Eating disorders are serious mental illnesses that affect at least 9% of
the population worldwide. They are among the deadliest of all mental
illnesses, second to opioid overdose. However, it's important to remember
that with the right support and resources, recovery is not just possible,
but achievable, offering a path to a more fulfilling life.

Treatment of eating disorders requires a multi-disciplinary approach
including all or a combination of a physician, mental health professionals,
registered dietitians, and more recently recovery coaches.

Eating disorders are serious mental illnesses that affect at least 9% of the population worldwide. They are among the deadliest of all mental illnesses, second to opioid overdose. However, it's important to remember that with the right support and resources, recovery is not just possible, but achievable, offering a path to a more fulfilling life.

Treatment of eating disorders requires a multi-disciplinary approach including all or a combination of a physician, mental health professionals, registered dietitians, and more recently recovery coaches.

Recovery From an
Eating Disorder is Possible

Eating Disorder recovery coaching

Recovery Coaches complement the work of your doctor, therapist, and
dietician. Alongside your professional team, we help you learn and apply
new skills in order to maintain recovery. The support we provide utilizes
exposure and response prevention work to help you make behavior
changes that are critical for recovery.

Recovery Coaches help you…
  • Create a plan for managing triggers
  • Develop healthy coping skills
  • Gain an understanding of your personal needs
  • Maintain motivation during your recovery process

Our ongoing support guides you every step of the way, empowering you
to make lasting change, building self-esteem, finding stronger self
acceptance, gaining greater insight into your behaviors, working
towards making changes, and building a better relationship with food.

Recovery Coaches complement the work of your doctor, therapist, and dietician. Alongside your professional team, we help you learn and apply new skills in order to maintain recovery. The support we provide utilizes exposure and response prevention work to help you make behavior changes that are critical for recovery.

Recovery Coaches help you…
•Create a plan for managing triggers
•Develop healthy coping skills
•Gain an understanding of your personal needs
•Maintain motivation during your recovery process

Our ongoing support guides you every step of the way, empowering you to make lasting change, building self-esteem, finding stronger self acceptance, gaining greater insight into your behaviors, working towards making changes, and building a better relationship with food.

Why Work With a
Recovery Coach

Assist clients in accomplishing established treatment goals

Sessions can be held anywhere and anytime the client needs them — in the home, at the grocery store or clothing store, at work, at restaurants, etc. Coaches can also be hired for 24/7 live-ins

Trained to work only on the "here and now" helping the client to accomplish day-to- day behavior challenges

Refers to the therapist for treatment of any co-morbid issues

Does not diagnose conditions or treat them. Instead, helps support the work and goals of the client's clinicians

Coaching

In charge of ongoing assessment, establishing treatment goals, and carrying out the overall treatment plan

Sessions are generally one hour and take place in an office setting

Trained to help clients work on underlying issues exploring WHY the eating disorder might have developed

Can diagnose and treat other co-morbid issues (e.g. depression, anxiety, substance abuse, etc.)

Can diagnose and treat eating disorder

Therapy

For more information on the Carolyn Costin Institute the eating disorder coach certification, visit the CCI website.

Therapy vs. Coaching

Therapy vs. Coaching

For more information on the Carolyn Costin Institute the eating disorder coach certification, visit the CCI website.

Coaching: Assist clients in accomplishing established treatment goals

Coaching:  Sessions can be held anywhere and anytime the client needs them — in the home, at the grocery store or clothing store, at work, at restaurants, etc. Coaches can also be hired for 24/7 live-ins

Coaching:  Trained to work only on the "here and now" helping the client to accomplish day-to- day behavior challenges

Coaching: Refers to the therapist for treatment of any co-morbid issues

Coaching: Does not diagnose conditions or treat them. Instead, helps support the work and goals of the client's clinicians

Coaching

Therapy

For more information on the Carolyn Costin Institute the eating disorder coach certification, visit the CCI website.

Therapy: In charge of ongoing assessment, establishing treatment goals, and carrying out the overall treatment plan

Therapy: Sessions are generally one hour and take place in an office setting

Therapy: Trained to help clients work on underlying issues exploring WHY the eating disorder might have developed

Therapy: Can diagnose and treat other co-morbid issues (e.g. depression, anxiety, substance abuse, etc.)

Therapy: Can diagnose and treat eating disorder

Coaching

Therapy

Services We Offer

Casual Talking Sessions

These 30- to 60-minute sessions take place in person or virtually via a HIPAA-compliant video platform. (The length and frequency of the sessions are determined by your individual needs.) The assignments from these sessions will help deepen your recovery work. We’ll explore assignments from Carolyn Costin’s 8 Keys to Eating Disorder Workbook and various other sources.

Examples of Session Topics

  • Establish goals and create an action plan for changing, reducing, and stopping eating disorder behaviors
  • Work to strengthen your “Healthy Self” and learn/practice ways to challenge eating disorder thoughts
  • Plan and discuss ERP work (e.g., meal challenges, shopping, etc.)
  • Assess and adjust goals as necessary

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Live-In Support

Live-in support services provide a unique opportunity for those struggling with eating disorders. Your supportive team of professionals, alongside an individualized action plan, can make all the difference in achieving lasting results in recovery.

