Therapy for An Eating Disorder And Trauma
If you’re looking for help and are struggling with an eating disorder and the impact of trauma- you have come to the right place.
We offer therapy for an eating disorder and trauma in Rockville, Maryland and virtually throughout Maryland.
Many of us therapists have seen that there is a big overlap between individuals struggling with eating disorders and also being a survivor of trauma.
It’s important to note that we define trauma as anything that dysregulates your nervous system.
And that while certainly physical abuse, sexual trauma, and traumatic grief are all forms of trauma, individuals may also have experienced other forms of trauma that could include relational trauma and medical trauma.
Whatever form of trauma you went through-it is valid and the symptoms you may be experiencing as a result can be painful.
Healing From An Eating Disorder and Trauma is Possible
We know it’s hard to find someone who truly specializes in both eating disorders and trauma.
We have a therapist on our team who really knows her stuff when it comes to treating both-and helping individuals to find healing.
She is trained in a few different treatments, including EMDR therapy which is a powerful, highly evidence-based trauma treatment. EMDR therapy can also be used in the treatment of eating disorders. She has also received training in dialectical behavioral therapy skills, polyvagal theory, and ego state therapy.
She can help you to work through symptoms that could include dissociation, hypervigilance, always feeling like you are “waiting for the other shoe to drop,” difficulty with trusting others or in the world around you, struggles with feeling safe in your body, flashbacks and/or nightmares, etc. It’s important to note that trauma survivors may experience different symptoms and this is not an exhaustive list.
You can work on both recovering from your eating disorder and healing from the impact of trauma.
We’d love to help you to heal your relationship with food and your body-and ultimately with yourself.
We offer therapy for an eating disorder and trauma in Rockville, Maryland and virtually throughout Maryland.
Many of us therapists have seen that there is a big overlap between individuals struggling with eating disorders and also being a survivor of trauma.
It’s important to note that we define trauma as anything that dysregulates your nervous system.
And that while certainly physical abuse, sexual trauma, and traumatic grief are all forms of trauma, individuals may also have experienced other forms of trauma that could include relational trauma and medical trauma.
Whatever form of trauma you went through-it is valid and the symptoms you may be experiencing as a result can be painful.
Healing From An Eating Disorder and Trauma is Possible
We know it’s hard to find someone who truly specializes in both eating disorders and trauma.
We have a therapist on our team who really knows her stuff when it comes to treating both-and helping individuals to find healing.
She is trained in a few different treatments, including EMDR therapy which is a powerful, highly evidence-based trauma treatment. EMDR therapy can also be used in the treatment of eating disorders. She has also received training in dialectical behavioral therapy skills, polyvagal theory, and ego state therapy.
She can help you to work through symptoms that could include dissociation, hypervigilance, always feeling like you are “waiting for the other shoe to drop,” difficulty with trusting others or in the world around you, struggles with feeling safe in your body, flashbacks and/or nightmares, etc. It’s important to note that trauma survivors may experience different symptoms and this is not an exhaustive list.
You can work on both recovering from your eating disorder and healing from the impact of trauma.
We’d love to help you to heal your relationship with food and your body-and ultimately with yourself.
Therapy for an eating disorder and trauma in Rockville, Maryland. Serving individuals for eating disorder and trauma therapy in Rockville, Potomac, Bethesda, Gaithersburg, Olney, and virtually throughout Maryland.