Eating Disorders Therapists in Dallas, TX
My areas of expertise include body image and eating disorders, anxiety disorders, identity issues, and grief and loss.
After meeting a client for an initial assessment, I collaboratively work with each client to develop goals for therapy and a treatment plan. As therapy proceeds, I am constantly assessing treatment effectiveness in order to best meet client needs.
My areas of expertise include body image and eating disorders, anxiety disorders, identity issues, and grief and loss.
After meeting a client for an initial assessment, I collaboratively work with each client to develop goals for therapy and a treatment plan. As therapy proceeds, I am constantly assessing treatment effectiveness in order to best meet client needs.
I work with adolescents and adults specializing in LGBTQAI+ issues, the immigrant and person of color experience, body image/ eating disorders, and religious trauma.
Feeling overwhelmed by the demands of relationships, work, and life is all too common. For this reason, I prioritize helping my clients find relief from stress and obligation by cultivating balance with the parts of their lives which are most important. I specialize in cultural inclusivity and prioritize each client's spiritual as well as religious values in therapy.
I work with adolescents and adults specializing in LGBTQAI+ issues, the immigrant and person of color experience, body image/ eating disorders, and religious trauma.
Feeling overwhelmed by the demands of relationships, work, and life is all too common. For this reason, I prioritize helping my clients find relief from stress and obligation by cultivating balance with the parts of their lives which are most important. I specialize in cultural inclusivity and prioritize each client's spiritual as well as religious values in therapy.
My experience working in private, inpatient and outpatient settings has enabled me to effectively treat those struggling with eating disorders, depression, anxiety related disorders, trauma, self-esteem, gender identity, grief, mood disorders, addiction, family/relationship issues and just doing daily life.
I am passionate about creating an environment where one feels comfortable and safe. My clients would describe me as patient, competent, goal driven, and honest. As a Licensed Professional Counselor with ten years of experience, I'm committed to challenging you to be honest with yourself while making progress each day towards our long-term goals. It is important to me to empower my clients to be their own agents of change as well as be an anchor for themselves when presented with difficulties in life.
My experience working in private, inpatient and outpatient settings has enabled me to effectively treat those struggling with eating disorders, depression, anxiety related disorders, trauma, self-esteem, gender identity, grief, mood disorders, addiction, family/relationship issues and just doing daily life.
I am passionate about creating an environment where one feels comfortable and safe. My clients would describe me as patient, competent, goal driven, and honest. As a Licensed Professional Counselor with ten years of experience, I'm committed to challenging you to be honest with yourself while making progress each day towards our long-term goals. It is important to me to empower my clients to be their own agents of change as well as be an anchor for themselves when presented with difficulties in life.
Martinique Nicol
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Dallas, TX 75204
Specializing in a variety of areas, I am well-versed in helping individuals navigate challenges related to Eating Disorders, Life Transitions, Chronic Illness, Trauma, Anxiety, Coping with Disability, Couples (both monogamous and non-monogamous), Grief, and Family Challenges.
I am committed to fostering healing and resilience in the lives of individuals, couples, and families. My mission is to craft a secure and nurturing haven for your extraordinary journey. I am proud to provide inclusive and affirming support for the black and brown community, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and all other marginalized groups.
Specializing in a variety of areas, I am well-versed in helping individuals navigate challenges related to Eating Disorders, Life Transitions, Chronic Illness, Trauma, Anxiety, Coping with Disability, Couples (both monogamous and non-monogamous), Grief, and Family Challenges.
I am committed to fostering healing and resilience in the lives of individuals, couples, and families. My mission is to craft a secure and nurturing haven for your extraordinary journey. I am proud to provide inclusive and affirming support for the black and brown community, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and all other marginalized groups.
Bri George
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, MS, LPC-A
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Dallas, TX 75248
I help clients struggling with addiction, eating disorders, depression, relationship stress, and more.
Do you feel disconnected from yourself, unsure of who you truly are beneath the roles you play? Do you find yourself avoiding difficult emotions, turning to substances, food, or other behaviors to cope? Are your relationships strained by unspoken needs, patterns of self-sabotage, or difficulty with vulnerability? You’re not alone. Healing begins when you stop running from yourself and start facing what’s been buried. I believe in the transformative power of connection—with yourself, your body, and others. Together, we can uncover the strength and clarity already within you.
I help clients struggling with addiction, eating disorders, depression, relationship stress, and more.
Do you feel disconnected from yourself, unsure of who you truly are beneath the roles you play? Do you find yourself avoiding difficult emotions, turning to substances, food, or other behaviors to cope? Are your relationships strained by unspoken needs, patterns of self-sabotage, or difficulty with vulnerability? You’re not alone. Healing begins when you stop running from yourself and start facing what’s been buried. I believe in the transformative power of connection—with yourself, your body, and others. Together, we can uncover the strength and clarity already within you.
