Therapy for Eating Disorders
Therapy in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida and Vermont
Margot Levin, Ph.D.
Is food a problem in your life?
Do you feel that food dominates your thoughts and takes up too much of your time?
Are you constantly judging how much you eat, comparing yourself to others, or getting upset with yourself for not eating “clean,” or not following a specific diet?
Are you restricting your calories, avoiding different food groups, bingeing or purging?
Are you putting off things you would like to do until you have lost weight or like your body more?
I can help.
I work with people with disordered eating and eating disorders, such as anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder. I also help people who feel that thoughts about food and their body take up too much brain space.
My goal is for you to enjoy food more and obsess about it less. To feel more comfortable in your body. To make sure that your eating and exercise habits are improving, rather than harming, your health.
Therapy for Eating Disorders
Seeking treatment for an eating disorder takes courage because it means facing difficult emotions and breaking patterns that have felt familiar and controlling.
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What is your relationship to food? What would you like it to be? Which foods do you avoid and why? Which foods do you crave? Do I think you deserve to eat, or do you feel you have to do something to “earn it”? We can try to work through these questions together.
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Do you avoid exercise? Embrace it? Overdo it? How much is too little and how much is too much? It’s something we can look at together.
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People have complicated feelings about GLP-1’s. They ask themselves questions like Will they quiet my food noise? Do I want to be on a medication for the rest of my life? What are the pros and cons? We can sort through all this and more.
How I Can Help You Overcome Your Eating Disorder
I provide integrative treatment for eating disorders that is rooted in a weight-inclusive approach. I support people of all body sizes in building a more peaceful relationship with food, movement, and their bodies. Drawing from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and psychodynamic therapy, I tailor treatment to each individual's needs—helping clients address both current symptoms and the deeper emotional patterns that often underlie disordered eating. Together, we work to challenge internalized diet culture, develop sustainable coping strategies, and move toward healing with curiosity, compassion, and respect for body diversity.
What happens when we first meet?
When we meet, I will want to know about you, your relationship with food, dieting and body image over the course of your life. The important food and non-food-related moments in your life are also important. I want to work with you to identify your goals and a way forward. I will not recommend that you lose weight.
Education, Credentials,
& Trainings
Temple University, Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
William Alanson White Institute, Eating Disorders, Compulsions and Addictions certificate.
Past faculty at the Center for the Study of Anorexia and Bulimia
Licensed in NY, NJ, CT and for telehealth in FL, CT and VT
Therapy for Eating Disorders FAQs
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Diet culture is pervasive in our society. I don’t want to be another person telling you to lose weight. I also do not categorize foods as good or bad, or as healthy or unhealthy. I want to help you spend less time worrying about whether your body conforms to societal expections. I want to work with you to identify your goals and a way forward. I will not recommend that you lose weight.
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Drawing from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and psychodynamic therapy, I tailor treatment to each individual's needs—helping clients address both current symptoms and the deeper emotional patterns that often underlie disordered eating. Together, we work to challenge internalized diet culture, develop sustainable coping strategies, and move toward healing with curiosity, compassion, and respect for body diversity.
Eating disorders often co-occur with other disorders such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, substance abuse, depression, and complex trauma. I will want to explore whether these other issues tie into your eating disorder.
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In addition to my other professional credentials, I completed a one-year program in Eating Disorders, Compulsions and Addictions at the William Alanson White Institute in New York. I am a past faculty member of the Center for the Study of Anorexia and Bulimia in New York, and I have more than a decade’s experience treating people with eating disorders.
More than a decade’s experience
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I believe in a team approach and frequently work with nutritionists and psychiatrists. Eating disorders are complex and affect physical health, nutritional status and mental health.
You can send me an email via my contact page, email me at mlevin@margotlevin.com, or text or leave me a voicemail at 212-245-5550. I’ll get back to you, and we can schedule an introductory phone call. From there, we can schedule an in-person or telehealth appointment.
I’m looking forward to speaking with you.