Therapist for Eating Disorders in Hawai‘i

How Disordered Eating Shows Up in Your Life

Disordered eating isn’t just about food — it’s about what’s underneath. Sometimes it looks like emotional eating, binge-restrict cycles, constant dieting or obsessing over every bite.

Other times, it shows up as shame, guilt or feeling completely disconnected from your body. If any of this feels familiar, you’re not alone.

Signs You Might Be Struggling With Disordered Eating

• Feeling out of control around food or using food to cope with emotions

• Getting stuck in binge-restrict cycles or yo-yo dieting

• Constant guilt or shame after eating

• Obsessing over calories, body size or “good” vs. “bad” foods

• Eating in secret or hiding eating habits from others

• Using food or restriction to numb emotions or manage stress

• Feeling disconnected from your body and unsure how to trust its signals

• Exhaustion from the endless cycle of rules, shame, and starting over

Disordered eating can show up in so many different ways — you’re not alone if any of this feels familiar.

If food feels like a constant battle, you don’t have to keep fighting alone. Working with a therapist for eating disorders in Hawai‘i gives you the space, tools and support to heal — so food can stop feeling like the enemy.

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What Changes When You Heal Your Relationship With Food

Healing your relationship with food isn’t about rules, restriction, or willpower — it’s about freedom.

It’s about understanding what’s underneath the patterns and learning to trust your body again. Working with an eating disorder therapist in Kailua-Kona, HI gives you the tools, support and space to create lasting change that goes far beyond food.

How Life (and You) Can Start to Feel Different

Imagine a life where food doesn’t control your every thought — here’s what’s possible.

• Building a healthier, more compassionate relationship with your body

• Learning new ways to cope with stress and big emotions without turning to food

• Releasing old survival patterns that no longer serve you

• Finding freedom and peace you didn’t think were possible

• Feeling calm and in control around food instead of stuck in all-or-nothing cycles

• Trusting your body’s signals instead of ignoring hunger or fullness

• Letting go of food guilt and breaking free from toxic food rules

• Enjoying meals without shame, fear or anxiety

You’ve spent so much energy fighting yourself and focusing on what's wrong with your body. It doesn’t have to stay this way. Working with a therapist for eating disorders in Hawai‘i can help you create a calmer, more compassionate relationship with food — and with yourself.

My Approach as an Eating Disorder Therapist

Healing from disordered eating isn’t about willpower, strict food rules or “fixing” yourself. It’s about understanding the root causes behind your patterns, rebuilding trust with your body and finding new ways to cope without shame.

My approach is gentle, collaborative, and practical, giving you the tools and support to create lasting change — not just temporary results and control.

What Makes Empower Change Counseling Different

Here’s what you can expect when we work together:

You don’t have to spend the rest of your life trapped in cycles of food rules, shame and guilt. With support, you can create a relationship with food — and yourself — that feels peaceful, compassionate, and free.

Root-Cause Focus

Whole Person Approach

Collaborative and Client Focused

Evidence Based + Outside the Box Tools

We’ll look beneath food rules and patterns to uncover what’s really driving them.

Together, we’ll reconnect your mind, body and nervous system to create balance and trust.

Bingeing, restricting, emotional eating — however it shows up, you’re not broken, and this is a shame-free space.

Learn strategies to break free from food guilt, regulate emotions, and build a healthier body relationship.