HAES®-Aligned Support

Food is Not the Enemy: Eating Disorder Treatment | Portland, OR 

Group therapy practice dedicated to helping people (all ages) with eating disorder Issues. 

Center for Discovery: 'Path to Peace' Treatment Program for Binge Eating Disorder | Portland, OR

"Unlike other treatment programs, Discovery provides specialized care for Binge Eating Disorder (BED). Our overall commitment is to shift the way society views bodies and weight. We are never weight-focused. We work to empower our clients to have a healthy relationship with food by digging into the underlying causes of the disorder with a trauma-informed lens. Then we help you develop tools for tuning into your body and improving your overall well-being."

Dietitian/Nutritionist | Tessa Komine, RDN

In my practice as a dietitian, I recognize that you are the expert of your body, not me. My goal is to support my clients in rejecting diet culture, healing their relationship with food, and re-connecting with their inner wisdom. I recognize that weight stigma and discrimination have an extremely negative impact on one’s health, and I aim to promote healthful behaviors without focusing on weight through a Health at Every Size® approach. I believe each individual’s definition of health is different, and I also believe that health itself is not a moral obligation. I recognize and honor the efforts of activists who have fought for the fat acceptance movement. 

Registered Dietician | Abby Douglas, RDN, LD

Becoming a dietitian has brought those two passions together. In my work, I enjoy helping individuals with kidney diseases, gastrointestinal concerns, and those who want to improve their overall health and vitality. My goal is to empower individuals to thrive in the body they are in without shame or judgment and work to reduce symptoms from chronic illness through whole food nutrition.

Coach & Personal Training | Molly Courtney

My promise to clients is that I will meet you where you are at. The frustration, the disappointment, the goals not attained, the internal conversation, the lifestyle, the external factors that makeup ‘you’ and empower you, by using science-based techniques, science, dialogue, structure, and frequent virtual high-fives - so that you can thrive at happiness.  

Personal Training | Lily-Rygh Glen

I am a fat, recovering bulimic, breast cancer survivor, Scorpio, High-Femme queer, former English professor, body-positive fitness wingman. 

Personal Training | Gillian Byers

 I believe that joy and feel good movement can be found right now, even as you're building strength, stamina and ease of movement. I want to create safe spaces for all bodies. I know as a person with many privileges I can easily be unaware. I am committed to listening, constantly learning and taking action to help end racism and bias against people that are marginalized.

Pilates Instruction | Kacie Dart

Kacie firmly believes Pilates and movement is for EVERYBODY. Her classes are known to be accessible for all and movement focused. 

Reembody Method Movement Medicine

The Reembody Method starts with the premise that your body is, essentially, an object being acted upon by outside forces, and that how your brain interprets these forces is the deciding factor in the quality of your movement.

Reembody Met Movement Medicine

The Reembody Method starts with the premise that your body is, essentially, an object being acted upon by outside forces, and that how your brain interprets these forces is the deciding factor in the quality of your movement.

Yoga & Body-Friendly Practices | Yoga with Fawn

Private sessions are completely customized for you, and your individualized health concerns. Build or support your foundation for a lifetime of practice through this holistic practice of yoga.

Acupuncture | Alison Loercher

Alison is passionate about herbal medicine, getting to the root of problems and social justice. Her practice is open to everyone seeking health and healing. 

Acupuncture | Maria Hicks

Acupuncture uses a variety of tools to balance the body, mind and spirit. Using your body's own resources and innate ability to heal, acupuncture can provide relief for a variety of conditions. Most treatments involve the insertion of very fine needles into particular points on the body. (Patients afraid of needles should know that treatments can be provided without inserting needles into the skin!) All of my treatments are grounded in Body Trust and Health at Every Size, trauma awareness and social justice.    

Massage Therapy | Kelly Smith

Kelly Smith in Portland, OR offers massage, deep tissue massage, Swedish massage, and other massage services.  

Serenity Bodywork | Mandy Leeman

A Health at Every Size (HAES) & Safe Space massage clinic. Offering the most comprehensive massage experience in the Portland Area.

Opal Food + Body Wisdom: Eating Disorder Treatment |

Seattle, WA

"Whole-heartedly committed to freeing people from diet culture by offering eating disorder treatment for food, body and exercise concerns. Opal provides eating disorder treatment in Seattle for adults of all genders ages 18+, offering partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient and traditional outpatient programming.  

Evidence Based Treatment Centers of Seattle:

Eating Disorders Center | Seattle, WA

"We are committed to working with individuals and families to restore nutrition, promote eating competence, and reduce the harmful effects of weight stigma. We support and operate from a lens of weight-inclusion and believe recovery looks different for every body. "

Liberating Jasper: Eating Disorder Treatment | Tacoma, WA

"An Authentic and Inclusive Healing Community offering treatment options for eating disorder recovery and body distress. Liberating Jasper offers the following services: Mental health therapy, nutrition counseling, and virtual support groups."

