Health at Every Size® Healthcare Provider Listing
In-Network Insurance Companies:
- BCBS
- Harvard Pilgrim
- United
- Optum
Specialties & Areas of Focus:
- Eating disorders
- Disordered eating
- Gender dysphoria
- Fat acceptance
- Body liberation
Modalities & Theoretical Lenses:
- Narrative therapy
- Anti-oppression
- Fat liberation
- Intersectional feminism
- Systems approach
Age Groups Served:
- Adults (18 years old and up)
- Adults (18 years old and up)
Additional Populations Served & Allied Groups:
- transgender and nonbinary folks
- LGBTQIA+
- Neurodivergent folks
Languages Services Offered In:
- English
- English
My Philosophy of Care
My work is rooted in fat liberation and bodily autonomy. As a therapist, I strongly subscribe to the idea that my clients are the experts and our relationship is client-centered and client-led. I prefer narrative therapy over most other theoretical approaches because it allows for a deeper reflective conversation on an individual's lived experience. I also appreciate narrative's problem externalization framework. This I find particularly meaningful in eating disorder recovery work; untangling guilt and shame from a client's healing process can be extremely liberating. In this way, Health at Every Size® has been a grounding perspective. When a client recognizes that their body is not the problem, and we are able to zoom out and talk about systemic issues, a new path can be forged.
About Me & My Practice
Having spent 10 years as a nutritionist, one who practiced from a place of internalized fatphobia, I approach my work as a therapist with a deep sense of knowing and understanding systemic anti-fat bias. I have a masters of social work (MSW) from Simmons University and am on track to attain full licensure (LICSW) in 2024. I currently hold a therapy practice as part of The Meeting Point collective in Jamaica Plain, MA. This affords me numerous weekly peer consultation and supervision opportunities that only strengthens and deepens my practice. I also have experience running support groups centered around body image and ED recovery; it is hard to find safe community in HAES® work and my aim is to provide at least one small space for folks who need it. I prioritize working with transgender and nonbinary folks, addressing the intersection of body dysmorphia and gender dysphoria. Outside of work, I live in a leafy neighborhood of Boston with my partner, our kiddo, and our dog Rufus. We love all kinds of board games, weekly takeout (usually involving dumplings), and walks in the Arboretum.
Accessibility Considerations
My practice is 80% virtual; thus, accessibility is based on whether my clients have a wifi connection. For my in-person clients, The Meeting Point is absolutely accessible for folks in wheelchairs and seating options are plentiful. While I do not have personal access to an interpreter, there are several providers at TMP who speak multiple languages and cultural backgrounds that I would feel comfortable consulting with. TMP also has an all-gender bathroom and inclusive signage throughout the space.