Eating disorder therapy & recovery in Denver, CO
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Get help and recover from eating disorders
Eating disorders can have a serious impact on a person’s physical and emotional health. If you or someone you know is struggling with an eating disorder, by getting eating disorder therapy in Denver, you can get the support and guidance they need to overcome your eating disorder, body image issues, and live a healthy and more fulfilling life.
There are many different types of eating disorders that affect people of all ages and genders, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and avoidant or restrictive food intake disorder. Each type of eating disorder is characterized by a different set of symptoms, but they all share one common goal: to control weight and shape in unhealthy ways that affect someone’s emotional and physical well-being.
Eating disorders can develop for a variety of reasons, including genetics, self-esteem issues, family history, and life experiences—they are common, it’s possible to get help with your eating disorder. By reaching out to one of our Denver eating disorder therapists or eating disorder therapists in Greenwood Village who understands your eating disorder, you can start your journey to recovery and reclaim this part of your life.
Benefits of therapy for eating disorders
By meeting with a therapist in Denver for eating disorders, here are some of the ways that we can help you focus on your recovery:
- Helping you to understand your eating disorder and its underlying causes, both physical and emotional
- Developing healthy coping mechanisms to deal with stress and difficult emotions that may cause your eating disorder
- Learning to challenge negative thoughts and beliefs about your body and food, even ones that have been in place for years
- Let go of negative behaviors and be open to new ways to change your relationship with eating and food
- Building self-esteem and self-compassion for yourself
- Restoring healthy eating and exercise habits that help you recovery
- Supporting you through the recovery process, including helping you rebuild relationships with the people around you
Types of therapy for eating disorders
While there is no one-size-fits-all treatment for eating disorders, eating disorder therapists can use a wide range of therapy methods to help you recover:
- Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT): CBT helps people to identify and change negative thoughts and behaviors that are contributing to their eating disorder.
- Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT): DBT teaches people skills to manage their emotions, regulate their behavior, and build relationships that can comprehensively help you overcome eating disorders.
- Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT): IPT helps people to improve their relationships and communication skills, which can sometimes play a part in why people have eating disorders.
- Nutritional counseling: Nutritional counseling can help people to learn about healthy eating and develop healthy eating habits that create a better relationship with food.
- Medication: In some cases, medication management may be used to treat the symptoms of an eating disorder. We have an in-house psychiatric nurse practitioner who we can consult if needed to see if medication could help.
Therapy can also help you to develop a healthier relationship with food and your body. The best treatment plan for each person will vary depending on the person’s unique needs and circumstances, including if someone has trauma, anxiety, depression, or other symptoms that can be treated with other types of therapy.
Does therapy for eating disorders work?
There’s a lot of hope for recovery from eating disorders. Studies have shown that between 50% and 70% of people with eating disorders recover with treatment and therapy like Family Based Treatment (FBT).
And even if you don’t achieve full recovery, therapy can still help you to improve your symptoms and live a healthier, more fulfilling life.
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Meet our therapists
My Denver Therapy is one of the largest woman-owned therapy private practices in Colorado with many of the best, most requested mental health therapists in the Denver Metro area.
As a therapist-owned practice with decades of combined experience, we care about seeing our clients heal, grow, and thrive. We’re one of the only therapy practices in Colorado with licensed professional counselors, marriage and family therapists, addiction counselors, social workers, and psychiatric nurse practitioners who actively see new clients. Whether you’re an adult, teen, young adult, couple, or family, our inclusive therapist team is built to specialize in you.
Our practice started with one therapist in a shared office suite, but we’ve grown to help thousands of people in Colorado by providing in-person therapy at our conveniently located Denver Metro area counseling offices in Denver, Greenwood Village, and Lone Tree, plus online therapy for clients throughout Colorado. Because of the way our team works, our therapists also provide consultation for other therapists and private practices in the Denver Metro area.
Our inclusive therapists provide some of the most innovative, effective, and in-demand forms of therapy available today, including EMDR, Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, CBT, and IFS. We also have more therapists trained in Ketamine-assisted therapy, EMDR, and more teen therapists and young adult counselors than nearly every other private practice in Denver.
We know that clients want to find the best therapists in Denver, so our team includes therapists with different backgrounds, specialities, and experiences to help you find the right fit. We’ll match you with one of our therapists who is the best for your goals, location, budget, and schedule to help you get started quickly.
We’re out of network for insurance, Tricare, and are unable to take Medicaid, but most of our therapists’ rates are lower than the local and national averages for therapy.
All of our therapists take a client-focused approach to counseling and approach each session with a commitment to your progress and growth.
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