Eating Disorders

I am a certified eating disorder therapist and supervisor. I have spent the majority of my career treating clients with eating disorders. This is a life passion of mine and I have found great purpose in walking with clients in their recovery journey.

Let’s face it: in our diet culture, being preoccupied with food and your body is the norm. Plus, behaviors that result from these obsessions, like dieting and exercise, are often praised—especially here in California. If you find yourself constantly yo-yo dieting, obsessing about food, or feeling bad about yourself because of your weight or shape, we’ll work together to help you break free from the obsessive thoughts, unhealthy behaviors, and deep fears that are keeping you stuck.

I have been working with eating disorders for almost 4 years. I utilize various modalities when treating eating disorders, such as Internal Family Systems, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. I look through the lens of Health at Every Size and Intuitive Eating when treating eating disorders.

I've been actively working with eating disorders since 2018. I have experience helping people with symptoms of food restriction, bulimia, and binge eating. I work from a Health At Every Size framework so that no matter where your ED is coming from, we'll start by meeting you where you are today. Whether you're brand new to the possibility of having an ED, or you need a hand in continuing the next step in your recovery, I'm here to help.

I have experience working in a residential treatment center for teens with eating disorders and have provided individual therapy for folks as part of an outpatient treatment team. I deeply believe that recovery is possible.

I'm current President of the Denver Metro Chapter of the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (iaedp) and the former Education Chair. I've conducted research and published articles on eating disorders and am a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist Consultant (CEDS-C). I've worked in hospital inpatient, residential, and outpatient settings treating eating and feeding problems.

Disordered eating has a way of sneaking up on you, even years after you thought you'd conquered it. Maintaining recovery from an eating disorder is tough when life throws us challenges. You might be noticing restricting behaviors popping up when you're under a lot of stress. Maybe you still can't miss a day working out without extreme guilt and anxiety. Finding yourself bingeing again after a frustrating phone call with your mom? I get it. Together, we can take your recovery to the next level.

Eating disorders are typically a symptom of something much bigger we have struggled with in our lives. Living with an eating disorder typically looks like constantly maintaining control in a world where you constantly feel out of control. You may filter "food noise" every moment of the day, whether that's counting down to the next time you eat or guilting yourself for the last thing you ate. Healing looks like control in healthy ways and freedom from the noise.

I completed a two-year training in the integrative treatment of eating disorders from the Institute of Contemporary Psychotherapy. I see eating disorders as multi-layered and use a holistic approach tailored to meet the unique needs of each person I work with.

Eating disorders are often misunderstood and can be difficult to recognize, especially for those unfamiliar with them. Through my professional experience, I have worked with individuals facing a wide range of disordered eating challenges, including extreme restriction, binge eating, and ARFID. In supporting clients with these symptoms, we work together to uncover the root causes of these negative behaviors and develop practical skills and coping strategies.

I have experience working with people with eating disorders in the outpatient and residential levels of care.

We are highly specialized in the treatment of eating disorders, and we use Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Enhanced for Eating Disorders (CBT-E) as well as Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) interventions in our approach to care. We operate from an All Foods Fit, Health at Every Size (HAES), Weight-Neutral, and Intuitive Eating Framework. We treat the most severe eating disorders, all the way to people wanting to recover from chronic dieting. Contact us today to begin your recovery with Resolve.

Food is a nourishing symbol to our body and soul. Often food compensates for feeling unloved, neglected, or shamed. Feelings of emptiness call for self-medication through food and other substances. Your personal relationship with food is entangled with your childhood experiences and how you made sense of those experiences at the time with an immature nervous system. A deep dive into Jungian Analysis, along with Brainspotting, body work, and dreamwork can ease symptoms in this and other areas.

I specialize in treating eating disorders, employing a collaborative approach by closely working with medical doctors and registered dietitians to provide comprehensive care. As a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, I anchor my approach to addressing disordered eating behaviors, helping clients reconnect with their intuitive relationship with food. I am committed to incorporating discussions of privilege, socio-economic class, and trauma to provide a culturally sensitive treatment experience.

Food is one of the earliest ways we humans experience nurturance and interaction with a caring adult. food takes on many meanings about relationships, needs, control, and the value of self. The development of an eating disorder signals a problem in one or several of these areas; it arises as an attempt to solve this problem, by drawing attention to the problem, by pulling the family together to address symptoms of the eating disorder; or expressing/repressing feelings related to current problem.

Food is one of the earliest ways we humans experience nurturance and interaction with a caring adult. food takes on many meanings about relationships, needs, control, and the value of self. The development of an eating disorder signals a problem in one or several of these areas; it arises as an attempt to solve this problem, by drawing attention to the problem, by pulling the family together to address symptoms of the eating disorder; or expressing/repressing feelings related to current problem.

I have worked in clinics specialized in ED treatment and recovery. I am aware of most of the complications that can result from being malnourished or other disordered behaviors. Some of my past clients have had specific trauma around food or other medical issues that have prevented them from feeling comfortable eating or being present in their bodies. I believe that it is possible to be healthy and any size and that eating disorders do not have one "look".