Body Image &

Self-Worth

Support for when your relationship with your body, food, or exercise begins to affect the way you see yourself.

Most of us have moments where we wish we looked different or compare ourselves to other people. For some, those thoughts stay in the background. For others, they slowly begin taking up more space.

You might find yourself constantly comparing your body, feeling guilty for missing a workout, struggling to enjoy food without overthinking it, or noticing that your confidence rises and falls depending on how you feel about your appearance.

Whatever your experience looks like, you don't need a diagnosis or a label to reach out. If your relationship with your body, food, or exercise is causing distress, it's worth talking about.

Common Reasons People Reach Out

Many of the people I work with are looking to build a healthier relationship with:

  • Their body and self-image

  • Food and nutrition

  • Exercise and movement

  • Perfectionism and self-criticism

  • Confidence and self-worth

  • Changes in their body after injury, illness, pregnancy, aging, or major life transitions

  • The pressure to look or perform a certain way

Why This Matters to Me

Before becoming a counsellor, I spent several years working as a certified personal trainer and competing as a bodybuilder. Those experiences gave me an appreciation for both the positive role that movement can play in our lives and the pressures that can sometimes come with fitness culture.

I've experienced how easily discipline can become self-criticism, how performance goals can become closely tied to self-worth, and how difficult it can be to untangle your identity from your appearance or your training.

That doesn't make me an eating disorder specialist, but it does mean I understand this world in a way that often helps clients feel they don't have to start from the beginning.

What Our Work Together Looks Like

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What Our Work Together Looks Like ⁎

Our work isn't about convincing you to love the way you look every day. For many people, that isn't a realistic or helpful goal.

Instead, we'll explore the relationship you have with your body and the expectations you've learned to place on yourself. Together, we'll look at where those beliefs came from, how they're affecting your daily life, and how you can begin building a relationship with yourself that feels more flexible, compassionate, and sustainable.

Alongside that understanding, we'll focus on practical strategies that support lasting change, because insight is important, but meaningful change happens through what we practise between sessions.

Booking a Session

Finding the right counsellor is important, and I don't expect you to know whether we're a good fit from a website alone.

That's why I offer a free 20-minute phone or video consultation. It's an opportunity for us to talk about what's bringing you to counselling, answer any questions you might have, and decide together whether working together feels like the right next step, without any pressure or obligation.

I see clients in person in Burnaby at the Burnaby Therapy Collective, in Kitsilano, and online throughout British Columbia.

If you'd like to learn more about session fees, insurance coverage, or billing, you can find those details on my Rates page.

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Frequently asked Questions about Body Image & Self-Worth Counselling

  • No. You don't need a diagnosis to benefit from counselling. If your relationship with your body, food, exercise, or self-worth has been affecting your daily life, that's enough reason to reach out.

  • No. Exercise isn't the problem. For many people, movement is an important and meaningful part of their life. Our work is about exploring your relationship with exercise and whether it feels supportive, flexible, or driven by guilt, fear, or pressure.

  • One of the most common things I hear is, "I feel like I should just be able to deal with this myself."


    You don't have to wait until things feel overwhelming before reaching out. If something has been sitting in the back of your mind for a while, we can start there.

  • If it becomes clear that you'd benefit from more specialized care, we'll talk about that together. My priority is making sure you receive the support that's most appropriate for your needs, whether that's counselling with me or working alongside other healthcare professionals.