Kamaria Beamon (she/her)

I work with adults and adolescents (13+) with complex eating struggles. I'm aware that traditional eating disorder recovery environments may not be helpful for some people and that completely stopping behaviors may not be accessible. My focus is healing the traumas behind disordered eating, increasing safety, and reducing behaviors. I'm also able to support those who desire complete cessation. I'm prepared to work with RDs, nutritionists, PCPs, family, and others involved in your recovery.

I work with adults and adolescents (13+) with complex eating struggles. I'm aware that traditional eating disorder recovery environments may not be helpful for some people and that completely stopping behaviors may not be accessible. My focus is healing the traumas behind disordered eating, increasing safety, and reducing behaviors. I'm also able to support those who desire complete cessation.

As a queer therapist, I understand the unique experiences of the LGBTQ community and create a safe space for processing emotional challenges. Living authentically is key to fulfillment, and I recognize that it's others' reactions to gender and sexuality that can cause distress, not actually being LGBTQ. Whether you're exploring identity, relationships, or spirituality, I affirm both your sexuality/gender and your whole, complex personhood beyond these aspects.

I work with adults and adolescents (13+) with complex eating struggles. I'm aware that traditional eating disorder recovery environments may not be helpful for some people and that completely stopping behaviors may not be accessible. My focus is healing the traumas behind disordered eating, increasing safety, and reducing behaviors. I'm also able to support those who desire complete cessation. I collaborate with nutritionists, doctors, family, and other care team members and offer meal support.

I work with parents and teens dealing with high conflict and parents interested in gentle but assertive parenting. As a former educator and nanny, I deeply understand how child and adolescent brains work. My parent-teen sessions focus on helping everyone feel heard, healing family trauma, and learning realistic skills for lasting change. My work with aspiring gentle parents includes exploring childhood and creating specific solutions that work for their unique kids and families.

I've received substantial training in Functional Family Therapy, an evidence-based therapeutic modality explicitly developed for working with teens and adolescents experiencing high conflict. Since FFT is a short-term intervention, I've adapted FFT to working with families for more than 12 weeks by including methods to address collective trauma experienced by the whole family, communication skills training, and creating solutions tailored to the family's unique needs for lasting change.

When it comes to trauma, our bodies tell the story. During traumatic experiences, our body releases chemicals that send messages to our brain, affecting our emotions and how we respond to things long after the initial experience ends. As a result, talk therapy alone isn't always effective for people looking to heal from trauma. I include body-centered techniques WITH talk therapy to increase feelings of safety, feel/process emotions, and build resilience to triggers.

DBT is the leading evidence-based therapy method for people learning to regulate emotions. I've received substantial training in DBT, and I tap into my skills as an educator to help clients learn emotion regulation, healthy coping skills, communication, and mindfulness to build a greater tolerance to uncomfortable feelings. I've adapted my use of DBT to include harm reduction, trauma-informed practice, and reliability to people of color and LGBTQIA2S+ folks.