Support for Your Relationship with Food and Your Body
Struggling with food, body image, or patterns around eating can feel exhausting and isolating.
You might find yourself:
- Stuck in cycles of restriction or overeating
- Constantly thinking about food, weight, or appearance
- Feeling guilt, shame, or loss of control after eating
Even when you’re trying to “do better,” it can still feel like nothing is enough.
At Unity Counseling, we offer outpatient therapy for mild to moderate eating concerns—helping you build a more peaceful, sustainable relationship with food and your body.
What Is Outpatient Eating Disorder Treatment?
Outpatient therapy provides support while you continue living your daily life—without needing a higher level of care.
This approach can be helpful for:
- Mild to moderate eating disorder symptoms
- Disordered eating patterns (with or without a diagnosis)
- Body image concerns that impact daily life
Most individuals with eating concerns are treated in outpatient settings, especially when symptoms are manageable and medical risks are low.
If a higher level of care is needed, we’ll help guide you toward the right resources and support.
What We Help With
Eating concerns don’t always look the same—and they don’t need a diagnosis to matter.
We support:
- Preoccupation with weight, shape, or appearance
- Restrictive eating or rigid food rules
- Binge eating or cycles of overeating
- Compensatory behaviors (exercise, restriction, purging)
- Body checking or comparison
- Shame, anxiety, or low self-worth related to food or body image
- Patterns that intensify during stress or life transitions
How Therapy Can Help
Therapy focuses on understanding the patterns underneath—not just changing behaviors.
Your therapist will work with you to create a plan that fits your:
- Goals
- Values
- Culture and identity
- Support system
Treatment may include:
- CBT-based approaches to shift unhelpful thought patterns
- ACT and mindfulness to change how you relate to thoughts and urges
- DBT-informed skills for emotional regulation
- Compassion-focused care to reduce shame and self-criticism
- Weight-inclusive, non-diet approaches that support overall well-being
A Different Approach to Healing
This work isn’t about control or perfection.
It’s about:
- Reducing the mental space food and body thoughts take up
- Building trust with your body
- Creating more flexibility and freedom in daily life
Progress happens gradually—with support that feels realistic and sustainable.
Support for Teens and Adults
We work with both teens and adults, and can include family or support systems when helpful.
A strong therapeutic relationship—one that feels safe, collaborative, and understanding—can make a meaningful difference in recovery and long-term change.
You Don’t Have to Navigate This Alone
Struggles with food and body image can feel isolating—but support is available.
You deserve care that is:
- Respectful
- Non-judgmental
- Centered on your well-being—not just behaviors
Get Started with Eating Disorder Treatment in Michigan
We offer eating disorder treatment in Grand Rapids, Alpena, and Muskegon, MI, as well as online therapy across Michigan—so support is accessible wherever you are.
Getting started is simple:
- Connect with our intake team
- Get matched with a therapist
- Begin support that fits your needs