What I Love About Being an Eating Disorder Therapist for women in Salt Lake City
When I was a graduate student at Utah State University, I had an internship at the counseling center on campus doing therapy with other college students. It was then that I had my first client who had an eating disorder. Seeing her struggle with an eating disorder was heartbreaking. She was lovely and inspiring, and I wanted to do everything I could to help her. I didn’t have the training to help her. As you can imagine, a graduate student's wages were pretty spare but I wanted so badly to make sure she got the treatment she needed. I spent a good chunk of change as a college student on a professional training over the course of the weekend. Today, I work with women throughout Utah, including many women in Salt Lake City, who are navigating eating disorders and complicated relationships with food. That early experience continues to shape my work today, particularly with women seeking eating disorder therapy in Salt Lake City and across Utah.
Eating disorder therapy saves people’s lives
Ever since that experience, I have never wanted anything more than to work with eating disorders. That student has no idea that she inspired my entire career and life. One of the reasons why this became my life passion is because I saw what a significant change that can take place in the right place. The challenge with eating disorder therapy is that there are often health issues that accompany them. Not only the physical and medical issues but the horrible mental and emotional strain has on people experiencing disordered eating. Being part of something that can release women from the mental and physical prisons that they are in is all I have ever wanted to do for the rest of my life.
You deserve the help of an eating disorder therapist
If you are struggling with an eating disorder, I want you to know you deserve help. The most important thing to me is that you get the support that you need. You might think that your disordered eating isn’t bad enough to seek help but trust me, you deserve the help now. I can’t speak for every therapist but I can promise you that I would never think what you struggle with isn’t enough. Wherever you are at with your mental health and with your eating disorder, you deserve to find relief. You deserve to feel ok, and it’s completely possible.
Looking for Eating Disorder Therapy in Salt Lake City?
If you’re struggling with food, body image, or disordered eating, you don’t have to figure this out alone. Many women in Salt Lake City reach out feeling unsure whether their concerns are “serious enough” for therapy. Eating disorder therapy offers support, understanding, and a space to begin healing your relationship with food and your body.
Eating Disorder Therapy in Salt Lake City: FAQ
If you’re considering eating disorder therapy in Salt Lake City, you may have questions about how therapy works and whether online sessions are the right fit. Here are answers to some of the most common concerns.
Do you provide eating disorder therapy in Salt Lake City?
Yes. I work with women in Salt Lake City through secure online therapy sessions available throughout Utah.
Is online eating disorder therapy effective?
Yes. Research shows that online therapy can be just as effective as in-person therapy for many mental health concerns, including eating disorders.
How do I know if I need eating disorder therapy?
If food, eating, or body image is causing distress, anxiety, guilt, or a sense of being out of control, therapy can help. You don’t need a formal diagnosis to seek support.
Start eating disorder therapy in Salt Lake City, Utah
You don’t have to keep feeling anxious when you eat and are paralyzed by the fear of weight gain. The scale doesn’t have to control your life. Eating disorder therapy can help. If you’re a woman in Salt Lake City, you can work with me through online therapy anywhere in Utah. Maple Canyon Therapy has an eating disorder therapist specializing in eating disorder therapy. To begin counseling, follow the steps below:
Meet with an eating disorder therapist in Utah
Begin eating disorder recovery
Online Eating Disorder Treatment in Utah for Salt Lake City Women
Having access to a therapist who has specialized training in eating disorders is essential in being able to help you in eating disorder recovery. However, there are many parts of Utah that don’t have a therapist in their town who has experience in treating eating disorders. This is why I offer online therapy in Utah. Women in Salt Lake City often find online eating disorder therapy more accessible and convenient than traveling to in-person appointments.
Online counseling means that I work with women across the state of Utah not just Salt Lake City.
Therapy Services for Women in Salt Lake City
Eating disorder therapy isn’t the only counseling service provided. Other mental health services provided by Maple Canyon therapy include binge eating disorder treatment, EMDR therapy, birth trauma therapy, and anxiety therapy. Reach out for a free phone consultation to see how I can help.
About the Author
Ashlee Hunt is a licensed clinical social worker at Maple Canyon Therapy in Utah. Ashlee has a psychology degree and a family life and human services degree from Southern Utah University. She obtained her master's in social work from Utah State University. Ashlee has been treating eating disorders since her graduate internship in 2013. She since has had extensive training in eating disorders and has worked at an inpatient treatment center for eating disorders. Ashlee uses a health-at-every-size approach to helping women recover. When Ashlee isn’t in therapy, she enjoys exploring Utah.