Food is Not the Enemy: Eating Disorder Treatment |

Vancouver, WA 

Group therapy practice dedicated to helping people (all ages) with eating disorder Issues.  

Certified Nutritionist | Nancy Woo, CN

 I am a state Certified Nutritionist and Embodiment Coach. I own a private practice that supports individuals in their healing through a body-up approach. My current offerings include virtual Embodiment Coaching and Nutrition Counseling sessions. 

Nutrition Services | Rooted Heart Healthcare 

Our nutrition services center the client as the expert of their body and their experience. We offer client support from an intuitive eating, Health at Every Size®, and BodyTrust® lens, backed by our knowledge of human metabolism and current nutrition research to support our clients in navigating a culture that promotes relying on external sources to tell us what, when, where, and why to eat (“diet culture”). 

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist | Amanda Diede, MPH, RDN, CD

Amanda Diede is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist specializing in eating disorders, disordered eating, female athlete triad, chronic dieting, intuitive eating, mindful eating, hypothalamic amenorrhea, and mood & anxiety disorders. 

Registered Dietitian and Food Therapist | Erica Mouch Nutrition

Registered dietitian and food therapist supporting clients to find their authentic health while focusing on delicious tasting

Registered Dietitian | The Anti-Dietitian

Weight-inclusive nutrition from a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist who incorporates Health At Every Size and Intuitive Eating.  

Registered Dietitian and Certified Body Trust® Provider |

Kelly Martin, MS, RDN, CD

Kelly is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and Certified Body Trust® Provider specializing in eating disorders and body image healing. She has over 10 years of clinical experience including working at eating disorder treatment centers at all levels of care.

Registered Dietitian | Sara Mussa, RDN

Sara is a dietitian in Seattle who specializes in compassionate and inclusive care. She serves a diverse set of clients and practices from a place of humility and understanding, having faced many of the same struggles with diet culture herself. 

Registered Dietitian | Shelly Najjar, MPH, RDN

Help treat, manage, and prevent diseases with food and nutrition. With a non-diet, Health at Every Size approach, nutrition therapy can feel inclusive and life-giving. Individual and package options available.

Registered Dietitian | Sharyn Saftler, MPH RDN: 

I’m a Registered Dietitian and Food and Body Therapist. You only get one body for this wild life. It's time to start working with it rather than fighting against it. 

Registered Dietitian and Yoga Teacher | Janelle Kennedy, RDN

Your true guiding light in health is to bring back enjoyment to eating and learn how to trust your body. Through the principles of Intuitive Eating and mindful eating, we work with individuals who have a history of disordered eating and active individuals or athletes who are looking for a sustainable approach to wellness that comes from a place of compassion and care. 

ModBody Fitness | Stacey Sorgen

A welcoming, encouraging, and nonjudgmental personal training gym that features: Personalized one-on-one training, themed classes, HIIT training, small group workouts, and fun.

Movement Coaching | Rachel Lovitt

My goal is for this session to benefit you for weeks and months to come, so the focus won't be for you to get a good one-time workout. However, come prepared to move so we can get to the bottom of any movement problems and walk through exercises together to make sure you are doing them in a healthy way.

Pressing on Fitness | Lily Richeson 

Lily Richeson is a certified personal trainer and owner of Pressing on Fitness. She believes that movement based routines and rituals can help heal. Lily creates supportive, no-judgmental relationships with her clients. She encourages others to practice love and compassion for themselves and their bodies, while simultaneously helping them achieve their goals. She believes that movement in the body can help restore a possible lost sense of resilience and help reopen the window of tolerance for nervous system activation for those who have experienced trauma.

Strive & Uplift | Movement Community 

Our mission is to Support a diverse and ever-growing community through movement and empowerment.

Your Dynamic Body | Lyam White, CPT

I'm a personal trainer, mixed martial arts conditioning specialist, and movement coach in Seattle, WA.

Bodywork | Lynne Donnelly

I offer gentle, non-invasive techniques that can relieve stress and, in many cases, reduce or eliminate pain. Clients remain fully clothed, and many become very relaxed while they learn about reconnecting with their bodies to improve the health and functioning of their bodies and minds. 

Massage Therapy | Raven Bodywork

My massage practice is consent based, trauma informed, ability aware, gender inclusive, size affirming & fat positive. You will never be shamed for your physical appearance, movement abilities, physical and/or mental differences, or life experiences and background. 

Association for Size Diversity and Health

An international professional organization with a mission is to promote education, research, and the provision of services which enhance health and well-being, and which are free from weight-based assumptions and weight discrimination.

