Life Beyond the Food Rules.
Eating Disorder Treatment
in Houston Willowbrook, TX
Personalized eating disorder treatment that helps you heal your relationship with food, rebuild body trust, and create a life no longer centered around fear or guilt
UNDERSTANDING EATING DISORDER
Common Signs of Eating Disorders
Avoiding Food Situations
You find yourself avoiding restaurants, family gatherings, work lunches, or social events because food-related situations create stress, anxiety, or fear of losing control.
Loss of Hunger & Fullness Cues
Eating feels disconnected from your body's natural signals. You may ignore hunger, distrust fullness, or struggle to recognize what your body actually needs.
Self-Worth Tied to Food or Weight
Your mood, confidence, or sense of accomplishment changes dramatically based on what you ate, how much you exercised, or what you see in the mirror.
Life Beyond the Eating Disorder
Food, weight, and body image struggles often affect much more than eating itself. Consider reaching out if any of these feel familiar:
Constant Self-Monitoring
You spend much of the day tracking, calculating, comparing, or evaluating your food choices, body, or exercise habits, leaving little mental space for anything else.
Life Revolves Around Food Rules
Vacations, celebrations, travel, and everyday plans are increasingly shaped by what you can eat, when you can eat, or how you will make up for it later.
Difficulty Being Present
Conversations, work, school, and relationships feel harder to engage in because food-related thoughts keep pulling your attention away from the moment.
Feeling Controlled Instead of Free
The rules, rituals, guilt, or fears surrounding food have started making decisions for you. You want to trust yourself again instead of constantly battling your own mind.
What Clients Say
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Practical Eating Disorder
Recovery Strategies
Evidence-based treatment to help you rebuild trust with food, reconnect with your body, and support lasting recovery.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Learn practical skills for managing urges, tolerating distress, and regulating emotions without relying on restrictive eating, bingeing, or other harmful coping patterns.
Emotional RegulationCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Identify and challenge the beliefs that keep eating disorder behaviors in place, including perfectionism, body dissatisfaction, and food-related anxiety.
Evidence-Based CareBody Trust & Recovery Work
Rebuild a healthier relationship with your body by reconnecting with internal cues, reducing shame, and developing greater confidence in your ability to nourish yourself.
Sustainable RecoveryYour insurance is probably covered.
We’re in-network with most major plans. Most of our clients pay nothing more than their standard copay.
Blue Shield
Don't see your plan?
We work with more carriers than we can list. We'll run a free benefits check before your first session so you know exactly what's covered.
Not using insurance? Self-pay is a flat $150 for your first session — on us if the fit isn’t right.
Meet the counselors who can help you find the right fit
You do not need to guess who to start with. Our team helps match you with a licensed counselor based on what you’re going through, your preferences, and the kind of support that feels right for you.
AJ Huynh
Director | LPC
Brenda Resendez
Clinical Director | LPC
Sheree Morgan
LPC-Associate
Ricardo Alvarez
LPC
Christopher Walker
LPC
Leah Van Leuven
LCSW
Cathy Birden
LPC
Questions About
Eating Disorder Treatment In Houston Willowbrook
How quickly can I start eating disorder treatment in Houston Willowbrook?
We typically schedule your first session within a week of your initial inquiry, so you can begin building support without the wait.
Do you accept insurance?
Yes. We’re in-network with most major plans including Aetna, Cigna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and UnitedHealthcare. We run a free benefits check before your first session.
Why choose your practice for eating disorder treatment in Houston Willowbrook?
Our therapists are trained in eating disorder recovery and use evidence-based approaches like DBT, mindfulness, and self-compassion work. We also coordinate with dietitians and medical providers when needed — a team approach without leaving Willowbrook.
How do you help people find relief from eating disorders?
We pair practical DBT skills with self-compassion and mindfulness work to address both the urges and the inner critic underneath them. Most clients see relief first as quieter meals, fewer rules, and a slow return of attention to things outside of food and body.
How long does eating disorder treatment typically take?
Eating disorder recovery is rarely linear, and pacing depends on where you’re starting. Some clients work with us through a focused period of healing; others stay longer for deeper body and identity work. We talk openly about milestones so you always know where you stand.
Can I choose between in-person and virtual sessions?
Yes. Meet at our Haynes Rd, Houston-Willowbrook office, attend virtually from anywhere in Texas, or mix the two based on your week.
Is therapy confidential?
Yes, confidentiality is the bedrock of our practice. Everything you discuss is held in the strictest confidence, protected by both legal standards and our professional ethics. Our office is a private, safe container designed so that you can be completely yourself, knowing that your personal story stays entirely between you and your therapist.
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Therapy for Houston Willowbrook and surrounding communities.
Serving neighborhoods across NW Houston. In-person at our Haynes Rd office, or virtual from anywhere in Texas.