We will work with you to understand the beliefs you hold about yourself, so you can understand your relationship to food and your body.
Eating Disorder Treatment and Counseling for Teens and Adults in Milwaukee
You’re tired of hating your body and obsessing about food. You feel out of control, exhausted, out of touch and isolated. Thoughts of food and weight consume you and you find it difficult to focus on much else. You keep thinking that when you just reach your goal weight, you will be happy.
If you can relate to any of these statements and want help overcoming your struggles with food and weight, therapy can be a safe place to begin.
Lisa Hillary, LCSW, clinical director and owner of Hillary Counseling, has over 20 years of experience as an Eating Disorder Specialist. Lisa and her team of eating disorder experts will work with you to identify the beliefs you hold about yourself, so you can develop a deeper understanding of your relationship to food and your body.
We treat a range of eating disorder/body image struggles, including:
- Anorexia
- Bulimia
- Binge Eating Disorder
- Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
- Compulsive Overeating
- Orthorexia
- Emotional Eating
- Poor Body Image
With your eating disorder therapist, you will work to uncover any unconsciously held beliefs that you have inside. These beliefs may have led to using control around eating as a way to try and stay safe on an emotional level. When appropriate we will recommend working with a nutritionist and incorporate tools to help you reduce your behaviors and heal your relationship with food.
Treatment Approaches for Eating Disorders
We help clients develop a deeper understanding of themselves and their behavior. We integrate a combination of evidenced-based practices, including:
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Family-based therapy (FBT)
- Interpersonal Therapy
- Trauma Therapy
In addition to these treatments, we offer the following specialized treatment options for eating disorders. These sessions help you practice real life situations in a supportive environment. For those of you struggling during meals, whether it relates to challenging yourself on food variety and portion size or wanting to practice becoming more comfortable in public or social atmospheres, these sessions push the limits of your eating disorder and help you move forward in recovery.
Meal Session Outing
A 50-Minute therapy session, we go out for a meal together. During this session our goals include: addressing the social aspects of restaurant dining, challenging your meal selection, learning adequate portion size, challenging eating disorder behaviors/ thoughts, acknowledging hunger/satiety, and processing the experience.
Snack Session
A 50-Minute therapy session which can be done in or out of the office. You choose to either bring a snack in to eat or choose a local restaurant/café for a snack outing. Goals include: challenging food selection, eating disorder behaviors/thoughts, addressing hunger/satiety, and processing the experience.