{
 "title": "Ontario therapists who state on their own website that they treat eating disorders",
 "description": "Ontario psychotherapists, psychologists, social workers and counselling practices who publish on their own website that they work with eating disorders or disordered eating. Each entry records the regulated title exactly as the practice publishes it, the city, whether virtual sessions are offered, the practice's own words about eating disorders, whether it states it works with dietitians or a treatment team, and how a person makes contact. Every entry was read on the practice's own website on 2026-08-06. Inclusion is not an endorsement and there is no financial relationship with anyone listed.",
 "page": "https://laurenhofstee.me/ontario-eating-disorder-therapists/",
 "publisher": {
  "name": "Lauren Hofstee, Registered Dietitian",
  "credential": "Registered Dietitian, College of Dietitians of Ontario",
  "url": "https://laurenhofstee.me/"
 },
 "licence": "Free to quote, cite and reuse with attribution to https://laurenhofstee.me/ontario-eating-disorder-therapists/ . Every fact here was copied from the linked practice's own website on the stated check date and may have changed since. Verify against the source before relying on it.",
 "verification_method": "Each entry was read on the listed practice's own website on the check date. Nothing is aggregated from Psychology Today, TherapyTribe, Theravive, Medimap, Lumino, First Session or any other third party directory. Practices that could not be verified from their own pages are in the excluded list, with the reason.",
 "disclaimer": "Inclusion is not an endorsement and the publisher has no financial relationship with anyone listed. Psychotherapy in Ontario is a regulated act with several different regulated titles. Check any clinician on the correct public register before booking.",
 "registers": {
  "Registered Psychotherapist": "College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)",
  "Psychologist and Psychological Associate": "College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario (CPBAO)",
  "Registered Social Worker": "Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW)",
  "Occupational Therapist": "College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario (COTO)"
 },
 "region": "Ontario, Canada",
 "checked_on": "2026-08-06",
 "generated_on": "2026-08-06",
 "count": 32,
 "excluded_count": 7,
 "excluded_note": "This list carries only the exclusions recorded as structured entries on the page. The page itself is authoritative for the full set of practices that were looked at and left out, and states the reason for each one.",
 "entries": [
  {
   "name": "Church Wellesley Counselling and Psychotherapy",
   "subtitle": "Downtown Toronto, 491 Church Street",
   "region": "Greater Toronto Area",
   "details": {
    "Regulated title they publish": "Registered Psychotherapist, and one clinician listed as Registered Psychotherapist and Registered Social Worker",
    "What they say about eating disorders": "Yes. The page lists what it can support you with as anorexia, binge eating, bulimia, disordered eating and body image concerns, and emotional eating and compulsive behaviors, and says this applies whether or not your eating pattern has a label.",
    "Virtual sessions": "Yes. The page states CWCP offers virtual therapy sessions via a secure telehealth platform, and that you can connect virtually from anywhere in Ontario.",
    "Dietitians or a treatment team": "The page does not mention dietitians or a treatment team.",
    "How a person makes contact": "The page says to browse the team, then schedule a time that works for you, no referral needed, choosing between in-person or virtual sessions. Its FAQ states no referral is needed to book and no doctor's note is required. Phone 647-358-5815."
   },
   "source_url": "https://cwcp.ca/cwcp/eating-disorders/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-06"
  },
  {
   "name": "TPS Therapy",
   "subtitle": "Toronto east end, 421 Danforth Avenue",
   "region": "Greater Toronto Area",
   "details": {
    "Regulated title they publish": "Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) and Registered Social Worker, listed clinician by clinician",
    "What they say about eating disorders": "Yes. The page is titled disordered eating and eating disorder therapy, and lists binge eating disorder, anorexia nervosa, bulimia, orthorexia, ARFID, body dysmorphia and food addiction or emotional eating. It states you do not need to fit a specific label to get help.",
    "Virtual sessions": "Yes. The page offers in-person eating disorder therapy in Toronto's East End and virtual support across Ontario for all ages.",
    "Dietitians or a treatment team": "The page does not mention dietitians or a treatment team.",
    "How a person makes contact": "The page asks you to contact the clinic and offers a therapist matching step it calls match with a disordered eating therapist. Phone 647-267-8920."
   },
   "source_url": "https://www.tpstherapy.ca/services/disordered-eating/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-06"
  },
  {
   "name": "The Clinic on Dupont",
   "subtitle": "Toronto, 99, 101 and 107 Dupont Street",
   "region": "Greater Toronto Area",
   "details": {
    "Regulated title they publish": "Psychologists listed as Ph.D., C.Psych. or Psy.D., C.Psych., alongside MSW, RSW social workers and RP and RP (Qualifying) psychotherapists on the clinicians page",
    "What they say about eating disorders": "Yes. The page states that clinicians who specialize in eating disorders use cognitive-behavioural therapy and other evidence-based treatments, and covers anorexia nervosa, bulimia and binge-eating disorder for adults, children and adolescents.",
    "Virtual sessions": "Yes. The page header states that for your convenience the clinic also offers video or telephone sessions.",
    "Dietitians or a treatment team": "The page describes multi-disciplinary eating disorder specialists but does not name a dietitian.",
    "How a person makes contact": "The page says to call 416-515-2649 to speak with one of its psychologists, and that an initial consultation begins with an assessment by an eating disorder specialist."