Benefits of Live-In Support

  • Around-the-clock, one-on-one support
  • Assistance in developing positive coping skills and new habits
  • Personalized coaching and guidance in the comfort of your home

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Only Available with Recovery Coach Brandy

Special contract terms and different fees apply to these services. Please email Brandy for more information.

Meal and Grocery Support

Meal support includes meal planning, grocery shopping, meal preparation, and meal accompaniment. We provide support and advice to make these real-life tasks easier and more aligned with your goals. In addition, observational support can be provided if you are at risk of using compensatory behaviors after you have eaten.

Examples of Meal and Grocery Support

  • Help you break habits such as placing judgment on food and reading nutrition labels while shopping or ordering food
  • Empower you to stand up to and challenge eating disorder thoughts and behaviors while providing compassionate support in dealing with overwhelming fears that come up when eating
  • Advanced meal exposures can be done if you are further along and more stable in your recovery, as determined by your treatment team. We will gently introduce triggers to help you strengthen your ability to stay true to your recovery while surrounded by external triggers

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Clothing Support

Shopping for clothes or getting rid of “sick” clothes can be an emotional and triggering experience. Because wearing ill-fitting clothes can also contribute to increased body checking, our clothing support can help you overcome this barrier to recovery.

Examples of Clothing Support

  • Help you rid your closet of clothing that no longer serves you
  • Explore different styles of clothing to find what best fits your personality and is comfortable to wear
  • Identify triggers associated with certain types of clothing or fabric
  • Develop neutral or positive self-talk around shopping for clothes and provide emotional support throughout the shopping experience.

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Mind-Body Connection

In your work together, Brandy integrates the iMove Method®, which is based on polyvagal theory. This theory helps us understand how our nervous system reacts to stress and feelings of safety, acting like an internal alarm system that guides the body to either relax or prepare for action.

Using body-based techniques, such as deep breathing or mindful movement, can be beneficial in helping you feel safer and more grounded. This approach can be particularly helpful in eating disorder recovery, as it aids in reducing stress and supporting a more balanced and supportive emotional response. However, it's important to remember that the effectiveness of these techniques can vary based on individual experiences and needs.

Examples of mind-body strategies

  • Identifying Autonomic States: Learn to recognize the body's responses, including fight, flight, freeze, fawn, collapse, and connection. This knowledge is key to understanding how these states influence eating disorder behaviors.
  • Somatic Practices: Introduction of practices that help in navigating from unhelpful responses to more stable and connected states.
  • Body Awareness and Compassion: Work towards fostering a more compassionate and understanding relationship with your body, moving away from harmful patterns and towards self-care and respect.
  • Self-Regulation Skills: Gain skills in regulating your emotional and physical states, empowering you to make informed choices that support your recovery goals.
  • Resilience and Emotional Tolerance: Enhance your ability to manage difficult emotions without resorting to maladaptive behaviors, strengthening your resilience in the recovery process.

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Note: This work will only be explored if your treatment team feels it will be helpful. Some individuals, especially those who have experienced trauma, may find this approach triggering rather than beneficial.

Included Benefits & Investment

Our support extends outside of sessions and into the real world. In
between sessions, you can text your Recovery Coach to connect with
them to help you stay on track with your recovery goals. This in-the-
moment support can be used to help you navigate challenging
situations or overwhelming emotions in real time. You can also
celebrate recovery wins with your Recovery Coach as they happen!

Our support extends outside of sessions and into the real world. In between sessions, you can text your Recovery Coach to connect with them to help you stay on track with your recovery goals. This in-the-moment support can be used to help you navigate challenging situations or overwhelming emotions in real time. You can also celebrate recovery wins with your Recovery Coach as they happen!

In-between Session Access

  • Identify what needs your eating disorder behaviors meet and
    develop other ways to meet those needs
  • Practice new coping skills to replace unhelpful behaviors
  • Challenge eating disorder thoughts and beliefs
  • Create space for you to make intentional decisions that align
    with personal values
  • Build tolerance in dealing with difficult emotions
  • Help you take responsibility for choices without shame and be
    compassionate towards yourself when mistakes are made

  • Identify what needs your eating disorder behaviors meet and develop other ways to meet those needs
  • Practice new coping skills to replace unhelpful behaviors
  • Challenge eating disorder thoughts and beliefs
  • Create space for you to make intentional decisions that align with personal values
  • Build tolerance in dealing with difficult emotions
  • Help you take responsibility for choices without shame and be compassionate towards yourself when mistakes are made

Your Recovery Coach can help you replace maladaptive behaviors
with more adaptive means of coping. Together, we’ll gain greater
insight into your own behaviors, discover new coping strategies,
and create a lasting path of recovery.

