Therapy for Anxiety & Eating Disorders in Los Altos, CA

Virtual Services Available Throughout California & Idaho

Does this sound like you or your teen?

You work hard. You have high standards for yourself, and often meet them, but somehow it just never feels like enough.

You juggle work, school, family, friends, sports, your health, the list goes on... but you can't seem to ever feel caught up, and it feels overwhelming.

You are plagued with anxiety, self-doubt, guilt, or afraid that you're not making the right choices for your life.

Thoughts loop, spiral, or pop up uninvited, and just won't leave you alone, no matter how hard you try to ignore or appease them.

Your relationship with food and your body feels harsh, disconnected, and hurtful. You spend a lot of time judging, monitoring, or trying to change your body, and you are starting to wonder if you have an eating disorder.

Therapy can help. Change is possible.

In our work together, you can learn to:

Create more balance in your life, being able to celebrate reaching your goals and take time for rest and relaxation without guilt
Be more resilient in the face of challenges and stress
Quiet those racing thoughts, reduce constant worry or fear, and feel more calm and able to enjoy your life
Stop anxiety spirals in their tracks and be better able to focus and get things done
Be more resilient in the face of challenges and stress
Learn to manage intense emotions and reduce their intensity
Untangle eating from guilt, shame, or rules, and create trust, balance, and peace with food and your body
Become more comfortable and confident in your body through treating with with respect and care rather than rules and punishment

Meet Liz Paolozzi, LMFT

I love helping teen and adult women break free from anxiety, eating disorders, self-doubt, overwhelm, and guilt and feel more calm, confident, and hopeful about their lives.

Having grown up in the Silicon Valley, I understand the unique pressures that come with living in this area. I have seen firsthand, with myself and my clients, the value in prioritizing our own mental and emotional wellbeing, and love helping people find what that looks like for them.

I value balance, flexibility, self-compassion, and accountability. I have seen how shifting the way that we treat ourselves, inside and out, can completely change the way we think, feel, and live in our lives.

Clients often tell me that after our work together they feel more calm and less reactive toward themselves and others. They are less worried about the future, or overthinking the past, and able to be more present in their lives and with the people they care about. They’re able to set boundaries without spiraling in guilt. Food and body thoughts don’t take up as much space. They trust themselves more.

If that sounds like what you're looking for, I'd love to work with you.

Reach out today to schedule a free consultation to see how I can help.

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I provide specialized, effective therapy teen and adult women in Los Altos, CA with Anxiety and/or Eating Disorders

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I know if I need therapy for anxiety?

If you are experiencing any of the following, therapy can help:

constant worry or overthinking about the past or future
difficulty relaxing or being ‘unproductive’
perfectionism or pressure to perform or do things ‘just right’
worry about what others are thinking of you
difficulty sleeping, racing thoughts at night keeping you awake
feeling “high functioning” but still overwhelmed

Therapy helps you understand your patterns and what is keeping that anxiety in place. You will learn practical tools to feel calmer and more confident day-to-day.

How do I know if I need eating disorder therapy?

If you are struggling in any way in your relationship with food and your body, therapy can help.

Many people start therapy because they are noticing:

stress around food - overthinking what or how much you ate today or feeling like you failed if you ate ‘too much’ or had ‘bad’ foods
body checking: analyzing, pinching, or other behaviors to monitor your body throughout the day and criticizing it constantly.
decisions around what and how much to eat are based on diets, rules, or books rather than hunger, fullness, and preferences
cycling from ‘following the rules’ or ‘being good’ to overeating or binging at night
resolving to ‘do better tomorrow’ and then just having the cycle repeat
feeling like your worth is based on your weight or body size
comparison your body to friends, family, or strangers and concluding that your body isn’t good enough

Whatever your struggles are, it counts and it matters. Early support is one of the most effective ways to improve your relationship with food and your body.

Can therapy help with overthinking and perfectionism?

Yes! Overthinking and perfectionism are forms of anxiety and are very common reasons teens and women start therapy.

You will learn to:

recognize anxious thought loops
build more flexible thinking
reduce intense pressure without compromising success
improveconfidence and decision-making

Many clients notice they feel more mentally quiet and less stuck after learning these skills.

How does therapy help with eating disorders?

Evidence-based therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) are highly effective for treating eating disorders.

Eating disorder therapy can help you:

understand the thought and behavior patterns that are keeping your eating disorder going
replace eating disorder behaviors with behaviors that promote health and wellbeing
improve emotional regulation skills when in distress over eating disorder thoughts and urges
build confidence and trust in your ability to let your body's cues guide your eating
learn to move (and rest) your body in ways that are respectful of your body's needs and wants

How is therapy with teens different than therapy for adults?

While therapy for teens is similar in many ways to therapy with adults, there are some important differences.

sessions help teens build coping skills, confidence, and emotional awareness in a supportive environment.
teens have a private space to talk openly
parents receive guidance and support
progress is shared in appropriate ways
collaboration with parents is often encouraged to help support the teen in their therapy

This balanced approach helps teen have their own therapy space while keeping parents involved.

Is video therapy effective for anxiety and eating disorders?

Yes! Research shows video therapy can be highly effective for treating anxiety and eating-related concerns.

Online sessions allow clients to:

attend therapy from home
reduce commute stress
maintain consistency
access support more easily during busy schedules

**Important note: Depending on the severity of the eating disorder, in-person appointments with a medical provider may be required to ensure medical stability during treatment. **