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During sessions, I'll teach you how to appropriately & confidently fuel your body with all foods without guilt. Eventually we'll close the rule book, and I'll teach you how to allow your body's wisdom guide you.
I will work with you to identify and challenge faulty and distorted beliefs about food, movement, and your body by teaching you the real science and through experimentation. I will encourage your curiosity about the reasons underlying your thoughts & behaviors. Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques, we'll work together to recalibrate your thoughts.
My approach can vary from lighthearted with a touch of humor and playfulness to direct and firm when it is appropriate & necessary. I have a very warm, personal style. It is important to me that you feel seen and understood and that you feel I am someone you can truly trust to support you through the very vulnerable, challenging journey of eating disorder recovery.
I am here to help you navigate the ups and downs of recovery with expertise, curiosity, compassion, and humor.
Find peace between the black and the white.
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Whether you are struggling with anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, AFRID, orthorexia - or anything in between, I can help. I have worked at almost every level of care, so I am comfortable working with higher acuity and/or complex cases.
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I work with all genders and ages, but because of my own experiences struggling with my own eating disorder growing up, I especially love working with adolescents and young women. I work closely with families who are so often in need of guidance in navigating this complex mental illness and their teens’ treatment. I also enjoy working with mothers during their perinatal years & beyond.
Additionally, I work with many clients who do not have an eating disorder but who have been stuck on the diet rollercoaster for years and years and are interested in anti-diet approaches to healthy living and finding a more peaceful way to live in their bodies.
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I have extensive experience helping individuals with all types of eating disorder and mental health diagnoses navigate the path to recovery and healing.
Success Stories
When I came to Jessica, every food was bad and not exercising induced anxiety. I thought about food and exercise all the time and agonized about my body. Now my relationships with food and exercise are positive, and I am mostly comfortable in my body. She is gentle, patient, and cautious of overwhelming, while still challenging you. I have always felt like she is there for me and that my journey is important to her. I highly recommend Jessica and will continue to sing her praises!
- B
Personally, I hate talking about my feelings and issues, but with Jessica, everything felt so easy. Greeting me at the door with a smile always brightened my mood even on the hardest days. She listened to anything and everything I had to say and made me feel heard. I never felt alone because Jessica would bring up personal stories and events that related to what I was currently going through. Hearing that I am not the only one struggling or feeling this way helped me open up more than I would have ever imagined.
- K
Before I met Jessica, I was very stubborn and did not want to recover in the slightest. I also had no faith that I would ever be able to recover. Although I may not be 100% recovered, I have proved my previous stubborn self wrong. I have made an extreme amount of progress in my recovery that was only possible with the help of Jessica Thompson. I never thought I could get to where I am today!