Eating Disorders Therapists in Springfield, OR
I specialize in working with individuals struggling with eating disorders, body image concerns, and anxiety.
You may look like you’re functioning well on the outside, but internally feel stuck in cycles of anxiety, self-criticism, or ongoing tension around food, body image, or control. You might be tired of managing everything on your own and want a space where you can slow down, be honest, and work toward real change.
I specialize in working with individuals struggling with eating disorders, body image concerns, and anxiety.
You may look like you’re functioning well on the outside, but internally feel stuck in cycles of anxiety, self-criticism, or ongoing tension around food, body image, or control. You might be tired of managing everything on your own and want a space where you can slow down, be honest, and work toward real change.
With over 15 years of treating CPTSD and Eating Disorders, I love working with individuals who believe in deconstructing systems of oppression that remove our body autonomy and disconnect us from our sense of self.
Finding an opportunity to heal takes courage and is often a decision made in isolation. I believe everyone deserves access to healing spaces so that we can live a more connected, authentic and resilient life. The wounds we carry often keep us from feeling a sense of meaning, purpose and community. Finding a safe space to heal in the world we live in can feel impossible. My work focuses on creating this space together. It's my goal to help you better understand the systems that stand in the way of your healing and that prevent you from accessing the support you really need.
With over 15 years of treating CPTSD and Eating Disorders, I love working with individuals who believe in deconstructing systems of oppression that remove our body autonomy and disconnect us from our sense of self.
Finding an opportunity to heal takes courage and is often a decision made in isolation. I believe everyone deserves access to healing spaces so that we can live a more connected, authentic and resilient life. The wounds we carry often keep us from feeling a sense of meaning, purpose and community. Finding a safe space to heal in the world we live in can feel impossible. My work focuses on creating this space together. It's my goal to help you better understand the systems that stand in the way of your healing and that prevent you from accessing the support you really need.
Do you ever feel a gap between how you're currently living your life and how you want to be living your life? If so, you're not alone.
This can be such an overwhelming struggle, often caused by underlying conditions such as anxiety, depression, grief, relationship issues, trauma, or acute stress.
Our work together would focus on closing this gap. Centered around your personal strengths, we will employ mindfulness-based strategies to explore what brings you meaning and work to identify ways to engage more fully in a life aligned with your valued living.
Do you ever feel a gap between how you're currently living your life and how you want to be living your life? If so, you're not alone.
This can be such an overwhelming struggle, often caused by underlying conditions such as anxiety, depression, grief, relationship issues, trauma, or acute stress.
Our work together would focus on closing this gap. Centered around your personal strengths, we will employ mindfulness-based strategies to explore what brings you meaning and work to identify ways to engage more fully in a life aligned with your valued living.
I believe counseling is a collaborative process, and starts in the first session as we work together to understand your concerns. I am committed to providing a non-judgmental, supportive, and safe space to help you uncover the things that are getting in the way of your happiness and well-being. My style is a balance of warm, empathic listening and respectful challenging to promote your insight and personal growth. While I will help you understand the nature and origins of your concerns, I will also help you see and use your strengths and talents toward creating the life you want.
I believe counseling is a collaborative process, and starts in the first session as we work together to understand your concerns. I am committed to providing a non-judgmental, supportive, and safe space to help you uncover the things that are getting in the way of your happiness and well-being. My style is a balance of warm, empathic listening and respectful challenging to promote your insight and personal growth. While I will help you understand the nature and origins of your concerns, I will also help you see and use your strengths and talents toward creating the life you want.
I believe that much of what we think, feel, and believe is outside of our immediate awareness. Much of the time we think our conscious mind is 'driving the bus' so to speak, yet it is our unconscious that grips the wheel and drives us down roads we have unwittingly been down many times before. We develop beliefs of the self, of others, and of the world in general based on experiences we have earlier in life, often outside of our current awareness. These unexamined beliefs can prevent us from experiencing ourself and others in a healthy and authentic manner.
I believe that much of what we think, feel, and believe is outside of our immediate awareness. Much of the time we think our conscious mind is 'driving the bus' so to speak, yet it is our unconscious that grips the wheel and drives us down roads we have unwittingly been down many times before. We develop beliefs of the self, of others, and of the world in general based on experiences we have earlier in life, often outside of our current awareness. These unexamined beliefs can prevent us from experiencing ourself and others in a healthy and authentic manner.
I am passionate about Eating Disorder recovery, and I have a strong collection of tools to help with Anxiety, Depression, self-harm, and other issues facing you right now.
Waitlist currently in place. Email is best for quicker response. Life is a series of steps we take, shifting from one level to another, but this journey is not always lateral or forward-moving. This is true throughout our lives, through transitions of all kinds, whether they be emotional, spiritual, mental, or physical in nature. It can be surprising and daunting when life's blueprints don't unfold as planned, and we all need help sometimes to connect with our authentic selves and build flexibility to throw out the old and build anew. Let me help you with the next step.
