How to Choose a Trauma Therapist for Online Therapy
The most useful filter when choosing an online trauma therapist is simple: look for someone trained to deliver trauma-focused treatment, not just someone who describes themselves as “trauma-informed.” Those two phrases sound alike, but they are not the same thing, and the difference is the difference between a therapist who understands trauma and one who […]
Atypical Anorexia: Can You Have an Eating Disorder at a Normal or Higher Weight?
Maybe a doctor once glanced at a chart and said you looked fine, so you decided the worry in your head must not count. Maybe you eat “normally” in front of other people and save the hard part for when you are alone. Maybe food takes up more room in your mind than you would […]
Grounding Techniques for Panic Attacks
Try this right now: 5-4-3-2-1 grounding. Look around and name them slowly, to yourself or out loud: 5 things you can see · 4 you can touch · 3 you can hear · 2 you can smell · 1 you can taste. Go slowly and repeat if you need to. This is a coping tool […]
How to Choose a Virtual Eating Disorder Therapist
If you are looking for a virtual eating disorder therapist for yourself or someone you love, look for three things: a clinician licensed in your state, real supervised experience treating eating disorders specifically, and a willingness to work as part of a treatment team with a dietitian and a medical provider. Everything else in this […]
What to Expect in Your First Therapy Session
Key Takeaways A first therapy session is mostly an intake conversation. Your therapist asks questions to understand what’s bringing you in. Most first sessions last 45 to 60 minutes. You don’t have to share everything on day one. “I’m not ready to talk about that yet” is a complete sentence. Fit matters more than credentials. […]
Signs You Might Have an Eating Disorder
Key Takeaways Eating disorders live in your relationship with food, your body, and yourself, not in your body size. Most people with eating disorders are not underweight. The feeling that you’re “not sick enough” is common, and it often keeps people from getting help they would benefit from. The earliest signs are usually internal: rules, […]
How Art Therapy Helps Adults Process Trauma
Art therapy is a clinically supported psychotherapy for adults with trauma and PTSD. Research links it to reduced PTSD symptoms, improved emotion regulation, and better treatment engagement, especially when talk therapy alone stalls. This is what the evidence shows about how it works, what outcomes adults can expect, and who benefits most, from board-certified art […]
What Is ARFID? How It Differs From Picky Eating
Most of us know someone who is particular about food. Maybe they will not touch mushrooms. Maybe they need their foods kept separate on the plate. As a kid, maybe they lived on chicken nuggets and plain pasta for what felt like years. Most of the time, that is completely fine. Children go through phases. […]