Meet Keri she/her/hers
Body Image, Relationship with Food, & Self-Esteem Therapist in Tampa, FL
Virtual in Florida + Vermont
You’re not in this alone
Maybe you've never been “sick enough” for a diagnosis. Maybe you've been told you're fine. But fine doesn't describe the way thoughts about food and your body take up 80% of your brain, or the beach trips you've skipped, or the quiet way your world keeps getting smaller.
Somewhere along the way, you stopped being a person and became a body - a body to manage, fix, shrink, apologize for. You've been following the rules your whole life. You've just never had space to figure out what you'd actually want if the rules weren't there. That's not a character flaw. That's what everything you were taught to believe about yourself does to a person. You're not broken. You just haven't had someone take that seriously yet. This is that place.
I offer therapy in-person in Tampa and virtual therapy across Florida and Vermont.
How I work
I understand your struggle because I’ve literally been there.
I've been the person who ordered the meal I was “supposed to.” Who wore the clothes that were “meant” for my larger body. I've also been the person our culture rewarded for restricting, the one no one told to stop, the one who fell through her own cracks for twenty years without anyone noticing - including me. I’ve also been the parent struggling with a child with ARFID and not being sure what the heck to do.
But it was never just about food. I've been the person who made herself smaller in every way - quieter in rooms, more agreeable in relationships, less likely to take up space or ask for too much or say what she actually thought. I was so busy managing how I was perceived that I lost track of who I actually was. That's what everything you were taught to believe about yourself does over time. It doesn't just change how you eat or how you feel about your physical body. It changes how much you think you deserve.
I know what it's like when that starts to change, too.
Not perfectly. Not all at once. But slowly, the noise got quieter. I started to figure out what I wanted - not what I was supposed to want. I stopped waiting for a different body, a better version of myself, some future moment when I'd finally earned the right to take up space. That shift didn't come from willpower or a new plan. It came from finally having support that didn't center shrinking.
That's what I bring into this work. Not a script. Not a system. My actual experience — and years of clinical training on top of it.
You're in the right place.
This is therapy for people who are exhausted by the fight — with their body, with food, with the version of themselves they've been performing for everyone else. You don't have to have it figured out before you get here. You don't have to be at rock bottom. You just have to be ready to stop shrinking and start taking up the space that was always yours.
If you’ve ever…
Thought about food, your body, or your weight before your feet hit the floor in the morning
Skipped something - a trip, a photo, a night out - because you didn't feel good enough yet
Been told you're “fine,” but known deep down that you're not
Felt like you've lost track of who you actually are underneath all the noise
Spent more energy managing how you're perceived than figuring out what you actually want
Wondered if you're "too much" - or quietly shrunk yourself so no one would have to find out
I'm a mom of two kids and two dog children who have absolutely no idea they're dogs. I've been married for almost 20 years - the real kind of married, with all the hard, beautiful, complicated stuff that comes with loving someone through actual life. I knit. I sing, probably too loudly and definitely in the car. I am, at heart, a New Yorker who somehow ended up in the South - which means I will get to the point, I will be direct, and I will not pretend that the bagels here are any good.
I have also been the listener and the advice-giver my entire life. The person everyone calls when something falls apart. I knew pretty young that I wanted to do something that helped people. What took me longer to figure out was that I also needed to, you know, have my own boundaries and not completely dissolve into everyone else's problems. (Turns out that's a whole journey. Highly recommend.)
I'm a diet culture dropout. I started dieting as a preteen because that's what everything around me said I was supposed to do - and spent the next twenty years in that cycle before I finally said enough. I know what it's like to be a parent and realize you don't want to keep passing this shit down to the next generation. That was one of the things that changed everything for me.
Oh, and I swear. Not performatively - it's just how I talk. If that's not your thing, no hard feelings. But if you've ever held back saying "fuck this" in a therapy session, you don't have to here.
Some of the Less Formal Stuff
My Professional Background
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Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor
Internal Family Systems (IFS) : Level 1 Trained
Brainspotting : Phases 1 & 2, Expansion
SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions) Trained + SPACE for ARFID
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Motivational Interviewing for Weight Inclusive Providers
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Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in FL #SW20630
Qualified Supervisor (FL)
MSW (Masters in Social Work), Columbia University, 2006
BA Psychology, Lehigh University, 2004
Therapy with me is…
01Weight Inclusive
Weight stigma is real and harmful. Bodies of all sizes deserve care, respect, and safety.
02LGBTQIA+ Affirming
My office (virtually or in person) is a space where all genders and sexualities are welcome, valued, and celebrated.
03Authentic
No forced clinical distance. No polished perfection. You get a real human who listens deeply and shows up fully.
04Rooted in Acceptance
Whatever you bring - your fear, shame, grief, confusion, hope - is met with compassion and curiosity.
Ready to Begin?
If you resonate with this, therapy can help you understand your patterns, soften the judgment, heal the deeper emotional layers, and create a life that feels more aligned with who you actually are—not who you were taught to be.
I’d love to support you.
In-person in Tampa • Virtual therapy in Florida & Vermont
Relationship with Food Therapy
Your relationship with food isn't broken — it's been responding exactly the way it should to a lifetime of rules, restriction, and messages that had nothing to do with actual hunger. In our work together, we'll untangle all of that.
Anxiety Therapy
Therapy for anxiety isn't about eliminating every worried thought - it's about loosening anxiety's grip so it stops making decisions for you. We'll get to what's underneath it and build tools and insight that actually help.
What We Might Work On
Body Image Therapy
If getting dressed in the morning derails your whole mood, or you've been waiting to live your life until your body looks different, that's exactly what we work on here. You deserve to actually show up for your life in the body you have right now.
Picky Eating & ARFID Therapy
If you are parenting a child with picky eating or ARFID, the struggle is real. SPACE-ARFID treatment is a different approach that focuses on what actually is in your control as a parent.
Self-Esteem Therapy
This isn't about repeating affirmations until you believe them - it's about getting curious about where all that self-doubt came from in the first place. We'll do the real work of untangling everything you were taught to believe about your worth.
Therapy Intensives
Sometimes an hour a week just isn't enough, and a therapy intensive gives us the time and space to actually get somewhere. Think of it as a deep dive into the work, designed for folks who are ready to make some true change.
Therapy Approaches
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Brainspotting
Brainspotting helps you tap into and release the emotional tension and old wounds your body has been holding onto—especially the ones talking through can’t quite reach. It gives your nervous system a way to process what’s been stuck so you can feel calmer, clearer, and more at ease in your daily life.
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Internal Family Systems (IFS)
IFS helps you get to know the different parts of yourself—especially the ones that feel anxious, critical, overwhelmed, or stuck—without judging or fighting them. When those parts feel understood instead of pushed away, you can make choices from a calmer, more grounded place and feel more like your true self.
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SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions)
SPACE helps parents learn new ways of responding to their child’s anxiety by focusing on supportive interactions instead of accommodations. By shifting how you respond to your child’s emotions and gently reducing patterns that escalate anxiety, SPACE supports your child in building confidence and independence while strengthening your connection as a family.
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Brainspotting & IFS Intensives
Brainspotting and IFS intensives give you the space to go deeper, faster—offering focused time to work through the patterns, beliefs, and emotional blocks that keep showing up in your daily life. In this extended format, we can slow everything down, access what’s been stuck beneath the surface, and help you experience meaningful shifts in a shorter period of time.