Be Nourished

Offers programs, workshops, retreats, and e-courses for individuals looking to reclaim body trust and the power to psychologically and physically be nourished in a culture filled with weight bias and body oppression. Be Nourished is committed to providing those in the helping professions with the training and support to offer weight-inclusive and trauma-informed care to everyone. 

Body Image Healing Online Group | Vickery Wellness

This is meant to be a safe space for anyone looking for a community in which to find support, education and discussion about body image work and acceptance. This work is based in HAES and Intuitive Eating and we meet virtually once a month, have a private group chat and educational resources.

Body Liberation Focused Support Group | Paula Atkinson

This group provides an opportunity to discuss and support one another with an emphasis on Body Justice and Fat Liberation, to educate and move past societal and cultural messaging in an effort to liberate each individual participant. This group provides: A safe space to explore societal impacts on group members’ relationship with their bodies, self image and health. A safe space to share individual and collective experience of living in this society; including workplace, dating, family of origin, social media, health systems, etc. A safe space to authentically connect with others around experiences, thoughts, and feelings of living in a thin obsessed, fat phobic culture.

Body Peace and Food Freedom | Lisa Dahl Wellness

Body Peace & Food Freedom is a 6-month program helping you ditch the diets and cultivate sustainable, healthy practices that fit into your real life.

Body Positive University | Virgie Tovar

Virgie Tovar is an author, activist and one of the nation's leading experts and lecturers on weight-based discrimination and body image. Virgie offers education and community through courses, resources, books, trips and a podcast.

Community Resources | Health At Every Size® (HAES®)

HAES® aligned community resources, ranging from books, to podcasts, to organizations, services and online support groups.

Council On Size & Weight Discrimination

The Council on Size & Weight Discrimination is a not-for-profit advocacy group working to end discrimination based on body size, shape, or weight. We are consumer advocates for large-size people, especially in medical treatment, job discrimination, and media images. We provide information, counseling, and referral for people who have encountered weight discrimination. We work with regulatory agencies, legislatures, and the media to change public attitudes and public policy regarding weight. 

EmBODY Love Workshop

10-week Body Acceptance Group Workshop with the mission to dismantle fatphobia and love yourself through radical body acceptance. The mission of the workshop is to Dismantle Fatphobia and Diet Culture, Help you participate in your life now instead of waiting for your “skinny/perfect body” life to begin, provide an exploratory and safe space to learn to love your body through its natural changes and fluctuations, identify and reject social norms of idealized beauty and thinness, speak your unspeakable truth, and live an authentic, full life while building community.

FEDUP (Fighting Eating Disorders in Underrepresented

Populations): A Trans+ and Intersex Collective

We are the FIRST transgender and gender non-conforming -focused, accessible, community-driven and gender-literate recovery initiative in existence. FEDUP produces pop-up events (featuring workshops, support groups, nutrition, healing activities, resource-sharing and toolkit building), provides digital direct support to our community, collaborates on academic research, and trains ED healthcare professionals to provide more effective, comprehensive, and trans-friendly/gender-literate care to their clients. We are committed to intersectionality, grassroots organizing and non-oppressive politics and organizational structure. 

Freedom with Food and Fitness | Alana Van Der Sluys

Alana Van Der Sluys is a Certified Intuitive Eating Facilitator looking to help womxn from all backgrounds understand what diet culture is, how it infiltrates minds and beliefs, why diets begin in the first place, and actionable strategies to stop dieting, embrace our bodies and incorporate fitness and joyful movement into our routines.

Intuitive Eating

Our Intuitive Eating Community is a safe and nurturing place -- free from "diet talk", "fat talk", and body bashing. Reading the book is highly recommended as discussions do use and follow book terms and suggested practices. This forum is a 'work place' for IE Journeys - it is NOT set up to 'teach' what Intuitive Eating is.

Life in Balance | Ample + Rooted

Meditation, yoga and movement practices are a powerful complement to the work we do in therapy. They help strengthen the connections between our mind, body and spirit and provide us with a greater sense of stability, calm, self-awareness and mindful balance, inside and out.

National Eating Disorders Association

NEDA offers support options to individuals and loved ones affected by eating disorders to provide them with support throughout the treatment and recovery process. 

Online Courses | Christy Harrison

I offer online courses and private intuitive eating coaching from an anti-diet, Health at Every Size® (HAES®) perspective, which means I’ll never tell you to deprive yourself or ban certain foods from your life. Instead, my mission is to help you recognize diet culture for the life thief that it is, and tune back into your body’s inner wisdom about how to truly nourish yourself—so that you can free up space in your life for bigger and better things.

Peer-Led Virtual Support Groups | Body Liberation Baltimore

Our mission is to provide a safe space for folks in all bodies who have been harmed by diet culture and rampant anti-fat bias. Using a Health at Every Size lens, we aim to create community through our meetup groups, connecting attendees to both free and paid resources, and giving folks the opportunity to heal. 

