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It can be tough to cultivate and maintain a healthy relationship with food. That’s why millions of people deal with eating disorders. If an eating disorder is negatively affecting your life, it’s time to get professional counseling from an eating disorder therapist.

Wherever you are located in Alabama from Auburn to Tuscaloosa or even Huntsville, or anywhere else nearby, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Signs of an Eating Disorder

There are many types of eating disorders that present in various ways. Here are the signs associated with some of the most common eating disorders:

  • Anorexia: being underweight, having your self-esteem tied to your weight, restrictive eating, fear of gaining weight.
  • Binge eating disorder: recurring binging episodes, lack of control over how much you eat during a binge.
  • Bulimia: Binge eating, purging, fear of gaining weight.
  • Orthorexia: An unhealthy obsession with healthy eating.
  • Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID): weight loss, avoidance of food, food restriction, abnormal eating habits.

Read this article by licensed therapist Allison Summer to learn about the role a distorted body image plays in eating disorders and how to overcome it.

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Left untreated, eating disorders can get worse and worse. So, it’s best to address unhealthy eating habits at their onset. Mental Health Match can help you find an eating disorder therapist to help you discover the reason(s) behind your eating habits, understand your relationship with food, learn new thought patterns and behaviors, and reach your personal goals. Start by browsing below or using our free therapist matching tool.

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Work on achieving your therapeutic goals. It is important for me to create a safe, non-judgmental and supportive environment for all my clients. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.

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I believe that you are the expert of your own life. It is important that I cater to your specific needs to help you meet your goals. I have experience in utilizing CBT, DBT, Solution-focused therapy and Motivational Interviewing.

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  • Eating Disorders
  • Gender Identity
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
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Explore and expand on values that have been misaligned by the stress life has handed us. Identify goals to step into what better means for you and explore ways to practice compassion, mindfulness, curiosity rather than judgment.


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Explore and expand on values that have been misaligned by the stress life has handed us. Identify goals to step into what better means for you and explore ways to practice compassion, mindfulness, curiosity rather than judgment.

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To assist you in finding a path to the life you want to live. Whether that's developing skills, reconnecting to your values, or processing fears/blocks/resistances to change. If you show up for yourself, I'll join you alongside without judgement.

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  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Depression
  • Disordered Eating
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  • Racial Trauma
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I recognize and trust your human potential. I believe that you have the capacity and desire for personal growth and change. By providing a compassionate stance and unconditional positive regard, I believe that growth and change can happen.


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I recognize and trust your human potential. I believe that you have the capacity and desire for personal growth and change. By providing a compassionate stance and unconditional positive regard, I believe that growth and change can happen.

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I am passionate about serving clients with intentional, effective, and individualized care. I love interacting with individuals from all walks of life and am a believer that a significant aspect of our growth as human beings is through connection.

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Look closely at your past experiences and how they have shaped who you are and how you can take control of your present and future self. Please visit my website, heatherblankenshipcounseling.org for more information.


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Sharing our deepest thoughts and experiences with a therapist can feel incredibly vulnerable for some people. I believe that finding a therapist that you trust and feel comfortable with is essential to a client's healing process.

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  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Child Behavior Issues
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  • Children of Divorce
  • Depression
  • Eating Disorders
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Health Anxiety
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  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Parenting Children With ADHD
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
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focus on helping you cope and reduce your distress. The process of self-discovery can lead to an increased understanding and acceptance of yourself. It can also lead to an expansion of comfort with all aspects of yourself.


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focus on helping you cope and reduce your distress. The process of self-discovery can lead to an increased understanding and acceptance of yourself. It can also lead to an expansion of comfort with all aspects of yourself.

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My approach is strength-based and focuses on using curiosity to attend to those areas of a client’s current functioning which enhance addressing daily challenges and those which interfere with daily functioning.

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  • Depression
  • Eating Disorders
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