Online Therapy in California
Disordered Eating Therapy
for women who want to learn how to stop binge eating and dieting
Transform your Life Not your Body
Disordered eating is an umbrella term that is used when someone’s relationship with food is harmful or hurtful to them.
You may not meet the criteria for having an eating disorder diagnosis but you may be struggling with food in a variety of ways. This includes people of all sizes, shapes and gender.
My approach is centered around helping you resolve the root causes of disordered eating and exploring the role that food and body-related attitudes and behaviors have played in managing other symptoms in your life. Intuitive eating is one of the tools I use in this process, as it encourages reconnecting with your body's natural signals and moving away from restrictive, all-or-nothing cycles.
Our beliefs about our bodies often take shape at a very young age. These beliefs are influenced by how we internalize experiences from parents, caregivers, friends, teachers, media, and diet culture at large. The reach of diet culture is expansive, ingrained in the messages we receive from television, books, magazines, and society as a whole. These layered influences can deeply impact our relationship with food, leading to disordered eating patterns or full-blown eating disorders over time.
As a relational EMDR therapist, I will take this journey of investigation along with you as we collaborate to understand how your current everyday experiences are associated with this past learning.
Through this work, I help clients cultivate compassionate understanding and develop healthier coping strategies. Intuitive eating is an essential part of this healing process. By tuning into your hunger and fullness cues, challenging diet culture, and reframing your relationships with food and your body, you can begin to reduce shame and foster a sense of freedom.
Healing your relationship with food, your body, and yourself is not about transformation in the physical sense, but rather about transforming your life, your mindset, and your ability to live fully. Together, we'll build a foundation of self-compassion, curiosity, and resilience, creating space for genuine well-being.
Hi, I'm Lynn!
I am a licensed therapist, a certified EMDR clinician and CIT, and a certified Intuitive Eating counselor. I specialize in working with women who experience disordered eating.
Using Intuitive Eating principles and EMDR therapy, I will help you ditch dieting forever, trust your body, and feel free!
My Approach
I use Intuitive Eating principles to help you overcome the day-to-day struggles you face with food, eating, or restricting. By focusing on Intuitive Eating, I guide you to reconnect with your body’s natural signals, like hunger and fullness, fostering a more positive and balanced relationship with food.
EMDR therapy is another powerful tool I use to address eating disorders by targeting the false beliefs you may hold about yourself, your worth, and how these beliefs contribute to chronic disordered eating behaviors. These deeply ingrained thoughts often stem from childhood experiences and may include beliefs like "I’m not good enough," "I need to be perfect," or "I have to meet unrealistic standards of appearance or health to feel worthy."
These patterns are not permanent—they can be changed. Through EMDR and Intuitive Eating, we dismantle these unhelpful beliefs and foster a healthier mindset. This approach supports you in breaking free from the cycle of disordered eating and cultivating a self-compassionate, sustainable relationship with food.
How It Works
Step 1
Click the “Book a free Consultation” button. Talking together will help us determine if we are a good fit.
Step 2
If we are a good fit we can schedule an intake. In this session, I will gather some history and more fully explain the strategies I use in sessions.
Step 3
Typically, I meet with clients for 50-minute weekly sessions as we collaborate and periodically review treatment goals.
Frequently Asked Questions
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I combine Intuitive Eating principles with EMDR to provide a comprehensive approach to healing from the negative effect of chronic dieting and improving your relationship with food and your body.
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Intuitive Eating emphasizes tuning into internal hunger and fullness cues while also addressing emotional triggers for eating. EMDR can help you identify and process these triggers, reducing the urge to turn to food for emotional comfort or regulation.
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EMDR can target negative beliefs and perceptions about food, body image, and self-worth that may have developed as a result of past trauma. Intuitive Eating principles, such as challenging food rules and cultivating body acceptance, can be reinforced during EMDR therapy to help you develop a more positive self-image and relationship with food.
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Intuitive Eating aims to rebuild trust in the body's innate hunger and fullness signals. EMDR can assist you in reconnecting with your body and addressing any disconnection or distrust resulting from past trauma, providing you with a deeper sense of body awareness and acceptance.
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EMDR can target distressing memories or experiences related to body image issues, helping you challenge and reframe negative self-perceptions. Intuitive Eating principles support the development of a more positive body image by focusing on self-care, respect for body diversity, and appreciation for what your body has done for you.
Transform your life, not your body.