Amy Essato

Healing is HARD freaking work! It’s my goal to provide a non-judgmental and compassionate space as we work together. I try to meet each client right where they are at. I have a lot of tools in my toolbox but there is no specific blueprint. Sometimes that means holding space while you cry your face off. Sometimes it listening and reflecting back where I see your eating disorder is at play. Sometimes it means creating small goals, meal planning or eating together. Sometimes it’s debunking health and diet culture myths. Sometimes it’s having a good laugh. ALWAYS, it’s me believing that recovery is possible for you. I’ve been in the ED field for over ten years and LOVE what I do. I am especially passionate about working those who have been deemed “difficult” or “treatment resistant.”

It’s important for me to acknowledge that my lived experience has been as a thin, white, cis, hetero woman which as afforded me much privilege as I navigate the world. I practice from an anti-oppression, trauma informed framework and am continually trying to learn and grow in these areas.