Repose Studio | Repose

Repose Studio brings movement, creativity, and meditation to your daily practice to rewire how you cope with stress. Our classes will allow you to develop flexibility and resilience while strengthening your mind, body and spirit. 

Sonya Renee Taylor 

Sonya Renee Taylor is the Founder and Radical Executive Officer of The Body is Not An Apology, a digital media and education company promoting radical self-love and body empowerment as the foundational tool for social justice and global transformation. Sonya’s work as a highly sought-after award-winning Performance Poet, activist, and transformational leader continues to have global reach.

The Body is Not an Apology

We are an international movement committed to cultivating global radical self-love and bodily empowerment. We believe that discrimination, social inequality, and injustice are manifestations of our inability to make peace with the body, our own and others. Through information dissemination, personal and social transformation projects, and community building, The Body Is Not An Apology fosters global, radical, unapologetic self-love, which translates to radical human love and action in service toward a more just, equitable, and compassionate world.

Alien Athletes | Aleksei ‘Alex’ Weaver

Alien Athletes offers 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusive, HAES-aligned, trauma-informed personal training, remote training, group fitness, and programming for folks of all genders, body types, and fitness levels. Alien Athletes is based in Rhode Island and works with clients all over the world. While their physical gym is closed due to COVID-19, Alex (they/them) is still training clients remotely and running a free/pay-as-you-can Facebook group, Alien Athletes Academy, where they are posting form demonstrations, home workouts, live classes, and more.

Anti-Diet Yoga | Breanne Failor

A body-positive, anti-diet culture, inclusive yoga community. I incorporate Intuitive Eating, body acceptance, and body-positive themes into my classes. All of my classes are for all levels of yoga practitioners; beginners are welcome and encouraged. My classes and private lessons are offered online over zoom. I also have pre-recorded classes available and a monthly membership option that allows you access to all her content.

Autonomy Fitness | Ruby Smith-Diaz

Ruby is a certified personal trainer through Canfitpro, and hopes to utilize her own journey through battling body shame and chronic pain to support others in becoming the most fullest and powerful selves through bringing movement into their bodies.

Body Positive Yoga | Amber Karnes

Amber Karnes (she/her) is a yoga teacher trainer, ruckus maker, the founder of Body Positive Yoga, and a lifelong student of her body. She is the co-creator of 'Yoga For All' Teacher Training and the 'Accessible Yoga' Training School, and a sought-after expert on the topics of accessibility, authentic marketing, culture-shifting, and community-building. 

Decolonizing Fitness | Ilya Parker

Ilya Parker offers a chair workout series (a collection of recorded videos for various fitness levels offering modifiable full body chair workouts). Ilya Parker is a Black, Trans, Non-binary fat HAES informed Physical Therapist Assistant and Medical Exercise Specialist.

Deadlifts and Redlips | Karen Preene

Karen a reliable and experienced Health and Fitness Professional; she specializes in working with individuals who are ready to be empowered through joyful movement. She provides health-first, non-diet approach coaching and I believe each of us deserves access to fitness beyond the confines of diet culture.

Jessica Brock-Pitts | Personal Trainer

I offer online group fitness classes in a supportive, body positive and compassionate environment. I want my students to feel empowered to make a workout work for them. I am trained in Trauma Recovery and Empowerment Model and a Superfit Hero Body Positive Trainer.

 
KrysAnn Boggs | Personal Trainer

KrysAnn Boggs is an ISSA certified fitness trainer and a pregnant and postpartum fitness specialist. She’s also a member of the Body Positive Fitness Alliance. She offers 1:1 online coaching as well as a monthly group coaching memberships. 

PlayFit AVL | Betsy Fife Archer

PlayFit AVL is a play-based fitness and wellness studio out of Asheville, NC offering a path to wellness that is fun and sustainable! Betsy helps folks move in joyful ways in order to feel better in their bodies. Betsy utilizes her training as a clinical social worker to help folks undo the damage of diet culture and move towards a friendlier relationship with their bodies.

Studio 34 Yoga

Our wellness hub features primarily donation-based classes via Zoom. In addition to Vinyasa, Hatha and Yin, our yoga classes also include support for POC (People of Color), QT (Queer/Trans), prenatal, and recovery communities. We also host tarot circles, meditation, Tai Chi & other wellness sessions.

The Underbelly

Our mission is to be the go-to wellness community for anyone desiring to achieve holistic wellness (physical, mental, emotional, spiritual) that works for you, your way. Our vision is to create and foster a community for everyone, including those who have felt overlooked, underserved or left-out by the wellness industry.

WHP Studios | Dana Buccheri

In a private, safe space, I focus on creating healthy movement patterns with clients - Finding joy in lifting weights and getting stronger mentally and physically. My goal is to help you build strength and feel better. I will provide a custom plan, based on your fitness goals, injury history and schedule.