I am passionate about Eating Disorder recovery, and I have a strong collection of tools to help with Anxiety, Depression, self-harm, and other issues facing you right now.
Waitlist currently in place. Email is best for quicker response. Life is a series of steps we take, shifting from one level to another, but this journey is not always lateral or forward-moving. This is true throughout our lives, through transitions of all kinds, whether they be emotional, spiritual, mental, or physical in nature. It can be surprising and daunting when life's blueprints don't unfold as planned, and we all need help sometimes to connect with our authentic selves and build flexibility to throw out the old and build anew. Let me help you with the next step.
I am a licensed psychologist and I specialize in helping people with ongoing symptoms of: complex post traumatic stress disorder, disordered eating, perfectionism, codependency, and anxiety disorders.
My unique approach to psychotherapy begins with you. I listen deeply to the narrative of your past, as well as the story you would like to live into. Your authentic life is one that can be cultivated through an active and creative healing process that centers self-discovery. We can work together to help you find a new relationship with embodiment by learning about your nervous system and what is stored there. Then, we gently move toward repatterning and awakening – aligning thoughts, feelings, and behavior with your true values. I integrate trauma theory, ART, depth psychology, attachment, existential, and anti-oppression lenses.
I am a licensed psychologist and I specialize in helping people with ongoing symptoms of: complex post traumatic stress disorder, disordered eating, perfectionism, codependency, and anxiety disorders.
My unique approach to psychotherapy begins with you. I listen deeply to the narrative of your past, as well as the story you would like to live into. Your authentic life is one that can be cultivated through an active and creative healing process that centers self-discovery. We can work together to help you find a new relationship with embodiment by learning about your nervous system and what is stored there. Then, we gently move toward repatterning and awakening – aligning thoughts, feelings, and behavior with your true values. I integrate trauma theory, ART, depth psychology, attachment, existential, and anti-oppression lenses.
You may be coming to therapy feeling disconnected, stuck, or unsure how to move forward—especially in your relationship or in your sexual connection with your partner. Even when you care deeply- stress, life transitions, or past experiences can make closeness and desire feel complicated. Therapy can be a place to slow down, feel supported, and reconnect.
I approach therapy as a collaborative, relational process. My focus is on understanding you—your story, your patterns, and what you’re longing for—rather than fixing or blaming. I aim to meet you where you are and help you create meaningful, sustainable change.
Online couples only
You may be coming to therapy feeling disconnected, stuck, or unsure how to move forward—especially in your relationship or in your sexual connection with your partner. Even when you care deeply- stress, life transitions, or past experiences can make closeness and desire feel complicated. Therapy can be a place to slow down, feel supported, and reconnect.
I approach therapy as a collaborative, relational process. My focus is on understanding you—your story, your patterns, and what you’re longing for—rather than fixing or blaming. I aim to meet you where you are and help you create meaningful, sustainable change.
Online couples only
My approach includes understanding that trust and rapport is important to foster a therapeutic relationship that can help facilitate the change you want to see in your life. The belief that each person is uniquely made from their specific experiences drives my passion to connect and tailor treatment to each person’s individual needs. Treatment with me includes helping you reach your goals by helping you develop the tools and skills needed to grow in confidence as you become the person you want to be. I enjoy working on topics that include but are not limited to building self-esteem and self-worth, learning to manage strong emotions.
My approach includes understanding that trust and rapport is important to foster a therapeutic relationship that can help facilitate the change you want to see in your life. The belief that each person is uniquely made from their specific experiences drives my passion to connect and tailor treatment to each person’s individual needs. Treatment with me includes helping you reach your goals by helping you develop the tools and skills needed to grow in confidence as you become the person you want to be. I enjoy working on topics that include but are not limited to building self-esteem and self-worth, learning to manage strong emotions.
My areas of specialization include Anxiety, ADHD, ASD, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Eating Disorders and Body Image, Self-Harm and Harm Reduction, as well as Stress and Resilience during Life Transitions.
Hello, my name is Rachel Ravarra, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Our work together will center on self-exploration and the development of skills to preserve a connection to one's identity in difficult times. Employing a client-centered approach, I assist individuals in building resilience, increasing self-awareness, and developing practical coping skills to manage life's challenges with a healing, grounded, and reflective sense of self.
My areas of specialization include Anxiety, ADHD, ASD, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Eating Disorders and Body Image, Self-Harm and Harm Reduction, as well as Stress and Resilience during Life Transitions.
