Find a Counselor for Disordered Eating, Body Image Issues, and More on Long Island with Nassau Counseling Services
Our relationship with food and our bodies affects not only our mental health, but our physical health as well. At certain points in your life, due to trauma, social media, and more, we may develop issues with food that can affect our long term health and wellness. In these situations, the sooner you receive help for yourself or a loved one, the better.
Here at Nassau Counseling Services, we have many therapists that excel and providing support for those that have eating disorders or body image issues, and can help you address your relationship with food. Our office is located in Wantagh, though we help support those throughout Long Island, with therapists that understand how to provide you with the help you deserve.
If you or a loved one is struggling with an eating disorder, or is having trouble loving themselves and their bodies, please reach out to Nassau Counseling Services today. You can call our office at (516) 993-5896 or use our online form to reach out to our team
About Eating Disorders, Body Images Issues, and More
We live in a world that appears obsessed with how we appear, what we consume, and more. Despite very little evidence that these matter, society itself pushes the idea that we need to monitor our diet, look a certain way, and otherwise see food as the enemy.
As a result, it’s not uncommon for people – especially adolescents and young adults, but even those of all ages – to develop issues with their body. These include:
- Anorexia – Severe caloric restriction in an effort to lose weight.
- Bulimia – Binging/purging cycle that affects a person’s life.
- Binge Eating Disorder – Overwhelming urge to eat excessive portions of food, often as a coping tool.
These are only a few examples, but these issues all affect a person’s health and happiness in negative ways. Over time, they can also become unhealthy and dangerous behaviors that affect your nutritional intake.
Our Therapists for Eating Disorders On Long Island
Nassau Counseling Services has a group of extraordinarily supportive therapists, many with expertise in eating disorders and disordered eating to help you improve your relationship with food and, ultimately, both your mental and physical health. We can address many of the concerns and issues that lead to eating disorders, and provide ongoing support – such as developing coping techniques – to make it easier for you to handle stress and avoid relapse.
We can help you and/or your loved ones, depending on who is struggling. Our therapists are skilled, experienced, but above all kind and caring. We are in Wantagh, and can help those located throughout Long Island – especially Bellmore, Massapequa, Seaford, Merrick, and other nearby townships – that are ready to get help. Start today by reaching out to Nassau Counseling Services.
FAQ
Q: What is a Person’s “Relationship with Food?”
A: Food is designed to be tasty and nourish our bodies. It is not designed to be a coping tool, nor should we look at it as the enemy of our goals.
Within our work as therapists, we’re looking at not only the person’s body image and how they feel about themselves, but also their relationship with food and whether or not it’s affecting their decisions.
Q: What is “Disordered Eating” and How Does it Compare to “Eating Disorders?”
A: There many eating disorders well defined by the DSM-V – the diagnostical manual that specialists use to diagnose mental health challenges. These include disorders like anorexia and bulimia. But many others experienced issues related to food that are problematic, but do not yet have a diagnosis. For example, “orthorexia” is an emerging challenge where a person is so obsessed with so called “healthy eating” that it affects their behaviors.
Conditions like orthorexia, and related issues such as an aversion to foods that are otherwise good for them, an obsession with diets or “clean eating,” and more, are all still problematic. They’re signs of “disordered eating” behaviors. So we refer to them by that label.
Q: Do You Work With Teens?
A: Yes. Many of our therapists work with teens/adolescents. We encourage you to reach out to us today to discuss availability.