Body Trust Network
Body Trust Network
The wisest, most caring advocates, thinkers, helpers and process holders we know
About our
certified Body
Trust Specialists
Meet a multidisciplinary group of professionals who have spent a minimum of 12 months training with us.
Sharing your process with people who support your liberation is an important part of reclaiming Body Trust.
If you do not find someone in your area, many of our specialists offer support via video conference or phone.
A note about
our directory
The voices and experiences of Black, Indigenous and People of Color, gender variant folks, fat folks, and/or people with disabilities have been absent and minimized in the eating disorder, healthcare, and wellness-related professions.
Therefore, we are working hard to draw an increasingly diverse group of people to be part of our Body Trust Provider Community.
To include providers who are often excluded or unable to participate in trainings such as ours, we offer equity-pricing and additionally have 10 low or no cost spots in every cohort.
Read more about our professional training program here.
Find a proFESSIONAL
Interact with the list below to find a Certified Body Trust® Specialist in your area.
U.S. Based Specialists
Non U.S. Based Specialists
VIRGINiA
Deborah R. Ledford
Educator, Social Worker, Counselor
I support and fight for liberation for all bodies. As a superfat educator, counselor and social worker, I host workshops, groups, one-on-one coaching.”
Location: Abingdon, VA*
Pronouns: she/her
Email: DebLedfordCoaching@gmail.com
*Video and phone sessions available in VA, TN, WV, KY, NC
Elisabeth C. Peterson,
RDN, CEDS-C
Registered Dietitian, Medical Nutrition Therapist
Your life is a sacred journey. And it is about change, growth, discovery, movement, transformation; continuously expanding your vision of what is possible, stretching your soul, learning to see clearly and deeply, listening to your intuition, taking courageous challenges at every step along the way. You are on the path… exactly where you are meant to be right now… And from here, you can only go forward, shaping your life story into a magnificent tale of triumph, of healing of courage, of beauty, of wisdom, of power, of dignity, and of love.”~Caroline Adams
Location: Richmond, VA
Pronouns: she/her
Email: Elisabeth@PetersonNutrition.com
Phone: (804) 357-6855
Website: PetersonNutrition.com
IG: @ResonantEating
Video and phone sessions available. Virtual sessions available for folks in AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, HI, ID, IN, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY.
Heather Clark,
LPC, LCPC
Therapist, Approved Supervisor, Clinical Director
Special focus is disordered eating, including binge eating disorder, bulimia, anorexia, body dissatisfaction, chronic dieting, intuitive eating, and orthorexia. Approach is rooted in respect for clients’ instinctive ways of surviving, while fostering a spirit of gentle, curious experimentation to find new, more sustainable ways to move forward. If you’ve ever had your broken relationship with food/body dismissed, overlooked, minimized, or even encouraged, due to living in a larger body, there’s a special place in my heart and in my practice for you. I might be a good fit for you if you are looking for a therapist who is down-to-earth, trauma-informed, and likes to use humor in our conversations.”
Location: Arlington, VA – I serve as the Clinical Director for Rock Recovery, a non-profit providing accessible disordered eating care. We offer individual and group therapy for VA, DC, and MD residents, as well as faith-based support groups nationwide. All our services are offered on a generous sliding scale, because we believe finances should never be a barrier to care.
Pronouns: she/her
Email: Heather@RockRecoveryED.org
Website: RockRecoveryED.org
Video and phone sessions available.
Can’t find someone in your area?
Many of our providers offer support via video conference or phone.
Contact us for assistance.