Megan Samuels, An Eating Disorder and Trauma Therapist In Rockville, Maryland Featured as a guest author by Resources to Recover

One of our therapists, Megan Samuels, MSW, LCSW-C, was featured as a guest blogger by Resources to Recover.  Megan writes about the connection between eating disorders and trauma.

Check out the article here.

Megan discusses how eating disorders are often deeply connected to unresolved trauma, explaining that disordered eating can emerge as the nervous system’s attempt to regain safety and control after overwhelming experiences. She highlights research showing a significant overlap between trauma and eating disorders and notes that traditional treatment frequently focuses on symptom reduction while overlooking underlying mental health wounds. 

Megan emphasizes the importance of trauma-informed, dual-specialty therapy that treats both the eating disorder and the trauma simultaneously, using approaches such as EMDR therapy, DBT, and parts-based work within a collaborative care team. While she acknowledges that recovery can be emotionally demanding, Megan reinforces that healing is possible when therapy moves at the pace of the nervous system, offering insight, symptom relief, and lasting hope for recovery.

Alongside eating disorder therapy, we also provide trauma therapy for those struggling with both an eating disorder and trauma, knowing that a lot of people who experience disordered eating may also have a history of trauma.

If you or a loved one is looking for eating disorder or eating disorder and trauma therapy, please reach out to us today to see how we can help.  You don’t have to do this alone.​

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The Eating Disorder Center is a premier outpatient eating disorder therapy center founded by Jennifer Rollin. We specialize in helping children, teens, and adults struggling with anorexia, binge eating disorder, bulimia, OSFED, and body image issues. We provide eating disorder therapy in Rockville, MD, easily accessible to individuals in Potomac, North Potomac, Bethesda, Olney, Silver Spring, Germantown, and Washington, D.C. We also provide eating disorder therapy in Arlington, Virginia and virtually throughout Virginia. Additionally, we offer eating disorder therapy virtually in Florida, Pennsylvania, and California. We provide eating disorder and EMDR trauma therapy in Rockville, Maryland and virtually throughout Maryland and Virginia. We provide eating disorder recovery coaching via Zoom to people worldwide. Connect with us through our website at www.theeatingdisordercenter.com