Body image counseling isn’t only about feeling better in your body. It’s also about your relationship with yourself. It’s tender work where you will learn how to reclaim what's lost and let go of what was never yours to begin with.
You Are tired Of Hating Your Body
The negative thoughts that you have about your body image are exhausting. You are so over not feeling good in your body. It feels like no matter what you do your body is never acceptable, good enough, or the size or shape that you want it to be. You want things to feel easier.
The reality is that having a poor body image sucks the life out of you. So, you're exhausted from feeling like your body is never good enough. Many things are often affected by not feeling good in your own skin, and you want this to change.
Poor body image can affect:
Feeling comfortable in what you wear
Socializing
Dating
Intimacy
Movement
And so much more
We live in a culture that elevates certain bodies and demonizes others. This can leave many feeling like there is something wrong with your body, and causes a poor body image. Even with the rampant anti-fatness that exists in this culture, poor body image is more than wanting to be thinner or look better.
Common signs and symptoms of unhealthy body image:
Being preoccupied with your body’s weight, shape, and size. It’s always on your mind and stopping you from living a full life.
Experiencing feelings of hate, shame, guilt, blame, and self-consciousness about your body.
Avoiding social gatherings due to body/social isolation.
Body dissatisfaction causing feelings of sadness, low self-esteem, and disordered eating.
Using disordered behaviors to manipulate your body size such a purging (all types), overexercising, and skipping meals.
Body image counseling in Seattle, WA will help you improve your relationship with your body.
Improving and changing your body image is not about what you can do to look and feel better. Instead, it is about changing your relationship with your body. After years of being disconnected from your body, it’s common to feel almost like your body isn’t even yours.
We will help you reclaim that! Body image counseling in Seattle, WA can help you to feel more comfortable in your body. Our dietitians can help you develop confidence, improve body image, and provide peace of mind for you to live a full life.
A body image nutrition therapist can help you.
Our dietitians and nutrition therapists know that the reality is your body has been through a lot. You have a rough relationship with your body. You've tried to fix it, change it, and manipulate it, but we can help you stop that endless cycle. We can help you to create a more peaceful relationship with your body and be on the same team as your body.
No matter what size body you are, you deserve to feel better. We can help you have less hate toward your body and challenge beliefs inherited from this culture and from family. You deserve to have a body image that is flexible, compassionate and empowered.
At Bravespace Nutrition, body image counseling in Seattle, WA looks like this:
Unpacking and understanding your relationship to your body and the roots of your body image challenges.
Connecting the dots between systems of oppression and how they connect to body image concerns.
Challenging unexamined beliefs that you have about your body. These may be inherited stories about your body from the culture and your family.
Understanding why body image is so much more than wanting to look good. We will also count the dots to fears of not being loved and accepted.
Centering your experience in your body because you are the EXPERT of your body and your body’s story.
Consider joining our Body Image Support Group
Here at Bravespace Nutrition, we believe a nourished life begins by stepping into a brave space. This led us to found the Body Image Badass Support Group. This is a body positivity peer support group designed for women ages 18+ who are in recovery from an eating disorder, disordered eating, binge eating, or chronic dieting.
In this support group, you will come together with other women and build a positive sense of self-worth that is not based on your body shape or weight. You’ll gain new tools to help you appreciate your body. Best of all, you will get support from your peers and a caring therapist along the way!
Begin Body Image Counseling in Seattle, WA
You deserve to feel comfortable with your body. A body image therapist would love to support you during this journey from our Seattle, WA-based therapy practice. To start body image counseling, please follow these simple steps:
Schedule a free 15-minute phone consult by clicking the button below.
Meet with a caring dietitian
Begin body image counseling & live embodied!
Other Services Offered at Bravespace Nutrition
Body image counseling isn’t the only service offered at our Seattle, Wa-based therapy practice. We offer a variety of services including therapy for eating disorders, binge eating, intuitive eating, Bulimia treatment, Anorexia treatment, and chronic dieting. We also offer a body image support group and business coaching. For more info, please visit our blog, FAQ, or resources page!