Signs of Eating Disorders
Discover the warning signs of eating disorders and learn how to recognize them early. Understand their impact and find out how to seek help for recovery.
January 21, 2026
You may appear capable and composed on the outside, yet internally feel exhausted, overwhelmed, or stuck in patterns around food, body image, work, or relationships. At WholeSelf Therapy, we provide online therapy across Ontario, supporting adults, adolescents, and couples who want sustainable change – not quick fixes.
We specialize in working with high‑achieving individuals who are tired of holding everything together and ready to feel more regulated, grounded, and connected to themselves.
Virtual therapy across Ontario • No pressure • A chance to see if we’re the right fit
Many people seek therapy when the ways they have learned to cope begin to cost more than they help. You might notice:
Persistent anxiety, emotional overload, or burnout
A complicated or distressing relationship with food or your body
Perfectionism that makes rest feel impossible
Emotional shutdown or reactivity in relationships
Feeling “functional” but deeply depleted
These patterns often develop for good reasons as ways to manage stress, expectations, trauma, or responsibility. Therapy at WholeSelf focuses on understanding these patterns with compassion, rather than judgment, and creating new ways of responding that support long‑term wellbeing.
Individual counselling at WholeSelf Therapy supports adults navigating anxiety, emotional overwhelm, burnout, eating disorders, body image concerns, relationship stress, and life transitions. Sessions provide a confidential space to slow down, make sense of what you are experiencing, and develop practical tools for change. We focus on long lasting change rather than quick fixes.
Adolescence can be a time of heightened emotional intensity, identity exploration, and stress. Adolescent therapy at WholeSelf Therapy supports teens experiencing anxiety, emotional regulation challenges, body image concerns, disordered eating, or relational difficulties. Therapy is developmentally informed, collaborative, and tailored to support both adolescents and their families.
Relationships can feel strained when stress, miscommunication, or emotional reactivity takes over. Couples counselling at WholeSelf Therapy helps partners understand their interaction patterns, improve emotional regulation, and rebuild connection and trust. This service is well-suited for couples and parents navigating high-conflict cycles, disconnection, or repeated misunderstandings.
WholeSelf Therapy provides specialized eating disorder therapy for clients in North Bay and across Ontario. Support is available for individuals struggling with restrictive eating, binge eating, emotional eating, and recovery from eating disorders. Therapy addresses both behavioural patterns and the emotional, relational, and nervous‑system factors that maintain them.
Chloe Houlder, BA (Hons), MACP, Registered Psychotherapist
WholeSelf Therapy is a virtual psychotherapy practice providing trauma-informed online therapy across Ontario, with a focus on eating disorders, body image concerns, burnout, emotional regulation, and relationship challenges.
The practice is grounded in the belief that symptoms are not failures – they are often intelligent responses to stress, pressure, trauma, or unmet needs. Therapy at WholeSelf is collaborative, compassionate, and evidence-based, supporting clients in developing insight, emotional safety, and sustainable change.
Care is delivered through a structured yet flexible approach, integrating evidence-based modalities and tailored to each client’s goals, pace, and lived experience. The focus is on helping clients move away from cycles of control, shame, or overwhelm and toward greater self-trust, regulation, and balance.
A brief consultation helps clarify your goals and ensures therapy feels like the right fit.
Sessions focus on nervous system regulation, emotional awareness, and insight into long‑standing patterns.
Using evidence‑based tools, therapy supports flexibility, self‑trust, and changes that last beyond sessions.
We understand the hidden challenges behind perfectionism, burnout, and deep sensitivity, and create space for lasting change.
Therapy is tailored with modalities like CBT, ACT, DBT, and trauma-informed care to support healing that fits your unique needs.
Virtual sessions across Ontario, free consultations, and limited sliding-scale spots make quality therapy more approachable and convenient.
If you are looking for online therapy in Ontario, counselling in North Bay, or specialized support for eating disorders, body image concerns, or burnout, WholeSelf Therapy is here.
Book a free consultation today and take the first step toward feeling more like yourself again.
We support adults, teens (13+), and couples across Ontario, particularly those identifying as high-achievers, deep feelers, people-pleasers, or individuals recovering from trauma, burnout, or disordered eating.
As of right now, all sessions are conducted virtually, providing flexibility and comfort for clients across Ontario.
Therapy with a Registered Psychotherapist is covered under many extended health benefit plans in Ontario. Since coverage can vary, it’s recommended to check directly with your provider to confirm the details of your plan. Payment is due on the day of your session, and a detailed receipt will be provided for you to submit for reimbursement.
We offer a free 15-minute phone consultation to help determine the right fit for your needs.
We have a limited number of sliding scale spots. Contact us if interested.
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