Your Recovery Coach can help you replace maladaptive behaviors with more adaptive means of coping. Together, we’ll gain greater insight into your own behaviors, discover new coping strategies, and create a lasting path of recovery.

Assist with Behavior Change

Examples of Behavior Change

Recover You’s eating disorder Recovery Coaches work with your
existing treatment team to ensure comprehensive support
throughout your recovery journey.

We’ll regularly communicate with you and your treatment team —
including therapists, dieticians, and medical providers — to ensure
each person involved in your recovery process is informed of our work
together, your progress, and any obstacles that may arise.

Recover You’s eating disorder Recovery Coaches work with your existing treatment team to ensure comprehensive support throughout your recovery journey.

We’ll regularly communicate with you and your treatment team — including therapists, dieticians, and medical providers — to ensure each person involved in your recovery process is informed of our work together, your progress, and any obstacles that may arise.

Treatment Team Coordination

  • Available via phone, in-person, or secure video conferencing
  • Payments will be securely processed on the evening of each
    session
  • Client pays for separate purchases such as meals, groceries,
    and clothing
  • Available via phone, in-person, or secure video conferencing
  • Payments will be securely processed on the evening of each session
  • Client pays for separate purchases such as meals, groceries, and clothing

Brandy: $135/hour | $70/half-hour

Investment

Annie: $115/hour | $57.50/half-hour

Where applicable, our CCI training allows us to share and use our personal experiences with eating disorders in a safe and healthy way so that we can be a source of hope and inspiration that recovery is possible. This peer perspective allows us to understand the complexities a client faces both while suffering with and recovering from an eating disorder.

Our Carolyn Costin Institute (CCI) training prepares Recover You to work as an adjunct to your client’s treatment team. We’ll help clients implement and integrate necessary behavior changes in their daily lives to reach and sustain recovery.

Our work is focused on the here and now of our client’s present thoughts and behaviors. These real-life scenarios are often difficult and challenging for someone struggling with an eating disorder. Because we perform exposure and response prevention work with clients, you have more time to work with them on larger underlying psychological issues and specific nutritional-related goals that are not within a Recovery Coach's scope of practice.

How Coaching Compliments Your Work

For Professionals

Mother of Coaching Client

“When my daughter was diagnosed with an eating disorder, I knew we had to get a nutritionist and a therapist right away, and we did. We met Brandy about four months into treatment, and I regret not having met her at the very beginning of treatment because she has definitely been an instrumental part of our family’s recovery. She has helped me understand so much more than my daughter was able to put into words. Brandy is the best! Highly recommend! I truly feel we wouldn’t be where we are today without her!”

“My daughter absolutely looks forward to her sessions with Brandy, and she is always happier and more confident in her recovery process as soon as she finishes either an in-person exposure or an online session.”

COACHING CLIENT

“Brandy is positive, enthusiastic, supportive, trusting, focused, goal-oriented, knowledgeable, observant, respectful, patient and a clear communicator! Among the many things Brandy taught me, perhaps most important is that an eating disorder is hardly ever a straightforward process. Because an eating disorder is often a means of coping with or feeling in control of difficult emotions or situations, the idea of life without it can be very frightening. You may feel conflicted about recovery. Brandy is there to remind you that there is always a way back to “normal,” a better normal without ED! You are worth the time and energy to recover. When my family and friends didn’t understand what I was going through, Brandy was always there supporting and rooting for me. I would not be where I am today if it wasn’t for Brandy on my treatment team.”

“Brandy is positive, enthusiastic, supportive, trusting, focused, goal-oriented, knowledgeable, observant, respectful, patient and a clear communicator… the list goes on! Among the many things Brandy taught me, perhaps most important is that an eating disorder is hardly ever a straightforward process. Because an eating disorder is often a means of coping with or feeling in control of difficult emotions or situations, the idea of life without it can be very frightening. You may feel conflicted about recovery. Brandy is there to remind you that there is always a way back to “normal,” a better normal without ED!!! You are worth the time and energy to recover. You are on your own journey and your own path, and no one can take that away from you! When my family and friends didn’t understand what I was going through, Brandy was always there supporting and routing for me – just a text message or weekly session away. I would not be where I am today if it wasn’t for Brandy’s collaboration and input on my treatment team.”

“My therapist gave me suggestions or guidelines, but it was Brandy that helped me put the words into action.”

We will provide you with an assessment that will help me get to know you, identify where you currently are in your recovery, and the type of support that will be most beneficial.  

From there, our relationship will grow organically and we will come up with a customized approach to meeting specific goals that will get you to a place of healing and transformation.

the first steps

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As a coach I am not a licensed health or mental health practitioner and do not take the place of such, thus I cannot provide medical, nutritional, psychological or other services designated for practice by a licensed professional, provide treatment, or give professional advice. If you are seeking a diagnosis or treatment for a physical or mental health concern, please seek advice from a licensed clinician or physician. The content of this website is provided for informational purposes only. Nothing contained in this site is or should be considered or used as a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

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