Body Image Therapy in Bergen County
Don’t let the scale determine your emotions
Accept yourself as you are
Size doesn’t equal self-worth
Everyday we are bombarded with ideas of what is considered beautiful. Just turn on the TV, scroll through social media, or flip through the pages of a magazine and you are met with image after image of thin, pretty people with smiles on their faces. The pervasiveness of these unrealistic ideals can play mind games, making us think we need to look a certain way in order to find happiness. We become obsessed with our weight and appearance, spiraling into a defeating cycle of dieting, exercise, self-consciousness, and self-loathing. It’s time to free yourself from the unattainable norms and expectations of the perfect body that society puts upon us. We’re here to help you recognize that you are perfect just the way you are.
Signs Your Body Image Needs a Boost
Body Checker
- Studying your body in the mirror
- Constantly weighing yourself
- Pinching yourself to check for fat
- Measuring your body parts
- Comparing your body to others
Body Avoider
- Wearing only loose or dark clothing to hide imperfections
- Avoiding shopping for clothes
- Not looking at yourself
- Skipping activities because they make you feel self-conscious
- Avoiding friends and family because you’re afraid of judgements
- Not taking or looking at photos of yourself
- Not engaging in physical intimacy
If you find yourself doing any of the above, you could benefit from working with a therapist to help you to heal your relationship with your body so you can give it the love it deserves.
Empowering Your Journey to Self-Love
In all healthy relationships, each person finds things to love about the other person AND accepts the not-so-perfect idiosyncrasies. Yes, some of the things they do may be annoying, but we look past them. Why? Because nobody is perfect. Everyone has flaws, and love is about accepting the other person for who they are. This is exactly how you need to treat your relationship with your body. No body is without imperfections, but it is still worthy of love and acceptance. Our therapists will empower you to embrace what you think are your flaws and recognize that your self-worth does not hinge on how you look.
We’ll Teach You to Show Your Body Compassion
Your body is a beautiful, wonderful, amazing work of art and science. Think about all the incredible things it does for you on a daily basis: breathing, walking, hugging loved ones. During your sessions, we’ll help you learn to appreciate how your body keeps you alive and enables you to do the things you love. This new found respect for the place you inhabit will help you develop a more healthy relationship with yourself.
Battling Your Body Image
Fixating on your body is exhausting and robs you of happiness. Focusing on how you look can occupy your brain all day and keep you from experiencing moments of joy. Maybe you skipped out on splashing with your toddler in the pool because you were too embarrassed to put on a bathing suit. Perhaps you shied away from attending the class reunion because you didn’t want people whispering about all the weight gained. It’s time to defeat the invisible critic in your head so you can get back to enjoying life. Working with your therapist, you’ll explore the causes of the negative self-talk, then shift into self-nurturing mode so you can achieve self-acceptance. We want you to see just how liberating moving from external validation to internal validation can be.
Therapy Can Help You Stop Body-Shaming Yourself
As women therapists, we understand the societal pressure to look perfect, but we also know the peace you can achieve when you quiet the inner critic. Your therapy sessions will help you to stop obsessing over how you look and treat your body with the kindness it deserves. We’ll focus on why you see yourself so negatively, and work with you on accepting you for you.
