Somatic Meal Support Sessions for Eating Disorders in Denver, Colorado
Deepen you understanding of eating disorder impulses and reclaim your true power.
Feeling stuck in your Eating Disorder(ED)?
Are you in recovery but still feel a pull to obey your ED and wonder why this is still happening?
Do you feel like your ED still drives your choices, no matter how hard you try to do the “right” thing?
Do you want a space to explore ED impulses, what provokes them, and skills to use to mitigate these behaviors?
If so, Meal Support sessions could provide the compassionate guidance and practical tools you need to break out of old patterns and reclaim a life of freedom, balance, and confidence around food!
Somatic Meal Support Sessions
Somatic Meal Support Sessions
Meal Support Sessions are an opportunity to:
Process ED impulses in real time through a curious lens.
Understand how your past influences your urges.
Discover how your ED serves you/what drives the need for your ED.
Explore ways to mitigate the need for behaviors through nervous system regulation.
***These sessions are supportive, not punitive— meals are not timed, and you will not be asked to supplement if you restrict, or be held accountable for other ED behavior use. This is not an accountability resource, it is a space to explore your urges as they show up.
About Meal Support Sessions
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These sessions are a time to slow down enough to observe the impulses that drive your ED with curiosity. Currently I only offer virtual sessions, so we will each bring our own meals of choice. You can bring something challenging or safe, whatever aligns with your goals. We will discuss your intentions for the meal during the intake session. Throughout the meal, we will explore the ED urges as they naturally arise, unravel their purpose, and gently introduce alternatives to ED behaviors. I will provide psychoeducation about EDs and the nervous system and guide you through somatic skills to regulate yourself. You will leave with a deeper understanding of your ED, as well as skills to practice moving forward.
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Intake Session: 1 hour
Define an intention so we can ensure you get what you need from the experience.
I recommended scheduling this on a separate day from the meal support session.
Meal Support Session: 2 hours
This session is focused on exploring ED impulses in real time, and practicing ways to regulate without your ED.
Integration session: 1 hour
This session allows space to reflect on progress and discuss ways to support continued integration.
I recommend scheduling this several weeks after the meal support session.
***The meal itself is not included in the cost.
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$960 for 4 hours of therapy
An unconventional Eating Disorder service focused on safety so you can heal with dignity.
If you’re struggling with eating disorder impulses and behaviors, you might feel like they take over without warning, leaving you stuck in a cycle that’s hard to break. My meal support sessions are designed to help you explore these impulses in real time, working with your body and nervous system to uncover the deeper reasons they exist. These sessions are meant as a supportive environment to explore your ED urges in a focused and profound way without pressure or punishment.
By paying attention to the sensations, emotions, and triggers that arise during meals, you can start to make connections between your behaviors and the unmet needs or protective strategies they stem from. This somatic approach empowers you to understand not just what is happening, but why—and to build a sense of agency and freedom. With compassion and curiosity, you can move from being controlled by these patterns to reclaiming your relationship with food and your body.
You’re a trauma therapist—why do you offer meal support for Eating Disorders?
The Relationship Between Trauma and Eating Disorders
Without a doubt, there is a connection between trauma and EDs. For many people, their EDs developed out of necessity, and helped them to survive when they had nothing better to lean on. EDs can help people to regulate and manage emotions, be physically smaller so they feel safer and go unnoticed, ignore their needs, find a sense of agency and autonomy, and more. For example, if you didn't have agency in the past, you may have naturally gravitated towards ED behaviors as a way to access agency where you otherwise couldn’t. The ED became an important way for you to say “no”, so of course that is hard to let go of! By learning to set more boundaries and stand in your “no” outside of food, the need to do that with food will become obsolete. That’s where my Meal Support Sessions come in handy.
A Trauma-Informed Approach to Eating Disorder Treatment
I have extensive experience working in ED treatment, and in all levels of care, including inpatient and residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient. I understand that EDs aren’t really about the food. Through a slow-paced, somatic approach based in neurobiology, I can help discover the pull of your ED beyond food so you can begin to replace the need for ED behaviors with habits that actually serve you.
I know how traumatizing ED treatment can be, and that the common punitive approach doesn’t work for everyone. That’s why as an experienced, trauma-informed therapist, I’ve designed these sessions to be founded on curiosity, outcome-independent, and inconsequential so you can feel safe to explore your ED without pressure or coercion. I aim to be a truly supportive guide focusing on safety first. I value every client’s autonomy and agency, therefore I will not force anything on my clients. The goal is not to avoid behavior use during the meal—if behaviors are used during our time together, I see it as a rich opportunity to process why!
Eating disorder services shouldn’t be punitive, dehumanizing, or traumatizing.
You deserve to be held with compassion and respect.
Who are Meal Support sessions helpful for?
Somatic Meal Support sessions are good options for people who:
Are medically-stable, and cleared for an outpatient level of care.
Want to explore their relationship with food with curiosity.
Have an ED team they engage with regularly, like a dietician and therapist.
Desire a no-pressure approach with a therapist who values clients’ agency and autonomy.
They are NOT for people who:
Are medically unstable.
Do not want to work on their relationship with food, or are being coerced into treatment/getting help.
Require ongoing meal support or looking for accountability, as this service is not intended as ongoing care.
Want a magic “fix” to get rid of their ED.
Somatic Meal Support session FAQ
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This is a premium, personally-tailored service that provides more value to clients. For this reason, higher fees are charged.
My immersives rate is $240 an hour, and meal support packages start at $960.
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Yes, depending on the plan, some of the cost can be covered. Like most specialists, I am considered an out-of-network provider, meaning you can use out-of-network benefits to cover the cost. Out-of-network benefits vary from plan to plan, so you will need to contact your insurance to find out what yours are.
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We will have a consultation to see if we’re a good fit and to answer any remaining questions you may have. You can book a consult using the contact form on my website.
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Uncover the Root of Your Relationship with Food
Gain insight into why you feel drawn to eating disorder behaviors by exploring the underlying emotions, beliefs, and nervous system patterns that drive them.Reconnect with Your Body's Signals
Learn to identify and trust your body's natural cues for hunger, fullness, and safety, replacing fear or control with curiosity and compassion.Explore Your Relationship with Food in a Safe, Non-Judgmental Space
Experience a unique, non-punitive approach to food that prioritizes exploration over rigid expectations. There’s no pressure to finish meals within a specific timeframe or use supplements; instead, you’ll have space to reflect on your patterns and develop a deeper understanding of your needs.Replace ED Behaviors with Meaningful Alternatives
Eating disorder behaviors often represent a sideways attempt to meet your needs—whether for control, comfort, or care—when no better tools were available. In these sessions, you’ll learn to step into more direct, effective ways to honor your needs, helping you align your actions with your true values and desires. For example, by reparenting yourself to feel safe experiencing emotions like anger or fear, you can let go of using food to suppress them and embrace practices that truly honor and support you.