top of page

Eating Disorder Therapy

watercolor_edited_edited.png

An eating disorder affects far more than what you eat. It impacts your relationships, emotions, physical health, identity, and the way you experience everyday life. Whether you've been struggling for years or are just beginning to recognize that your relationship with food or your body has become overwhelming, healing is possible.

 

At Creating Your Journey, we provide specialized eating disorder therapy for children, adolescents, adults, and families. Our team understands that eating disorders are complex mental health conditions—not lifestyle choices—and treatment should address the whole person, not just eating behaviors.

 

We believe recovery is about much more than restoring nutrition. It's about helping you reconnect with yourself, rebuild trust in your body, regulate emotions, heal from underlying experiences, and create a life that is no longer controlled by food or body image.

Specialized Treatment for Eating Disorders

Our therapists have extensive experience treating individuals across the full spectrum of eating disorders and disordered eating, including:

  • Anorexia Nervosa (AN)

  • Bulimia Nervosa (BN)

  • Binge Eating Disorder (BED)

  • Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)

  • Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder (OSFED)

  • Chronic dieting and disordered eating

  • Compulsive exercise

  • Emotional eating

  • Body image concerns

  • Orthorexia and perfectionistic eating patterns

 

Whether you're restricting food, binge eating, purging, compulsively exercising, avoiding certain foods, or feeling consumed by thoughts about food and your body, you deserve compassionate, specialized care.

Signs You May Benefit fromEating Disorder Therapy

Many people believe they have to be "sick enough" before seeking help. The truth is, early intervention often leads to better outcomes.

​

Therapy may be helpful if you:

  • Constantly think about food, calories, or weight

  • Feel anxious or guilty after eating

  • Avoid social situations involving food

  • Experience binge eating episodes

  • Use vomiting, laxatives, fasting, or excessive exercise to compensate for eating

  • Skip meals or restrict food intake

  • Have intense body dissatisfaction

  • Feel your self-worth is tied to your appearance

  • Struggle with perfectionism or rigid rules around eating

  • Feel trapped in a cycle of dieting and losing control

 

Even if you don't meet the criteria for a specific eating disorder diagnosis, you deserve support.

Our Approach to Eating Disorder Recovery

At Creating Your Journey, we know there is no one-size-fits-all treatment. Every person's relationship with food has developed for different reasons, which is why treatment is individualized to your unique experiences and goals.

​

Our therapists utilize evidence-based and trauma-informed approaches, including:

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)-informed therapy

  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

  • Somatic Therapy

  • Art Therapy

  • Acceptance and mindfulness-based approaches

  • Emotion regulation skills

  • Meal support when appropriate

  • Family involvement and caregiver education

 

Rather than focusing solely on symptoms, we work to understand what the eating disorder has been trying to accomplish—whether that is managing anxiety, coping with trauma, creating a sense of control, or protecting against painful emotions. As healing occurs, healthier ways of coping naturally begin to emerge.

A Weight-Inclusive, Compassionate Philosophy

Creating Your Journey embraces a weight-inclusive, nonjudgmental approach to care.

 

We believe:

  • Health cannot be determined by appearance alone.

  • Recovery looks different for every person.

  • Food should not be a source of constant fear or shame.

  • Your worth is never determined by your weight or body size.

  • Healing is possible at every age and every stage of recovery.

 

Our goal is not simply symptom reduction. We want to help you reclaim your life from the eating disorder so you can spend more time pursuing what matters most.

Collaboration with Your Treatment Team

Eating disorder recovery often benefits from a multidisciplinary approach. When appropriate, we collaborate with:

  • Registered dietitians

  • Primary care physicians

  • Psychiatrists

  • Medical specialists

  • Schools and universities

  • Family members and caregivers

  • Higher levels of care during transitions

 

Our therapists work closely with your treatment team to provide coordinated, comprehensive care throughout your recovery journey.

Why Choose Creating Your Journey?

Eating disorders are the foundation of our practice. Our clinicians have extensive training and experience working with individuals across the recovery spectrum—from those just beginning therapy to clients transitioning from residential, partial hospitalization (PHP), or intensive outpatient (IOP) programs.

 

Our founder, Salicia Mazero, MA, LPC, SEP, ATR, is a Certified Eating Disorders Specialist and Consultant (CEDS-C), approved supervisor, presenter, and nationally recognized clinician who has dedicated her career to helping individuals recover from eating disorders. She provides supervision and consultation within the practice, ensuring our clinicians deliver specialized, evidence-based care. Several therapists on our team also have dedicated experience treating eating disorders, including clinicians who have worked with survivors of trauma and individuals recovering from eating disorders.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need a diagnosis before starting therapy?

No. Many clients seek therapy because they know something feels wrong with their relationship with food or their body. You do not need a formal diagnosis to begin treatment.

 

Do you work with teens?

Yes. We provide eating disorder therapy for adolescents, teens, and adults and involve parents or caregivers when appropriate.

 

Do you offer virtual therapy?

Yes. We offer both in-person therapy in the St. Louis area and telehealth sessions for clients throughout Missouri and Pennsylvania (where licensed).

 

Can you work with my dietitian or physician?

Absolutely. We believe collaborative care often leads to the strongest outcomes and are happy to coordinate with other members of your treatment team with your written consent.

Begin Your Recovery

Recovery doesn't happen overnight, but it does begin with one step.

Whether you've been struggling for months or years, you don't have to navigate recovery alone. Our team is here to provide compassionate, specialized eating disorder therapy that meets you where you are and supports you every step of the way.

​

Schedule a consultation today to learn how Creating Your Journey can support your recovery.

© 2026 by Creating Your Journey, LLC

bottom of page