Body Image therapists in New Bedford, MA
Browse Body Image therapists in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
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Leslie Bowman, Holistic Psychotherapist
Counselor/Therapist, MA, LPC, Over 20 years of successful experience
How we feel about ourselves is a result of minor and/or major traumas that started in childhood. Understanding the root cause of this issue is key to the healing self love journey. Reach out for a free consultation to learn more about my holistic approach.
20 Years Experience
Online in New Bedford, MA
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Chaya Bhuvaneswaran MD
Psychiatrist, MD MPH
Therapy and medication management as well as coordination with group therapy support.
22 Years Experience
Online in New Bedford, MA
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Karen Queller
Art Therapist, M.A Expressive Arts Therapy
Through somatic & body awareness, and creativity learn to love, accept and appreciate all that you are.
7 Years Experience
Online in New Bedford, MA
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Carolyne Mburu-Gerena
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP-BC
Struggles with body image can affect confidence, relationships, and overall mental health. I work with individuals experiencing negative self-perception, shame, or persistent dissatisfaction with their appearance. Treatment focuses on addressing underlying emotional patterns, improving self-acceptance, and developing healthier ways of relating to one’s body and self-worth.
6 Years Experience
Online in New Bedford, MA (Online Only)
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Dawn McCarthy
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC
Struggling with body image can feel like being at war with your own skin, constantly trapped in cycles of harsh self-criticism, comparison, and chronic dissatisfaction. I help individuals transform their relationship with their bodies by looking beneath the surface of food and appearance to heal the root causes of this distress. Our work together integrates powerful brain-body therapies like EMDR and Brainspotting to process stored trauma, societal conditioning, or painful memories that impact how you view yourself. At the same time, we use Internal Family Systems (IFS) to compassionately understand the parts of you utilizing body criticism as a protective shield, while CBT and DBT offer practical tools to quiet negative self-talk and manage daily distress. Together, we will work toward rewriting your story—moving away from body shame and toward a place of genuine body neutrality, self-compassion, and internal peace.
27 Years Experience
Online in New Bedford, MA
New Bedford is a southeastern Massachusetts city with one of the most distinctive identities of any American city of its size—Herman Melville's Moby-Dick opens here, and the city was once the richest per capita in America thanks to its whaling industry—now home to the highest-volume commercial fishing port in the United States by dollar value, with an economy still anchored by fishing, manufacturing, and logistics. The city has a large Cape Verdean-American community (one of the largest in the world outside Cape Verde), as well as significant Portuguese and Brazilian populations, and the intersection of these communities' mental health needs—including the specific experiences of Cape Verdean identity, immigration, and intergenerational stress—creates important considerations for culturally competent care. Southcoast Health provides behavioral health services, and community health organizations serve the diverse population. Common therapy concerns include fishing industry occupational trauma and risk, Cape Verdean and Portuguese-American identity and immigration stress, economic anxiety, substance use (New Bedford has been significantly affected by opioids), and the mental health challenges of a proud working-class city navigating industrial and demographic change.
Body Image therapists in New Bedford, MA Statistics
Body Image therapists in New Bedford, MA average 13 years of experience and charge around $206 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (57%), Behavioral Therapy (43%), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) (41%).
Average years in practice
13 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$206
Accept insurance
35%
Offer sliding scale
49%
Gender ID
| 67% |
Female |
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| 26% |
Male |
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| 5% |
Non-Binary |
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| 2% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 51% |
In Person and Online |
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| 49% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 57% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 43% | Behavioral Therapy |
| 41% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 38% | Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) |
| 32% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 32% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
| 30% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 76% | Young Adult |
| 57% | Senior |
| 43% | Teen |
| 16% | Children |
Client Focus
| 62% | Men |
| 62% | Women |
| 54% | LGBTQ+ |
| 46% | Military / Veterans |
| 43% | Christian |