Kelsey Gilbert (she/her)

I have worked with eating disorders across the spectrum in teens-adults. A passion of mine is working with individuals with “atypical” anorexia nervosa who have encountered weight stigma within and outside of healthcare systems.

I believe that our relationships are reflective of our attachment style and early experiences with caregivers. As we move throughout life, we may reenact these patterns and begin to question why. In therapy, we can explore these patterns, work through grief, role transitions, and conflicts to build more fulfilling relationships.

I have worked with eating disorders across the spectrum in teens-adults. Eating disorders, like other disorders, can reflect drives for self-protection, needs, self-punishment, and success. A passion of mine is working with individuals with “atypical” anorexia who have encountered weight stigma within healthcare systems. None of us are immune to weight bias, and it often becomes self-directed criticism that can underlie and maintain an eating disorder.

I have worked with eating disorders across the spectrum in teens-adults for 10 years. Eating disorders, like other disorders, can reflect drives for self-protection, needs fulfillment, self-punishment, and success. A specific passion of mine is working with individuals with “atypical” anorexia who have encountered weight stigma within healthcare systems. Let's work together to figure out the function of the eating disorder and get your needs met through recovery.

ACT is an evidenced-based treatment for eating disorders, and among many other disorders. It is a powerful therapy that balances both acceptance of what cannot be changed, embracing emotions without avoiding them, and creating change through values-based actions and skill-based tools to cope with challenging thoughts.

Emotionally focused therapy is a humanistic therapy grounded in attachment theory. It's purpose is to build awareness, acceptance, and tolerance of emotions. It aids in building a stronger relationship with yourself and deepen your connections with others. We try so often to avoid emotions, this approach allows us to embrace them in a safe relationship.

Interpersonal psychotherapy posits that much of our pain is rooted in relationship issues, and that if we tend to these issues we may experience relief. IPT focuses on interpersonal sensitivity, role transitions, disputes, and grief/loss. It provides a framework to address these concerns and can be a brief therapy.