Specialized Eating Disorder Therapy in Brentwood, TN

If you struggle in your relationship with food or your body, you are not alone. Built on a foundation of compassion and clinical expertise, Anchored Counseling Co. provides eating disorder recovery in Brentwood and the greater Nashville area. Our practice is a safe place to rediscover trust in your body, cultivate a peaceful relationship with food, and build a meaningful life defined by your values.
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Our Eating Disorder
Treatment Philosophy

We believe eating disorders are complex biological, psychological, and social mental illnesses that develop due to genetic and environmental factors. If you struggle in your relationship with food or your body, you are not alone. It makes sense why so many individuals struggle in their relationship with food or their bodies, because we live in a diet culture that celebrates disordered behaviors.

At Anchored Counseling Co., we believe eating disorders aren’t only about the food itself. Essentially, the behaviors around food are symptomatic of underlying emotional avoidance and unmet needs. No two eating disorders are the same; therefore you are deserving of your own unique treatment plan.

Our role as therapists is to work with clients on tolerating emotional distress, leaning into their emotions versus avoiding them, healing trauma wounds, practicing cognitive flexibility, supporting clients in living out their values, addressing faulty thinking patterns, setting appropriate boundaries in diet culture settings, and building support with safe individuals. We believe full recovery is possible and you can learn to live at peace with food and your body.

For clients seeking eating disorder therapy in Nashville, TN, our Brentwood-based practice offers a compassionate space to explore the thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and experiences that may be shaping your relationship with food and your body. Treatment is individualized, collaborative, and grounded in the belief that recovery is possible.

Symptoms of Eating Disorders

Eating disorder symptoms are a complex web of distressing thoughts and painful feelings. You may recognize some of these symptoms in your own life:
  • Being preoccupied with food or the content of food
  • Skipping meals
  • Feeling out of control with food
  • Hiding food
  • Being picky or selectively eating
  • Having a fear of going to the grocery store
  • Feeling guilt or shame after eating
  • Having a fear of eating in front of others
  • Fear around eating in front of others
  • Purging by self-induced vomiting, exercise, or laxatives
  • Over-exercising
  • Cutting out certain foods or food groups
  • Being preoccupied with body image
  • Having food rituals
  • Delaying eating
  • Being unable to stop eating
  • Measuring or weighing food
  • Counting calories
  • Feeling distressed about food quality and cleanliness
  • Having “rules” associated with foods
  • Cutting out certain foods or food groups
  • Being preoccupied with body image
You do not have to wait until symptoms feel severe before seeking support. If thoughts about food, body image, comparison, eating rules, exercise, guilt, shame, or control are interfering with your daily life, therapy can be a place to begin understanding what is happening and what support may help.

