Find An Eating Disorder Therapist in North Port, FL.

Body distortions at time cause eating disorders. The therapy technique addresses the whole person, spirit, soul and body. Progress is made by challenging, habits, behaviors, and self concepts . Narrative beliefs about oneself is examined and debunked . Goals are set to increase healthy eating habits, and to intervene with negative behavior responses. The therapy technique ask questions in hopes to find emotional wounds that has cause damaged to the self, and have become the catalyst to the destructive behaviors.

While I don’t specialize in eating disorders, I understand the ways that past trauma, perfectionism, control, and issues around worth and identity can impact our behaviors. Eating disorders, substance use, pornography addiction... the list could go on. We all go through pain, and we gravitate towards behaviors that promise control and relief from that pain. But, deep down, you probably know that long-term this story doesn’t end well. You probably need not only deep healing, but new strategies for coping with your present and building a hopeful future. At Lion Counseling, our mission is to help you escape the cages that hold you back and become the lion God created you to be.

An area that is often hard to identify help in has to do with our eating habits. Whether over eating, stress eating, stress avoiding, or under eating, we can work with you on finding a balance for you to feel like you are just right! Body image is a challenge for so many kids and adults, don't work on it alone! Let us help you find your way back to seeing just how beautiful you are inside and out!

While most eating disorder issues are treated by cognitive behavioral methodologies or specialized outpatient/inpatient programs, Grey Matters International and the work of Kevin J. Fleming, PhD provide relief first and foremost for the brain of one suffering from an eating disorder----without giving them medication. We believe that the neural circuitries responsible for the compulsive behaviors with eating are not necessarily only a neurotransmitter issue but of overused neural networks that affect the harmonization, balance, and decisions of the whole brain. Contact kevin@kevinfleminphd.com or 877-606-6161 to learn more about this safe and effective alternative.