Health at Every Size® Healthcare Provider Listing
Liz Rich, MSW, LMSW
(she/her)
Therapist
Change, Inc.
St. Louis,
Missouri,
United States
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Sliding Scale Available
Specialties & Areas of Focus:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Relationships
- LGBTQ+ related issues
- Involvement in the child welfare system
- Body-image
- Relationship with food
- Challenges related to school
- Neurodivergence
- Trauma
- Parenting
- Parenting children with disabilities or developmental delays
- Infertility
Modalities & Theoretical Lenses:
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness
- Social justice and equity
- Intersectional Feminism
- Attachment Theory
- Health at Every Size® (HAES®)
- Person Centered Therapy
- Fat Liberation
Age Groups Served:
- Teens (13-18 years old)
- Adults (18 years old and up)
- Older Adults (65+ years old)
- Teens (13-18 years old)
- Adults (18 years old and up)
- Older Adults (65+ years old)
Additional Populations Served & Allied Groups:
- LGBTQ+
- Jewish identifying
- Neurodivergent girls/women
- Parents of children with disabilities or developmental delays
- Those battling infertility
- Couples
Languages Services Offered In:
- English
- English
My Philosophy of Care
My overarching goal as a therapist is to help each client find peace, acceptance, and contentment within themselves, their body, and their life. I strive to show every client compassion and to meet clients from a place of non-judgment, believing that every client is the expert on their own life. In therapy with me, the harmful effects of diet culture, anti-fat bias, and weight stigma will not be ignored. They will be named and acknowledged and at a client's own pace, processed as the trauma they often are.
I conduct therapy through the lenses of social justice and intersectional feminism, and alongside my commitment to HAES®, these principles guide my practice. I utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Mindfulness among my treatment approaches.
I am passionate about helping various populations of folks through various challenges, including adolescents and young adults (through general challenges in that stage of life), parents of children with disabilities or developmental delays, neurodivergent women (especially those receiving later in life diagnoses), folks who identify as LGBTQ+, folks experiencing infertility, and anyone on their own personal journey of fat liberation.
I conduct therapy through the lenses of social justice and intersectional feminism, and alongside my commitment to HAES®, these principles guide my practice. I utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Mindfulness among my treatment approaches.
I am passionate about helping various populations of folks through various challenges, including adolescents and young adults (through general challenges in that stage of life), parents of children with disabilities or developmental delays, neurodivergent women (especially those receiving later in life diagnoses), folks who identify as LGBTQ+, folks experiencing infertility, and anyone on their own personal journey of fat liberation.
About Me & My Practice
I identify as a fat (mid-fat), queer (bisexual), neurodivergent (ADHD), cisgender, Jewish woman and a parent of a child with developmental delays. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my children, partner, pets (two dogs and a cat), and extended family. I enjoy reading, writing, knitting, coloring, playing games (video, card, board - I'm up for all kinds!), and attending the occasional synagogue service.
As with most therapists, my experiences in my personal life have greatly contributed to who I am as a therapist. I once had a counselor say to me ‘you don’t get into this profession unless you’ve been through hard times,’ and in a moment when I felt isolated and alone, those words were incredibly meaningful and ultimately life-changing. And Health at Every Size® was, dare I might say, life-saving for me. The HAES® philosophy helped me personally find peace and healing in a way I couldn't have imagined. I’m a therapist because I have had hard moments in my life (like all humans!) and I want to use what I’ve learned through those experiences and how I’ve grown, both professionally and personally, to help others find their way through the dark experiences of life.
As with most therapists, my experiences in my personal life have greatly contributed to who I am as a therapist. I once had a counselor say to me ‘you don’t get into this profession unless you’ve been through hard times,’ and in a moment when I felt isolated and alone, those words were incredibly meaningful and ultimately life-changing. And Health at Every Size® was, dare I might say, life-saving for me. The HAES® philosophy helped me personally find peace and healing in a way I couldn't have imagined. I’m a therapist because I have had hard moments in my life (like all humans!) and I want to use what I’ve learned through those experiences and how I’ve grown, both professionally and personally, to help others find their way through the dark experiences of life.
Accessibility Considerations
Please reach out through either the contact form, or the provided email or phone number to get answers to specific questions regarding accessibility. I, personally, will advocate for you if we do not personally meet your accessibility needs but have the capacity to do so!