Discover how protective parts function in trauma-informed IFS therapy and how they can shift toward healing and balance through self-compassion.

For most, the holidays are a time for gathering with family and friends, a time of togetherness, traditions, and feelings of nostalgia.  But what if they are not?  What if you are someone who has experienced trauma?  How might this change your relationship with the holidays?

EMDR provided in a virtual therapeutic setting has the same empirically supported outcomes and treatment success just as it has in office over the past 30+ years.

Research has shown individuals with bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, or any binge eating have significantly higher rates of PTSD than individuals without an eating disorder.

EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. Unlike traditional therapy modalities, EMDR does not involve a whole lot of talking.

Eating disorders can be a way of coping with the relational trauma of having parents or caregivers who weren’t there for us when we needed them.

“Anything that impacts an individual’s sense of self – like attachment injuries or divorce – could lead to the development of an eating disorder,” says Kindful Body therapist Samantha Young.

If you deal with relational trauma from your childhood, it can be helpful and affirming to understand how that trauma shows up in your eating disorder behaviors.

Brainspotting operates on the idea that where you look affects how you feel. It is useful for eating disorder recovery and trauma therapy.

Internal Family Systems eating disorder therapy connects you to your true self to heal from the inside out.

Samantha Young, LPCC, specializes in eating disorder and trauma therapy.

Eating disorders are social justice issues that can be linked to oppression.

Any experience that left you feeling unsafe in your body is trauma and can hinder your eating disorder recovery. If you have experienced trauma, look for a trauma-informed eating disorder therapist.

Of the myriad of human emotions, shame is arguably the most distressing of them all. Learn how self-compassion can be used to minimize harmful feelings of shame.