Eating Disorder Counseling and Therapy Services in Orlando, Central Florida, Winter Park, Clermont, Lake Mary & East Orlando Florida
What is an eating disorder?
An eating disorder is a problem with either consuming food or keeping food in the body which is not better explained by a medical disorder.
- Individuals struggling with an eating disorder experience intense feelings of unhappiness about their weight. Their perception of themselves is clinically significant compared to the average person.
- Frequently cannot accurately judge his or her appearance.
- Restricts food or consumes too much in a short period of time, leading to intense feelings of guilt and anxiety.
- Frequently, co-existing issues such as a history of trauma, sexual assault, borderline personality disorder, and/or self-injury (self-mutilation, cutting).
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Total Life Counseling Eating Disorder Experts Have Been Featured On Multiple TV Networks and News Stations:
Our eating disorder experts have participated in over 150 national & local news interviews and they are here for you!
At Total Life Counseling Center our Counselors are Experts for National and Local TV, Radio and Print Media. We have an excellent reputation amongst graduate & private schools, attorneys, doctors, therapists, providers and corporations. We strive to ensure our therapists have diverse clinical backgrounds, to allow us to match each client to the therapist that will best meet his or her needs.
What’s the Total Life Difference: Are you like most people trying to find a counselor that will give results, connects with you or your child and gives you a plan? At Total Life Counseling Center our counselors are experts for national and local TV, Radio and Print Media. We have an excellent reputation amongst graduate & private schools, attorneys, doctors, therapists, providers and corporations.
- Specialists rather than Generalists: We strive to ensure our therapists have diverse clinical backgrounds, to allow us to match each client to the therapist that will best meet his or her needs. Even our interns are the top of their peers as we hire the top one or two interns out of 15-20 interns that volunteer in our adventure based summer camps and group sessions each year! Our Counselors & Coaches are experienced, proven professionals with strong clinical backgrounds and skills.
- Relational & Approachable: Total Life Counseling is known for our warm, relational approach, excellent treatment and for selecting the sharpest counselors.
- Receive a Plan: TLC takes the guesswork out of finding a good counselor. Our Therapists & Coaches will give you a plan or suggestions by the end of the first or second session.
- Save Time: We have 4 convenient office locations. So instead of wasting 2 hours in traffic coming and going to counseling appointments you can lose less time from work and get to your appointments in less time.
Historically, most people with eating disorders tended to be women, but an increasing number of men are diagnosed each year. Those most at risk are people is weight conscious professions or hobbies including:
- Dance
- Gymnastics
- Cheer leading
- Modeling
- Wrestling
- Weight lifting
- Other sports where the competitors must fall into a specific weight class.
Eating disorders in men tend to be overlooked because people assume it’s a woman’s issue.
- Pre-occupation with food
- Excessive focus on weight
- Compulsive exercising
- Deterioration in relationships {due to focus on food or exercise}
- Significant weight loss or gain
- Medical problems such as Gastritis, acid reflux, stomach pains of an unknown cause, IBS, low iron, thinning of hair, dark circles under the eyes, and passing out or feeling faint.
The highest death rate among those with mental illness is those with Eating Disorders. If you are concerned about any of these symptoms in either yourself or a loved one, please seek professional help. Getting help for an eating disorder is very important.
What to Expect From Eating Disorder Outpatient Counseling
Treatment approaches which are holistic are the most beneficial:
- Holistic meaning treatment approaches which are all encompassing with focus on the body-mind & spirit.
- Nutritionist: Your counselor will likely make recommendations for a Nutritionist who is an expert with Eating Disorders.
- Communication between helping professionals, i.e. primary medical practitioner, nutritionist and eating disorder specialist/therapist, is important for continuity of care.
- Time: Eating disorder treatment takes time so be patient and consistent with therapy.
- Medically Stable: Potential clients for outpatient counseling must be medically stable. If health becomes unstable, other, more intensive, treatment approaches will be considered.
- Frequency: Outpatient individual counseling is for medically stable clients who can thrive with a one or two appointment per week treatment schedule.