Bellport, NY
Therapy that is not about fixing how you look.
Therapy for Bellport, in person a short drive west in Patchogue or virtually anywhere in New York. Free fifteen minute consult first.
In person or by video. The office is in Patchogue, and virtual sessions are available anywhere in New York if travel is not practical.
Fifteen minutes, free, and nothing to prepare.
Prefer to call or text? 631-371-4888
- Sessions
- In person in nearby Patchogue, or virtual anywhere in New York.
- Travel
- A short drive west along the South Shore.
- Focus
- Body image, comparison, food and exercise guilt, and self-worth.
- Insurance
- Aetna, Northwell Direct, UnitedHealthcare and Optum, plus private pay.
Why people here get in touch
Most appearance advice makes the problem worse.
Almost everyone arriving with body image struggles has already tried the available advice: eat differently, train differently, buy something that fits better, practice affirmations. Some of it helps for a week. Most of it quietly reinforces the original belief, which is that the body is the thing that needs to change in order for you to be alright.
This work goes at it from underneath instead. It looks at the anxiety, the comparison and the self-worth the appearance thoughts are attached to, on the basis that those are what is actually generating the loop. That is a slower route and it is the one that tends to hold.
Getting here
Where the office actually is.
Bellport is a village on the South Shore of Suffolk County, just east of Patchogue along the same stretch of shoreline. Getting to the office is a short local drive rather than a trip toward the expressway.
Whichever format you pick, the consult is free and it is a conversation rather than an assessment. Nothing about the first call commits you to booking anything.
Common questions
Asked by people in Bellport.
- Do you have an office in Bellport?
- No. The office is in Patchogue, a short drive west, and virtual sessions cover anywhere in New York.
- I have already tried to feel better about my body. Why would this be different?
- Because it is not aimed at making you feel positive about your appearance. It is aimed at the anxiety and self-worth underneath, so that appearance takes up less of your attention overall.
- Do I need an eating disorder diagnosis?
- No. Body image struggles sit on a wide spectrum and most people doing this work would not meet criteria for an eating disorder.
What I work on
The work itself, wherever you are.
Fifteen minutes, before you decide anything.
A free consult for anyone in Bellport. It is a conversation about what is going on and whether working together makes sense, with nothing to prepare.
Prefer to call or text? 631-371-4888
Insurance accepted for select New York plans: Aetna, Northwell Direct, UnitedHealthcare and Optum. Private pay and sliding scale available everywhere, including Vermont.