Telehealth therapy across Ohio
Eating Disorders & Body Positivity Therapy in Ohio
Let's change the voice in your head.
We treat Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, Rumination Disorder, Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, and co-occurring mental health conditions. Our body positivity approach helps you challenge societal expectations and create body confidence while celebrating body diversity — building a healthy self-image in adolescence and adulthood through self-compassion.
Recognize yourself?
Signs you might benefit
You worked hard for your career and you're still in the process of building it. Your success shouldn't cost you your mental health, happiness, or joy. You don't need to check every box — if any of these resonate, you deserve to make space for yourself. Pushing through isn't enough. You deserve to live and thrive in your own resilience.
How we help
Our approach
Care is collaborative: we work alongside your dietitian, primary care physician, nutritionist, or personal trainer when appropriate. Sessions weave in psychoeducational coping skills and relapse prevention strategies. Our Health at Every Size® framework is weight-inclusive — body weight is never a treatment goal. Instead, we focus on your relationship with food, your body, and yourself.
Meet our therapists
Yiannoula Mavroidis (M.Ed., LPCC-S, BC-TMH), Melissa Kalinowski (M.A., LPCC, BC-TMH), Hayle Fisher (M.A., LPCC-S, BC-TMH), and Dr. Staci Tessmer (Ph.D., LPCC-S, NCC, BC-TMH, ACS) are all licensed in Ohio and accepting new clients.
Meet the teamFAQ
Frequently asked questions
Do you work with all types of eating disorders?
Yes. We work with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder (BED), avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), orthorexia, and disordered eating that doesn't meet full diagnostic criteria but is still significantly impacting your life. If you're unsure whether what you're experiencing 'counts,' it does — and we'd be glad to talk.
Can eating disorder therapy be done via telehealth?
Yes. Telehealth has been shown to be effective for eating disorder treatment, and for many clients it removes barriers that would otherwise prevent them from getting care. That said, we assess each client individually. If we feel you need a higher level of care — intensive outpatient, residential — we'll say so directly and help coordinate a referral.
Will my therapist push me to gain or lose weight?
No. We practice within a Health at Every Size framework, which means body weight is not a therapeutic goal in either direction. Our focus is on your relationship with food, your body, and yourself — not a number on a scale. We work collaboratively with you to define what recovery means for your life.
What if my eating disorder has been going on for many years?
Long-standing eating disorders absolutely respond to therapy — it often just requires more time, patience, and care. Recovery at any stage is possible. We won't minimize how hard this work is, but we also won't tell you it's too late or too entrenched to change. Many of our clients have found meaningful recovery after years of struggling.
Our services
How we deliver care
All of our specialty therapy is available through convenient online sessions across Ohio. In-person services available at one of our office locations in Willoughby or Painesville in Northeast Ohio.
Online across Ohio · In-person Willoughby & Painesville
For the anxious. The in-between. The done figuring it out alone.
Book your first session — or a complimentary 15-minute consultation to see if we're the right fit. No pressure, no commitment.
HSA & FSA accepted · Sliding scale available