Body Image therapists in Huntington Beach, California CA
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Body Image
Dr. Shelby Kittinger
Psychologist, PsyD
As my clinical research has been focused on how to improve our relationship to our bodies, I work with individuals seeking to reconnect with their bodies through compassion and curiosity rather than control. My approach invites exploration of how cultural, relational, and internalized messages shape self-perception, fostering greater self-acceptance and shifting form objectification to embodiment.
10 Years Experience
Online in Huntington Beach, CA California (Online Only)
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Jeanette Abney
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, SAP
I have years of experience in assisting individuals with distorted body images to help one improve their self-esteem and develop a healthy relationship with self as well as others.
27 Years Experience
In-Person in Huntington Beach, CA 92649
Online in Huntington Beach, CA California
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Provia Psychology
Counselor/Therapist, LMFT, LCSW, AMFT, APCC
As client-centered therapists, we are overjoyed to welcome all parts of you with open arms, warmth, and kindness.
9 Years Experience
In-Person Near Huntington Beach, CA
Online in Huntington Beach, CA California
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Micha Noble, MA
Pre-Licensed Professional, AMFT
As client-centered therapists, we are overjoyed to welcome all parts of you with open arms, warmth, and kindness.
5 Years Experience
In-Person Near Huntington Beach, CA
Online in Huntington Beach, CA California
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Dorit Saberi-Thrive Psychological Services
Psychologist, Ph.D, Diplomate-Academy of Cognitive Therapy; Trainer- Prolonged Exposure for PTSD- CTSA
Emotion focused and CBT
24 Years Experience
Online in Huntington Beach, CA California (Online Only)
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LaTianna Williams, Therapy, Sexology, and Holistic Tantra
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, CTRS, ABS
Body Image : Struggling with body image can affect far more than your appearance. You may find yourself constantly comparing yourself to others, criticizing your body, avoiding intimacy, or feeling like your worth is tied to how you look. These thoughts can impact confidence, relationships, and your ability to fully enjoy life.
As a therapist, sexologist, and embodiment practitioner, I help clients explore the emotional experiences, beliefs, and societal messages that contribute to body dissatisfaction. Together, we’ll work toward greater self-acceptance, self-compassion, and a healthier relationship with your body.
This work is about more than liking what you see in the mirror. It’s about feeling at home in your body and reclaiming the confidence to fully express yourself.
8 Years Experience
Online in Huntington Beach, CA California (Online Only)
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Monica M. Huston
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Struggles with body image are often tied to deeper experiences of self-worth, comparison, and identity. I help individuals explore the underlying thoughts and emotions that shape how they see themselves, rather than only focusing on appearance. Through this work, clients develop a more grounded and compassionate relationship with themselves.
9 Years Experience
In-Person Near Huntington Beach, CA
Online in Huntington Beach, CA California
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MindOverHealing Therapies
Hypnotherapist, CHt
Often times, the way we attribute our self worth is through our body image overlooking our whole selves leading to negative perceptions and low self-esteem. By integrating hypnotherapy, you can overcome your body image challenges and embrace a more balanced and fulfilling life. The transformation achieved through this therapeutic process not only enhances your self-esteem but also contributes to your overall emotional and mental well-being.
3 Years Experience
Online in Huntington Beach, CA California (Online Only)
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Mia Turner
Therapist, MA, RYT, ASDCS, LMFT, NPT-C, CMNCS, CMIP
Body image concerns rarely develop in isolation. They are often shaped by family messages, culture, trauma, racism, sexism, ableism, neurodivergence, chronic illness, disability, gender expectations, religious experiences, social media, and the countless ways we are taught which bodies are considered worthy, acceptable, attractive, productive, healthy, or "normal." For many people, body image is deeply connected to belonging, safety, identity, visibility, self-worth, and the ways our bodies have been perceived, treated, regulated, or judged throughout our lives.
This work is grounded in an understanding that our relationships with our bodies are shaped not only by personal experiences, but also by larger cultural, historical, and systemic forces. Exploration may include the impacts of racism, colonialism, anti-fat bias, ableism, sexism, cisheteronormativity, beauty standards, diet culture, healthism, medical trauma, and other systems that communicate which bodies are valued and which are marginalized. Particular attention is given to the ways intersecting identities such as race, culture, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, neurodivergence, disability, chronic illness, spirituality, and socioeconomic experiences influence embodiment and body image.
My approach moves beyond surface-level body image concerns and into a deeper exploration of embodiment, nervous system experiences, identity, self-worth, intimacy, sexuality, sensory experiences, and belonging. Attention is given to the ways internalized messages, shame, comparison, perfectionism, masking, trauma, and cultural expectations may shape your relationship with your body. Exploration may also include the impacts of chronic illness, disability, neurodivergence, hormonal changes, body changes across the lifespan, and experiences of living in a body that may not align with societal expectations or dominant cultural norms.
My work is informed by Health at Every Size (HAES), body liberation, neurodiversity-affirming, disability-affirming, and liberation-oriented frameworks. Rather than focusing on weight, appearance, or changing your body to fit external standards, therapy supports developing a more compassionate, curious, and trusting relationship with yourself. Particular attention is given to reconnecting with bodily wisdom, interoception, sensory experiences, pleasure, rest, nourishment, movement, and the body's capacity to communicate needs, limits, emotions, and desires.
My intention is to support you in gently untangling inherited and internalized narratives while cultivating greater self-trust, self-compassion, embodied authenticity, safety, respect, choice, and freedom within your relationship with yourself and your body. Often, this work involves reclaiming embodiment on your own terms and creating space for your body to be experienced as a home rather than a problem to solve or vessel to abandon.
10 Years Experience
Online in Huntington Beach, CA California (Online Only)
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Aimen Bukhari
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT 144748, LPCC 18977
I work with individuals struggling with body image concerns, body dissatisfaction, and self-criticism. Therapy focuses on reducing shame, calming comparison, and understanding how control, worth, and identity have become tied to appearance.
7 Years Experience
Online in Huntington Beach, CA California (Online Only)
Huntington Beach — 'Surf City USA' — cultivates a strong outdoor and athletic identity that creates particular mental health dynamics around body image, performance anxiety, and the psychological costs of a lifestyle culture that prizes youth and physical capability. The city's predominantly White, affluent coastal character contrasts with pockets of economic precarity and a substance use landscape connected to its beach culture and proximity to the broader Orange County recovery community. Hoag Hospital provides institutional mental health resources alongside a well-established private therapy community serving Huntington Beach and the surrounding South Orange County coastal corridor. The city's proximity to both Los Angeles and the Orange County recovery ecosystem means therapists here frequently work at the intersection of addiction, identity, and the particular stresses of competitive coastal California life.
Body Image therapists in Huntington Beach, California Statistics
Body Image therapists in Huntington Beach, California average 13 years of experience and charge around $206 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (66%), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) (49%), and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) (48%).
Average years in practice
13 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$206
Accept insurance
37%
Offer sliding scale
58%
Gender ID
| 75% |
Female |
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| 16% |
Male |
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| 5% |
Non-Binary |
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| 4% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 61% |
In Person and Online |
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| 39% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 66% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 49% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 48% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
| 45% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 44% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 41% | Somatic Therapy |
| 39% | Behavioral Therapy |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 76% | Young Adult |
| 68% | Teen |
| 49% | Senior |
| 30% | Children |
Client Focus
| 68% | Women |
| 56% | LGBTQ+ |
| 48% | Men |
| 39% | Hispanic / Latino |
| 37% | Black / African American |