Transcendence Counseling Center LLC

Transcendence Counseling Center LLC Confidential Counseling in Vero Beach, Fl, serving the Treasure Coast.

Counselor, specializing in eating disorders, body image, anxiety, s*xual abuse, and LGBT affirmative therapy. **Immediate openings available**

I’m grateful to have been invited to speak with Yahoo for this important piece about the impact that the ongoing public ...
08/06/2026

I’m grateful to have been invited to speak with Yahoo for this important piece about the impact that the ongoing public conversation surrounding Ariana Grande’s body can have on people in eating disorder recovery.

I spoke from two places: as an eating disorder specialist and as someone in recovery who has personally needed to mute Ariana-related content, not because of Ariana herself, but because the constant analysis, speculation, and commentary about her appearance can be deeply triggering.

This conversation is bigger than one celebrity. When we repeatedly dissect someone’s body in the name of “concern,” we reinforce the harmful idea that we can see whether someone has an eating disorder or determine their health simply by looking at them. We cannot.

People in recovery should not have to repeatedly encounter body scrutiny disguised as news, entertainment, or concern. Protecting your recovery by muting, unfollowing, or stepping away is not an overreaction. It is a valid and necessary boundary. It does not mean we are shaming them or not supporting them.

Thank you to Yahoo and Kerry Justich for making space for both the professional and personal sides of this conversation.

Read the full piece here: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/article/the-ariana-grande-fans-who-are-muting-ariana-grande-204254455.html

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN. Honored to be part of the 36th Annual Renfrew Center Foundation Virtual Conference for Profession...
08/05/2026

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN. Honored to be part of the 36th Annual Renfrew Center Foundation Virtual Conference for Professionals, starting November 6th!

I’ll be presenting From Control to Connection: A Feminist Relational Approach to Reclaiming Desire in Eating Disorder Recovery, diving into approaches to supporting clients through embodied recovery.

This year’s conference brings together clinicians, researchers, and advocates for powerful conversations around mental health and eating disorders. With up to 49.5 CE credits, dynamic keynotes and workshops covering a variety of topics —there’s something for everyone.

Find all the details and register here: www.renfrewconference.com


How many of your s*x therapy clients are carrying undiagnosed eating disorder pathology that you’re not trained to recog...
07/06/2026

How many of your s*x therapy clients are carrying undiagnosed eating disorder pathology that you’re not trained to recognize?

I ask because I’ve spent years watching this gap play out in real time-clients labeled with “low desire” or “s*xual avoidance” when the actual root is hormonal dysregulation, nutrient deficiency, or dissociation rooted in disordered eating patterns.

S*x therapists and eating disorder specialists often work in separate silos. But s*xual recovery and eating disorder recovery aren’t always parallel tracks, they’re often part of the same journey. You can’t treat one without understanding the other.

If your training didn’t center eating disorder pathology, you’re not alone. But your clients are paying the price.

What patterns have you noticed that made you question this gap? *xTherapy *xualRecovery

This distinction matters more than you might think. If you’re in recovery and noticing your desire is still quiet, it’s ...
07/04/2026

This distinction matters more than you might think. If you’re in recovery and noticing your desire is still quiet, it’s worth asking: Is it returning slowly as your body heals, or has it felt consistently absent even when you felt safe? One points to ED-suppressed desire that can shift as you recover. The other might be authentic as*xuality, which is equally valid, and equally deserving of understanding.

The slides lay out three patterns to notice in yourself. The real work happens when you sit with these questions without rushing to an answer. Your body’s signals were hijacked for a long time. Learning to trust them again (whether that means desire returns or you discover you’re as*xual) takes time, compassion, and usually someone trained to help you sort it out.

You’re not broken either way. You’re just learning to listen. *xTherapy *xualRecovery

Self-compassion isn’t a luxury wellness concept. It’s a clinical prerequisite. It’s the foundation that everything else ...
06/29/2026

Self-compassion isn’t a luxury wellness concept. It’s a clinical prerequisite. It’s the foundation that everything else (desire, pleasure, connection) actually builds on.

The paradox most people miss: you think self-compassion comes *after* you fix the desire problem. But it’s actually the entry point. Without it, you’re asking your body to feel safe and open while your mind is still in combat mode.

Your desire isn’t broken. It’s waiting for you to stop treating yourself like the enemy.

If you’re in recovery and this landed, you’re not alone. And your body deserves more than punishment.

*xualRecovery *xTherapy

S*xual desire is not a recovery requirement.Some people rediscover desire in recovery.Some people experience desire diff...
06/25/2026

S*xual desire is not a recovery requirement.
Some people rediscover desire in recovery.
Some people experience desire differently.
Some people identify as as*xual.
Some people feel desire return slowly.
Some people realize they want different kinds of intimacy than they used to.
Some people need safety before sensation feels accessible.
All of these experiences deserve respect.
Eating disorder recovery should not ask people to become more s*xually available, more palatable, more binary, more desirable, or easier to understand.
It should support body trust, agency, consent, and self-connection.

Recovery gave you survival. Now it’s time to explore being alive.
06/18/2026

Recovery gave you survival. Now it’s time to explore being alive.

Recovery is not just about becoming more “comfortable” in your body in a generic way.For LGBTQ+ people, body trust can b...
06/17/2026

Recovery is not just about becoming more “comfortable” in your body in a generic way.

For LGBTQ+ people, body trust can be complicated by shame, dysphoria, invisibility, desirability politics, trauma, discrimination, and the pressure to explain yourself.
And desire can become complicated too.

Not because LGBTQ+ identity is something to pathologize — it is not.
Not because low desire or as*xuality need to be fixed — they do not.
But because eating disorders can affect embodiment, sensation, safety, intimacy, and the ability to feel connected to your own wanting.

The goal is not to force desire.
The goal is agency. 🌈 *xtherapy

Honored to be part of the 36th Annual Renfrew Center Foundation Virtual Conference for Professionals, starting November ...
06/15/2026

Honored to be part of the 36th Annual Renfrew Center Foundation Virtual Conference for Professionals, starting November 6th!

I’ll be presenting From Control to Connection: A Feminist Relational Approach to Reclaiming Desire in Eating Disorder Recovery, diving into approaches to supporting clients through embodied recovery.

This year’s conference brings together clinicians, researchers, and advocates for powerful conversations around mental health and eating disorders. With up to 49.5 CE credits, dynamic keynotes and workshops covering a variety of topics —there’s something for everyone.

Find all the details and register here: www.renfrewconference.com


I’m honored to have a guest blog with Project HEAL on a topic that is still too often missing from eating disorder recov...
06/15/2026

I’m honored to have a guest blog with Project HEAL on a topic that is still too often missing from eating disorder recovery conversations: LGBTQ+ identity, body trust, and s*xual desire.
For many LGBTQ+ people, recovery is not only about food or body image. It can also mean untangling shame, dysphoria, desirability politics, relational safety, trauma, gender expression, and the right to want.
This is the heart of Nourishing Desire: recovery that makes room for the whole self.

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