Hello, my name is Rachel Ravarra, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Our work together will center on self-exploration and the development of skills to preserve a connection to one's identity in difficult times. Employing a client-centered approach, I assist individuals in building resilience, increasing self-awareness, and developing practical coping skills to manage life's challenges with a healing, grounded, and reflective sense of self.
I also completed specialized training for disordered eating treatment through IAEDP in 2023.
Many people I work with come to therapy because something continues to feel stuck or unresolved in their life. Together, we notice how past experiences may still be influencing reactions, relationships, or a sense of safety, even when there is a clear understanding of what happened. The focus isn’t on reliving the past, but on creating relief in the present. Clients often seek to feel more grounded, less reactive, and more trusting of themselves. They are interested in healing that goes beyond coping strategies alone and may be open to EMDR as a way to process what continues to hold them back.
I also completed specialized training for disordered eating treatment through IAEDP in 2023.
Many people I work with come to therapy because something continues to feel stuck or unresolved in their life. Together, we notice how past experiences may still be influencing reactions, relationships, or a sense of safety, even when there is a clear understanding of what happened. The focus isn’t on reliving the past, but on creating relief in the present. Clients often seek to feel more grounded, less reactive, and more trusting of themselves. They are interested in healing that goes beyond coping strategies alone and may be open to EMDR as a way to process what continues to hold them back.
I provide compassionate, creative, and collaborative individual and family therapy that supports people as well as families in navigating through difficult situations in their lives.
My goal is to help adults recognize and utilize their personal strengths as well as develop insight about them self to create lasting change that will enhance their life.
When working with children and families, I create a safe place for children and adolescents to express their thoughts and work through their emotions. I collaborate with parents, teachers, and medical professionals to develop individualized treatment and support.
I provide compassionate, creative, and collaborative individual and family therapy that supports people as well as families in navigating through difficult situations in their lives.
My goal is to help adults recognize and utilize their personal strengths as well as develop insight about them self to create lasting change that will enhance their life.
When working with children and families, I create a safe place for children and adolescents to express their thoughts and work through their emotions. I collaborate with parents, teachers, and medical professionals to develop individualized treatment and support.
We specialize in treating anxiety and depression, mood disorders, eating disorders and addictions, relationship challenges and codependency, trauma, PTSD, postpartum depression, grief and loss.
**We now take OHP through Pacificsource.** Alive Holistic Counseling is an integrative counseling clinic that uses client-centered, strengths-based therapies to help people achieve their personal goals and cultivate authenticity in their relationships. Our therapists are specially trained in holistic therapies such as EMDR, Neurofeedback, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Hypnotherapy, Hakomi and Certified Body Talk that enable clients to go deeper into their healing journey. Our focus on evidence-based approaches that integrate the body with the busy mind allow for work to go beyond what keeps us trapped in old patterns of being.
We specialize in treating anxiety and depression, mood disorders, eating disorders and addictions, relationship challenges and codependency, trauma, PTSD, postpartum depression, grief and loss.
**We now take OHP through Pacificsource.** Alive Holistic Counseling is an integrative counseling clinic that uses client-centered, strengths-based therapies to help people achieve their personal goals and cultivate authenticity in their relationships. Our therapists are specially trained in holistic therapies such as EMDR, Neurofeedback, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Hypnotherapy, Hakomi and Certified Body Talk that enable clients to go deeper into their healing journey. Our focus on evidence-based approaches that integrate the body with the busy mind allow for work to go beyond what keeps us trapped in old patterns of being.
All of us experience some confusion, anxiety, sadness, or conflict periodically, but if daily life becomes characterized by those feelings, something about life is out of balance. Do you feel stuck in a relationship or job, or troubled with negative, or fearful thoughts that won't go away? Sometimes we can loose a sense of hopefulness and pleasure about life. Perhaps we experienced a recent or far distant loss that left us floundering in sadness and grief. Maybe we have become weary searching for spiritual fulfillment, yet finding most ideas of a higher power to be disheartening or unbelievable.
All of us experience some confusion, anxiety, sadness, or conflict periodically, but if daily life becomes characterized by those feelings, something about life is out of balance. Do you feel stuck in a relationship or job, or troubled with negative, or fearful thoughts that won't go away? Sometimes we can loose a sense of hopefulness and pleasure about life. Perhaps we experienced a recent or far distant loss that left us floundering in sadness and grief. Maybe we have become weary searching for spiritual fulfillment, yet finding most ideas of a higher power to be disheartening or unbelievable.
Con Corazon Mental Health Services
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSW
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Waitlist for new clients
At Con Corazón, I hold space for BIPOC individuals healing from trauma, loss, and systemic oppression while reconnecting to their inner wisdom and strength. Many navigate migration, bicultural identity, and generational pain, seeking a place to feel seen, safe, and whole. Together, we release survival patterns, nurture grounding and self-compassion, and reclaim voice and joy. This journey is one of liberation—personal and collective—guided by cultural reverence, compassion, and the belief that healing happens con corazón, with heart.
