Offering individual, couples, family and group therapy in-office and online.
Approved to practice telehealth under PSYPACT and with NY State Residents.
Approved to practice telehealth under PSYPACT and with NY State Residents.
Are you preoccupied with food, weight, or your body image?
Do you restrict, binge, purge, or exercise compulsively—yet still feel out of control?
Do you count calories, weigh food, or track every workout, only to feel it’s never enough?
Do family or friends tell you you’re eating seems unhealthy—yet their comments only fuel your secrecy?
Skipping meals until you’re faint, purging after eating, or obsessing over the scale may feel like mastery—but it’s not control. True control is having a safe, flexible, and nourishing relationship with food, body, and self.
“In any given moment, we have two options: to step forward into growth or to step back into safety.”
Eating disorders—anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, compulsive overeating, and body dysmorphic disorder—affect nearly 24 million Americans. They cross gender, race, and class lines. Girls as young as first grade fear being overweight; 10–15% of sufferers are male.
Though less often discussed, men face eating disorders too—and often at more extreme ends of the spectrum. Body dissatisfaction may lead to relentless bodybuilding, the pursuit of leanness, or stimulant misuse. Gay men in particular may face unique pressures rooted in perfectionism, loneliness, and health fears.
And while some disorders are rooted in restriction and deprivation, others manifest as emotional eating or compulsive food behaviors. Carrying extra weight doesn’t exempt someone from disordered eating—it often reflects the same unhealthy attachment to food, the body, and underlying emotional pain.
Among all mental health conditions, eating disorders carry the highest mortality rate. Unlike drugs or alcohol, food is not optional—we must renegotiate this relationship throughout our lifespan.
Disordered eating thrives on secrecy, shame, and the illusion of control. Denial informs, “My problem isn’t that bad,” minimizing the danger. Secrecy promises protection— “It’s been my secret for so long.” —yet only deepens isolation. Over time, the disorder fuses with identity itself— “This is just part of who I am.” These beliefs keep the cycle alive, but they are not the truth.
Relapse can happen—but repair is possible. With the right support, you can repair your health, your relationships, and your life.
Eating disorders rarely look the same in two people. Restriction may alternate with bingeing. A teen may disappear after meals. An adult may spend hours at the gym while another restricts when every day is a ‘fat day’. Obsession with food and weight takes many forms—yet beneath them all is the same struggle for control, identity, and belonging.
Nearly half of those with eating disorders also struggle with substance abuse. Both are forms of attachment wounds—ways of coping with pain, trauma, or unmet needs. Healing requires more than managing symptoms; it requires rebuilding connection with self and others.
This is where I come in.
For over 35 years, I’ve specialized in eating disorders—conducting research on bulimia and childhood obesity, helping establish Eating Disorders Awareness Week, and guiding clients toward recovery in all aspects, both in individual and group therapies. In fact, the first ten years of clinical practice were devoted only to women’s issues and eating disorders.
My integrative approach includes:
Recovery takes time, courage, and compassion—but it is possible.
Whether you are restricting, bingeing, purging, or simply living with constant preoccupation, you don’t have to carry this alone. Therapy offers a safe, confidential space to restore freedom and rebuild connection—with your body and your life.
Take the first step toward peace with food and your body—today.
You don’t have to navigate this alone. But the first step begins with you.