Eating Disorder Treatment in Salt Lake City, Utah: You Deserve It
“Patients with eating disorders frequently feel that they aren’t ‘sick enough’ to merit treatment, despite medical problems that are both measurable and unmeasurable. They may struggle to accept rest, nutrition, and a team to help them move towards recovery.” -Dr. Jennifer Guadiani
If you’re in Salt Lake City, Utah and wondering whether you’re “sick enough” to deserve eating disorder treatment, this is for you.
Nearly all my patients at some point in therapy talk to me about how they are not THAT bad and aren’t THAT sick. Because eating disorders are comparative in nature, my patients have pointed out to me why someone else they know is worse than they are, and this somehow cancels out them needing or deserving any help. Turns out that’s actually completely false. When I worked in inpatient, my patients would express guilt that they must be taking the spot of someone else that does deserve and need help and somehow they made it to treatment by mistake. It would seem that they think there is a limited amount that is deserving of help, and they just aren’t one of them.
You deserve eating disorder treatment
It makes me tear up when I think about those that I work with not getting help because they don’t think they need it or that they don’t deserve it regardless of what they’re struggling with. They don’t go to therapy because they think their eating disorder will be dismissed or that they’re not in a condition that a therapist would believe they have an eating disorder. It scares me when I see people delaying help and their condition declines. The truth is those with eating disorders don’t ever think they’re bad enough to warrant help. They often spend months and years trying to sort things out on their own. Those that I work with are often high achievers, dependable, responsible, and are the ones that are present and compassionate with everyone else while ignoring their basic human need: nutrition.
Regardless of your size or weight, eating disorders are serious
It doesn’t matter your body size; eating disorders are harmful to everyone, from average size to larger-sized bodies. There is plenty of research that it isn’t just about what you weigh or your size. I realize that in health class, whether in middle school, high school, or even college it wasn’t brought to anybody’s attention that people can have deadly eating disorders despite how much they weigh or their body size. Also, if you’ve done a Google search on eating disorders and didn’t find your symptoms aligned with WebMD: please know that means nothing.
As an eating disorder therapist, I want you to get help
I need you to sit down and really listen to me. I know that maybe you have had your needs ignored most of your life, whether it’s by yourself or someone else that was supposed to love you. I know that therapy and medical care can be an investment. I know it would be easy to dismiss and try to work out on your own. It’s very important to stop putting this off or waiting until you look or feel “sick enough.” I cannot speak for every therapist, dietitian, or medical provider, but I can speak for myself in saying that I promise you I won’t judge you. I won’t dismiss your struggles or tell you that “you don’t look like you have an eating disorder. “ I want you to have a safe place to come and feel supported and cared about. Most of all, I can help you kick your eating disorder to the curb and to help you start a new and better life. You deserve it.
How will disordered eating therapy in Utah How Will Eating Disorder Therapy in Salt Lake City, Utah Help Me?
If you are someone who’s struggling with an eating disorder, and you have been trying to figure it all out on your own, you will find that working with an eating disorder therapist is life-changing. It makes all the difference to work with someone who has spent years in school and getting hours and hours of training to know exactly how to help you recover from your eating disorder. My goal for you is to be able to feel confident in yourself and in your relationship with food.
Eating disorder treatment is about working to help you feel less preoccupied with food. It’s about helping you to actively stop hating yourself when you look in the mirror. It’s about helping you feel less anxious and worried about how you are perceived. I want you to be able to have compassion for yourself and to recognize the good things about you are about more than just your body and appearance. Eating disorder therapy is about helping your life feel so much better than it does now.
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Maple Canyon Therapy offers eating disorder therapy in Salt Lake City, Utah (online) and can help you begin recovery.
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Online Eating Disorder Therapy in Salt Lake City, Utah
I offer online eating disorder therapy for women in Salt Lake City, Utah, so you can access specialized care without needing to travel or find a local office. Eating disorders require working with a professional with specialized training in eating disorders. Unfortunately, many parts of Utah do not have access to this care. This is why I offer online therapy in Utah. Eating disorder therapy is just as effective as meeting with a therapist, and it’s convenient and requires no travel.
Online therapy means wherever you are in Utah, I can work with you. I work with clients in Logan, Salt Lake City, Heber, Cedar City, St. George, and more.
Other Mental health Services Provided By Maple Canyon Therapy
Eating disorder therapy isn’t the only mental health service provided at this Utah County Counseling Center. Other mental health services provided by Maple Canyon Therapy include anxiety therapy, body image therapy, EMDR therapy, and Binge Eating Disorder treatment in Utah.
About the Author
Ashlee Hunt, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker and the owner of Maple Canyon Therapy, an online therapy practice serving women in Salt Lake City and across Utah. She specializes in eating disorder therapy, including binge eating disorder and body image concerns, and has worked with eating disorders across outpatient, intensive outpatient, residential, and inpatient levels of care.
Ashlee holds two bachelor’s degrees from Southern Utah University in Psychology and Family Life and Human Development, and earned her Master’s degree in Social Work from Utah State University. Her work is grounded in trauma-informed, evidence-based care, including EMDR, Intuitive Eating, and Health at Every Size (HAES), helping women heal their relationship with food, their bodies, and their emotions.
When she isn’t working with clients, Ashlee enjoys spending time outdoors and walking her goldendoodles