, isolation, eating disorders) begin as a way to cope, when we feel we have little control.
Part of this process may be developing self-compassion for yourself, your behaviors, & your experiences. Together, we can empower you through your struggles. I want to help you acknowledge & use your strengths, find related support systems, & embrace your resilience as a coping tool. I hope to create a space for you to be your true, authentic self.
, isolation, eating disorders) begin as a way to cope, when we feel we have little control.
Part of this process may be developing self-compassion for yourself, your behaviors, & your experiences. Together, we can empower you through your struggles. I want to help you acknowledge & use your strengths, find related support systems, & embrace your resilience as a coping tool. I hope to create a space for you to be your true, authentic self.
Whether you're grappling with anxiety, navigating eating disorders, facing relationship issues, struggling with self-esteem, or healing from trauma, together we'll uncover the underlying patterns that hold you back, empowering you to cultivate a deeper sense of self and connection.
Are you feeling stuck, disconnected, or overwhelmed by anxiety and self-doubt? Do you find it challenging to cultivate self-love, form meaningful connections, or manage your emotions? I understand the fear of being misunderstood or feeling like you cannot be your true self. Together, we’ll uncover what’s kept you stuck, allowing you to build the awareness and confidence needed for meaningful change. Therapy offers a space where you can feel truly understood, heal from deeper wounds, explore underlying issues and untapped potential, and create a life that reflects the person you already are, even if you didn’t realize it.
Whether you're grappling with anxiety, navigating eating disorders, facing relationship issues, struggling with self-esteem, or healing from trauma, together we'll uncover the underlying patterns that hold you back, empowering you to cultivate a deeper sense of self and connection.
Are you feeling stuck, disconnected, or overwhelmed by anxiety and self-doubt? Do you find it challenging to cultivate self-love, form meaningful connections, or manage your emotions? I understand the fear of being misunderstood or feeling like you cannot be your true self. Together, we’ll uncover what’s kept you stuck, allowing you to build the awareness and confidence needed for meaningful change. Therapy offers a space where you can feel truly understood, heal from deeper wounds, explore underlying issues and untapped potential, and create a life that reflects the person you already are, even if you didn’t realize it.
Kelly Wallace
Licensed Professional Counselor, M Ed, LPC, NCC, LMHC
Verified Verified
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
Throughout my career as a counselor, I have had the opportunity to work with specialties including eating disorders, depression, anxiety, grief/ loss, trauma, and relationship issues.
Clients that struggle with disordered eating will find benefit and true empathy and understanding during our work together; many clients present with binge eating disorder, bulimia, anorexia, or other unhealthy coping patterns with food. Helping clients with coping mechanisms/anxiety allows them to experience their day to day with a more hopeful outlook.
Throughout my career as a counselor, I have had the opportunity to work with specialties including eating disorders, depression, anxiety, grief/ loss, trauma, and relationship issues.
Clients that struggle with disordered eating will find benefit and true empathy and understanding during our work together; many clients present with binge eating disorder, bulimia, anorexia, or other unhealthy coping patterns with food. Helping clients with coping mechanisms/anxiety allows them to experience their day to day with a more hopeful outlook.
My specialties include working with clients with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, persistent overfunctioners, codependency, stress, and people impacted by addiction or growing up privileged .
I know that life can get overwhelming and we all seek different ways to feel better. Sometimes those choices are good and sometimes not so good. Trust me! I am not going to judge. Whether you are struggling in your relationship, feel overly dependent on someone/something, have a difficult relationship with food, or you feel overwhelmed and anxious with anything in your life, I'm here to help. You are not alone. I want to help encourage you along the way while helping you experience the growth needed for you to find the happiness you are searching for.
My specialties include working with clients with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, persistent overfunctioners, codependency, stress, and people impacted by addiction or growing up privileged .
I know that life can get overwhelming and we all seek different ways to feel better. Sometimes those choices are good and sometimes not so good. Trust me! I am not going to judge. Whether you are struggling in your relationship, feel overly dependent on someone/something, have a difficult relationship with food, or you feel overwhelmed and anxious with anything in your life, I'm here to help. You are not alone. I want to help encourage you along the way while helping you experience the growth needed for you to find the happiness you are searching for.
I specialize in treating individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder, chronic suicidal behaviors, self injurers, and eating disorders.
As a DBT clinician I am part of a consultation team, provide individual and skills training, and phone coaching. I also collaborate with other clinicians offering a DBT perspective. I also serve as a trainer/consultant to other therapist in the area.
I specialize in treating individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder, chronic suicidal behaviors, self injurers, and eating disorders.
As a DBT clinician I am part of a consultation team, provide individual and skills training, and phone coaching. I also collaborate with other clinicians offering a DBT perspective. I also serve as a trainer/consultant to other therapist in the area.
