Eating & Body Image Disorders
Harney & Associates was founded as a therapy practice devoted to the treatment of eating disorders. We have the expertise, the knowledge, and the experience to treat a wide variety of eating disorders and body image concerns.
Our providers help clients understand the root of their eating disorder, as well as the thoughts and actions that maintain the difficult cycle of disordered eating and body image distress.
We have the expertise and experience to treat:
anorexia nervosa
bulimia nervosa
binge eating disorder
body dysmorphic disorder
avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID)
body image concerns
& variations of each if you find you don’t quite fit into a singular category.
Our goal is to develop collaborative, robust paths toward recovery with evidence-based modalities and compassionate care.
Our Approach
We understand eating disorders and body image concerns as deeply emotional, complex, and personal.
Our eating disorder providers have extensive experience treating children, adolescents, and adults with eating disorders at the outpatient level as well as higher levels of care including hospitals and residential programs. We are seasoned and confident in the care that we offer.
If you are struggling to label what you are going through, know that not every client we see has an acute eating disorder. Many clients come to us with poor body image, and relentless anxiety or unhelpful thoughts related to food, body, or exercise. We often work with people who have had no therapy in the past, or have had prior therapy but their food and body concerns were not a focal point or were unaddressed.
Child and Adolescent Treatment Approach:
If your child or teen is grappling with an eating disorder, we often recommend the family join as active members of treatment, along with individual therapy as recommended. Formalized Family Based Therapy (FBT) or additional modalities such as Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) or Exposure Therapy (ET) are clinically-informed and well-suited for many of our children and teen clients with eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and ARFID.
Note - Eating disorder treatment sometimes includes expanding your treatment team beyond your provider at Harney & Associates. We regularly work with dietitians, physicians, and higher level of care clinics to offer you robust care and support. Our providers are well-networked with other professionals in the Richmond area, and beyond.
Additional Support
Our providers have worked with many different clients, in many different settings, over many years. We specialize in treating complex mental health concerns revolving around eating disorders & body image, anxiety & OCD, depression, pregnancy & postpartum, and infertility. These challenges rarely exist in isolation. Along with the concern you’re exploring here, we are well versed in a variety of accompanying experiences:
Trauma, grief, and loss
Transitions with aging, including menopause and caring for older parents
Transitions into adulthood, including the the transition to college and failure to launch
Religious or spiritual ambivalence
Therapy for therapists
Culture and stigma concerns
LGBTQI+ concerns
Men’s Issues
We wouldn’t say we’ve seen it all, but we’ve seen a lot.
If we do not have the expertise you are looking for, we are happy to give you referrals to other providers in Richmond (or beyond). We take pride in our professional network and collaborating with others.
Healing happens with support.
When you’re ready, reach out and share a bit about what’s going on. We’ll take it from there.