Are you struggling with eating disorder recovery? Do you also want to improve your body image but don’t know where to start? For many, the body positivity movement seems great in theory, but also completely out of reach. In this blog post, I’ll share the first step in fighting negative body image: learning to tolerate […]
HOW MEDIA IMPACTS BODY IMAGE AND EATING DISORDER RECOVERY
As an eating disorder therapist in Plano, TX, a huge part of my work is helping clients improve body image in therapy. I do this, in part, by helping them change their media intake. Though this is difficult, I help clients understand why this is helpful, and how they can succeed. Think about the bodies […]
EATING DISORDER COUNSELING DURING COVID-19
As Covid-19 has ravaged the world, so too has it negatively impacted those who suffer from eating disorders. Eating disorder recovery faces many challenges during the pandemic, and as a result eating disorder counseling may look different here lately. As a therapist specializing in treatment of eating disorders in Plano, TX, I have noticed my […]
TIPS FROM A PLANO EATING DISORDER COUNSELOR: BREATHING TO MANAGE ANXIETY
Do you already know what you need to do to manage your anxiety, but you struggle to actually DO it? Congrats! You’re normal! This is a complaint of almost all my clients as they are work on behavior change, especially when it involves something as seemingly simple as breathing. In my last blog post, I […]
BREATHING TO MANAGE ANXIETY
These days, I end up talking about anxiety management with every client I have, regardless of why they are seeing me. They don’t always call it anxiety; sometimes they say it’s “stress.” Or sometimes they don’t name it at all, they just tell me about how they’re “not doing well” and I have to pull […]
REDUCE ANXIETY BY IMPROVING COMMUNICATION SKILLS
In my last post, I wrote about the recent challenges my therapy clients in Plano, TX have faced with their partners. I shared general communication approaches and mindset shifts proven to help strengthen relationships. In this post we explore how to improve communication, and how this can improve symptoms of anxiety and eating disorders. Get […]
COMMUNICATE YOUR NEEDS DURING COVID: TIPS FROM A TEXAS COUNSELOR
My specialties include anxiety, depression, eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, binge eating; overeating or compulsive eating, and body image issues. My counseling office is in Plano, Texas, and conveniently located near Frisco, Allen, and McKinney.
WHY SHOULD I WORK ON MY BODY IMAGE IN EATING DISORDER COUNSELING?
The last time you walked by a mirror, did you avoid looking into it? Can you easily list off your body’s flaws? Do you often compare yourself to others? If any of these felt familiar, you might have poor or distorted body image. “Body image is how you see yourself when you look in the […]
A COUNSELOR’S THOUGHTS ABOUT LETTING GO
I’m a counselor in Plano, Tx. I am a mom, a wife, and a friend who is living through a global pandemic AND I am helping others. I have this unique perspective as a therapist to be experiencing this global trauma, and a first responder, helping people move through it with more ease. And, what […]
WHAT I WANT TO KEEP TO MANAGE MY OWN ANXIETY
A friend observed recently that I “seem to be thriving” during this crazy time- it’s been over 2 months since Covid-19 hit. I’ve been working (as a therapist specializing in anxiety and eating disorders) and helping my 3 kids with the online school fiasco, all the while attempting to keep a lid on my own […]