At Con Corazón, I hold space for BIPOC individuals healing from trauma, loss, and systemic oppression while reconnecting to their inner wisdom and strength. Many navigate migration, bicultural identity, and generational pain, seeking a place to feel seen, safe, and whole. Together, we release survival patterns, nurture grounding and self-compassion, and reclaim voice and joy. This journey is one of liberation—personal and collective—guided by cultural reverence, compassion, and the belief that healing happens con corazón, with heart.
Struggling to find your path? Today you are one step closer. Feeling down? Overwhelmed with worry? Too much conflict in your relationships? Difficulty focusing at work or school? We Can Help. The Vista team is dedicated to helping you reach your full potential. Since 2002 we have helped thousands of individuals, families, and couples overcome conflict, anxiety, depression, and stress. We also can help with trauma and eating disordered behavior. The Vista ADHD Clinic is also available for psychological evaluations to address ADHD and learning challenges.
Struggling to find your path? Today you are one step closer. Feeling down? Overwhelmed with worry? Too much conflict in your relationships? Difficulty focusing at work or school? We Can Help. The Vista team is dedicated to helping you reach your full potential. Since 2002 we have helped thousands of individuals, families, and couples overcome conflict, anxiety, depression, and stress. We also can help with trauma and eating disordered behavior. The Vista ADHD Clinic is also available for psychological evaluations to address ADHD and learning challenges.
You've exhausted your own coping mechanisms and inner resources. You've searched for answers on the web, and in self-help books. You might have received advice from family and friends. Still, living life is a painful struggle. My goal, as a Clinical Psychologist, is to assist you in finding relief, as soon as possible, through new insights, and tools to improve your life.
You've exhausted your own coping mechanisms and inner resources. You've searched for answers on the web, and in self-help books. You might have received advice from family and friends. Still, living life is a painful struggle. My goal, as a Clinical Psychologist, is to assist you in finding relief, as soon as possible, through new insights, and tools to improve your life.
Now accepting clients! I honor the courage it takes to reach out and ask for support! We all have, within ourselves, the wisdom to heal from adversity and trauma in a way that allows us to live with purpose and passion. My passion is helping individuals to reconnect to that wisdom. I offer a safe space for individuals and families to develop new ways of being that work for and not against them in their journey. I will work with you to reconnect to your self, loved ones, community, and nature to facilitate healing and restoration. It is in this place we can reclaim an authentic way of being. I offer a $75-$150 sliding scale.
Now accepting clients! I honor the courage it takes to reach out and ask for support! We all have, within ourselves, the wisdom to heal from adversity and trauma in a way that allows us to live with purpose and passion. My passion is helping individuals to reconnect to that wisdom. I offer a safe space for individuals and families to develop new ways of being that work for and not against them in their journey. I will work with you to reconnect to your self, loved ones, community, and nature to facilitate healing and restoration. It is in this place we can reclaim an authentic way of being. I offer a $75-$150 sliding scale.
My ideal client would be someone who is aware of their current mental health needs, as well as someone who has the desire to obtain help. Oftentimes, people know when they are struggling with different emotions, however, they are uncertain of how to address their emotions. I have been most successful with clients that are experiencing issues with depression, anxiety, and PTSD. I have also been very successful with helping clients treat addiction issues and moving forward with their lives after addiction.
My ideal client would be someone who is aware of their current mental health needs, as well as someone who has the desire to obtain help. Oftentimes, people know when they are struggling with different emotions, however, they are uncertain of how to address their emotions. I have been most successful with clients that are experiencing issues with depression, anxiety, and PTSD. I have also been very successful with helping clients treat addiction issues and moving forward with their lives after addiction.
As time goes by, these strategies stop working and become symptoms we label as depression, anxiety, disordered eating, substance use, PTSD, self-harm, etc.
I offer a safe space where clients feel seen, accepted and empowered. I collaborate with clients to set goals and identify/build on their strengths. I use body-based therapies (EMDR, Sensorimotor, IFS) to help clients resolve past trauma. I incorporate ACT and DBT to help clients manage stressors more effectively and live more meaningful/fulfilling lives
As time goes by, these strategies stop working and become symptoms we label as depression, anxiety, disordered eating, substance use, PTSD, self-harm, etc.
I offer a safe space where clients feel seen, accepted and empowered. I collaborate with clients to set goals and identify/build on their strengths. I use body-based therapies (EMDR, Sensorimotor, IFS) to help clients resolve past trauma. I incorporate ACT and DBT to help clients manage stressors more effectively and live more meaningful/fulfilling lives
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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.