Therapy for Body Image Issues
The 'perfect' body
You've spent years trying to achieve it.
The dieting cycles, self-loathing, worry, and obsession with the way your body shows up in the world have you exhausted.
You're sick of letting the scale set the tone for the day.
And tired of allowing the size of your pants to dictate your worth.
You're over believing that once you achieve the body, you'll finally be able to build the life of your dreams.
How would your life change if you believed that your body size has absolutely nothing to do with your worth?
And, that your body is a good body exactly as it is?
We know... right now, it's probably hard to believe.
Because you've been taught for YEARS that you need to shrink to feel worthy. To feel confident. To feel beautiful. To be healthy.
And as you've been grinding to shrink your body, your world has shrunk two-fold.
You're tired of all the shrinking. Your body, voice, and life.
You're ready to feel an authentic and lasting sense of peace with your body in the here and now.
You want to rediscover and embrace who you are outside of the way your body appears.
It’s time to stop hustling for your worth and start showing up in your world, unapologetically and compassionately, exactly as you are.
Symptoms of Body Image Distress
Unfortunately, body image distress continues to be normalized in our society, as sort of a (sick) right of passage, especially for people who identify as women. At our counseling center in Pennsylvania, we hear, over and over, that body image issues begin to arise around the age of 8.
And, we’ve been taught that the way out of body image distress is to ‘fix’ or change our bodies.
But, if you’re here, you know that it’s not that easy.
People who struggle with body image are at a higher risk of developing an eating disorder, and often experience depression, anxiety, social isolation, and ritualistic behaviors around food, body, and weight. People who struggle with body image typically exhibit some of the following symptoms:
Feelings of judgment and shame around body appearance, size or shape
A distorted perception of how the body appears
Frequent comparisons to other bodies, and pervasive feelings not-good-enoughness
Tendency to turn toward dieting or eating disorder behaviors in attempt to control how the body appears
A lack of trust in your body’s ability to function and find stability without methods of control
Specialized therapy for body image issues can help you reclaim a trusting and compassionate relationship with your body
Surveys have shown that 97% of people who identify as women struggle with body image issues. When we look at what we’re bombarded with day after day, it’s easy to see why. We’re surrounded by message and images of an ‘ideal body’ that is unachievable for most people. Weight stigma and body discrimination run rampant in our culture and in our health care system.
We’ve been taught over and over again that being thin and fitting into the cultural view of beauty is the way to wholehearted living, health, and longevity.
Body image therapy in Pennsylvania offers a radical shift from the cultural narrative. Because, our body image therapist get it.
Our body image therapist’s goal is to help you understand and reclaim your personal body image story, your values, and how you want to live in and care for your body.
Reclaim Therapy’s Approach to Therapy for Body Image Issues
We have found that most people live their lives disconnected from their bodies. We understand that this is a strategy that many people take on to feel sage in the world. For example, folks disconnect from the body in response to complex PTSD and trauma(s), frequent dieting attempts, and emotional overwhelm.
But, remaining disconnected makes it difficult to live in and care for the body in a compassionate, or even neutral, way.
Our team is firmly rooted in the Health At Every Size® (HAES®) paradigm.
What does that mean?
We’ll work with you to reconnect to your body by moving away from the lure of dieting and our diet and thin-obsessed culture. Throughout this process, you’ll do a lot of unlearning and uprooting- think of all of the narratives and behaviors that you were taught to help you ‘fit it’ that have caused you so much pain and distress over the years.
We’ll help you grieve the loss of the ‘dream body’ and we’ll help you come home to the miracle that your body already is- a vessel for all that you are.
Our body image therapists want you to know that you are so much more than the way your body shows up to the world.
And, despite what you’ve been taught, you can trust the wisdom of your body without micromanaging it.
If you’re looking for a body image therapist, our team utilizes a number of therapeutic techniques to help people heal their relationship with their body
Some of these modalities include:
Self-Compassion
DBT informed skills
Internal Family Systems
Shame Resilience
Get Started With A Body Image Therapist in Pennsylvania
There is a way out of the painful spiral of body-shame and body-hate. Body image therapy can help you find and practice a peaceful way of living in, and taking care of, your body.
Our Horsham, PA trauma therapy center has a committed team of body image therapists who specialize in providing online therapy for body image concerns.
Ready to reclaim your relationship with your body?
Counseling can help you stop feeling like you’re powerless against your eating disorder. Our eating disorder therapists in Pennsylvania specialize in treating eating disorders and are prepared to help you reclaim your peace around your emotions, food, and your body.
To get started, follow these steps:
step 1
Contact Reclaim Therapy for a free consultation call.
step 2
Meet with one of our Body Image Therapists! Together you’ll begin to tackle your relationship with food and your body.
step 3
Live your life knowing that your body is a good body- not when- but now. Learn how to connect with it and turn toward it with grace, respect and compassion. And, finally step out of the cycle of self-loathing.
We’ll Work Together
Online Therapy in Pennsylvania
At our virtual office
OR
In-Person
At our Horsham, PA Office
At Reclaim Therapy we provide Body Image Therapy and Eating Disorder Therapy in Horsham, PA.
If you’re looking for a body image therapist, you’ve come to the right place.
We want to help you stop obsessing about your body.
Because the longer you obsess, the longer you'll be pulled away from a life that really feeds and energizes you.
We know you want to feel alive- to feel connected to the people you care about and to your most authentic self.
We’re prepared to help you learn to respect and accept yourself with mind-body therapy. Let's start bucking society's rules by creating your own.
Looking for a different type of online therapy support?
We also provide specialized therapy in Pennsylvania for residents looking for comprehensive eating disorder therapy, binge eating therapy, and trauma treatment. All of our services are offered via online therapy in Pennsylvania, so you can get the therapy support you need from the safety of your own space.
We’d be honored to walk through this journey with you as you learn how to turn toward the wisdom of your body, practice radical self-care, and believe in your wholeness so you can accept and care for your body in every season of life.