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Emotional Eating

Are you feeling defeated and frustrated as you repeatedly struggle with your moods and emotional eating?  

Do your friends, family, and healthcare professionals worry about your weight and eating behavior?

You are not alone- many of my patients share similar stories in their sessions. These comments amplify the guilt, shame, negative self, and body talk leading to isolation. They have grown up with different messages about food, eating, and their bodies. These messages have overpowered their body's ability to tune into physical signals and carry the guilt and shame around food into adulthood.

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What Sessions Are Like:

In sessions, we will identify your triggers including negative internal messages around food, weight, and eating. We will re-write them, and develop a personalized plan that fits into your daily responsibilities. I offer in-person and virtual psychotherapy as well as functional nutrition therapy sessions. You have the choice of coming to the office in Allen, Texas, telehealth sessions or plan sessions in your home, at the grocery store and/or your favorite restaurants. Remember this personalized plan will not just be goal-oriented.

We will look at….

  • What purpose these goals are going to serve?
  • What activities will you be doing once you are free from your struggles?
  • What is that going to feel like?

You will create a ripple effect! The emotional eating tools and skills you learn and practice will now pass on to your family members- especially your children.

I would like to learn more about the sessions in a consultation.

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Imagine walking out the door every day with those feelings!

Our discussions and assignments will help you achieve this purpose and those feelings. Patients often say “Nobody has ever worked with me this way before….” It’s because, our work resonates with their sense of purpose and the desire to live a lifestyle free from obsessing about their food, weight, and eating.

My goals are your goals – to embrace what "healthy" means and looks like for you, not just in your refrigerator, but in your heart and mind. You will also create a ripple effect! The emotional eating tools and skills you learn and practice will now be passed on to your family.

Are you already seeing a psychotherapist or nutrition therapist? Do not worry; I can work in either role and will make sure my work complements the work of your other treatment professionals. We’ll work together on self-advocacy, what health looks like for you, and how to make the best choices for your emotional and nutritional care going forward.

WARNING: Even though this is not a weight loss program, your weight may unintentionally adjust as you develop a more positive outlook on food, weight, and eating!


On Ozempic, Mounjaro or Wegovy?

A lot is being said about these medications for diabetes and weight loss management. YouTube videos and podcasts with medical professionals, Instagram influencers, and others are constantly debating the costs and benefits. It can be confusing, validating, and shaming all at once!

HealthyLifestyles provides a safe, non-judgmental space for you to continue your work whether it be psychotherapy or nutrition therapy. If you are taking any of these medications and want long-term success, it's important to not lose sight of the emotional, behavioral, and nutritional root causes. Your thoughts and feelings about moving your body must be addressed. Your moods, stress levels, and digestive and hormonal health must be addressed. The traumatic experiences you may have around food, weight, and eating must be addressed. 

I've been working with people around these struggles for 30 years. Diets/weight loss programs come and go. Losing weight becomes harder because your body composition has changed over the years of weight loss and regain. Don't let this be another program where you lose and regain the weight.

The decision to take these medications is between you and your physician. I am not here to judge you but to work together with your medical team. Please remember, it's really important to identify and address the root causes of your struggles with food, weight, and eating.  Make enjoyable, acceptable, and sustainable LIFESTYLE changes and really feel the FREEDOM from that struggle!


What are my Payment Options?

Private Self-Pay Options 

Please remember that insurance companies are permitted to audit therapy notes and therefore can have access to your information. When you privately pay for your sessions, HIPAA policies will protect your private health information from being accessed by any other third party.

Cash, Zelle, HSA, and Credit/Debit Cards are accepted. Please go to Self Pay Fees and Packages for more information.


In-network and Out of Network Insurance Options 

Please go to Using Insurance Benefits for information on how to use your in-network and out-of-network benefits

More questions?

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