Eating Disorder Therapy in South Pasadena, CA AND Online Throughout California
Compassionate EATING DISORDER THERAPY
At Carter Psychotherapy Collective, we provide specialized eating disorder therapy for adolescents and adults struggling with food, body image, and disordered eating. Our therapists who treat eating disorders are experienced in all levels of severity and offer compassionate, evidence-based care in South Pasadena and via telehealth across California.
Our eating disorder therapists work with clients seeking support for both diagnosed eating disorders and ongoing patterns of disordered eating, helping them move toward sustainable recovery and a more peaceful relationship with food and their bodies.
We treat eating disorders including:
Anorexia Nervosa
Bulimia Nervosa
Binge Eating Disorder
ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder)
OSFED (Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorders)
Chronic dieting, compulsive exercise, and body image distress
Our approach to eating disorder treatment is relational, curious and grounded in evidence-based practices such as DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy), Intuitive Eating, ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) and CBT (including ERP and I-CBT) when appropriate. We are HAES-aligned and LGBTQIA+ affirming. We also integrate trauma-informed care, recognizing that recovery is not just about changing behaviors, but about deep and sustainable healing.
Recovery from an eating disorder is possible. You don’t have to do it alone — and you don’t have to wait until things feel “bad enough” to get support.
Signs That Eating Disorder Therapy Can Help
Whatever your eating disorder might be called, and whether or not you fit neatly into one of these categories (lots of people don’t!) you might feel…
Distressed about the size or shape of your body
Like you’ve “messed up” after eating
Like you have to earn food
Like you have to get rid of food or calories after eating
Like you struggle to separate your eating and exercise habits from your sense of self-worth
Like you’re disconnected or out of control in your relationship with food and your body
Like your appetite can completely disappear or you only feel safe eating a small range of foods
Like eating around other people is scary and upsetting
Our Eating Disorder Therapists can help you understand these patterns and begin healing at a pace that works for you.
I believe that working towards food freedom, healthy embodiment and recovery from an eating disorder ultimately grants us freedom in other parts of our lives. We start to feel like we are really getting to know ourselves. We start to feel more compassionate for ourselves and the people around us. We have time and energy to work towards our goals. We start to feel like we have a part to play in the world we live in. We start to feel whole.
-Allison
How Eating Disorder Therapy Can Help You Heal
Our team of highly trained eating disorder therapists offers personalized therapy for both adolescents and adults. Therapy with us focuses on healing the emotional, psychological, and sometimes physical aspects of eating disorders. We provide a comprehensive approach that helps you:
Understand the root causes of your eating disorder and its impact on your life
Connect with your reasons for healing so you can cultivate courage and begin to expand your life
Develop new coping strategies to deal with emotional distress, anxiety, or mood disorders that may contribute to disordered eating
Cultivate self-compassion and increase your self-esteem
Work through co-occurring conditions that may be impacting your relationship with food and body image, including OCD and the impact of past traumas
Holistic Therapy for Eating Disorders
We take a holistic approach to eating disorder treatment that integrates multiple therapeutic modalities to support healing. Here are some modalities we use to help you:
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We explore your relationship with food, movement, and body image, and how it interacts with other aspects of your wellbeing and mental health.
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Using strategies from mindfulness practice and DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) we support you in developing self-compassion, improving self-esteem, improving your relationships, and managing overwhelming emotions.
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We offer strategies from the Body Positive Model to help you develop a healthier relationship with your body, interrogate unhelpful beauty standards that may be contributing to your distress, and improve your self-worth.
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We are aligned with the principles of Intuitive Eating and Health at Every Size (HAES) and offer education and support for integrating these principles into your recovery.
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Many of our clients have co-occurring eating disorders and histories of trauma. In addition. to the above strategies, we use compassionate, mindfulness based strategies, like the Trauma Resiliency Model, to address any underlying traumas that may be perpetuating the eating disorder.
Collaborative Care for Eating Disorder Treatment
We love to collaborate with your other healthcare providers to support your recovery. Sometimes, medical support or dietary guidance is helpful to ensure safe and effective recovery from an eating disorder. If you or your therapist believe that additional support is needed, we will work with you to identify the next steps and help you connect with trusted professionals. We are also happy to coordinate with providers in higher levels of care if you are currently in the process of stepping down to outpatient care.
You are welcome here
Whether this is the first time you’re addressing your relationship with food or you’ve got some practice with recovery, we want to hear from you. Please reach out to schedule a free consultation so you can get to know us. We look forward to walking alongside you on your healing journey!
Meet our Eating and exercise Disorder Therapists
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![Lianna Kirakosyan, eating disorder therapist in Los Angeles and South Pasadena]()
Lianna Kirakosyan, LMFT
Eating Disorder Therapist, adults and older teens, health anxiety and OCD, culturally informed care
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![Joshua Sullivan, teen eating disorder therapist in Los Angeles and Pasadena]()
Joshua Sullivan, LCSW
Eating Disorder Therapist, teens and adults, LGBTQIA+, OCD
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![Toph Eggers, AMFT, Therapist in South Pasadena]()
Toph Eggers, AMFT
Teens and adults, men’s body image, athletes, exercise disorders
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![Allison Carter, LCSW, Eating Disorder Therapist in South Pasadena]()
Allison Carter, LCSW
Eating Disorder Therapist, teens and adults, perinatal eating disorders, OCD, Trauma
Experienced and Professional Eating Disorder Therapists
We are knowledgeable, professional and passionate about eating disorder recovery. You can read more about us on this website, or reach out to us with a sense of the kind of therapist that you work best with, and we will match you with a provider that we think would work well with you based off your temperament and experience.
Therapy that honors your complexity.
Therapy is available in person in our office in South Pasadena, or over video anywhere in California, using a free, HIPAA compliant telehealth platform.
We are LGBTQIA+ affirming and experienced in supporting clients around the intersection of mental health and body image with issues related to faith and spirituality, sexuality, gender, and race.
Eating disorder therapy in South Pasadena, Northeast Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, and online throughout California.