Virtual Eating Disorder Care
Step 1: 30 Minute Consultation via Phone or Zoom
The consultation is an essential first step in understanding your needs and creating a personalized plan for our work together. This 30-minute conversation is designed to be relaxed, supportive, and informative, setting the stage for your first virtual session.
During the consultation, we’ll:
1. Explore Your Goals: I’ll ask what brought you to me, your challenges, and what you want to achieve. Whether you’re seeking recovery from disordered eating, body dysmorphia, or want to improve your connection to your body, this is your time to share what feels most important.
2. Assess Your Needs: I’ll gather relevant details about your physical, emotional, and environmental needs to ensure our in-home session is tailored to you. I have a network of specialists I can refer you to if we find your needs are beyond my scope of practice.
3. Outline My Approach: I’ll explain how I work, including techniques like sensory modulation, posture awareness, healthy stress, and personalized goal setting.
4. Discuss Logistics: We’ll review scheduling, and I will answer any questions you may have. After our consultation, I will email you intake forms to fill out before our first virtual visit.
This consultation ensures you feel informed, confident, and excited about your first virtual session. Together, we’ll take the first steps toward achieving your goals in a manageable and empowering way.
Step 2: Your First Virtual Session
Virtual sessions with me offer a convenient, accessible way to work together from the comfort of your own space, harnessing the unique benefits of recovering in your home environment.* Research shows that recovery in a familiar setting enhances outcomes by providing comfort, reducing stress, and offering opportunities to apply tools directly to daily life. This approach fosters sustainable habits, long-term success, and the confidence to build resilience within your natural routines and support systems.
What to expect in a typical sirtual session:
1. Creating a Comfortable Space: We’ll begin by establishing a safe, supportive environment where you feel at ease—literally and figuratively. I’ll guide you through the session with care, ensuring it feels personal and tailored to your needs.
2. Getting to Know You: Each session starts with a relaxed, judgment-free conversation about your goals, challenges, and aspirations. Whether you’re seeking eating disorder recovery, somatic healing, or a stronger connection with your body, this is your time to share what feels most important.
3. Practical Work: I’ll guide you through personalized techniques and strategies that fit seamlessly into your home environment. This may include:
- Sensory modulation exercises to help decrease sensory overwhelm.
- Posture awareness and alignment adjustments to improve circulation and organ function.
- Vagus nerve stimulation to facilitate the calming effect of the sympathetic nervous system. Centering activities to enhance body connection and improve alignment.
4. Personalized Plan: By the end of the session, you’ll have a clear set of customized strategies to take the next steps in your journey. These tools are designed to be practical, actionable, and easy to integrate into your daily routine.
5. Support and Empowerment: You’ll leave each session feeling supported, understood, and equipped with tools to continue your journey independently. Virtual care offers the same level of progress as in-person sessions, empowering you to reclaim your body connection and recovery—all from the comfort of your own space.
This personalized, flexible approach ensures that your recovery is realistic, empowering, and fully integrated into your everyday life.
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Step 3: Subsequent Sessions
After our initial session, subsequent sessions are about building momentum and deepening your progress. Each meeting is tailored to your evolving needs, ensuring we’re always working toward your goals in an empowering and achievable way.
Here’s what you can expect:
1. Review and Adjust: We’ll start by reflecting on your experiences since the last session. What worked well? What challenges came up? This helps us refine your plan and adjust as needed.
2. Building Skills: Each session will introduce new tools and techniques, building on the foundation we’ve created. These could include sensory modulation, mobility work, posture improvement, or emotional regulation strategies—all aimed at strengthening your connection with your body.
3. Tracking Progress: We’ll celebrate wins, no matter how small, and address any roadblocks. This ensures you feel supported and see measurable progress in your journey.
4. Customization and Growth: Your needs may evolve, and our sessions will evolve with them. Whether fine-tuning your recovery plan, focusing on specific challenges, or expanding your self-care toolkit, we’ll ensure your progress stays aligned with your goals.
5. Encouragement and Support: Every session makes you feel heard, valued, and motivated. We’ll build on your successes and tackle obstacles with care and creativity.
As we progress, these sessions will help you establish lasting habits, deepen your respect for your body, and create sustainable, positive change. It’s not just about recovery—it’s about thriving.
Step 4: Empowered Recovery
The ultimate goal is to help you become your own advocate and guide in recovery. True healing comes from understanding and connecting with your body on a deeper level. That’s why I focus on teaching you how to tune into your body’s natural rhythms, respect its cues, and respond in ways that promote balance and well-being.
Our sessions are not just about immediate results; they’re about giving you practical skills you can rely on for life. My role is to guide and support you as you learn to take charge of your health and recovery. By the end of our work together, you’ll feel confident in your ability to listen to your body, trust its wisdom, and make choices that align with your values and goals.
Recovery is not about dependence; it’s about freedom. My aim is to empower you to live fully, free from food and body struggles, with a renewed sense of respect for yourself, abilities, and your dreams.
Amelia Lindberg, physical therapist, provides sensory modulation training and movement-based recovery therapy to decrease body dysmorphia and disordered eating behaviors.
Free Eating Disorder Recovery Day Planner
Transform your eating and reconnect with yourself.
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