Disordered Eating, Food Anxiety & Body Image Therapy in Bergen County & New Jersey
Serving Englewood Cliffs, Tenafly, Saddle River, Englewood, Ridgewood Bergen County, Monmouth County, and all of New Jersey
“I can’t relax around food.”
“I’m constantly thinking about my body.”
“No matter what I do, I never feel comfortable in my skin.”
If food, weight, or your appearance dominates your thoughts, you’re not alone and you’re not broken. Many high-functioning adults struggle with disordered eating, food anxiety, and body image distress, even when it doesn’t “look serious enough” from the outside.
When Food & Body Thoughts Take Over:
Disordered eating often shows up as constant anxiety, not just behaviors. You may:
Feel anxious about what to eat, how much to eat, or whether food is “healthy enough”
Struggle to enjoy meals because your mind is focused on control, rules, or guilt
Check menus ahead of time to make sure there’s a “safe” option
Go on crash diets or swing between restriction and feeling out of control around food
Think about weight, weight loss, or your body throughout the day
Weigh yourself frequently or feel distressed if you don’t
Feel tired, dizzy, foggy, or unable to focus due to food-related anxiety
Food becomes something to manage & not something to enjoy.
Body Image Anxiety
Never Feeling Comfortable in Your Skin
For many adults in Bergen County and Monmouth County, food anxiety is deeply tied to body image. You might:
Fixate on your arms, stomach, legs, or overall shape
Feel uncomfortable in your body no matter your weight
Avoid mirrors, photos, or social situations
Hide your body or feel compelled to edit every picture
Believe confidence will only come after your body changes
Even on “good days,” your body is still on your mind.
This constant self-monitoring keeps anxiety high and self-esteem low & no matter how much effort you put in.
Why Willpower & Dieting Don’t Fix This
Disordered eating and body image struggles are rarely about food itself. They’re often driven by anxiety, perfectionism, and a need for control. The more you try to manage your body to feel better, the more stuck you can become.
Trying harder usually makes the anxiety louder not quieter.
How Therapy Helps:
At Clear Light Therapy, we provide disordered eating and body image therapy for adults in Englewood Cliffs, Tenafly, Saddle River, Bergen County, and throughout New Jersey. Our approach is supportive, structured, and evidence-based.
We integrate:
CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
To identify and challenge rigid beliefs about food, weight, and self-worth that keep anxiety cycling.
Psychoeducation
To help you understand how anxiety, restriction, and body checking reinforce each other—so the patterns finally make sense.
Intuitive Eating–Informed Therapy
To rebuild trust with your body, reduce fear around eating, and step away from control-based coping.
The goal isn’t to change your body. It’s to change your relationship with it.
Over time, therapy helps you:
Eat with less anxiety and more flexibility
Reduce obsessive thoughts about food and weight
Cope with stress and emotions without controlling your body
Feel confident in your skin without needing to change how you look
Experience freedom from constant self-monitoring
Life stops revolving around food and appearance and starts feeling livable again.
Disordered Eating Therapy in Bergen County & Monmouth County
This therapy is designed for high-functioning adults across New Jersey who want relief from food anxiety, body image distress, and exhausting mental loops. You don’t have to wait until things get worse to get support.
If you’re looking for disordered eating therapy, body image therapy, or food anxiety treatment in Bergen County or Monmouth County, Clear Light Therapy is here to help.
You deserve peace with food and with yourself.