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If you’re dealing with body image issues or low self-esteem, know that you’re not alone. People from all walks of life struggle with this same issue. It can be challenging to get past the negative feelings about your body - thankfully, there’s help available.

Whether you are located in downtown Washington DC, Anacostia, Ballston, Bluemont, or even Brentwood, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Signs You Could Use Body Image Therapy

It is sometimes difficult to determine whether you need therapy. Here are some signs that you could use a body image therapist:

  • You are preoccupied with how your body is shaped, how much you weigh, or your overall appearance.
  • You use drastic measures to change your body, like extreme dieting, purging, or fasting.
  • You isolate yourself due to your feelings about your body.
  • You don’t like how your body looks and feel ashamed because of it.

Read this article for 6 tips for overcoming poor body image.

Take Action: See a Body Image Therapist Today!

Talk therapy with a licensed body image therapist can help to reshape your negative thought processes so you can learn to love your body more. With Mental Health Match, you can find a licensed body image therapist fast - use our therapist matching tool to get started.

Shaw of Washington DC, DC Body Image Therapists - List Your Practice on Mental Health Match

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Sarah Reijnen
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Work together to discover your strengths and supports, and utilize them in order to promote healing and growth. I highly value our relationship and will work with you at your pace while also walking with you through areas of difficulty.


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Work together to discover your strengths and supports, and utilize them in order to promote healing and growth. I highly value our relationship and will work with you at your pace while also walking with you through areas of difficulty.

Something to know about my approach is:

I am dedicated to helping teens and adults work through life transitions, relationship challenges, and trauma while providing a safe space to overcome anxiety, stress, and social expectations.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Confidence
  • Family Conflict
  • Parenting
  • Perinatal Mood/Anxiety Disorders
  • Self-Worth
  • Teen Girls
  • Trauma
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Camille Schaarschmidt
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Explore how anxiety is affecting your life and help you address any root causes of anxiety. We will also practice grounding exercises to improve your ability to remain at ease during stressful times.


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Explore how anxiety is affecting your life and help you address any root causes of anxiety. We will also practice grounding exercises to improve your ability to remain at ease during stressful times.

Something to know about my approach is:

we may use the brain-based therapy, EMDR, to heal any past emotional wounds contributing to current anxiety. We will use mindfulness and somatic approaches to help you develop skills to become grounded and calm.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Life Transitions
  • Panic Attacks
  • School Issues
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Trauma
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Christopher Franklin
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Work to help you let go of old fears or conditioning that hold you back from feeling truly comfortable with yourself. We'll identify subtle sources of self-judgment that create suffering for you, and work to heal these on a deep level.


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Together, we will:

Work to help you let go of old fears or conditioning that hold you back from feeling truly comfortable with yourself. We'll identify subtle sources of self-judgment that create suffering for you, and work to heal these on a deep level.

Something to know about my approach is:

I'll create an experience and space that is safe for you. I'll help you let go of old fears or conditioning from the culture that hold you back from feeling worthy. I do NOT focus on, 'What is wrong with you?' I ask, 'What has happened to you?'

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Abusive Relationships
  • ADHD in Womxn or Femme Populations
  • Adult ADHD
  • Adult Child of Emotionally Immature Parents
  • Ancestral Trauma
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Boundaries
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Complex Anxiety
  • Complex Trauma
  • Developmental Trauma
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Emotional Intimacy
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Faith/Religious Deconstruction
  • Family Dynamics
  • Family Trauma
  • Impulsive Behavior
  • Intergenerational Trauma
  • Intimacy
  • Loneliness
  • Men
  • Negative Self-Talk
  • Postpartum Anxiety
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • PTSD from Abuse
  • Racial Trauma
  • Relationship Trauma
  • Religious Trauma
  • Reparenting Yourself
  • Secondary Trauma
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Self-Actualization
  • Self-Advocacy
  • Self-Awareness
  • Self Care
  • Self-Compassion
  • Self-Doubt
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Image
  • Self-Understanding
  • Self-Worth
  • Sexual Self-Esteem
  • Sexual Trauma
  • Shame
  • Spirituality
  • Spiritually Transformative Experiences
  • Spiritual Trauma
  • Trauma
  • Trauma From Abuse
  • Traumatic Loss
  • Women
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Elza Boycheva
Together, we will:

Explore the underlying thoughts and feelings you're experiencing in an accepting and collaborative way, identify unhelpful patterns or cycles, understand things on a deeper level, explore new perspectives, and build healthier ways for moving forward.


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Explore the underlying thoughts and feelings you're experiencing in an accepting and collaborative way, identify unhelpful patterns or cycles, understand things on a deeper level, explore new perspectives, and build healthier ways for moving forward.

Something to know about my approach is:

I use an integrative approach, drawing from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment Theory, Mindfulness approaches, Schema Therapy, and Cognitive Processing Therapy.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Fear of Failure
  • Negative Self-Talk
  • Panic Attacks
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Self-Esteem
  • Social Anxiety
  • Trauma
  • Work Stress
  • Worrying
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Elza Boycheva remote and phone therapy in Washington
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Anne Falabregues
Together, we will:

create a fulfilling life, make peace with food, learn to trust your body, channel uncomfortable emotions, accept your true self and build a soft landing place to heal and recover.


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Together, we will:

create a fulfilling life, make peace with food, learn to trust your body, channel uncomfortable emotions, accept your true self and build a soft landing place to heal and recover.

Something to know about my approach is:

You feeling safe is key in session. I take the time to understand who you are as a person and believe that you are NOT your problems. I like to use different modalities depending on what you need and your goals.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Binge Eating
  • Body Image
  • Chronic Dieting
  • Depression
  • Eating Disorders
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Fat Liberation
  • Intergenerational Trauma
  • Postpartum
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Anne Falabregues remote and phone therapy in Washington