Have you come out of the acute stage of your eating disorder but things still don’t feel “normal?”
are you struggling with body image?
Are you trying to picture how your life will look without your eating disorder?
Do you want to talk to someone about issues outside your eating disorder history in a weight-inclusive space?
Eating disorder recovery doesn’t end when the acute symptoms do.
It is estimated that 9% of Americans will struggle with an eating disorder at some point in their lifetime. Due to a narrow set of parameters for diagnosis, it can be assumed that that estimate is much higher; people who fall outside antiquated standards may fail to be diagnosed. If you have entered recovery in your eating disorder, you may have spent time and effort undoing your most dangerous and/or persistent behaviors. A lot of this time may have been spent in crisis mode, tackling the most pressing issues. But Eating Disorder Recovery is a complex process that extends beyond the acute stage of disorder.
While your thoughts, feelings, and actions may feel more manageable than they previously did, you might continue to be impacted by your eating disorder. You may encounter triggers, both small and large, that interrupt your days and upset your best intentions. You may also feel the need to have your history with an eating disorder understood as you navigate other issues and/or to build a relationship with a therapist equipped to manage eating disorder symptoms if they do flare up.
At Conason Psychological Services, our trauma-informed weight-inclusive therapists Can help with your next phase of recovery.
How can an eating disorder specialized therapist benefit your Recovery?
• Develop a more peaceful relationship with food and your body
• Learn mindful eating to listen to your body’s internal cues to guide your eating including hunger, fullness, taste, food preferences, and how different foods affect your body
• Work with a therapist who understands your eating disorder history even if you aren’t current seeking treatment for your eating disorder and is conscientious of how they speak about food and bodies with you
• Build a relationship with a therapist who will be able to work with eating disorder symptoms if they return and identify “red flags” before a relapse.
• Determine and process how your life will look without your eating disorder
• Better understand and unpack emotional reasons for eating
• Recognize disordered thoughts, behaviors and patterns for what they are
• Develop resilience to cope with “diet-culture”
• Improve body image and cope better even when you don’t like your body
• Release guilt and shame around your body and eating
Why is it important to have a weight inclusive therapist for eating disorder recovery?
As you will know from being out and about in the world, we are surrounded by triggering statements all the time. The vast majority of people are participating in diet culture without really unpacking it; they don’t mean any harm. But those statements can be very difficult for those in recovery to hear. Trained therapists who are weight-inclusive are able to use sensitive verbiage, whether the topic at hand is about your eating disorder and body image, or something completely different.
All of our therapists follow trauma-informed and weight-inclusive models. We do our best to provide a safer space in which to address what you want to work on without stigmatizing language or beliefs.
We offer cognitive-behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, psychodynamic therapy, and mindfulness informed approaches among others; all conducted through a weight-inclusive trauma-informed lens.
Eating Disorder Recovery Therapy in New York City
Conason Psychological Services is a therapy practice based in Manhattan. We offer in-person sessions at our office in Midtown East/Upper East Side and offer virtual sessions across New York State. Some of our therapists also offer services in other states as well.
We specialize in the treatment of binge eating disorder, disordered eating, psychological issues related to bariatric surgery, and body image. We offer individual, couples, and group therapy.
The therapists at Conason Psychological Services are all trauma-informed and weight-inclusive.
We take a holistic view of health focusing on mental wellbeing which is inextricably linked to our physical health. Our therapists value body diversity and are committed to helping you work towards your goals at any size.
We recognize that many people seeking our services want to lose weight and/or feel unhappy with their body—that is totally okay!
In fact, it is pretty expected in a culture that teaches us that weight loss is the singular path to health, happiness, and all the good things in life.
We will meet you where you are at and find a path forward together.
Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call to see if therapy at Conason Psychological Services could be a good fit for you.