Courtney Dowdell Therapy

Eating Disorder & Body Image Therapy

rooted in curiosity, creativity, & connection

for adolescents and adults in New York City, Long Island, and virtually throughout New York State


A space to reconnect with yourself

Therapy can be a place to slow down, listen more closely, and reconnect with yourself.

Eating disorders and body image distress can make it difficult to hear your own voice. Therapy can be a place to slow down, listen more closely, and become curious about the patterns that have shaped you. Together, we can honor how those patterns may have helped you survive while exploring where they may no longer be serving you. I understand eating disorders within the context of the whole person—including identity, relationships, culture, lived experience, and the systems that have shaped how you see yourself and your body. My approach is relational, weight-inclusive, and grounded in curiosity rather than shame. I also draw from creative and experiential practices when words alone are not enough.

The work is not about becoming someone new. It is about strengthening your connection to yourself, making room for more of who you already are, and finding new ways of relating to food, your body, and the world around you. You don’t have to do that work alone. I take an active role in the therapeutic process — engaging wholeheartedly, meeting you where you are, and offering a steady, attuned presence as we make sense of your experiences and support new ways of being in your life and relationships.

 

Who I Help

I work with adolescents and adults navigating eating disorders, body image concerns, anxiety, depression, trauma, and life transitions. I offer individual therapy, specialized eating disorder treatment, and group therapy. I also provide professional supervision for therapists seeking the guidance of an experienced clinician as they deepen their clinical work and care for those they serve.

How I Help

Treatment is individualized and collaborative, with attention to the whole person—not only the symptoms that bring you to therapy. My approach draws from relational and psychodynamic therapy, DBT, mindfulness, exposure-based work, and creative and experiential practices. In eating disorder treatment, I collaborate with dietitians, physicians, psychiatrists, and other members of the treatment team to support coordinated care. Together, we make space for both insight and action: understanding the deeper patterns beneath what is happening while developing new ways of relating to food, your body, yourself, and others.

Services:

Individual Therapy
Group Therapy
Eating Disorder Treatment
Professional Consultation & Speaking
Clinical Supervision