In a world where diet culture is the norm, advertising for weight loss medications is everywhere, and medical discrimination against fat bodies is common, it’s a powerful act of resistance to accept your body as it is. I use my lived experience as a fat woman to work with people who navigate this world in a body that does not fit into the traditional thin beauty standard. I work with anyone who is ready to go down the road of body acceptance, no matter their body shape or size.

My approach is anti-diet, and my therapeutic space is a safe space for all body shapes and sizes.

You can read more about my story and how I use my experience as a fat woman in my practice here.

Please note that I do not work with clients who are currently engaging or planning to engage in intentional weight loss or dieting. 

Health at Every Size

In my practice, I adopt the Health at Every Size® (HAES) approach. HAES promotes wellbeing without focusing on weight loss and believes that weight, size or shape aren’t an indicator of health. Specific body shapes and weights shouldn’t be glamourised or demonised. In practice, this means that I do not believe that weight loss is the solution to the problems that fat people face in today’s society. I also do not suggest weight loss to my clients. The work we do together will be guided by skills and techniques that can improve your mental health, regardless of your current weight or body size.

Body Neutrality

While the body positive movement would like us to believe that we should always love and accept our bodies, I am a firm believer in body neutrality.

Body neutrality is a middle ground between body positivity (“I should always love my body no matter what it looks like”) and body negativity (“I hate how I look”). It’s based on the belief that your body is not the most important thing about you. It encourages you to accept and respect your body, rather than feeling hatred towards it.

For many, body neutrality is a more reasonable approach than body positivity, which can feel draining and discouraging when you have a hard time loving the way that you look.