Eating Disorder & Anxiety Therapy in Bethesda, MD
For high-achievers in Bethesda when the pressure to perform extends further than anyone around you can see.
Geography does not have to interrupt continuity of care.
Virtual via PsyPact · In-person in Silver Spring, MD
15 min by car and accessible via the Red Line.
Therapy for Bethesda, MD clients
Bethesda is one of the highest concentrations of advanced degrees in the country. The NIH campus draws researchers, scientists, physicians, and academics who have spent their lives in high-performance environments where achievement is the baseline. You're one of them. What doesn't show up in your CV is the calculation that follows you through the day: what you ate, what you didn't, how your body looks under the conference room lights, whether you earned dinner. You've managed this alongside a demanding career long enough that the two have become hard to separate — and long enough that you've stopped expecting it to change.
Bethesda clients access this practice virtually — no parking, no Red Line, no waiting room in a neighborhood where you might recognize a colleague's spouse. Sessions are conducted through a secure, HIPAA-compliant platform from wherever you have privacy.
In-person sessions are also available in Silver Spring, a 15-minute drive or accessible via the Red Line.
Specialties available to Bethesda clients
For Bethesda professionals at any stage. Understanding what the eating disorder has been doing for you (not just what it's been doing to you) is where the lasting work happens.
Therapy for anxiety and perfectionism
In high-performance environments where showing struggle isn't an option, anxiety tends to show up as relentlessness, the inability to rest without guilt, the standard that's become unsustainable.
In Bethesda, body image concerns often become entangled with professional identity, the sense that a disciplined body and a disciplined mind go together. This practice specifically addresses that entanglement.
Especially the kind that doesn't look like sadness — that looks like going through the motions while delivering at a high level, feeling strangely far from your own life.
Who seeks therapy at this practice from Bethesda
Many of the people I work with from Bethesda are researchers, physicians, government contractors, lawyers, and academics who have spent their professional lives in environments where standards are extremely high and showing struggle is not an option. Many are navigating an eating disorder, disordered eating patterns, or a complicated relationship with their body alongside a career that requires them to be sharp, composed, and performing at a high level at all times. They often don't present as in crisis. They present as high-functioning people who are quietly exhausted by something they haven't found the right help for.
Why clients from Bethesda choose this practice
My background spans the full continuum of eating disorder care — inpatient, partial hospitalization, and outpatient — which means I understand the high-functioning presentation at depth. I also hold a master's from Harvard in Human Development and Psychology and a bachelor's from Johns Hopkins. I understand the culture of high-stakes intellectual achievement and what it costs people in ways that don't show up from the outside.
ERC Bethesda vs this practice
ERC Bethesda provides intensive group programming (PHP and IOP) for people who need a higher level of care. This practice provides individual weekly outpatient therapy for people who are functioning well enough to benefit from that level. The two serve different stages and different presentations.
Questions from Bethesda clients
things you might be wondering...
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Virtually through PsyPact (provider #9653) from wherever you have privacy. In-person sessions at 8609 Second Ave, Suite 404B, Silver Spring, MD — 15 minutes from downtown Bethesda via the Red Line.
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If it's taking up mental space, affecting your performance, or limiting your life — yes. The high-functioning presentation is one of the most commonly under-treated. The fact that you're still functioning well doesn't mean the cost isn't real.
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This is a legitimate concern in Bethesda. Virtual sessions mean there's no waiting room, no practice signage, and no risk of being seen. All information is protected under HIPAA and will not be shared without your written authorization.
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ERC Bethesda provides intensive group programming for people who need a higher level of care than weekly outpatient sessions. This practice provides individual weekly outpatient therapy for people functioning well enough to benefit from that level. The two serve different stages.
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