Find An Eating Disorder Therapist in South Bound Brook, NJ.

I offer a solution-focused approach that is tailored to each client’s specific needs, and is based on empirical research. I have an unusually high success rate – helping clients to achieve permanent recovery from eating disorders – from my years of experience and training in a variety of therapeutic methods. Each session is designed to address the specific concerns of the client, and is informed by my training in psychodynamic therapy, hypnosis, child and adolescent therapy, family therapy, psychology of women, feminist therapy, and men’s issues.

Our credentialed music therapists tailor sessions to each individual, utilizing personalized music exercises and interventions to address each person's unique symptoms of eating disorder. Our music therapists work with each client using musical elements like songwriting, processing, and guided imagery to help clients find their own voice and learn new coping skills to help manage eating disorders of any severity.

Has your life spiraled out of control because of food? Despite what you're experiencing on the inside, are others around you totally oblivious? How can you take your life back? Thanks to the advancement of technology, we are always on the go. Add to that the unrelenting expectations of others - to perform better or look a certain way - and it's inevitable that we've come to live to eat and not eat to live. We can get your life back on track, you can regain control of your relationship with food, and you can finally live free of your thoughts of food.

As one who has suffered and recovered from eating disorders, I know personally and professionally the challenges of recovering. I have weighed as little as 79 pounds and as much as over 200. Recovery is a journey of highs and lows, but the direction we move in in therapy remains steady. I use an individualized and collaborative approach to treatment. It is positive, supportive, and comprehensive. If I recovered, you can do.

Food is essential for life. However an eating disorder such as anorexia, bulimia, binge eating or over eating is a painful and compulsive life drama. Let's look at the underlying issues that cause this relationship with food. Normal eating is a pleasure and a gift for life. Finding serenity and healing from an eating disorder is possible. I can offer solutions towards healing for the pain. Learn to love your self and your body. You can learn to be comfortable in your own skin and live with hope and joy.

I help clients with mild eating disorders that are not causing any medical complications. This might look like binge eating when you are anxious in order to stuff down feelings of heartbreak, loneliness or helplessness. I can help you learn how to manage these deep painful feelings rather than trying to avoid them by overeating. Once you learn that you can feel these difficult feelings than you no longer have to avoid them with food.

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.

Disordered eating often has deep roots that therapy can help you get run touch with. The great thing about eating disorders is that they are completely treatable if you seek the help you need. Dr. Spada will stay with you throughout your process to understand what's driving your disordered eating. She will also help you gain healthy coping mechanisms, to replace the unhealthy ones you may have created.

I work with eating disorders as a symptom of a deeper issue. By using a combination of behavioral changes and analytic understanding of the meanings of your symptoms, you will gain the control you need to become healthy. If you need a higher level of care, such as intensive outpatient or hospitalization, I will refer you. I can see you several times a week, if you would benefit from that. If you have been in intensive programs for anorexia, bulemia, or compulsive overeating, and are ready to explore your own personal meanings and issues with food, I am available to take that journey with you.