Find An Eating Disorder Therapist in West Point Grey, BC.

Eating disorders are multifaceted and complex. Although food plays a central role in eating disorders, eating disorders are rarely about the food. For many people struggling with disordered eating, the effects are pervasive and devastating. The disordered eating may result in personal isolation, embarrassment, shame, disgust and most of all a sense of apprehension about the ability to regain one’s health. I will collaborate with you or your loved one to set in motion a plan that will begin rebuilding the road to recovery. Building on a desire, motivation or readiness to change are key elements in disordered eating psychotherapy. Recovery is possible!

A healthy, rich, full and meaningful life- this is what we want for you. What is going on? How are you thinking? How are you feeling? How do you see yourself and the world? These are questions that we may start with in a session together when the presenting issue is an eating disorder. My approach to psychotherapy is person centered: we determine together which approach or approaches may be best, such as Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). I also bring in some expressive arts activities to help explicate/integrate these processes.

I work with clients dealing with disordered eating by helping them first identify their individual triggers, habits, thought patterns, flawed coping strategies, body image issues, and belief systems. Most people who have an eating disorder developed this as a means to cope with bigger issues in their lives such as poor self-esteem, trauma, depression, anxiety, or other significantly painful events. I work with clients to help them gain insight into the source of their disordered eating, to develop awareness around their thoughts, and to create change through teaching healthy coping strategies and processing of the source of their pain.

My approach to treating eating disorders is holistic, meaning that I focus on treating the whole person: body, mind, and soul. Your treatment will be highly individualized and may include both traditional talk therapy and art therapy. (It's up to you if you'd like to try working with art or not.) While working on the eating disorder, we will also address any relevant underlying conditions, such as anxiety, depression, or trauma. Depending on your preferences, I may use a combination of modalities, including ACT (Acceptance & Commitment Therapy), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), and Eating Disorder Intuitive Therapy (EDIT)™. My approach is also informed by my own ED recovery journey.

Eating disorders affect all aspects of an individual’s life: emotional, cultural, physiological, and spiritual. Eating disorders are a very serious matter and they be can life threatening. Healing is rarely easy, but there is hope for individuals struggling with eating disorders to lead healthy, functional, and fulfilling lives. Families are deeply affected, and I often do a combination of individual and family sessions. Together we explore inner belief systems, the critical voice, family history and patterns, strengths, supports, and resources. With support and care people can recover from eating disorders. ???

Whether it’s bingeing, overeating, starving or body image issues, to heal from eating disorders, you must address the emotional damage you repeatedly, unconsciously inflict on yourself, and the self-hatred that festers in you gut. Overcoming food issues is not just about determination or will power. It’s about healing the hunger in your heart that attempts to satisfy, express and at the same time numb itself through the compulsive behaviours.

At the Family Hope Clinic we offer a range of support services provided by Registered Clinical Counsellors who are "also" Registered Art Therapists or "also" Registered Yoga Instructors. We understand that a multi-modality approach fosters the best outcomes and sustainability when addressing eating disorders. We are here to help you learn more about your needs and wants; as well as, how to build communication with loved ones to increase their understanding and obtain their support. Call today to set up your free 50 minute session!

Fay ran the Richmond Eating Disorders Program in its early days and so she has a wealth of experience working with disordered eating, Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge-Eating Disorder, emotional eating and weight issues. You can expect an understanding and a safe place to explore collaboratively how to get better. Using multiple approaches you can develop insight, motivation, and the skills to gently overcome your concerns. Fay allows you to heal at your own pace. Therapy can be long-term or short-term (before or after treatment in the public system).

For those struggling with binge-eating, food addiction, or yo-yo dieting, I would love to help. The fundamental principle that we must accept before addressing disordered eating is that it is almost never about the food, it's about the act of eating and what need it is fulfilling within ourselves. Let's work together to discover why your relationship with food has become unhealthy and come up with some ideas of how we can change it. You shouldn't have to be afraid of your refrigerator.

Eating disorders include anorexia, bulimia and even over-eating. Discovering the underlying emotions and beliefs is a key part of this therapy. Issues of control, self-esteem, self image and aloneness are often a part of what is behind this disorder. My goal is to help you uncover these, and then help you accurately define who you are, find new and healthy ways of coping and interacting in your world.

Eating disorders affect all ages, all walks of life and both men and women. They can become both a burden and a block to living a healthy, happy life. I work carefully with an informed treatment approach that is holistic and tailored to you. We will work together to reduce the power the eating disorder has in your life, improve you overall health and self-perception and strategize a healthy way out of the difficult maze you are trapped in. Contact me to start making changes today.

I have worked with many clients who have eating disorders. My clients have been helped a great deal by understanding what food represents for them. Often it is the form that they have chosen to express their unconscious self hatred and loathing. I help clients uncover the purpose for their eating disorder. It is usually not about the food. It is about how they feel when they have used food in a punitive manner. My clients learn to view food from a different perspective that is more practical and not self punishing. As my clients gain appreciation and understanding for themselves, the need to do self harm diminishes.

Eating disorder I will work with you to help you understand the issues and struggles that is creating the eating issues in your life. We will work together to heal and resolve any unresolved trauma or challenges that maybe getting in your way. We will explore issues such as body image, self-acceptance and self-love. You will learn healthy ways to express your feelings and will learn to self-nurture. You will be able to enjoy life again and love yourself inside and out.