Navigating Eating Disorder Recovery in Potomac, Maryland: A Supportive Guide

By: Jennifer Rollin, LCSW-C, Therapist & Founder of The Eating Disorder Center

If you’re looking into eating disorder therapy in Potomac, Maryland—welcome. Taking that first step takes courage, and it shows your commitment to healing. Whether you're dealing with anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, ARFID, or body image distress, know this: lasting recovery is absolutely within reach. And you don’t have to walk this path alone.
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This guide is designed to empower and inform you. You’ll learn what recovery really entails, how to recognize when support might be needed, and how to connect with a skilled eating disorder therapist in Potomac, Maryland or online throughout Maryland.

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What Are Eating Disorders, Really?

Eating disorders are multifaceted mental health conditions that often stem from emotional pain, traumatic experiences, and societal messages (and for some a genetic predisposition)—not simply food or weight. Effective therapy will focus both on changing your relationship to food and your body, as well as addressing any underlying issues.

In a community like Potomac, Maryland—where success and image can feel like everything—it’s easy to internalize harmful beliefs about body size and self-worth. But your body is not the problem. And your worth isn’t tied to productivity, appearance, or numbers on a scale. Healing begins when we question these internalized ideals and replace them with self-compassion and truth.

You didn’t choose this struggle—but you can choose to seek support. And you deserve it.

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Could You Benefit From Eating Disorder Therapy in Potomac, Maryland?
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You don’t have to hit a “rock bottom” to seek help. If your relationship with food, movement, or your body is causing distress, that’s reason enough.

You might relate to:

• Food rules or anxiety, shame or guilt around food.
• Over-exercising or feeling anxious if you miss a workout
• Feeling out of control around food, followed by guilt
• Avoiding social plans because of food or body concerns
• Self-criticism when looking in the mirror
• Narrowing your diet to “safe” foods

​If any of that resonates, you’re not alone—and effective support is available.

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Therapy Options for Eating Disorders in Potomac

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1. Virtual Outpatient Therapy in Potomac, Maryland

Our team at The Eating Disorder Center provides trauma-informed virtual therapy for clients in Potomac, Maryland and across Maryland. Therapy is tailored to you—whether you're working on reducing food rigidity, recovering from bingeing, or navigating weight and body distress.

Your therapy plan may include:

• CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
• ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)
• DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy)
• Family-Based Treatment (FBT)-informed support for teens

We meet you where you are, with tools and strategies that align with your goals and values.


2. Collaborative, Inclusive Care

Many clients also work with weight-inclusive dietitians, physicians, and psychiatrists.
We frequently collaborate with providers across Potomac, Maryland, ensuring seamless care and communication. This holistic model sets the foundation for true recovery.

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What Recovery Might Look Like

Recovery is a journey—it’s rarely a straight line. There will be easier days and tougher ones, and both are part of the process. However, freedom from an eating disorder is possible.

​In therapy, you can expect to:

• Build emotional coping skills that don’t involve disordered behaviors around food.
• Challenge and shift critical body thoughts
• Develop flexible eating patterns
• Reconnect with trust in yourself and your body
• Foster meaningful relationships and a grounded sense of self

Most importantly, recovery allows you to reclaim your life from the eating disorder—and step into a future guided by freedom, not fear.

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You Deserve to Make Peace With Food and Your Body

If you’re considering outpatient eating disorder therapy in Potomac, Maryland, we’d be honored to support you. At The Eating Disorder Center, our approach is client-centered, empowering, and deeply compassionate.

Living with food or body anxiety is draining—but it doesn’t have to be your forever. Let’s work together to help you find peace, freedom, and a deeper connection with yourself.

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Schedule a FREE 15-minute consultation to explore how eating disorder therapy or recovery coaching can help you to find freedom.​

🌟 Available in MD, VA, DC, PA, NY, FL, and CA for eating disorder therapy
🌍 Offering recovery coaching worldwide

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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 New York (NYC), 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