CREDN Provider Directory

Kjersti believes in freedom with food. Her work with clients struggling with disordered eating embraces the principles of health at every size, intuitive eating and honoring ones body signals. Her experience as a Dietitian spans 15+ years working with many different populations. Kjersti has worked within the Providence system alongside her clients struggling with disordered eating from the fragile hospitalized stage of recovery to the outpatient day treatment program and is now working in Hood River as an out patient provider. Kjersti's clients and their families experience support, trust and accountability. I support clients through offices at Providence Hood River and Skyline Hospital in White Salmon WA.

I received my Master’s degree from Lewis and Clark college in Portland, OR in counseling psychology and addictions studies. Here I completed a 3 year Eating Disorder Certificate program. I have been working as a counselor in various capacities since 2006 including outpatient, intensive-outpatient, residential treatment, and acute psychiatric hospital settings. I have experience treating various Eating Disorder spectrum diagnosis including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, Exercise Addiction and Body Dysmorphic Disorder. I also have experience treating Substance Use Disorders, and other mental health concerns such as anxiety, depression, PTSD, trauma, relationship issues, and mood fluctuations. My personal style of counseling is holistic in nature, as I come from a humanistic belief that every individual has the ability to change. From this approach, the individual learns how to utilize their own inner strengths to find more purpose and meaning in their life. I utilize a Health and Every Size approach (HAES) and draw from Intuitive Eating interventions when appropriate. My role as a counselor is to highlight each individual’s power to change, helping them to gain more awareness in how to live a more fulfilling and authentic life.

As a therapist, I specialize in eating disorder and body image work, life transitions, and couples therapy. My approach is client-centered and trauma-informed; while I bring a background in mental health, I believe you are the expert on yourself. I like to bring my authentic self to sessions, which means you can expert humor, warmth and genuine passion for witnessing people’s stories. I also often incorporate narrative therapy, art therapy, psychoanalysis, parts work, and cognitive behavioral therapy. I’m curious about your family history, relationships, and what makes you feel pleasure, feel grounded and feel connected. In our sessions, I may encourage you to tune into your body and physical sensations as a way to better understand your emotions. Together, we’ll work toward greater self-compassion and a deeper connection to your embodied self. When I’m not working, you can find me in my garden with my husband, my daughter, and our cats, cooking while listening to good music or a podcast, working on a painting, drawing, or craft, or enjoying being outside year-round (as a native Portlander, I’m no stranger to hiking in the rain!).

I am a naturopathic doctor specializing in the medical management of eating disorders, integrative mental health, autism/ADHD evaluations, and gender affirming hormones. I work with teens and adults to support them in their eating disorder recovery from the medical perspective, ordering labs, doing vitals, and offering prescription and natural mental health treatment options. I take the time to truly listen to may patients, educate patients on their treatment options, and help make a decision as a team. I see the whole person and want to work with you as a whole person, not just one aspect of your health. I practice from an intuitive eating and health at every size perspective and am comfortable helping you navigate any co-occurring diagnoses such as digestive issues, PCOS, hormonal issues, thyroid disease, or mental health concerns in addition to eating disorders. I utilize a variety of treatment modalities including massage, herbs, supplements, medications, lifestyle counseling, and homeopathy to support you in your recovery and path to overall wellness.

I am a Personal Trainer and Nutrition Coach in the Portland area who believes connection is the most significant ingredient in any relationship. Our relationship with exercises, our relationship with food, our relationship with our body - all of it is centered around connection with ourselves and others. My training methodology follows this belief - our work together is just as much around mental growth as it is physical accomplishment. We focus on what healthy means for YOU and develop a supportive road map to get you there. I've been training for about 4 years, and I've been an athlete my entire life, and have worked through my own struggles around food and body image. I aim to add to the supportive network of individuals involved in helping people re-establish a healthy relationship with food and exercise.

THIRA Health, located in Bellevue, WA, treats eating disorders, anxiety, depression, & other co-occurring conditions on a foundation of Dialectical Behavior Therapy. With decades of experience and a successful track record treating a variety of conditions, our clinical team is dedicated to helping women, teen girls, and gender non-conforming individuals move toward a better life. THIRA Health offers IOP, PHP, adult PHP with supervised housing, and a new residential primary mood program for teens. THIRA Health eating disorder treatment offers dinners on site, meal coaching, RD sessions, weekly nutrition group, family nutrition group, multiple DBT skills groups each day, 1:1 therapy, medication management, HAES informed staff, body image processing groups, art therapy, yoga, mindful movement, and more.

Welcome! I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who is passionate about helping people grow into being the person that they want to be and leaving behind the parts of life that aren’t working for them anymore. I specialize in eating disorder and trauma therapy, and everything that comes along with it (perfectionism, anxiety, depression, dissociation, etc). I have worked in community mental health, intensive outpatient care, partial hospitalization care, and residential care. My experience with different levels of severity in therapy allows me to meet you where you’re at. I am a Heath at Every Size®, Intuitive Eating/anti-diet, LGBTQ+ affirming practitioner. I like to take a supportive approach to therapy where we work as a team - you’re the expert on your life and I’m here to help you learn more about yourself and give you the skills that you need to keep moving forward.

Hi there - I’m Mariah! I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in Oregon and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Washington. I received my bachelor’s degree in psychology from Western New England University and my master’s degree in counseling psychology from American International College. I am currently working on my master’s of science in Kinesiology with a concentration in sport and exercise psychology from University of North Carolina - Greensboro. I recieved EMDR training through the EMDRIA approved trainer Thrive Learning & Publications. My focus is working with adult women struggling with disordered eating behavior. I am open to working with clients with a variety of disordered eating behavior however I have most experience working with individuals struggling with binge-eating, binge-restrict cycles, yo-yo dieting, and orthorexia. I have a background in sport and exercise as well and like to support women who love fitness but have struggled with a difficult relationship with movement/food while engaging in their athletic pursuits. This is not limited to "traditional athletes." There are so many people who do not consider themselves "athletes" but that struggle with their relationship with exercise and food and could be dealing with symptoms such as chronic undereating for their activity level, overwhelming hunger leading to binges, and loss of menstrual cycle. I am currently accepting graduate student interns for supervision starting Summer/Fall 2025.

We are a group practice here to support you in recovery from eating disorders and poor body image. Our providers are all specialists in eating disorders, disordered eating, and body image challenges. We would love to help you feel great about yourself, inside and out. Reach out for a no cost consultation and see how we can help! https://bodyexpressions.org/contact/