Body Image therapists in New York City, New York NY
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Body Image
Erikka Cole
Counselor/Therapist, LMHC-D
The way we feel about our bodies affects almost everything: how we move through the world, how we connect with others, and how we treat ourselves. If you've spent years in a complicated relationship with your body, you're not alone, and you're not beyond help. We offer a compassionate, nonjudgmental space to explore those feelings and start building a healthier relationship with yourself from the inside out.
8 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
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Madailein O' Donnell
Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Madailein has experience in providing therapy to patients who struggle with their body image.
5 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
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Dr. Lindsay Perrin
Psychologist, Ph.D.
I strive to support clients in their journey to feel good in their body. Through exploration of the messaging (both direct and indirect) they have received over time and establishing practical and healthy relationships with food, clients find relief from the cycle of negative thoughts around body image.
14 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
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Sara Fraser
Psychologist, PhD
Diet culture has permeated our ideals and expectations of ourselves and most particularly can inform the relationships with have with food and movement. I work with clients from a HAES and intuitive understanding of how to embrace our bodies, how support out bodies to rest and replenish adaptively and how to frame nourishment and movement as affirming rather than punitive.
26 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
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Dr. Michelle Solomon
Psychologist, PsyD
I help clients struggling with body image develop a more compassionate and connected relationship with themselves. Our work focuses on identifying patterns, untangling beliefs, and defining and building sense of self-worth. I offer a space that is affirming and centered on your lived experience.
9 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
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Dr. Ingrid Solano
Psychologist, PhD
I work with both adults and adolescents on an individual basis. Individual psychotherapy helps clients deal with particular issues, symptoms, and stressors. My goal is to provide a safe, non judgmental space for you to explore who you are, how you relate to others, and what supports you on your journey to become your best self. I lean into, listen, understand, and enhance authentic expression. Together we create a collaborative process of transformation. What that means and what that looks like is different for everyone...
I offer evidence-based therapies from a curious, nonjudgmental philosophy. No matter where you have been, evidence-based therapies focus on changing the now. I strive to help my clients experience the world mindfully, and in accordance with their personal values. Through our work in cultivating an affirming, authentic, and non-judgmental therapeutic relationship, I provide support while we collaboratively deconstruct what is causing distress in your life and preventing you from being your most effective and authentic self. Individual therapy facilitates insight and growth, becoming more effective at actualizing your values, and building more authentic relationships with yourself and with others.
While there are many forms of therapy you can pursue, my expertise is in time-limited, evidence-based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies (CBT), the Unified Protocol for emotional disorders, and third wave CBT such as Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Mindfulness based interventions. (I do have experience in, and practice, an eclectic arrangement of other modalities as well-- when applicable or specifically requested.) We explore thoughts, beliefs, and understanding, while also prioritizing behavioral processes that focus on your contexts and the functions of how you relate to your internal experiences. CBT is designed to help individuals notice and shift their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in order to get relief from painful emotions such as anxiety and sadness.
Third wave interventions also promote well-being through developing coping skills, personal values, and metacognition that complement traditional CBT interventions. I provide flexible, customizable approaches that look different with each patient. I empower my clients to discover their strength, clarity, creativity, autonomy, resilience, motivation, and confidence in meeting whatever happens next. I provide individualized tools to use in everyday decision-making that will help those changes last. With these modalities I treat individuals who are impacted by depression, anxiety, life transitions, relationship distress, burnout, divorce, loss, uncertainty, stigma, and other life experiences, diagnoses, and stressors. We explore the sources, experiences, and beliefs that impact how you relate with the world and implement change in your life. You are the expert on you, but are you your most effective and content self?
15 Years Experience
In-Person in New York City, NY
Online in New York City, NY New York
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Michael Lockwood of Scene Creative Life Solutions
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, LMSW
Embarking on the journey of cultivating a positive body image is a transformative and empowering endeavor. My focus is to provide a safe and nurturing space where you can explore your relationship with your body. Together, we navigate the complexities of societal pressures, self-perception, and personal expectations, working towards fostering self-love and acceptance. My therapeutic approach combines empathy with practical tools, guiding you to reclaim a sense of agency over your self-image.
11 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
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Mary Karlan
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Clinical Social Work
I am experienced working with young adults struggling with body image issues such as body dysmorphia, Bulimia, Anorexia Nervosa, and being overweight. Social media can be great in many ways, however, young people today are increasingly feeling that they always have to look “camera ready!” People are judged on their instagram photos and how many “likes” they get, and this can make body image take center stage and ;therefore, cause low self-esteem.
