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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 Kansas City, Beverly Estates, Cherry Hill Estates, Gramercy Park, or even Marlborough East, 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.

Kansas City, MO Body Image Therapists - List Your Practice on Mental Health Match

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Ashley Reed
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identify and explore patterns of communication or behaviors that are keeping you stuck, in a place of dissatisfaction. We'll dive deep into your emotional needs and use them to help you become more connected with yourself and your partner.


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identify and explore patterns of communication or behaviors that are keeping you stuck, in a place of dissatisfaction. We'll dive deep into your emotional needs and use them to help you become more connected with yourself and your partner.

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I help individuals and couples get comfortable with accessing and acknowledging their emotions. If therapy is going to be successful, I need to know and understand what you're feeling and how it's shaping your life or relationship experience.

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  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Issues
  • Communication Skills
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Depression
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  • Life Balance
  • Relationship Distress
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Working Professionals
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Together we will learn more about your relationship with yourself and others, and find ways to deepen those connections. We will identify your treatment goals and actively help you move towards them in and outside of therapy.


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Together we will learn more about your relationship with yourself and others, and find ways to deepen those connections. We will identify your treatment goals and actively help you move towards them in and outside of therapy.

Something to know about my approach is:

I am flexible and use a variety of approaches tailored to each individual; we are all different and that's what makes us unique. I value collaboration, authenticity, and being human with you in the therapeutic space.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Body Image
  • Couples
  • Disordered Eating
  • Eating Disorders
  • Food and Eating Concerns
  • Gender Identity
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationships
  • Stress
  • Trauma
  • Women
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Dr. Alexandra Forsyth remote and phone therapy in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Caroli...
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Identify what you value, what fulfills you, and what gives you a sense of purpose. From there, we will figure out what you can do to build the life (including the kind of relationships) you want.


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Identify what you value, what fulfills you, and what gives you a sense of purpose. From there, we will figure out what you can do to build the life (including the kind of relationships) you want.

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By helping you understand how you came to think, feel, and behave as you do now, we can cultivate self-acceptance, harness your strengths, develop effective coping skills, and help you live in a way that is congruent with your own values and goals.

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  • Depression
  • Emotional Intimacy
  • Families
  • Family Dynamics
  • Family of Origin
  • Feeling Stuck
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Identity
  • Interpersonal Difficulties
  • Intimacy
  • Life Transitions
  • Marriage
  • Men
  • Mild Depression
  • Mind-Body Connection
  • Mindfulness
  • Mood Regulation
  • Professional Women
  • Relationships
  • Reparenting Yourself
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Self-Advocacy
  • Self-Awareness
  • Self-Compassion
  • Self-Expression
  • Self-Worth
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Tech Workers
  • Values
  • Women
  • Work-Life Balance
  • Workplace Issues
  • Young Adults
  • Young Professionals
  • Young Women
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Olivia Kraus remote and phone therapy in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, North...
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Kirk Shelton
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Together, we'll nurture self-discovery with empathy, focus on the present for authenticity, confront life's questions for purpose, cultivate flexibility for growth, and heal trauma for resilience.


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Together, we'll nurture self-discovery with empathy, focus on the present for authenticity, confront life's questions for purpose, cultivate flexibility for growth, and heal trauma for resilience.

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I endeavor to give you the steering wheel, as you know where the tensions and barriers are. I want to meet with you as a full human being and harness that power toward creating new freedom. I want to encounter and clarify present challenges.

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  • Anxiety
  • Confidence
  • Existential Issues
  • Life Changes
  • Personal Growth
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Self-Actualization
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Worth
  • Trauma
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Kirk Shelton remote and phone therapy in Florida, Kansas, Missouri
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Justine Diener O'Leary
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My goal is to help folks gain insight, learn new coping strategies, and increase their self-confidence, self-compassion, and self-advocacy. We will discuss your concerns through the lens of your identities, lived experiences, and unique contexts.


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Together, we will:

My goal is to help folks gain insight, learn new coping strategies, and increase their self-confidence, self-compassion, and self-advocacy. We will discuss your concerns through the lens of your identities, lived experiences, and unique contexts.

Something to know about my approach is:

We will begin by building a solid foundation of trust and safety. From there, we will collaboratively set therapy goals which will guide the interventions and approaches utilized. I utilize an integrative and flexible approach to therapy.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Body Image
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Complex Trauma
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Perinatal Mood/Anxiety Disorders
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Rape and Sexual Assault
  • Self-Compassion
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Social Anxiety
  • Trauma
  • Women
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Justine Diener O'Leary remote and phone therapy in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carol...