Health at Every Size® Healthcare Provider Listing

I approach my work with patients by first understanding what brought them to me and then diving deeper into what it is like to live in their body and mind in their context. This often involves exploring core beliefs that are influenced by systems of oppression and their life experiences. Through a genuine and authentic therapeutic relationship, clients can feel safe and supported to unlearn patterns no longer serving them or receive the validation and care to embody their worth. My approach to health is multi-faceted and emphasizes balance. I value education and prevention while also recognizing that the human body is complex and there are many things like genetics, access to care, living in a capitalist society that are outside of our control or favor certain groups. I am not the expert on what health looks like for each individual so I empower them to embody a definition of health that aligns with their values. Being a Health at Every Size® provider means creating a space where people of all identities and bodies not only feel safe and seen, but feel fiercely advocated and cared for. To me it means not just holding space for others’ experiences, but taking steps to dismantle the oppressive systems impacting my clients. I find the values of Health at Every Size® to be so relevant to my work with clients in challenging all or nothing thinking/behaving, understanding the impact trauma has on our health (emotionally and physically) and doing what we can to care for ourselves.