Body image
When thoughts about your weight, shape or appearance take up hours of your day, it's hard to be present for anything else. Body image work helps you spend less energy on your body and more on your life. I offer online therapy for adults across California.
Jonathan Dang · LMFT #120325 · CEDS · Online across California
Your body is where you live, not a project you have to finish.
Does this sound familiar?
Body image struggles show up for people of every size and gender. You don't need an eating disorder for this to be worth working on.
Mirrors, scales, photos, pinching or measuring, often many times a day.
Skipping photos, the beach, the gym, dating or intimacy because of how you feel about your body.
Scrolling, sizing up people around you, and always coming up short.
A "bad body day" can change your mood, your plans and how you treat yourself.
Wanting to be smaller, bigger or more muscular, and feeling like it's never enough.
Outfits chosen to hide, layers in the heat, or rituals before you can leave the house.
How we work together
Curiosity first, then small experiments, then an honest look at what worked. What sticks becomes a plan that's yours.
We get curious about what triggers the bad days and what checking or avoiding is doing for you.
We practice cutting back on checking and avoidance in small, manageable steps, at your pace.
We build a sense of worth that rests on more than how you look.
Your therapist
I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Eating Disorder Specialist. Body image is at the heart of my eating disorder work, and I have a particular interest in how men experience it, including pressure around size and muscle.
I'll meet you where you are. Some clients want me to be direct, and others want space to reach their own conclusions. Either way, we'll figure it out together.
Common questions
No. Many people come to therapy only for body image. If it's taking up a lot of your time or keeping you from things you care about, it's worth addressing.
Not necessarily. Body dysmorphic disorder is a specific condition involving intense focus on perceived flaws. If it looks like that may be what's going on, we'll talk about the best fit for treatment, including a referral if that's the right call.
Maybe, but that's not the only goal. For many people, the bigger relief is caring less: spending less time and energy on their body so they can focus on their life.
An intake session is $225 and follow-up sessions are $190, with a sliding scale available on request. I'm private pay right now and in the process of joining insurance panels. I can give you a superbill to submit for out-of-network reimbursement. See rates.
Yes. All sessions are by secure video, for adults located in California.
Reach out and I'll follow up to schedule an intake session. Online therapy for adults across California.
This website isn't monitored for emergencies. If you're in crisis, call or text 988, or call 911. For eating disorder support, the National Alliance for Eating Disorders helpline is 1-866-662-1235.