Fat Liberation Therapy
Radical Healing at Every Size, Every Identity, Every Story
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At our practice, we are committed to providing therapy that honors your full humanity, including your body. Rooted in fat liberation, Health at Every Size® (HAES) principles, and an intersectional lens, our approach challenges weight stigma and systemic oppression while creating space for healing, joy, and embodiment.
Fat Liberation: More Than Body Positivity
Fat liberation is not about loving your body despite its size, it's about dismantling the systems that tell you your body is a problem in the first place. We recognize that fatphobia is deeply embedded in our healthcare system, media, workplaces, and even families. In therapy, we help you explore how anti-fat bias has shaped your relationship with food, movement, self-worth, and care; we work with you to unlearn shame and reclaim autonomy.
We don’t just support acceptance. We advocate for liberation.
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Health at Every Size® (HAES): A Weight-Inclusive Framework
Our therapists are HAES-aligned, meaning we affirm that:
Health is not defined by weight
Bodies are diverse by nature
People of all sizes deserve respectful, evidence-based care
Well-being includes physical, emotional, and social dimensions
Whether you're recovering from disordered eating, navigating body image distress, or seeking care free from diet culture, we offer a space that refuses to pathologize your body.
Intersectional Therapy: Your Lived Experience Matters
We know that experiences of body-based oppression do not exist in a vacuum. Our practice is deeply informed by intersectionality, a framework that acknowledges how systems of oppression (like racism, ableism, transphobia, classism, and fatphobia) intersect to impact mental health.
You are not too complex.
You are not "too much."
You deserve a therapist who sees the full context of your life.
We Work With:
Folks healing from weight stigma and diet trauma
People in larger bodies navigating healthcare, family, and workplace discrimination
Clients with eating disorders in higher-weight bodies who’ve been misdiagnosed or mistreated
BIPOC, queer, trans, disabled, and neurodivergent clients seeking size-affirming care
Anyone ready to explore a more liberated, compassionate relationship with their body
What Therapy Looks Like Here
Our space is anti-diet, fat-affirming, trauma-informed, and collaborative. You set the pace. We bring curiosity, warmth, and political awareness to our work together. This is not just about feeling better in your body; it’s about reclaiming your right to exist without shame
Body Liberation & HAES® FAQ
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Fat people experience discrimination in Healthcare, at their workplace, the "Fat Tax," being charged more for clothing, traveling, direct bullying, and difficulties with dating.
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Fat bias and discrimination exists in the world around us, and fat people feel the impact of that. We may experience low self-esteem, depression, occupational problems, financial difficulties, social isolation, disordered eating, higher risk for physical illness (avoiding going to the doctor for fear of discrimination).
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According to the The Association for Size Diversity and Health (ASDAH),
Weight Inclusivity: Accept and respect the inherent diversity of body shapes and sizes and reject the idealizing or pathologizing of specific weights.
Health Enhancement: Support health policies that improve and equalize access to information and services, and personal practices that improve human well-being, including attention to individual physical, economic, social, spiritual, emotional, and other needs.
Respectful Care: Acknowledge our biases, and work to end weight discrimination, weight stigma, and weight bias. Provide information and services from an understanding that socio-economic status, race, gender, sexual orientation, age, and other identities impact weight stigma, and support environments that address these inequities.
Eating for Well-being: Promote flexible, individualized eating based on hunger, satiety, nutritional needs, and pleasure, rather than any externally regulated eating plan focused on weight control.
Life-Enhancing Movement: Support physical activities that allow people of all sizes, abilities, and interests to engage in enjoyable movement, to the degree that they choose.
(https://asdah.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ASDAH-HAES-Principles.pdf)
You can take back control of your life
You are not doomed to a life of counting macros, avoiding binge foods, or skipping out on family dinners. With the right support, you can build alternative coping skills, gain insight into your eating disorder, and change your relationship with food. Contact us today to set up an initial consultation and start the healing journey.
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