Do I Need Eating Disorder Therapy If I'm Not Underweight?

Many people delay seeking help because they worry they do not look “sick enough” to have an eating disorder. The truth is that eating disorders affect people of every body size, and you cannot determine how much someone is struggling simply by looking at them.

Signs You May Benefit From Support

You may benefit from eating disorder therapy if:

• Thoughts about food, weight, or your body occupy much of your day.

• You follow rigid food rules or experience anxiety when those rules are disrupted.

• You restrict food, binge, purge, or feel compelled to exercise.

• You avoid meals, social events, photographs, or relationships because of food or body-image concerns.

• Your self-worth changes based on what you ate or how you feel about your body.

• You frequently wonder whether your struggles are “bad enough” to deserve help.

You do not need to meet a particular weight requirement or wait until your symptoms become more severe before reaching out.

How Eating Disorder Therapy Can Help

Therapy can provide a compassionate space to understand what is maintaining your eating-disorder behaviors and begin developing a safer, more flexible relationship with food and your body. At Evergreen Therapy Collective, treatment is collaborative, trauma-informed, weight-inclusive, and tailored to your individual experiences and goals.

We specialize in helping adolescents and adults recover from anorexia, bulimia, binge-eating disorder, OSFED, ARFID, and disordered eating. Evergreen Therapy Collective is currently accepting new clients for virtual therapy in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, DC.

You are worthy of support at every stage of recovery. Contact Evergreen Therapy Collective to learn more or schedule an initial consultation.