Health at Every Size® Healthcare Provider Listing
Valentina Mornard, LMFT
(she/her, they/them)
Psychotherapy
Valentina Mornard, LMFT
virtual,
California,
United States
Contact Me:
Make an Appointment:
Special Instructions: I welcome your call and usually return calls within 48 hours during the business week.
Takes Insurance
Sliding Scale Available
Additional information about where I can practice: I can only work with folks who are in California.
In-Network Insurance Companies:
- United Health Care
Specialties & Areas of Focus:
- Intuitive Eating
- Disordered Eating
- Trauma
- Chronic Dieters
- Anxiety
- Depression
Modalities & Theoretical Lenses:
- Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor
- Certified in EMDR
- Relational
- Eclectic
Age Groups Served:
- Adults (18 years old and up)
- Older Adults (65+ years old)
- Adults (18 years old and up)
- Older Adults (65+ years old)
Additional Populations Served & Allied Groups:
- fat folks/folks in larger bodies
- LBGTQ+
- BIPOC
- chronic dieters
- Folks struggling with trauma due to weight stigma and bias
Languages Services Offered In:
- English
- English
My Philosophy of Care
I see each person as unique, and fully support meeting folks where they are at. My clients' are the experts on their lives, needs, and journeys. I try to develop a path of support that is tailored for each person's needs and abilities.
I have specialized in treating folks with eating disorders, and I have certifications in EMDR and in Intuitive Eating. Health at Every Size® has been my guiding principle in this work, and was deeply important in my own recovery from an eating disorder. I love to help folks find well-being and resilience against weight loss culture, and find balance and purposeful living.
About Me & My Practice
A wise person once told me that every therapist becomes one due to curiosity about their own journey. I was interested in psychology since childhood, and my own journey into therapy was with a HAES®
therapist. I had been fat since childhood and was bullied and belittled, and put on weight loss drugs by the age of nine. My own history has made me a fierce ally to folks marginalized by diet culture, the health care system, and other systemic injustice.
My therapy led to my recovery, and eventually to my training and work as a therapist. I have worked with several eating disorders programs over the last 10 years. I now see folks in private practice.
Accessibility Considerations
I currently am providing services via telemedicine so the only accessibility issue is the ability to engage in video chat in English.