Eating Disorder Therapy in Brentwood

Your journey to recovery is deeply personal. We use various specialized, evidence-based therapies to create a treatment plan tailored to your needs, symptoms, and goals. Learn more about our eating disorder treatment options in Brentwood, TN today:
This method helps you recognize and question the fixed thought patterns and fundamental beliefs that fuel the eating disorder. Together, we will work to break "all-or-nothing" thinking, challenge food-related rules, and minimize behaviors such as body-checking.
ERP is a powerful tool for decreasing the anxiety associated with food and body image. Our expert therapists will safely guide you in gradually facing food-related fears, such as eating a "forbidden" food or wearing a certain outfit, without engaging in compulsive behaviors.
Rather than fighting against challenging thoughts and urges, ACT teaches you to step back and notice them with acceptance. We empower you to commit to actions that align with your values, such as attending a dinner party or enjoying a vacation.
Overwhelming emotions are often the drivers of an eating disorder. DBT instills practical skills in mindfulness, distress tolerance, and emotion regulation, equipping you with various coping strategies to address painful feelings without restriction, bingeing, or purging.
These practices anchor you in the present moment. Through mindfulness, you can develop a greater awareness of your body's natural hunger and fullness cues and learn to observe difficult thoughts and feelings without letting them take control.
We understand that a part of you may feel frightened to let the eating disorder go. MI is a collaborative and respectful technique that helps you examine this internal conflict, enabling you to strengthen your own motivation for change and develop confidence in your ability to heal.
This treatment method helps you separate your identity from the eating disorder. We'll work together to externalize the problem, give it a name like "the bully," which enables you to see the disorder as something you have, not something you are.
Sometimes, eating disorders stem from unmet childhood needs. This gentle approach connects with and heals the younger parts of yourself that may have felt unheard or unsafe. By nurturing your inner child, you can heal underlying wounds and reduce reliance on the eating disorder as a coping mechanism.
The way we relate to others is sometimes reflected in our relationship with food and our bodies. Our therapy sessions will examine how your early attachment experiences have shaped your connection, trust, and self-worth patterns.
IFS views the eating disorder as a “protector” that emerged to shield you from pain. Rather than fighting it, we seek to understand its positive intentions. This approach empowers us to heal the wounded, younger parts of you that the disorder protects, liberating you from dependency.
This method helps you recognize and question the fixed thought patterns and fundamental beliefs that fuel the eating disorder. Together, we will work to break "all-or-nothing" thinking, challenge food-related rules, and minimize behaviors such as body-checking.
ERP is a powerful tool for decreasing the anxiety associated with food and body image. Our expert therapists will safely guide you in gradually facing food-related fears, such as eating a "forbidden" food or wearing a certain outfit, without engaging in compulsive behaviors.
Rather than fighting against challenging thoughts and urges, ACT teaches you to step back and notice them with acceptance. We empower you to commit to actions that align with your values, such as attending a dinner party or enjoying a vacation.
Overwhelming emotions are often the drivers of an eating disorder. DBT instills practical skills in mindfulness, distress tolerance, and emotion regulation, equipping you with various coping strategies to address painful feelings without restriction, bingeing, or purging.
These practices anchor you in the present moment. Through mindfulness, you can develop a greater awareness of your body's natural hunger and fullness cues and learn to observe difficult thoughts and feelings without letting them take control.
We understand that a part of you may feel frightened to let the eating disorder go. MI is a collaborative and respectful technique that helps you examine this internal conflict, enabling you to strengthen your own motivation for change and develop confidence in your ability to heal.
This treatment method helps you separate your identity from the eating disorder. We'll work together to externalize the problem, give it a name like "the bully," which enables you to see the disorder as something you have, not something you are.
Sometimes, eating disorders stem from unmet childhood needs. This gentle approach connects with and heals the younger parts of yourself that may have felt unheard or unsafe. By nurturing your inner child, you can heal underlying wounds and reduce reliance on the eating disorder as a coping mechanism.
The way we relate to others is sometimes reflected in our relationship with food and our bodies. Our therapy sessions will examine how your early attachment experiences have shaped your connection, trust, and self-worth patterns.
IFS views the eating disorder as a “protector” that emerged to shield you from pain. Rather than fighting it, we seek to understand its positive intentions. This approach empowers us to heal the wounded, younger parts of you that the disorder protects, liberating you from dependency.

The Diagnoses We Treat

No one's journey is exactly the same. At Anchored Counseling Co., we treat multiple eating disorders, such as:
  • Anorexia Nervosa
  • Bulimia Nervosa
  • Binge Eating Disorder
  • Other Specified Food and Eating Disorder
  • Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
  • Rumination Disorder

**It is important to note that you are deserving of professional care, even if you do not meet the criteria for a diagnosis**

Many people seek eating disorder therapy before they have a formal diagnosis, or because their relationship with food, movement, body image, or control has started to feel painful or consuming. Your experience is valid, and support can begin wherever you are in the process.

Build Self Trust Through Therapy

If you’re in Brentwood or a surrounding area, choose Anchored Counseling Co. for eating disorder counseling. We offer in-person and online sessions. Anchored Counseling Co. is here to help you take the next step toward healing.

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