Health at Every Size® Healthcare Provider Listing

As a Health at Every Size® aligned provider, I partner with my clients to identify personal strengths and values that promotes psychological well-being. One of my priorities as a psychologist is to help clients to name and externalize oppressive systems that we may unintentionally internalize as humans embedded in a weight-normative society. I believe that it is important to acknowledge and address the impact of power, privilege, and the social determinants (influencers) of health on individual mental health and behavior. To that end, I strive to advocate for the best interests of my clients outside of the therapy room by providing education to other mental health providers and medical providers. My approach to therapy addresses important cultural factors that impact my clients and tends to larger-scale systems that impact my clients' lives. With humor and compassion, I strive to help my clients approach their concerns with curiosity, while also attending to the cultural and systemic factors that are impacting their life. My approach to therapy is to help people develop strategies "in the here and now" to cope with concerns and improve quality of life. I find that the most fulfilling and important part of my work as a psychologist is to build supportive and authentic relationships with my clients. My favorite part of being a Health at Every Size® Provider work is witnessing that moment when a client realizes that their body was never the problem.