatment to individuals and in group settings, while working in the residential unit of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center. Over the year, I received in-depth training in Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and began training in Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) in 2018. I also served as a Clinical Director of an outpatient eating
I began working with Eating Disorders in 2010 and quickly realized that I was also seeing experiences of trauma interfere with my client’s healing processes.
treatment to individuals and in group settings, while working in the residential unit of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center. Over the year, I received in-depth training in Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and began training in Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) in 2018. I also served as a Clinical Director of an outpatient eating
My clients tend to be those struggling with eating disorders/disordered eating/body image issues, are neurodivergent, and/or are part of the lgbtq+ community.
We cannot shame ourselves into behavior change, and that's why I take a compassion-focused approach to everything I do. Self-compassion might be brand new to you, which is totally cool! It's a skill that might not feel natural at first, but eventually can become the default way you respond to yourself (and hopefully others as well). I believe your experience in therapy should be as unique as you are. I integrate many different modalities to fit your personality, goals, and preferences. Everything we do in therapy will be collaborative, as my goal is to reduce the inherent power dynamic that the therapeutic relationship can create.
My clients tend to be those struggling with eating disorders/disordered eating/body image issues, are neurodivergent, and/or are part of the lgbtq+ community.
We cannot shame ourselves into behavior change, and that's why I take a compassion-focused approach to everything I do. Self-compassion might be brand new to you, which is totally cool! It's a skill that might not feel natural at first, but eventually can become the default way you respond to yourself (and hopefully others as well). I believe your experience in therapy should be as unique as you are. I integrate many different modalities to fit your personality, goals, and preferences. Everything we do in therapy will be collaborative, as my goal is to reduce the inherent power dynamic that the therapeutic relationship can create.
I am a licensed psychologist with strong specialties in treating folks with eating disorders and anxiety.
My therapy is rooted in empirically based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), psychodynamic theory, and neuroscience research. I develop customized strategies to help my patients manage painful thoughts and emotions, change unhelpful behaviors, and increase motivation. I also help cultivate self-compassion and self-understanding.
I am a licensed psychologist with strong specialties in treating folks with eating disorders and anxiety.
My therapy is rooted in empirically based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), psychodynamic theory, and neuroscience research. I develop customized strategies to help my patients manage painful thoughts and emotions, change unhelpful behaviors, and increase motivation. I also help cultivate self-compassion and self-understanding.
I have specific experience and enjoy working with folks who struggle with eating disorders and/or substance use disorders.
I see my job as a counselor as being a supporter of your work to know, grow, and use your own wisdom and strength to move toward your goals. I am also aware of how power, privilege, and oppression can affect our work together. I invite discussion around this and seek to lessen the impact of any imbalance.
I have specific experience and enjoy working with folks who struggle with eating disorders and/or substance use disorders.
I see my job as a counselor as being a supporter of your work to know, grow, and use your own wisdom and strength to move toward your goals. I am also aware of how power, privilege, and oppression can affect our work together. I invite discussion around this and seek to lessen the impact of any imbalance.
I treat eating disorders (binge eating, bulimia, anorexia, exercise addiction), anxiety, depression, traits of borderline personality, interpersonal trauma, and relationship problems in families and couples.
I believe that people are doing the best they can to manage the problems they face. However, sometimes the way we cope starts to hurt us. I help clients understand what purpose their actions, feelings, and beliefs serve, and determine alternate ways of meeting needs that are not damaging.
I treat eating disorders (binge eating, bulimia, anorexia, exercise addiction), anxiety, depression, traits of borderline personality, interpersonal trauma, and relationship problems in families and couples.
I believe that people are doing the best they can to manage the problems they face. However, sometimes the way we cope starts to hurt us. I help clients understand what purpose their actions, feelings, and beliefs serve, and determine alternate ways of meeting needs that are not damaging.
I specialize in eating disorders and work with clients wanting to heal their relationship with food, fitness and body image.
