Health at Every Size® Healthcare Provider Listing

“Health is not a moral obligation” is a statement I came across as a student therapist. It shifted what had not already been shifted when a professor said “wellness is more than what we eat”. Combining those two statements, my practice centers client autonomy. Everything that is done in our therapy space is with the consent of the client. Most clients come to me after having at least one provider comment on their weight and/or health status. I am not that. My practice is grounded in being fat positive and knowing that not everyone has equal access to “health”. That does not mean anything about worth. While my office is a small piece of the day, week, or month. It holds space for the grief and rage that comes with existing in a society where only a narrow definition of people are worthy. We find ways to build your individual community and to lean into trusting your wisdom. Health is a complicated word. Health is especially complicated when communities of people do not have access to food, water, healthcare, green spaces, third spaces, safety. HAES in my office looks like centering client goals, offering psychoeducation (on health, intentional weight loss, problematic health research), and holding/expressing the rage and grief.