Health at Every Size® Healthcare Provider Listing

I believe that everyone in every body deserves access to high quality, affirming care (medical and otherwise), a value that guides the work that I do with clients. I believe that a person's health cannot be determined by their size, and that health is not something someone has to value or desire in order to be worthy of respect and care. In my work with clients I highlight the importance of body autonomy, which means that my role is to listen, support, collaborate, and provide guidance and education- with consent. I work with my clients to support them in establishing tools and accessing resources that allow them to build a life that feels more full- as it is related to their relationships with food and their bodies. In my work with clients I will use tools that come from a variety of different modalities, including Motivational Interviewing, Acceptance Commitment Therapy, and Internal Family Systems Therapy. Depending on the client and their individual desires and needs, I will use more structured meal support tools such as the Plate by Plate approach, and/or more future oriented tools such as Intuitive Eating. I like to use curiosity the work I do with clients, emphasizing that our work will likely include many experiments as we continue to learn more about what feels best for their particular situation. Being a HAES® provider feels like the only way to be a provider to me, as I firmly believe that the HAES® principles should be the foundation of all healthcare.