Therapy for Orthorexia (“Clean Eating”)
in Orlando, Florida
Specialized Eating Disorder Treatment for Orthorexia
with a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist
Looking to find a therapist for Orthorexia and anxiety about eating?
Serving clients looking for therapy for eating disorders in Florida, New Jersey, and 40 other states.
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Orthorexia Therapy in Florida
Reclaim flexibility, joy, and peace with food — without shame or judgment.
Do you feel like food rules are taking over your life?
Are you constantly thinking about “clean,” “pure,” or “perfect” eating?
Do you feel panicked, ashamed, or terrified when you can’t follow your food rules exactly?
Orthorexia isn’t about vanity or laziness — it’s about fear.
Fear of contamination.
Fear of losing control.
Fear of not being “good enough.”
Fear that if you don’t eat perfectly, something terrible will happen.
If this sounds familiar, you are not alone.
And there is real, evidence-based help available.
Compassionate, Specialized Support for Orthorexia and Obsession with “Healthy” Eating
Reclaim your body, your voice, and your life with therapy grounded in validation, compassion, authenticity,
and lived experience.
What Is Orthorexia?
Orthorexia is an eating disorder characterized by an obsessive focus on eating “healthy,” “clean,” or “pure” foods.
Unlike other eating disorders that may focus on weight or shape, orthorexia is driven by:
health anxiety
moral purity
fear of illness
perfectionism
identity merging with food rules
For many people, it begins with good intentions — improving nutrition, healing health issues, trying a diet trend, or wanting to feel better in their body. Over time, the rules get tighter, the anxiety grows louder, and life becomes smaller.
Signs You May Be Struggling With Orthorexia
You might see yourself in some of these experiences:
Avoiding social events because of food
Feeling intense guilt if you break a rule
Spending hours researching ingredients or labels
Cutting out entire food groups
Feeling superior or ashamed based on what you ate
Food choices driven by anxiety, not hunger
Perfectionistic thinking around nutrition
Panic at the idea of eating restaurant or packaged food
Losing weight unintentionally
Difficulty concentrating, fatigue, irritability
Rigid routines around eating times or preparation
Identity wrapped around being “clean,” vegan, paleo, etc.
Orthorexia can be physically and psychologically devastating — even when the world praises your “discipline.”
Why am I obsessed with eating healthy?
Why Orthorexia Develops
Orthorexia rarely appears out of nowhere.
It often grows out of deeper emotional wounds and personality patterns, including:
childhood trauma
a need to feel safe or in control
perfectionism
anxiety disorders
obsessive-compulsive traits
fear of illness or contamination
identity loss
people-pleasing
high performance pressure
rigid family systems
fitness and diet culture messaging
Orthorexia may start as self-care — and quietly become self-harm.
Healing begins with one small step of courage. Begin your recovery from anorexia today.
How Orthorexia Treatment Works
Orthorexia recovery isn’t about forcing you to “just eat the cookie.” It’s about understanding the function behind the rules.
My approach includes:
• Eating disorder psychology
Uncovering the beliefs driving anxiety, compulsions, shame, and rigidity.
• Trauma-informed therapy
If food rules protect you from emotional chaos, we must help the nervous system feel safe first.
• Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Exploring parts of you that demand perfection, punish mistakes, or fear chaos.
• Cognitive & somatic treatment
Interrupting compulsive thoughts and bodily fear responses.
• Body image + identity work
Separating your worth from your eating patterns.
• Gradual, supported exposure
Reintroducing flexibility — without overwhelming your nervous system.
Orthorexia recovery is not about “giving up healthy eating.”
It’s about having more choice, freedom, flexibility, and pleasure again.
Orthorexia vs Healthy Eating
It becomes orthorexia when:
food rules control you
there is panic around deviation
identity depends on purity
life shrinks
relationships suffer
mental space is consumed by food
physical health worsens
If you’re unsure, therapy can help you sort out the difference. You do not need to diagnose yourself before reaching out.
Orthorexia Treatment for Teens
For teens, orthorexia can look like:
veganism or “clean eating” becoming moral identity
refusing family meals
fear of processed foods
panic over ingredients
perfectionism tied to school + body image
Parents often feel confused — even proud — before realizing something is wrong.
Therapy helps teens challenge rigid thinking, tolerate emotional discomfort, and rebuild trust in food and relationships.
Orthorexia & Anxiety
Most clients with orthorexia experience:
chronic anxiety
panic attacks
obsessive thinking
shame spirals
compulsive rituals
Treatment must address the underlying anxiety system, not just food behavior.
Therapy for Orthorexia in Florida
(Telehealth Across PSYPACT States)
I offer:
weekly individual therapy
trauma-informed treatment
virtual treatment anywhere in Florida
support for adults, students & teens
specialty eating disorder treatment
If you’re unsure whether orthorexia fits your experience, we can talk through it gently.
How to Get Started
You don’t have to be “sick enough.”
You don’t have to prove you qualify.
You don’t need a diagnosis.
Just reach out.
We’ll talk about:
what’s been happening
what you want to change
how therapy works
whether we feel like a good fit
You don’t have to live inside food rules forever.
Recovery is possible — and you don’t have to do it alone.
