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Eating disorder therapy in Waco focuses on more than behaviors. Together, we dig into the emotional roots of your relationship with food, calm your nervous system, and build skills that help you feel safe in your body and trust it again. Recovery isn't about doing it perfectly. It's about learning to care for yourself with compassion and building a relationship with food that supports your life instead of running it.
If food takes up too much mental space (constant planning, guilt, restriction, emotional eating, or fear of losing control), you're not alone. Many women in Waco and Central Texas struggle with disordered eating, chronic dieting, body image distress, or a long history of feeling at odds with their bodies. I also work with tweens and teens (and their parents) who are dealing with food and body image struggles. You don't have to be "sick enough" to deserve support.
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Eating Disorder & Postpartum Therapy in Waco, Texas. Rooted in compassion, balance, and evidence-based support.
“I'm drowning…” but you don't have to be
The postpartum period can crank up anxiety, body image worries, and emotional overwhelm. Between physical recovery, hormone shifts, sleep deprivation, and the pressure to "do it right," a lot of new moms feel disconnected from their bodies and from themselves.
Postpartum mental health therapy in Waco and across Central Texas (with online sessions anywhere in Texas) supports postpartum anxiety, depression, identity changes, and big emotions. Therapy can help you feel more grounded, present with your family, and confident in your body and your decisions. You deserve support during this transition, not just to get through it, but to start feeling like yourself again.
I work with women, tweens, and teens in Waco and Central Texas who feel stuck in cycles of food rules, body shame, anxiety, or perfectionism that people keep calling "normal." Maybe you're navigating motherhood, postpartum changes, bariatric surgery, or years of dieting. Maybe you're a parent watching your tween or teen struggle and wondering what to do. You're in good company. Most of the people I work with felt exactly this alone before they found this space.
IF FOOD, YOUR BODY, OR BIG FEELINGS FEEL HEAVIER THAN THEY SHOULD... YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
Do you avoid mirrors, photos, or social events because of appearance fears? Believe life will start once you “fix” your body?
Body Image & Self-Compassion
Do you think about food all the time, do you label is "good" vs "bad", or what about feeling out of control? Does food feel like an addiction?
Eating Disorder Therapy
Is your tween or teen struggling with food, body image, anxiety, or perfectionism, and you're not sure what's "normal" or when to worry?
TWEEN & TEEN SUPPORT
The postpartum period can bring significant identity shifts, emotional overwhelm, and changes in how you experience your body and relationship with food. Many women in Waco and Central Texas seek therapy during motherhood when pressure to “bounce back,” meet expectations, or care for everyone else begins to take a toll on mental health. Body image concerns, food guilt, anxiety, and mood changes are common during this season, yet often minimized or normalized.
Postpartum & Motherhood Therapy in Waco, Texas
I provide bariatric mental health support in Waco, Texas for men & women before and after surgery, helping them navigate identity changes, emotional eating patterns, and the mental load of long-term lifestyle adjustments. Therapy focuses on building awareness, resilience, and sustainable coping skills so healing feels supportive rather than rigid. You deserve care that addresses both the physical and emotional sides of this transition.
Bariatric Mental Health Support in Waco, Texas
Do you feel the pressure to “hold it all together”? Are you feeling like your identity, body, and needs are all shifting at once?
Postpartum Support
I'm Hannah Short, LCSW, a licensed psychotherapist in Waco, Texas, with specialized training in eating disorders, bariatric recovery, and perinatal mental health (Board Certified Bariatric Counselor, CMNCS, EMDR trained, PMH-C coursework). I work with women, tweens, and teens in Waco and across Texas, in person and online. My work is shaped by lived experience with my own food noise and postpartum overwhelm, not just theory.
I take a nutrition-informed, trauma-aware perspective. Our relationship with food and our bodies often starts as a way to cope, survive, and make sense of the world. Instead of focusing on control or quick fixes, I help clients build awareness, emotional regulation skills, and a more trusting connection with themselves. For my younger clients, that includes their parents too, because families do better when everyone's on the same page.
In therapy, you'll find a space where you don't have to explain or minimize your experience. Together, we work toward lasting change that feels respectful, supportive, and aligned with who you are, not who you think you're supposed to be.
EATING DISORDER, POSTPARTUM & TEEN THERAPY ROOTED IN COMPASSION, BALANCE, AND EVIDENCE-BASED SUPPORT.
Your therapist for eating disorders and postpartum in Waco, Texas
Between Sessions is my monthly letter: short, honest reflections on the things that come up between therapy appointments. Motherhood, body image, food, parenting tweens and teens, and the quiet, tender stuff underneath.
No spam, no pressure. Just something thoughtful in your inbox once a month.
Want to hear more from me?
The scale kept me a prisoner from enjoying life but not anymore. I realize that is only a number and I am worthy of more than that. Learning about how nutrition can fuel my body instead of starving myself is amazing. If you are in the same spot and what to be free contact her! Highly recommend it!
"Working with Hannah has shown me that I don’t have to shame myself by what the scale says."
Hannah is a compassionate eating disorder therapist offering counseling for recovery, body image, and binge eating. Hannah particularly understands the perinatal time and counsels with a supportive, inclusive approach.
"Highly recommend Hannah!"
Hannah is a knowledgeable therapist who works with adults struggling with eating disorders, body image concerns. She empowers clients to overcome these issues and feel more confident. I highly recommend her!
"She empowers clients to overcome"
Compassionate, evidence-based support for healing disordered eating, body image distress, and your relationship with food. Rooted in intuitive eating, mindfulness, and trauma-informed care.
Rooted Recovery
Eating Disorder Therapy
Therapy Specialties In Waco Texas
EMDR Therapy
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapy is a highly effective, research-backed treatment for trauma, anxiety, and disordered eating. At Rooted & Nourished Psychotherapy in Waco, Texas, EMDR therapy helps clients reduce emotional distress, improve coping, and build a healthier relationship with their thoughts, body, and experiences. This approach supports long-term healing by targeting the root of distress—not just the symptoms.
ROOTED GROWTH
Warm, down-to-earth support for tweens and teens dealing with anxiety, perfectionism, body image struggles, or food and eating concerns. I work alongside parents too, so your family has a team, not just a weekly appointment.
Discover a gentle space to process the emotional side of bariatric surgery and nurture a new, trusting relationship with your body and food.
rooted renewal
Therapy for Pre & Post Bariatric Surgery
Support for moms navigating body image, eating, and identity shifts in pregnancy or postpartum. A space to process perfectionism, pressure, and guilt without shame.
Nourish the mother
Postpartum Therapy
Step 1 — Book Your Free Consult
Grab a time on my calendar, or call or text 254-589-4959. No back-and-forth required.
Step 2 — Your First Session
60 minutes, one real conversation. We slow down so I can understand your story and start building a plan that fits your life — not a form to fill out.
Step 3 — Virtual or In-Person
See me virtually across Texas and South Carolina, or in-person at my Waco office. Therapy fits around your schedule, not the other way around.
Step 4 — If You've Tried Before
If therapy, diets, or willpower haven't stuck before, this is different. Healing isn't about trying harder — it's about learning a new way to listen to yourself, working at the root instead of managing symptoms.
HOW THERAPY WORKS IN WACO, TX