I also work with adolescents and young adults. As a former school counselor with over a decade of experience, I have helped many adolescents and families with a range of issues, including social skills, goal setting, anxiety, emotion regulation, depression, and divorce/family transitions.
I specialize in eating disorders and work with clients wanting to heal their relationship with food, fitness and body image.
I also work with adolescents and young adults. As a former school counselor with over a decade of experience, I have helped many adolescents and families with a range of issues, including social skills, goal setting, anxiety, emotion regulation, depression, and divorce/family transitions.
I specialize in providing individual therapy to teens and adults, mainly focusing on life transitions, exploring gender and sexuality, strengthening relationships, and assisting individuals in recovery from eating disorders.
As a therapist, my goal is to create a secure, supportive environment where clients feel safe to explore and grow. I believe in the power of a collaborative therapeutic relationship, and over the years, I've developed a style that integrates narrative therapy with emotion-focused interventions. Each session is approached with curiosity and humility, ensuring that clients have the space to experience meaningful, positive change.
I specialize in providing individual therapy to teens and adults, mainly focusing on life transitions, exploring gender and sexuality, strengthening relationships, and assisting individuals in recovery from eating disorders.
As a therapist, my goal is to create a secure, supportive environment where clients feel safe to explore and grow. I believe in the power of a collaborative therapeutic relationship, and over the years, I've developed a style that integrates narrative therapy with emotion-focused interventions. Each session is approached with curiosity and humility, ensuring that clients have the space to experience meaningful, positive change.
I specialize in working with adults with a variety of presenting issues, specifically a focus on eating disorders/body image distress and anxiety related disorders.
I aim to not only guide clients along their path of healing by creating a safe, compassionate, and empowering space, but I also equip them with a variety of skills that allow them to navigate life with more ease and fulfillment. I’m glad you’re here!
I specialize in working with adults with a variety of presenting issues, specifically a focus on eating disorders/body image distress and anxiety related disorders.
I aim to not only guide clients along their path of healing by creating a safe, compassionate, and empowering space, but I also equip them with a variety of skills that allow them to navigate life with more ease and fulfillment. I’m glad you’re here!
I am passionate about treating individuals impacted by eating disorders, body liberation, anxiety, and those struggling with emotion regulation.
My overall goal is to help you be authentically you, set and hold appropriate boundaries for yourself, and feel connected to yourself and others. I highly value honoring each person’s journey and story. I aim to bring humor to building rapport, while maintaining a warm, curious, and non-judgmental environment.
I am passionate about treating individuals impacted by eating disorders, body liberation, anxiety, and those struggling with emotion regulation.
My overall goal is to help you be authentically you, set and hold appropriate boundaries for yourself, and feel connected to yourself and others. I highly value honoring each person’s journey and story. I aim to bring humor to building rapport, while maintaining a warm, curious, and non-judgmental environment.
I have experience in supporting clients of all ages in navigating the impact of trauma, eating disorders, ADHD, OCD, and mood disorders like anxiety and depression.
I work with clients in building a clinical partnership founded on safety, choice, trustworthiness, collaboration and empowerment. Through our work together, I will support you in identifying your personal hopes and goals for health and wellness. Together, we will explore the barriers that are preventing you from living a peaceful life. During our time, we can process, strategize and learn how to cope with,and overcome these barriers at a personalized pace. We will figure it out together where you are the leader, and I am a member of your team.
I have experience in supporting clients of all ages in navigating the impact of trauma, eating disorders, ADHD, OCD, and mood disorders like anxiety and depression.
I work with clients in building a clinical partnership founded on safety, choice, trustworthiness, collaboration and empowerment. Through our work together, I will support you in identifying your personal hopes and goals for health and wellness. Together, we will explore the barriers that are preventing you from living a peaceful life. During our time, we can process, strategize and learn how to cope with,and overcome these barriers at a personalized pace. We will figure it out together where you are the leader, and I am a member of your team.
