Hey there, I’m Tracie.
I’m a therapist who helps women stop emotional eating, change their relationship with their bodies and themselves and live mindfully with intention and fulfillment.
When we work together I can help you if…
You know dieting isn’t for you and instead are on a quest for real health.
You’ve had a health scare, but it hasn’t motivated you to change the way you eat.
You know what healthy eating is, but you can’t seem to stay on track.
It’s defeating to keep working without seeing any change.
The good news is that you’re here and that means you have the hope and determination, no matter how small, to make the changes you need to make.
What therapy is like with me…
I have a conversational style and especially at the beginning of therapy, I ask a lot of questions.
Helping you to feel better, develop realistic life enhancing goals and expand your skills to achieve your goals is the focus of therapy.
Most people I work with experience a reduction in distress after just a few sessions and many people feel better after the first session.
Lifelong skills are big part of therapy. Practical, useful skills help you maintain the therapy goals you worked so hard to attain. Ultimately, your dreams may even expand further than you imagine. You can live a truly lovely life.
Professional Experience
I have 25 years of experience working with people to heal mind-body problems, including eating disorders, addiction, and other chronic stress related disorders like cancer survivorship, diabetes, sleep issues, etc.
I am a Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist in Maryland. I hold a doctorate in psychology with a specialized focus in health psychology. In addition, my master’s degree training focused on family systems and psychodynamic psychotherapies.
I work from a collaborative approach, including a careful consideration of the mind-body relationship and how this relationship influences health. I also frequently use guided imagery and hypnosis as tools to reduce anxiety, improve body image, and enhance goal achievement.
Important in my work with patients is a focus on your relationships. Amplifying compassion helps to build strong relationships, ultimately leading to greater relationship satisfaction for both you and those you love.
Prior to relocating to the Washington DC area, I founded the La Que Sabe Eating Disorders Clinic in Austin, Texas. The clinic was proud to hold over a decade long success rate of an 80% reduction of problematic eating behaviors during the first month of treatment.
License
Maryland Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist #LCM 429
Additional Training
Studied Mind-Body Medicine under Jeanne Achterberg, PhD (dissertation chair)
mind/body relationship and the disease process
use of guided imagery to enhance symptom reduction/remission
cancer patient needs and survivorship
A variety of trainings in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis-Hypnosis training 2000 & 2001
Assoc. for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback-Biofeedback training 2002