   },
   "source_url": "https://www.theclinicondupont.com/treatments/eating-disorders/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-06"
  },
  {
   "name": "Feel Your Way Therapy",
   "subtitle": "Toronto, 455 Spadina Avenue",
   "region": "Greater Toronto Area",
   "details": {
    "Regulated title they publish": "Registered Psychotherapist (RP) and Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), named on the eating disorders page",
    "What they say about eating disorders": "Yes. The page names anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, ARFID, orthorexia and unclassified patterns, and says you do not need a diagnosis to deserve healing.",
    "Virtual sessions": "Yes. The page lists in-person sessions at 455 Spadina Avenue and online sessions, and the team page states online sessions across Ontario and in-person care in Toronto.",
    "Dietitians or a treatment team": "Yes. The page states that if you are working with a treatment team, naming doctor, dietitian and psychiatrist, they are happy to collaborate for holistic care.",
    "How a person makes contact": "The page offers a free initial consultation with no commitment, and the team page says every new client begins with a free 15 minute call. Phone (437) 915-9192."
   },
   "source_url": "https://www.feelyourwaytherapy.ca/eating-disorders-therapy",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-06"
  },
  {
   "name": "Eating Dynamiks and Therapy",
   "subtitle": "Toronto, 1920 Yonge Street",
   "region": "Greater Toronto Area",
   "details": {
    "Regulated title they publish": "Registered Dietitian with the College of Dietitians of Ontario since 1998, and MSW, RSW for psychotherapy, as published on the about page",
    "What they say about eating disorders": "Yes. The page states more than 20 years specialising in helping individuals and families move beyond the physical and psychological effects of emotional eating and of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating, ARFID and EDNOS, and adds that it also works with people who do not fit these labels.",
    "Virtual sessions": "Yes. The page states services are offered either in-office, via encrypted video sessions, or by telephone.",
    "Dietitians or a treatment team": "This is one practitioner holding both roles. The page describes combining therapy needs and nutritional skills-building in the same practice, and offers support as bridging care for people waiting on a hospital list for more intensive medical care.",
    "How a person makes contact": "The page asks you to book an appointment. Address 1920 Yonge Street, Toronto."
   },
   "source_url": "https://eatingdynamiksandtherapy.com/eating-disorder-treatment-toronto/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-06"
  },
  {
   "name": "The Cohen Clinic",
   "subtitle": "Toronto, with a separate page for the Guelph area",
   "region": "Greater Toronto Area",
   "details": {
    "Regulated title they publish": "Clinical Psychologists, Registered Psychotherapists, Registered Social Workers, a Registered Dietitian and a Naturopathic Doctor, in the clinic's own words",
    "What they say about eating disorders": "Yes. The page states that one of its registered dietitians is also a registered psychotherapist with expertise in body image concerns, eating disorders, gut health and health anxiety.",
    "Virtual sessions": "Yes. The page states video and telephone sessions are possible and that, per the guidelines of the College of Psychologists of Ontario, the clinic can only treat clients residing in Ontario.",
    "Dietitians or a treatment team": "Yes. The published team includes a Registered Dietitian alongside psychologists, psychotherapists and social workers in the same clinic.",
    "How a person makes contact": "The page states the clinic does not require a physician's referral, and that to schedule an appointment you contact the clinic at 416.588.7546 or info@thecohenclinic.com, where the Clinic Coordinator gives a free phone consultation and matches you with a therapist."
   },
   "source_url": "https://thecohenclinic.com/location/guelph/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-06"
  },
  {
   "name": "Life in Harmony Counselling and Psychotherapy",
   "subtitle": "Toronto and Vaughan",
   "region": "Greater Toronto Area",
   "details": {
    "Regulated title they publish": "Ph.D, C.Psych., Registered Psychotherapist (RP), Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) and Registered Social Worker (RSW), listed clinician by clinician on the team page",
    "What they say about eating disorders": "Yes. The page states that eating disorders are serious and even life-threatening conditions, describes anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder in detail, and says people of all ages, genders and socioeconomic backgrounds can experience disordered eating.",
    "Virtual sessions": "Yes. The eating disorders page carries a banner stating that all of its therapists are offering online counselling at this time.",
    "Dietitians or a treatment team": "The page does not mention dietitians or a treatment team.",
    "How a person makes contact": "The page asks you to book a consultation with one of its mental health specialists. Phone (905) 851 8515 or (647) 490 7570."
