HOW EVOLVE COUNSELING ASSOCIATES HELP WITH BODY IMAGE
Body image is beyond just a mental picture of what you look like - body image consists of your personal relationship with your body. It includes the perceptions, beliefs, thoughts, feelings, and actions that pertain to your physical appearance.
SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF NEGATIVE BODY IMAGE IN WOMEN:
Strongly disliking aspects of your physical appearance
Thinking more about what you dislike about your looks than about what you like
Spending a lot of time worrying about what others think of your looks
Avoiding activities or situations because you feel physically self-conscious
Spending a lot of time, effort, or money attempting to “repair” your looks or trying to achieve physical perfection
Self-worth depends greatly on looks/physical appearance
Feeling shame, anxiety, or self-consciousness about your body
Using unhealthy methods or behaviors to change your weight such as dieting, restricting, vomiting/purging, and smoking
WHAT TO EXPECT IN COUNSELING FOR BODY IMAGE
I will guide you in exploring how body image has shown up in your life both in the past and present. From there, I will cater to your individual needs and intervene with evidence-based practice approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Exposure and Response Prevention, and more.