Natalie Grantner, LCSW, CEDS

Therapy with me is a place to slow things down, make sense of what’s been happening for you, and feel less alone with experiences that can be hard to put into words. We’ll work with your whole story, including your thoughts, feelings, food and body experiences, relationships, and coping patterns, without rushing you to “figure it all out” at the beginning. In the first sessions, we’ll get to know what brings you in right now and what you’ve learned to manage over time. You don’t need to have a perfect understanding of the problem. We can begin with what you notice: the patterns that repeat, the moments that feel confusing or painful, and the feelings that come up when you try to change. As we continue, we’ll build an approach that feels collaborative and grounded. That may include: exploring how symptoms and coping strategies developed, even if unintentionally noticing recurring relationship patterns, including how you connect, protect yourself, and ask for what you need understanding how anxiety, depression, eating-related thoughts and behaviors, obsessive-compulsive traits (obsessive-compulsive challenges (OCD)), trauma responses, and chronic illness can interact making room for insight, so change becomes more than willpower; it becomes understanding plus new choices Throughout, I aim to help you feel emotionally held and respected. We’ll move at a pace that matches your needs, especially when eating issues, trauma, or chronic illness have taught your body to expect stress.

For nearly a decade, I have maintained a solo practice to provide deeply personalized support. I begin with a consultation to ensure we are a good fit, and I encourage a curious, exploratory approach to creating sustainable change. I work as an out-of-network provider to prioritize the quality of your care over insurance-mandated timelines.