Lauren Bacak
Licensed Professional Counselor, MPysch, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Dallas, TX 75231
I have experience working in hospital settings specialized for eating disorders.
Have you found yourself engaging in similar distressing behaviors, thought patterns, or relational dynamics despite your best efforts to change? My approach aims to address your current distress as well as work with you to investigate why this suffering is taking place to begin with. I believe unwanted behaviors, emotions, and thoughts are illustrating something about your experience that has yet to be understood. Therapy provides a relationship in which you can begin to make sense of what your suffering is saying. My hope is that in working together, you can journey towards long lasting life fulfillment instead of simply coping.
I have experience working in hospital settings specialized for eating disorders.
Have you found yourself engaging in similar distressing behaviors, thought patterns, or relational dynamics despite your best efforts to change? My approach aims to address your current distress as well as work with you to investigate why this suffering is taking place to begin with. I believe unwanted behaviors, emotions, and thoughts are illustrating something about your experience that has yet to be understood. Therapy provides a relationship in which you can begin to make sense of what your suffering is saying. My hope is that in working together, you can journey towards long lasting life fulfillment instead of simply coping.
Meet Our Eating Disorders Therapists
Kiersten Rapstine
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC-S, CEDS-S
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Dallas, TX 75218
I specialize in treatment of eating disorders but also work well with life transition, anxiety, depression, and perfectionism.
Hello. As a therapist practicing for over 15 years I consider it an honor to walk beside my clients as they approach their struggles. Life is hard. It's sad, lonely, aggravating and completely relentless sometimes. We all need a nonjudgmental ear to aid in our own understanding of what might have us seemingly stuck.
I specialize in treatment of eating disorders but also work well with life transition, anxiety, depression, and perfectionism.
Hello. As a therapist practicing for over 15 years I consider it an honor to walk beside my clients as they approach their struggles. Life is hard. It's sad, lonely, aggravating and completely relentless sometimes. We all need a nonjudgmental ear to aid in our own understanding of what might have us seemingly stuck.
Madeline Buckthal Bennett
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Dallas, TX 75206
My focused approach includes working with adults and individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, relationship issues, eating disorders, low self-esteem, isolation and stress management and difficult life transitions.
Are you feeling 'stuck' or 'overwhelmed' in your life? I'm here to help! Whether you are looking to learn tools to help you improve your self, your relationship, your family or career, my goal is to help you lead a more balanced and productive lifestyle. I approach my clients with a warm, genuine and caring nature. I work collaboratively with you to help you reach your goals. Finding the right fit for therapy is important!
My focused approach includes working with adults and individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, relationship issues, eating disorders, low self-esteem, isolation and stress management and difficult life transitions.
Are you feeling 'stuck' or 'overwhelmed' in your life? I'm here to help! Whether you are looking to learn tools to help you improve your self, your relationship, your family or career, my goal is to help you lead a more balanced and productive lifestyle. I approach my clients with a warm, genuine and caring nature. I work collaboratively with you to help you reach your goals. Finding the right fit for therapy is important!
Charlotte Mulgrew
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Dallas, TX 75215
I specialize in treating eating disorders, recovery from abuse, family of origin trauma(s), and identity exploration.
Have you have been finding it harder to feel joy, self-acceptance, or it's becoming harder by the day to simply stay afloat? In life, we are often made to feel flawed for being human, but I want you to know that you deserve a space that is healing, supportive, and free of judgment. As a Licensed Professional Counselor, I feel honored to help others navigate painful events, emotions, and disordered eating behaviors so that they are able to live their life to its full potential and appreciate their authentic selves. Opening up about our pain can feel like a risk, but I hope in our work together, you realize you're worth this risk.
I specialize in treating eating disorders, recovery from abuse, family of origin trauma(s), and identity exploration.
Have you have been finding it harder to feel joy, self-acceptance, or it's becoming harder by the day to simply stay afloat? In life, we are often made to feel flawed for being human, but I want you to know that you deserve a space that is healing, supportive, and free of judgment. As a Licensed Professional Counselor, I feel honored to help others navigate painful events, emotions, and disordered eating behaviors so that they are able to live their life to its full potential and appreciate their authentic selves. Opening up about our pain can feel like a risk, but I hope in our work together, you realize you're worth this risk.
I have worked with a variety of populations including foster care children, incarcerated teenage males, adults with substance use issues, adults with chronic mental health issues, college students, and adolescents with eating disorders.
Greetings and thank you for giving me the opportunity to describe my therapy practice! My approach is one where I see myself as a guide alongside you in your journey toward reaching your goals. You are the expert on yourself! I see my role in our therapeutic relationship as being able to help aid you in feeling understood, gaining insight, and learning new skills to manage the challenges you are going through and will go through in the future.
I have worked with a variety of populations including foster care children, incarcerated teenage males, adults with substance use issues, adults with chronic mental health issues, college students, and adolescents with eating disorders.
