Eating Disorder Therapy
Break Free from the Patterns That Keep You Stuck
Eating disorders are not just about food, they’re tied to identity, emotions, and past experiences. At Mend Center for Psychotherapy, we help you explore the hidden roots of disordered eating so you can feel more alive, empowered, and whole.
Why Choose Mend Center for Psychotherapy?
In-Person & Virtual Therapy
Evening & Weekend Appointments
Depth-Oriented, Relational Therapy
Affordable Therapy Available
“Why can’t I just feel normal around food?”
Consumed by constant worry about eating, trapped in cycles of shame and control, exhausted by the endless mental noise. Wanting peace, but feeling stuck in patterns that don’t make sense.
At Mend Center for Psychotherapy, we help you move beyond the surface, exploring the deeper emotional roots of disordered eating and reconnecting you with your sense of self. Through relational therapy, you can experience freedom from the cycles that keep you stuck and step into a fuller, more meaningful life.
Who is Eating Disorder Therapy For?
- Adults feeling trapped in patterns of restrictive eating, bingeing, or chronic dieting.
- Adolescents and young adults navigating identity, body image, and emotional overwhelm.
- Women and non-binary individuals struggling with self-worth, perfectionism, and complex emotional histories.
- Anyone who’s tried surface-level solutions and is ready for deeper, lasting change.
Why Eating Disorder Therapy at Mend Center for Psychotherapy
We offer more than quick fixes, we help you make lasting, meaningful change by addressing the deeper emotional roots of disordered eating.
Rooted in Relational Healing
Our therapists use relationship-focused therapy to explore how early experiences and attachment patterns have shaped your relationship with food and self-worth. Healing happens in connection.
Trauma-Informed and Depth-Oriented
We don’t skim the surface. Using psychodynamic, EMDR, and attachment-based approaches, we guide you through understanding and transforming the unconscious patterns keeping you stuck.
A Path to Wholeness and Self-Compassion
Our goal isn’t perfection, it’s integration. We help you build self-awareness, self-trust, and a more peaceful relationship with your body, allowing you to reclaim joy and aliveness in your life.
Our Approach to Eating Disorder Therapy
Relational Psychotherapy
Psychodynamic Therapy
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
Attachment-Informed & Emotion-Focused Therapy
How It Works
Starting therapy can feel like a big step. We make it simple and supportive from the very beginning:
Schedule a Free Consultation
Reach out through our online appointment request form or call our clinical coordinator. We’ll match you with a therapist who’s the right fit for your needs.
Begin with an Intake Session
In your first session, we’ll explore your story, goals, and what you hope to get out of therapy. This helps us understand your history, patterns, and key challenges.
Start Your Therapy Journey
Together, you’ll begin the process of meaningful self-exploration and change, working at your pace, with your therapist supporting you every step of the way.
Positive Outcomes of Eating Disorder Therapy
Eating disorder therapy at Mend Center for Psychotherapy isn’t about quick fixes, it’s about building a deeper, more compassionate relationship with yourself, your body, and your emotions.
- Understand the emotional patterns and triggers behind your relationship with food.
- Release the guilt and self-criticism that keep you stuck in harmful behaviors.
- Develop healthier ways to cope with stress, anxiety, and difficult emotions without turning to food.
- Feel more present, aligned with your values, and able to experience joy and connection in your life and relationships.
Why Work With Mend Center for Psychotherapy
You're not a problem to fix, but a story to understand.
At Mend Center for Psychotherapy, we believe therapy should go deeper than symptom relief. Our work is rooted in the belief that many of the challenges people face, anxiety, disconnection, trauma, burnout, stem from unspoken pain, relational wounds, and unseen patterns. These aren’t signs of weakness. They’re signs of something important needing attention.
We specialize in in-depth, relational psychotherapy that helps bring those hidden parts of the self into awareness, to help you feel more alive, more connected, and more fully yourself.
Our therapists are trained in psychodynamic, attachment-informed, and trauma-focused modalities. We work with people who’ve tried therapy before but didn’t get the depth or clarity they needed. Whether you’re facing a major transition or a quiet sense that something isn’t quite right, we help you understand your inner world so you can move through it with clarity and compassion.
Healing takes time, courage, and the right support. We’re here when you’re ready.
Why Work With Mend Center for Psychotherapy
Scott Koeneman
Co-founder & Clinical Director
Alysa Koeneman
Co-founder & COO
Find Your Therapist
Match with a Therapist
Frequently Asked Questions About Eating Disorder Therapy
How do I know if therapy is right for me?
What happens in the first session?
How long will therapy take?
Do you offer virtual sessions?
How to Get Started
We’re here to help, whether you’re ready to book a free consultation or just have a few questions.
Free consultations are available.
Call us
Email us
Visit us
Overland Park Office
5750 West 95th Street, Suite 220
Overland Park, KS 66207
Kansas City Missouri Office
1600 Genessee Street, Suite 652
Kansas City, MO 64102
We’re here to help, whether you’re ready to book a free consultation or just have a few questions.
Begin the Work of Healing, One Conversation at a Time
You don’t have to have it all figured out before reaching out. Whether you’re carrying unspoken pain, feeling stuck in old patterns, or simply yearning for more connection, we’re here to walk alongside you.
This is your invitation to slow down, go deeper, and start the process of change.