Eating Disorder & Disordered Eating Counselling in Victoria, BC
If food, eating, body image, or your relationship with your body has become a source of stress, shame, anxiety, or overwhelm, you’re not alone.
At Allies Integrated Health, we offer compassionate, affirming support for individuals navigating eating disorders, disordered eating, body image concerns, chronic dieting, and complicated relationships with food.
Our approach recognizes that healing isn’t simply about changing behaviours. It’s about understanding the experiences, beliefs, emotions, and nervous system patterns that shape how we relate to food, movement, and our bodies.
What Is Disordered Eating?
Disordered eating exists on a spectrum and doesn’t always fit neatly into a diagnosis.
You may be struggling with:
- Restrictive eating
- Binge eating
- Emotional eating
- Food guilt or shame
- Chronic dieting
- Obsessive thoughts about food
- Body image concerns
- Fear of weight gain
- Difficulty trusting your body’s hunger and fullness cues
Many people spend years believing their struggles aren’t “serious enough” to deserve support. The truth is that if your relationship with food or your body is causing distress, support can help.
Our Approach
We provide trauma-informed, weight-inclusive, and body-respecting care that meets you where you are.
Treatment may include support for:
- Eating disorders
- Disordered eating
- Body image healing
- Anxiety and perfectionism
- Burnout and stress
- Self-esteem concerns
- Nervous system regulation
- Identity exploration
We understand that recovery looks different for every person. Our goal is not to force your experience into a particular path, but to help you develop a safer, more sustainable relationship with food, your body, and yourself.
Meet Rachel Ness
Rachel Ness is a somatic counsellor at Allies Integrated Health who specializes in eating disorders, disordered eating, body image concerns, perfectionism, anxiety, burnout, and self-esteem.
Her work combines somatic psychotherapy, expressive arts approaches, DBT, CBT, and other evidence-based modalities to help clients reconnect with their bodies and move toward healing with greater self-compassion and self-understanding.
Eating Disorder Counselling in Victoria, BC
Our clinic proudly serves individuals throughout Victoria, Saanich, Esquimalt, View Royal, Oak Bay, Sidney, Langford, Colwood, and the surrounding communities.
Whether you’re seeking support for a diagnosed eating disorder, disordered eating patterns, or body image concerns, we’re here to help.
You don’t need to wait until things get worse to reach out.