I work with adolescents and adults who struggle with eating disorders/disordered eating, compulsive exercise, anxiety, depression, trauma, relational stress, and life transitions.
Having experience in multiple levels of care for eating disorders, I use a variety of interventions including person centered, strengths based, collaborative approach, with techniques from Cognitive Behavioral and Dialectical Behavior therapies, motivational interviewing, and other modalities to fit what each individual is needing.
I work with adolescents and adults who struggle with eating disorders/disordered eating, compulsive exercise, anxiety, depression, trauma, relational stress, and life transitions.
Having experience in multiple levels of care for eating disorders, I use a variety of interventions including person centered, strengths based, collaborative approach, with techniques from Cognitive Behavioral and Dialectical Behavior therapies, motivational interviewing, and other modalities to fit what each individual is needing.
My experience thus far includes a great emphasis on eating disorders and embodiment.
My approach to therapy comes from a collection of viewpoints of connection and relationships with friends, family, and the self. I focus on repair between relationships and individuals wanting to cultivate a meaningful identity of self. Our collaborative work together will be fruitful with purpose and intention.
My experience thus far includes a great emphasis on eating disorders and embodiment.
My approach to therapy comes from a collection of viewpoints of connection and relationships with friends, family, and the self. I focus on repair between relationships and individuals wanting to cultivate a meaningful identity of self. Our collaborative work together will be fruitful with purpose and intention.
We have a wide range of specialties including eating disorders, substance abuse, LGBTQ+ and trans support, pregnancy/post partum work, anxiety/depression, Neurodivergency, PTSD/C-PTSD therapy, veteran/BIPOC/marginalized community support, pornography/sex addiction, sex therapy and many others.
At Willamette Wellness Center our clinicians are trained in a variety of advanced therapeutic modalities to assist your needs. Some of our most sought after therapies include EMDR, Internal Family Systems, Cognitive Processing Therapy, CBT, Couples Counseling, Somatic Work, Health at Every Size, Hypnotherapy, and many others.
We have a wide range of specialties including eating disorders, substance abuse, LGBTQ+ and trans support, pregnancy/post partum work, anxiety/depression, Neurodivergency, PTSD/C-PTSD therapy, veteran/BIPOC/marginalized community support, pornography/sex addiction, sex therapy and many others.
At Willamette Wellness Center our clinicians are trained in a variety of advanced therapeutic modalities to assist your needs. Some of our most sought after therapies include EMDR, Internal Family Systems, Cognitive Processing Therapy, CBT, Couples Counseling, Somatic Work, Health at Every Size, Hypnotherapy, and many others.
I have worked in a variety of settings, but my most
specialized training is in the treatment of eating disorders and addictions.
My approach to therapy is practical,
result-oriented, and emphasizes
empowerment through the
building of insight and
self-awareness. In an
atmosphere of trust and
collaboration, I will work with
you to understand the meaning
of your symptoms and rediscover
your capacity to make
meaningful choices that are right
for you.
I have worked in a variety of settings, but my most
specialized training is in the treatment of eating disorders and addictions.
My approach to therapy is practical,
result-oriented, and emphasizes
empowerment through the
building of insight and
self-awareness. In an
atmosphere of trust and
collaboration, I will work with
you to understand the meaning
of your symptoms and rediscover
your capacity to make
meaningful choices that are right
for you.
I specialize in working with adults with eating disorders, disordered eating, and negative body image, providing individual and group therapy.
My goal is to help others discover their strengths, learn effective coping skills, and find joy and meaning in their life. I work from a Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused, and Strengths Based approach.
I specialize in working with adults with eating disorders, disordered eating, and negative body image, providing individual and group therapy.
My goal is to help others discover their strengths, learn effective coping skills, and find joy and meaning in their life. I work from a Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused, and Strengths Based approach.
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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.