Find An Eating Disorder Therapist in Balzac, AB.

Eating Disorders can impact someone as negatively as any type of serious addiction. However, unlike addiction treatment plans, food must continue to play a role in your life. My basic goal is to stop further development of any eating problem you may have, and assist you in returning to a healthy lifestyle. The most successful focus is on harm reduction as an overall principle in addressing eating disorders, with the end goal of moving towards complete recovery. I also typically want to establish effective coping skills to reduce the possibility of relapse and sustain the progress you make in therapy.

In working with individuals dealing with eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and body image or weight issues, I’m reminded that I’m made of language in which I’m situated. This realization has helped me to be less judgmental of others (what I may view as truth or beautiful may not be someone else’s truth/beauty). I challenge clients to understand that they have a power/choice to write their personal stories. I provide a safe space and encourage my clients to locate themselves in the way that matters to them. Locating of self merely happens in an interpersonal context or ‘social field.’ A relational cultural theory that I learned in school helps me to implement that.

It can take tremendous energy to maintain an eating disorder, and the personal and relational cost can be devastating. If you are suffering from an eating disorder, I want you to know that you do not have to suffer alone. Through therapy we will explore how the eating disorder started, as well as what might be maintaining the behaviours. We will explore the stressors in your life that might be contributing to your struggles, as well as what changes you might need in order to shift into more balance and well-being.

Far beyond simple management strategies, we offer a comprehensive approach that gets to the roots of the spiritual, emotional and relational struggles that drive eating disorders. If try-harder approaches have failed and you already know more about this issue then your therapist, perhaps it's time to deal with the source of the problem and gain the skills that you can use to set yourself free.

Eating Disorders The impacts of feeling out of control, being underweight but frightened of gaining additional kilos, and having distorted body image take their mark upon human health and well-being. Anorexia nervosa and bulimarexia exist, and their effects could be gradual and lethal. You may comfort eat and if you gain too much weight be prone to such problems as diabetes, depleted cardio fitness and muscular-skeletal structures. Sometimes you may feel driven to eat convenience foods with poor nutrition, or you may under-eat. We have good news for you! We support you to eat to live, not live to eat! Our go-to approaches range from individual to family therapy to meet your needs and situations.

I specialize in treating eating disorders, binge-eating and self-esteem/body image concerns. Using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, I help you to understand the function of your eating disorder, and to find healthy ways to meet this need that the eating disorder was providing. I can assist you in better understanding how eating disorders work, and help guide you on your recovery. This type of support can benefit you as people with eating disorders often live in isolation with shame, so beginning to talk about the eating disorder is the first step to finding recovery and to no longer hiding alone.

I have worked with many people with eating disorders. It is a very unique practice that requires specific knowledge and experience. I use externalization, client centered and cognitive behavioural strategies, as well as family of origin work to help you create a safe, new reality. I will gently bring you through this process at a pace that you are comfortable with. There is hope!

While most eating disorder issues are treated by cognitive behavioral methodologies or specialized outpatient/inpatient programs, Grey Matters International and the work of Kevin J. Fleming, PhD provide relief first and foremost for the brain of one suffering from an eating disorder----without giving them medication. We believe that the neural circuitries responsible for the compulsive behaviors with eating are not necessarily only a neurotransmitter issue but of overused neural networks that affect the harmonization, balance, and decisions of the whole brain. Contact kevin@kevinfleminphd.com or 877-606-6161 to learn more about this safe and effective alternative.

Has the carefully controlled world of your perfection become a prison that now controls you? We can help you break through the paralysis and escape for good! Together we can learn to shift your focus away from those obsessive thoughts, explore the pain that drove you here and discover what happens when grace and unconditional love begins to replace the preoccupation. You can laugh again!

Tired and frustrated with your eating habits, yet hesitant to tell anyone about it or discuss why? You're not alone. Countless numbers of women and men courageously shared with me their deeper selves, and found a better understanding of the underlying emotional, soul and thought-life issues (including body image and self-esteem). Over time they came to experience freedom and gain a sense of mastery and control over their behaviors, their eating, and their inner emotional world. Together we'll get to know the individual 'personality' of your distortions/disorder, get you the needed tools and carefully move you into freedom and wholeness. Call today!

Appearance is unfortunately at the core of our culture. As such, many struggle with viewing themselves as less than they actually are. Our worth is not found in our appearance, however that is hard to believe when we are told the opposite over and over again. Those that struggle with eating disorders see themselves as less valuable because of their appearance. My treatment method for eating disorders includes increasing coping skills, helping individuals find their worth in who they through self- discovery, and healing unhealthy messages of self.

[I OFFER VIDEO SESSIONS THROUGHOUT ALBERTA AND ONTARIO]. I work with clients who are addicted to food and/or who are wanting to lose weight. I do not work with people with anorexia or bulimia because I am in private practice and I am neither a physician nor do I work in a medical facility. I have, however, been a psychologist since 1986. I specialize in addictions. If you would like to see me, book now by visiting https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=14249112

I help clients with eating disorders using cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), a research-based form of therapy in which I am certified. I focus on giving clients strategies to manage urges to binge eat or to binge and purge combined with helping them to address underlying issues and emotions which are driving their eating disorder behaviours.

I create space for individuals to explore the underlying emotional, psychological and societal factors contributing to a disordered relationship with food and body image. I will work with you to develop coping skills, challenge distorted thinking and cultivate a healthier self-image. I will support you as we navigate the complex emotions associated with recovery, fostering self-compassion and self-acceptance as you move toward long-term recovery and overall well-being.