When your teen’s relationship with food or their body becomes stressful, confusing, or scary, you don’t have to face it alone.
Is Your Teen’s Relationship with Food or Their Body Causing You Worry?
Maybe your teen is skipping meals, obsessing about weight, or becoming critical of their body. Maybe food has become a source of conflict, and you’re not sure what to say, or what not to say. As a parent, it’s heartbreaking to watch your child struggle and not know how to help.
How Parent Coaching Helps You Respond Without Panic or Pressure
Parent coaching helps you understand what’s driving your teen’s eating or body image distress, and gives you practical ways to respond that build trust, not tension. You’ll learn how to:
- Create a supportive home environment that encourages recovery
- Identify the difference between normal behavior and disordered behavior
- Find expert resources to support your teen’s recovery
- Get compassionate support for your own complex food and body issues
What You’ll Learn in Coaching
You’ll learn how to:
- Respond to your teen’s food choices without criticism or fear
- Support your teen’s body image and emotional health
- Communicate in ways that build trust and reduce secrecy
- Understand eating behaviors as coping mechanisms
- Set boundaries that protect your teen’s wellbeing
Why Work With Me
For over 10 years, I’ve helped parents of teens navigate eating disorders and body image challenges.
I offer a compassionate, evidence-informed approach that honors both the parent’s and the teen’s experience. My work is grounded in empathy, body respect, and respect for every individual’s journey toward recovery.
What Changes When You Get Support
Parents who work with me often describe a sense of relief and renewed confidence. Instead of reacting with panic or frustration, they learn how to stay calm and connected. Over time, mealtimes become less tense, communication opens up, and healing feels possible again.
You’ll start with a free 20-minute consultation, where we’ll discuss what’s been happening at home and what you’d like to change.
After that, you’ll meet regularly to:
- Decode your teen’s eating patterns and disordered behaviors
- Learn specific language and strategies to support recovery
- Build your confidence and consistency as a parent
Questions Parents Often Ask
What if my teen doesn’t want to talk about food or their body?
No — parent coaching is not a replacement for therapy. Therapy focuses on treating a mental health condition, while coaching helps you, the parent, understand what’s happening, respond more effectively, and support your teen in a healing direction. Many parents find that coaching complements therapy beautifully. It gives you tools, language, and strategies that make professional treatment more effective at home.
Can coaching help if my teen already has an eating disorder diagnosis?
Yes. In fact, that’s one of the main reasons parents seek coaching. When a teen refuses therapy, parents often feel helpless or stuck. In coaching, we focus on what you can do — how to communicate in ways that lower resistance, create emotional safety, and rebuild trust. Even small shifts in how you respond can open the door to positive change and, over time, make your teen more open to professional help.
How is parent coaching different from family therapy?
Parent coaching is focused on your role: your communication, boundaries, and emotional regulation, rather than on treating your teen directly. In family therapy, everyone is a client, and the focus is on resolving conflict within the family system. In coaching, you’ll get personalized guidance and practical tools for navigating your teen’s eating or body image challenges while maintaining your own calm and confidence. It’s about empowering you to lead from stability and compassion.
What if I’m afraid of saying the wrong thing?
That’s an incredibly common and understandable fear. Parents often worry that saying the wrong thing will trigger more conflict, resistance, or shame, especially around sensitive issues like food or body image. In coaching, we take that fear seriously. Together, we’ll slow things down, unpack what’s happening beneath your teen’s reactions, and practice small, evidence-informed steps that reduce tension and increase connection.