14 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
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Liberation Therapy
Counselor/Therapist, LMHC
I have worked with many clients struggling with body image, including body dysmorphia, body dysphoria, and eating disorders. Body image is often not really about appearance—it’s about control, shame, identity, trauma, and how we learned to be seen by others. Many people I work with have complicated relationships with their bodies due to trauma, gender identity, cultural pressure, or past experiences of being judged or objectified. In therapy, we focus on changing your relationship with your body from something you fight against into something you can live in with more compassion, safety, and choice.
5 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
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Melissa Klass M.A., LMFT
Marriage and Family Therapist, M.A., LMFT #119163
We are born happy in our own skin. As kids, we are curious about our bodies and enjoy exploring them. Then something goes wrong. A well-meaning parent suggests we skip dessert, and the dolls we play with are so anatomically inaccurate they would fall over if they were humans. Then we start to attend school and become more aware of the larger culture. We notice only certain types of bodies are portrayed in the media. Our peers and our social media tell us we should look a particular way. This story may sound familiar, and sadly, it’s a common one. Unfortunately, for so many of us, the dissatisfaction with our bodies starts when we are young and persists for many years, particularly if we don’t start to examine how we think. Together, through radical self-acceptance, fat positivity, and the anti-diet framework we can begin to work toward healing.
10 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
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Dr. Erica Gardner-Schuster
Psychologist, PhD
Are you struggling to feel good about your body? If so, Group Therapy may help.
16 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
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Dr. Stéphanie Gamache, PhD
Hypnotherapist, PhD
Body image concerns are often rooted in early relational experience and internalized emotional patterns. My work integrates psychoanalytic thinking, clinical sexology, and somatic awareness to support a more compassionate and embodied relationship with the body. This process helps patients reconnect with their sense of self beyond shame and self-judgment.
7 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
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Joanna Vergoth
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, NCPsyA
Body image concerns are rarely just about appearance — they are often connected to trauma, shame, relational wounds, or early attachment experiences. I work with adults who struggle with body dissatisfaction, binge eating, or chronic self-criticism. Through Internal Family Systems (IFS), psychodynamic exploration, and compassion-focused approaches, we gently uncover the origins of body-based shame and cultivate a more respectful, integrated relationship with your body. Healing involves reconnecting with your body as a source of wisdom.
27 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
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Reshma Rampersad
Psychologist, Psy.D.
When you are fighting your body for existing, relief cannot come fast enough. My mindful approach allows space to once again build a relationship with your body that is more validating than critical. Using a combination of ACT techniques I help you learn to accept and love your body just the way it is. You are enough as you are.
7 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
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Steven Merino
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC
I provide a safe, non-judgmental space to explore your relationship with your body and self-image. With compassion and respect, we’ll work together to understand the emotions and beliefs shaping how you see yourself. My approach is tailored to your unique journey, empowering you to develop a kinder, more accepting connection with your body and foster greater self-confidence and well-being.
2 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
New York City has the largest and most diverse therapy community in the world, with practitioners representing virtually every therapeutic modality, cultural background, and specialty area. The city's pace, density, and cost of living generate pervasive anxiety and burnout, while its diverse boroughs mean therapists fluent in dozens of languages serve communities from every corner of the globe. Columbia University Irving Medical Center, NYU Langone Health, and Weill Cornell Medicine anchor an extensive academic mental health infrastructure, supplemented by thousands of independent practitioners across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island. New York's therapy culture is deeply embedded — many residents maintain years-long therapeutic relationships and consider finding the right therapist one of the more important decisions they make.
Body Image therapists in New York City, New York Statistics
Body Image therapists in New York City, New York average 13 years of experience and charge around $195 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (62%), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) (43%), and Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) (40%).
Average years in practice
13 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$195
Accept insurance
48%
Offer sliding scale
62%
Gender ID
| 62% |
Female |
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| 23% |
Male |
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| 9% |
Non-Binary |
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| 6% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 60% |
In Person and Online |
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| 40% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 62% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 43% | Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) |
| 40% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 40% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 40% | Behavioral Therapy |
| 38% | Family Systems Therapy |
| 37% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 78% | Young Adult |
| 57% | Teen |
| 54% | Senior |
| 30% | Children |
Client Focus
| 70% | Women |
| 62% | LGBTQ+ |
| 52% | Men |
| 41% | Hispanic / Latino |
| 40% | Black / African American |