Jodie Benabe (she/her)

I'm the former President of the Denver Metro Chapter of the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (iaedp) and the former Education Chair. I've conducted research and published articles on eating disorders and am a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist Consultant (CEDS-C). I've worked in hospital inpatient, residential, and outpatient settings treating eating and feeding problems.

I specialize in helping people going through high conflict divorce and custody battles, parallel parenting difficulties, post-separation abuse, and Court trauma. I'm also a Level 2 Certified Clinical Trauma Professional and am trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).

I specialize in high-conflict divorce and difficult co-parenting, particularly with a manipulative or controlling former partner. I help clients navigate communication, strengthen boundaries, manage triggers, and respond strategically rather than getting pulled into conflict. When contact is unavoidable because you share children, we'll work on protecting your emotional well-being, managing difficult interactions, and rebuilding stability, confidence, and a sense of control over your life.

Trauma from infidelity and betrayal, narcissistic abuse, emotional volatility, or long-term instability can leave you on high alert—hypervigilant, anxious, unable to sleep, or overwhelmed by triggers. I specialize in PTSD symptoms related to relational trauma and chronic stress. I help you process what happened, reduce distress and reactivity, rebuild trust in yourself, and feel safer and more grounded in your life using evidence-based trauma treatment, including EMDR when appropriate.

I use CBT to help clients make sense of the thoughts, triggers, and fear-driven patterns that develop in high-conflict relationships, narcissistic abuse, and chronic anxiety. Together, we identify what fuels your distress and build practical, real-life tools you can use in moments of panic, self-doubt, or emotional overwhelm. CBT helps you gain clarity, reduce reactivity, and feel more in control of your responses and decisions.

IPT helps address the effects of relational trauma—instability, betrayal, emotional volatility, or ruptured trust. These experiences deeply influence self-worth, boundaries, and how safe you feel in relationships. IPT supports clearer communication, stronger relational skills, and healthier patterns so you can navigate connections with more confidence and stability.

I use CBT to help clients understand how relational trauma and chronic stress shape anxious thoughts, depression, and fear-based patterns. CBT is also a central part of my work with anxiety, eating disorders, OCD, and panic—helping you interrupt spirals, challenge unhelpful beliefs, and build skills you can use in real moments of overwhelm. I often integrate exposure-based strategies so you gain confidence and feel more in control.

I specialize in trauma rooted in relational harm—emotional volatility, betrayal, chronic instability, and overwhelming stress. These experiences often leave the nervous system on high alert, affecting sleep, eating, anxiety, and your ability to feel safe in your own body. My trauma therapy integrates EMDR, somatic strategies, and grounding work to reduce triggers, calm the body, and rebuild a strong sense of internal safety.

I specialize in trauma rooted in relational harm—emotional volatility, betrayal, chronic instability, and overwhelming stress. These experiences often leave the nervous system on high alert, affecting sleep, eating, anxiety, and your ability to feel safe in your own body. My trauma therapy integrates EMDR, somatic strategies, and grounding work to reduce triggers, calm the body, and rebuild a strong sense of internal safety.

As a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist & Consultant (CEDS-C), I have experience treating eating disorders across outpatient, residential, PHP, and IOP settings. I work with adults struggling with anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, disordered eating, and body image concerns. I provide compassionate, evidence-based treatment tailored to you, helping you understand what maintains the eating disorder, reduce its hold on your life, and build a healthier relationship with food and your body.