Body Image & Eating Disorder Therapy
for Women and Teen Girls in Colorado
When your relationship with your body feels exhausting, you're not alone
Body image struggles, disordered eating, chronic illness, and major life transitions can leave you feeling disconnected from yourself. Together, we'll work toward a more compassionate and trusting relationship with your body.
It's about so much more than food or appearance.
Many women and teen girls come to therapy believing they need to "fix" their bodies.
But often the real struggle runs much deeper.
You may find yourself:
Constantly comparing your body to others
Feeling ashamed of how you look
Obsessing over food, weight, or exercise
Avoiding mirrors, photos, or social situations
Feeling disconnected from your body
Criticizing yourself in ways you'd never criticize someone you love
For some women, these struggles emerge during adolescence.
For others, they begin after pregnancy, illness, weight changes, infertility, menopause, or other life transitions that change the way they experience their bodies.
No matter how long you've struggled, healing is possible.
Your body is not the problem.
Living in today's world can make it feel like your worth is tied to your appearance.
You're taught to monitor, control, improve, and shrink yourself.
Over time, it's easy to lose sight of the fact that your body is not an object to be perfected.
It's the place where your life happens.
I don't want to convince you to love every part of yourself every day, I just want to help you move from criticism to compassion, from control to trust, and from shame to self-respect.
A compassionate, evidence-informed approach
I integrate Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) to help women and teen girls heal their relationship with their bodies.
ACT
ACT helps you develop a different relationship with difficult thoughts and emotions.
Instead of fighting thoughts about food, weight, appearance, or illness, you'll learn how to respond to them with greater flexibility, self-compassion, and intention.
Research suggests ACT can be effective in reducing eating disorder symptoms, improving body image, and increasing psychological flexibility.
ART
Many body image struggles are connected to experiences that left a lasting impact.
These may include:
Bullying
Weight stigma
Medical trauma
Critical comments about your body
Difficult relationships
Painful memories that shaped how you see yourself
ART helps process these experiences so they no longer carry the same emotional intensity.
Together, we'll address not only the symptoms but also the experiences that may be contributing to them.
Body image struggles can show up in many seasons of life.
You may be:
A teen girl
Navigating puberty, social media, comparison, and the pressure to fit in.
A woman experiencing infertility
Feeling betrayed by a body that isn't cooperating the way you hoped.
Pregnant or postpartum
Adjusting to changes that can feel both beautiful and unfamiliar.
Living with chronic illness or autoimmune disease
Grieving a body that feels unpredictable or different than it once did.
Entering menopause
Facing changes that challenge your identity, confidence, or sense of self.
No matter your season, you deserve support.
IMAGINE IF
You deserve a relationship with your body that feels gentler, safer, and more sustainable.
Whether you're struggling with body image, disordered eating, chronic illness, or the challenges of a changing body, you don't have to navigate it alone.
Food took up less space in your mind
You trusted yourself around eating
You could look in the mirror without immediately criticizing yourself
You treated your body with compassion instead of punishment
Your worth wasn't determined by a number on a scale
You felt more connected to yourself and your values
ABOUT AMBER
Amber began this work in 2016 when she was diagnosed with a chronic autoimmune disease, she turned to yoga to find peace in her body and soon found herself in a position of a yoga teacher helping other women find peace in their bodies as well. In this, her second career and new chapter, Amber has taken her work with women to a new level of holistic care. In therapy with Amber you can expect to laugh together and cry together, connecting on a deep level is one of the most important parts of therapy. That’s where the work begins, that’s where you know you are not alone as you are challenged to change your thinking, patterns, or relationships to make healthier decisions and grow as a person. This is where you will be supported to heal the wounds of your trauma so that it no longer holds you captive. Amber is honored and humbled by every human that has entered in and trusted her with their story, and she looks forward to hearing yours too.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Not at all. Many women and teen girls struggle with body image, food guilt, chronic dieting, or self-criticism without meeting the criteria for an eating disorder. Therapy can help whether your concerns feel mild, moderate, or severe.
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I do offer a sliding scale payment option for those who qualify. Fill out an application HERE
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No. In choosing to have a cash/credit card (non-insurance) practice, I can provide a guaranteed, confidential experience.
When taking insurance, I am required to give you a diagnosis, find what the insurance company deems is an appropriate treatment for the amount of time they require, and then report it all to them.
I prefer that therapy be TRULY confidential and not report or provide a “prescription” when it may not be necessary for you. This way, we protect your vulnerability, and any diagnoses or prescriptions we deem necessary will not create problems for you in getting insurance in the future.
The cost for therapy with me is $95 per 50-minute session. I can take payment from HSA and FSA cards.
However, if you like, I WILL create a superbill for you. You may then, if you desire, submit it to receive credit toward your deductible. I also work with a program called Mentya that can assist you in being reimbursed.
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Learn more about the difference between EMDR and ART HERE.
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I have advanced training in ART and have had tremendous success with clients on everything from changing core beliefs, to codependent behaviors, to trauma. Beyond my personal experience however there have been lots of independent and peer reviewed studies. You can read more HERE.
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I don’t believe that therapy has to be long lasting, depending on what you are coming in for. If you are coming for an acute stuck problem 2-5 sessions of ART could be all you need. If you are working though something like a pregnancy loss then I have an 8 week program that we can work through and see how you feel, hopefully that is all you need. It’s a case by case basis of course but my hope is that I can help you feel much better 8 - 10 weeks with one of my many programs made for busy women like you.