Your relationship with your body and food can be a real struggle.
You want a life without the constant voice in your head ranting and worrying about food. This voice tells you where to get it, how to avoid it, how to hide it, how to get rid of it, and who notices. And, you want to move your body in ways that feel good. Not because you are driven by worry, calories, and perfection. You want to go out with friends, relax, and have a good time.
Your struggles with eating disorders or negative body image is not your fault.
Types of Eating Disorders
Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia Nervosa is characterized by restrictive eating patterns and a refusal to maintain a minimum body weight. Individuals struggling with anorexia restrict food intake. In other words, anorexia leads to individuals limiting what they eat. And, they may use purging mechanisms such as vomiting, laxatives, diuretics, and extreme exercise to get rid of the calories they have eaten. Anorexia is a serious medical condition and has the highest mortality rate of all mental health disorders.
Bulimia Nervosa
Bulimia Nervosa is characterized by a cycle of binge eating large amounts of food in a short amount of time. These eating binges leave you feeling guilt and shame. It is also characterized by purging behaviors such as vomiting, exercise, laxatives, or extreme exercise to get rid of the calories.
Binge Eating Disorder
Binge Eating Disorder is characterized by binge eating a large amount of food in a short time and/or feeling out of control with food.
Orthorexia Nervosa
Orthorexia Nervosa is characterized by an obsession with healthy foods and dieting. Therefore, an individual with this eating disorder takes care to only consume “healthy,” “pure,” or “clean” foods.
Disordered Eating
Disordered Eating is characterized by engaging in abnormal eating behaviors and thought patterns. But, it does not fit the criteria for one specific eating disorder. For instance, someone might experience a compulsion to overeat. Another example of disordered eating might be a food obsession or addiction. Disordered eating is often related to body image and self-esteem issues.
Whole-Person Approach to Eating Disorder Treatment and Body Image Counseling
Help for Eating Disorders is Available
Eating disorders can become serious and life-threatening. You do not have to be a certain weight or look a particular way to struggle with disordered eating or an eating disorder. Ultimately, It can affect anyone. Don’t wait until your thoughts and behaviors are extreme to get help!
Begin Eating Disorder Treatment and Body Image Counseling in Houston, Texas
If you are ready to love yourself, love your body, and love your life, I’m here to help you. Follow these three simple steps to begin therapy at my Houston therapy office:
- Contact me to schedule a free consultation call,
- Meet with me at my Houston, TX office or via videoconferencing,
- Find healing from your eating disorder and learn to love yourself again.
Other Services offered by Natalie Mica LPC
My Houston, Texas counseling clinic provides a variety of mental health services to help you find your inner strength and resiliency. I see patients of all ages and provide individual therapy for adults, child therapy, therapy for adolescents, and family therapy. In addition to eating disorder treatment, I specialize in anxiety and stress, depression, grief and loss, challenging life transitions, trauma, physical illness counseling, integrative health coaching, therapy for self-esteem and personal empowerment, shame, and women’s issues. Contact me to learn more about the services I provide and how I can help you!
