Eating Disorders therapists in Santa Barbara, CA
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Eating Disorders
Mona Saba Valeriano
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
I take a psychodynamic and IFS approach to understanding the roots of eating disorders in the clients I work with. Patterns of anorexia, bulimia, or binge-eating disorder are often complex coping strategies that emerge in response to developmental trauma. For example, clients with anorexia may be seeking control in the face of a domineering parent, those with bulimia may be processing underlying rage, and clients with binge-eating disorder may be internalizing parental criticisms or projections.
I believe that lasting change requires addressing the underlying emotional and relational dynamics that fuel the disorder. By exploring these deeper currents, we can begin to loosen the attachment to compulsive behaviors and support clients in developing a more compassionate and integrated relationship with themselves.
18 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA
Eating Disorders
Erin Powers
Counselor/Therapist, APCC 9590
I have experience working in an eating disorder clinic and working one-on-one with clients who have experienced eating disorders. I am here for support in your recovery.
6 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA (Online Only)
Eating Disorders
Daniel Slavin
Marriage and Family Therapist
I work with eating concerns as expressions of deeper emotional and relational struggles rather than just behaviors to control. Therapy focuses on increasing self-understanding, reducing shame, and developing a healthier and more compassionate relationship with food and the body.
41 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA
Eating Disorders
Dr. Cassidy Blair, PSY.D.
Psychologist, B.A., M.A., Psy.D.
Eating disorders are a special kind of disorder calling for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to positively alter the client's self-image, change unhealthy thought and opinion patterns, and establish realistic responses to food and eating.
18 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA
Eating Disorders
Empowered Wellbeing, Decolonizing Intersectional and Integrative Complex Trauma & Dissociation Recovery Support
Life Coach, view my credentials online at: www.recoveringfromwithin.com/credentialslongform
Many eating disorders co-occur with trauma, depression and enmeshment with abusive systems or individuals, so we offer support for recovering from these complex experiences as part of addiction recovery. Addiction and restriction recovery includes deeply compassionate work with IFS, Polyvagal and Addiction Circles mapping to develop awareness and work through both original trauma based adaptations and compounded adaptive behavior. Utilizing this novel approach, recovery can be a path to deeper self care, compassion and meaning and can reveal more ease and connection with others. From a functional health perspective, common dietary trends, challenging factory farming practices, and environmental toxins can also play a role in setting on and deepening and ED or disordered eating. So sometimes addressing a nutritional deficiency or chemical toxin may be important to do in a way that is sensitive to the psychology of living with an ED. Over time many clients may move into a next phase of becoming more broad in their dietary choices and/or lovingly becoming friends with their body, goals can vary. If the ED is a compulsion, we can also apply remote TCM, CranioSacral and Functional or Integrative support if asked for. Please feel free to ask if you have questions.
15 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA (Online Only)
Eating Disorders therapists in Santa Barbara, CA Statistics
Eating Disorders therapists in Santa Barbara, CA average 16 years of experience and charge around $209 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (63%), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) (46%), and Somatic Therapy (43%).
Average years in practice
16 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$209
Accept insurance
28%
Offer sliding scale
50%
Gender ID
| 65% |
Female |
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| 25% |
Male |
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| 7% |
Non-Binary |
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| 3% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 63% |
In Person and Online |
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| 37% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 63% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 46% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 43% | Somatic Therapy |
| 41% | Behavioral Therapy |
| 41% | Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) |
| 41% | Family Systems Therapy |
| 39% | Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 65% | Young Adult |
| 59% | Teen |
| 54% | Senior |
| 41% | Children |
Client Focus
| 57% | Women |
| 52% | LGBTQ+ |
| 48% | Men |
| 35% | Black / African American |
| 30% | Jewish |