Eating Disorder Therapy in Rhode Island & Massachusetts
Struggling with disordered eating, negative body image, or a difficult relationship with food can feel isolating and exhausting. Online therapy provides a space to explore these patterns, understand what drives them, and develop practical strategies for healing. Sessions are available across Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
You Might Consider Therapy When
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Thoughts about food, weight, or body image feel overwhelming or obsessive
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You use food to cope with stress, anxiety, or low self-worth
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Social situations or meals are avoided because of fear or shame
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Eating behaviors feel rigid, extreme, or compulsive
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You experience episodes of bingeing, purging, restricting, or overexercising
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Hunger and fullness cues feel disconnected or confusing
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Frequent body checking, comparison, or self-criticism interfere with daily life
Common Experiences
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“I feel out of control with food.”
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“No one really knows how much time I spend thinking about my body.”
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“I swing between restrictive eating and binges, and it’s exhausting.”
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“I’ve tried to fix this on my own, but nothing feels like it works.”
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“I want freedom from this, but I’m not sure what recovery looks like.”
What Online Therapy Looks Like
Sessions provide a safe, virtual space with a licensed therapist. The work is collaborative and grounded in curiosity rather than shame. The first session explores your patterns, goals, and challenges. Ongoing sessions focus on practical tools to help regulate emotions, reduce harmful behaviors, and reconnect with your body’s signals.
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Through therapy, you will:
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Reconnect with hunger and fullness cues and develop trust in your body
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Identify and shift unhelpful thoughts about food, body, and self-worth
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Build emotional balance and strategies for coping with urges and intense feelings
"Healing your relationship with food means breaking free from the generational patterns that taught you to distrust your body."
-- Evelyn Tribole, MS, RDN
Evidenced-Based Approaches That Work
Intuitive Eating Counseling:
Reconnect with your body’s signals and let go of rigid food rules, so you can eat with more trust, satisfaction, and ease.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT):
Identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns around food, body, and self-worth, and replace them with more balanced, compassionate perspectives.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT):
Build emotional balance and resilience to better manage urges, soften all-or-nothing thinking, and relate to food and your body with compassion and clarity.
Online Eating Disorder Therapy Across Rhode Island and Massachusetts
Whether you are in Providence, Boston, Cape Cod, or anywhere in between, therapy can be accessed from home. Online sessions provide flexibility, privacy, and continuity, so recovery can be prioritized alongside your daily life.
Get Started With Therapy Today
Ready to see if we are a good fit? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation to connect, clarify your goals, and explore next steps.