Greetings and thank you for giving me the opportunity to describe my therapy practice! My approach is one where I see myself as a guide alongside you in your journey toward reaching your goals. You are the expert on yourself! I see my role in our therapeutic relationship as being able to help aid you in feeling understood, gaining insight, and learning new skills to manage the challenges you are going through and will go through in the future.
Through talk therapy, let’s learn how to cope with whatever life wants to throw at you without turning towards harmful coping strategies, such as isolation, eating disorders, over-exercise, toxic relationships, zoning out, etc.
Feeling overwhelmed by life. I’ve been there! We all deal with being overwhelmed, anxious, and stressed differently. Whether you busy yourself all day and night with work, projects, and people, or you space out and go numb watching tv, I get it. Everyone needs a safe space to talk about life and what is going on internally and externally. With me, we will chat about it. We will laugh, cry, and learn a few things, but most importantly, we will take it at your pace.
Through talk therapy, let’s learn how to cope with whatever life wants to throw at you without turning towards harmful coping strategies, such as isolation, eating disorders, over-exercise, toxic relationships, zoning out, etc.
Feeling overwhelmed by life. I’ve been there! We all deal with being overwhelmed, anxious, and stressed differently. Whether you busy yourself all day and night with work, projects, and people, or you space out and go numb watching tv, I get it. Everyone needs a safe space to talk about life and what is going on internally and externally. With me, we will chat about it. We will laugh, cry, and learn a few things, but most importantly, we will take it at your pace.
Among my areas of expertise are eating disorders, anxiety, depression, substance abuse, body image, social anxiety, self-esteem, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and trauma.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and owner of Arrow Therapy, a private practice in Dallas where I work with a broad spectrum of clients. If you're looking for extra support and guidance through a challenging situation or you're just ready to move in a new direction in your life, I hope to work with you to achieve your goals. While we can't change difficult situations of the past, we can work together to better understand and resolve challenges in your life.
Among my areas of expertise are eating disorders, anxiety, depression, substance abuse, body image, social anxiety, self-esteem, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and trauma.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and owner of Arrow Therapy, a private practice in Dallas where I work with a broad spectrum of clients. If you're looking for extra support and guidance through a challenging situation or you're just ready to move in a new direction in your life, I hope to work with you to achieve your goals. While we can't change difficult situations of the past, we can work together to better understand and resolve challenges in your life.
I have focused most of my career working with adolescents and adults with eating disorders, and am currently working towards CEDS (Certified Eating Disorder Specialist) certification.
I am trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which helps individuals change their thinking and manage challenging emotions and maladaptive behaviors. I also frequently utilize Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
I have focused most of my career working with adolescents and adults with eating disorders, and am currently working towards CEDS (Certified Eating Disorder Specialist) certification.
I am trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which helps individuals change their thinking and manage challenging emotions and maladaptive behaviors. I also frequently utilize Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
AP Counseling and Yoga
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-S, RYT
Verified Verified
Dallas, TX 75218
Our practice specializes in Eating Disorders, Anxiety, and Trauma.
Are you tired of being invalidated by the medical system? Do you feel like you've been gaslighted and dismissed because of your size or concerns? At AP Counseling and Yoga. We take a non-diet, inclusive, and somatic approach to mental health care, and we're committed to providing compassionate and collaborative support.
We integrate evidence-based therapies like Brainspotting and EMDR with relational modalities to address the root causes of your distress. Focusing on the entire system and taking taking a holistic 360 degree approach to your care.
Our practice specializes in Eating Disorders, Anxiety, and Trauma.
Are you tired of being invalidated by the medical system? Do you feel like you've been gaslighted and dismissed because of your size or concerns? At AP Counseling and Yoga. We take a non-diet, inclusive, and somatic approach to mental health care, and we're committed to providing compassionate and collaborative support.
We integrate evidence-based therapies like Brainspotting and EMDR with relational modalities to address the root causes of your distress. Focusing on the entire system and taking taking a holistic 360 degree approach to your care.
I have counseled people struggling with marriage, divorce, eating disorders, severe depression, and trauma of every kind for over 20 years.
I enjoy seeing people overcome fears. I do cognitive-behavioral therapy in which we examine disturbing thoughts that lead to fear, worry, anxiety, and other "joy-robbing" emotions. Through the use of positive thoughts and reinforcing behavior, negative thought processes are broken down and new confidence is restored.
I have counseled people struggling with marriage, divorce, eating disorders, severe depression, and trauma of every kind for over 20 years.
I enjoy seeing people overcome fears. I do cognitive-behavioral therapy in which we examine disturbing thoughts that lead to fear, worry, anxiety, and other "joy-robbing" emotions. Through the use of positive thoughts and reinforcing behavior, negative thought processes are broken down and new confidence is restored.
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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.