Alexis Conason PSY.D., CEDS-S — she/her

PSYCHOLOGIST & FOUNDER

Dr. Alexis Conason (she/her) is a licensed psychologist, certified eating disorder specialist-supervisor, and founder of Conason Psychological Services.  She works with adults and specializes in the treatment of binge eating disorder, disordered eating (including diet-binge cycles), body image dissatisfaction, and relationship issues. She believes that relationships—both with self and others—are foundational for wellbeing and works collaboratively alongside her clients to help them accomplish their goals and live their fullest lives possible. Dr. Conason works with individuals, couples, and groups. Her therapeutic style integrates psychodynamic psychotherapy with mindfulness-based interventions (including a focus on mindful eating, acceptance, and compassion), relational approaches, and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT).

Dr. Conason is the creator of The Anti-Diet Plan, a virtual mindful eating program to help people escape the diet-binge-self-hatred cycle. She is also the author of The Diet-Free Revolution: 10 Steps to Free Yourself from the Diet Cycle with Mindful Eating and Radical Self-Acceptance (North Atlantic Books, 2021).

Dr. Conason earned her doctorate in clinical psychology from Long Island University–Post and did post-doctoral training at The Karen Horney Clinic and The New York Nutrition and Obesity Research Center in affiliation with Columbia University.

Dr. Conason has been featured widely in the popular press, and her research has been published in peer-reviewed medical journals including the Journal of the American Medical Association’s JAMA Surgery.

Dr. Conason offers both in-person services at our NYC office and virtual services for clients in New York, Connecticut, Vermont, and Florida.

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