   },
   "source_url": "https://www.lifeinharmony.ca/eating-disorder-counselling",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-06"
  },
  {
   "name": "Zonaira Psychotherapy",
   "subtitle": "Markham",
   "region": "Greater Toronto Area",
   "details": {
    "Regulated title they publish": "Registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist, published as Zonaira Chaudhry, MSW, RSW",
    "What they say about eating disorders": "Yes. Eating Disorders is listed among the areas of expertise on the services page, under the heading what I work with, with the note that the list is not exhaustive.",
    "Virtual sessions": "Yes. The services page states in-person in Markham, Ontario and virtual in Ontario and Nova Scotia.",
    "Dietitians or a treatment team": "The page does not mention dietitians or a treatment team.",
    "How a person makes contact": "The page offers a free 20-minute consultation to discuss what you need, booked online."
   },
   "source_url": "https://zonairapsychotherapy.com/services/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-06"
  },
  {
   "name": "Impact Therapy Group",
   "subtitle": "No in-person office is published. The site describes itself as online therapy across Ontario and lists Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Etobicoke, Scarborough, Markham and Richmond Hill among the places it serves.",
   "region": "Greater Toronto Area",
   "details": {
    "Regulated title they publish": "Registered Psychotherapist, published on the profile of the clinician the page names for this work",
    "What they say about eating disorders": "Yes. The page is headed disordered eating therapy and names cycles of restriction, bingeing or emotional eating, stress eating, persistent worries about weight, shape or body image, and teen struggles with eating, self-esteem or body image.",
    "Virtual sessions": "Yes, and only. The site states online therapy for teens, adults and couples across Ontario, with evening and weekend availability.",
    "Dietitians or a treatment team": "The page does not mention dietitians or a treatment team.",
    "How a person makes contact": "The page asks you to browse therapist profiles and book a free 15-minute consultation."
   },
   "source_url": "https://www.impacttherapygroup.ca/eating-disorder-therapy-ontario",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-06"
  },
  {
   "name": "Serene Heart Counseling and Psychotherapy",
   "subtitle": "Milton, Mississauga and Burlington",
   "region": "Greater Toronto Area",
   "details": {
    "Regulated title they publish": "Registered Psychotherapist (RP), with the page also naming a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) and a Psychoanalyst on its care team",
    "What they say about eating disorders": "Yes. The page lists anorexia and restriction, bulimia and purging cycles, binge eating, compulsive or emotional eating, negative body image and body checking, and disordered eating without a formal diagnosis. It states you do not need to be at a crisis point or a certain weight to deserve help.",
    "Virtual sessions": "Yes. The page states it works in person in Milton, Mississauga and Burlington, or online across Ontario.",
    "Dietitians or a treatment team": "Yes. The page states that when helpful it works alongside your physician or dietitian so your medical and emotional support pull in the same direction, and that it coordinates with your medical providers with your consent.",
    "How a person makes contact": "The page states therapy begins with a free consultation to understand your relationship with food and your body. Phone (905) 299-8898."
   },
   "source_url": "https://sereneheartcounseling.com/services/eating-disorders/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-06"
  },
  {
   "name": "Aliva Psychotherapy",
   "subtitle": "Toronto",
   "region": "Greater Toronto Area",
   "details": {
    "Regulated title they publish": "Registered Psychotherapist, with one clinician published as RP, CRPO#3731",
    "What they say about eating disorders": "Yes. The page is headed eating disorder therapy and states that every therapist on the team is a Registered Psychotherapist in Ontario who has personally come through serious struggles with food, body or weight, naming anorexia, exercise bulimia, binge eating and other forms of disordered eating.",
    "Virtual sessions": "Yes. The page states in-person sessions in Toronto and virtual therapy across Ontario.",
    "Dietitians or a treatment team": "The page does not mention dietitians. It states the process starts by understanding your goals and whether the practice is the right fit, since another level of care or a more comprehensive approach may be needed.",
    "How a person makes contact": "The page asks you to book a free 30 minute discovery call. Phone (647) 584-4047."
   },
   "source_url": "https://alivapsychotherapy.com/eating-disorder-therapy/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-06"
  },
  {
   "name": "Kathy Roberts, Individual and Family Therapist",
   "subtitle": "London",
   "region": "Southwestern Ontario",
   "details": {
    "Regulated title they publish": "Registered Social Worker. The practice's qualifications page publishes Kathy Roberts, MSW, RSW, Registered Social Worker (RSW #521273) with OCSWSSW.",
    "What they say about eating disorders": "Yes. The page addresses body image, anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, orthorexia and other eating disorders, and states that for the last few years the private practice has significantly focused on helping teens and young adults with eating disorders.",
    "Virtual sessions": "The page does not state whether sessions are virtual. It describes practising in London, Ontario.",
    "Dietitians or a treatment team": "Yes. The page states that it is best to put together a team that includes the person, their parents or partner, a doctor, a dietician with expertise in eating disorders, and a therapist, and that teamwork is essential.",
    "How a person makes contact": "The page invites a no charge 15 minute chat, by calling 519-281-8289 or completing the form on the page."
   },
   "source_url": "https://www.krcounselling.ca/counselling-therapy-eating-disorders-anorexia-bulimia-binge",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-06"
  },
  {
   "name": "Transformation Counselling",
   "subtitle": "Waterloo, 22 King Street South, with separate Cambridge and Ottawa teams",
   "region": "Southwestern Ontario",
   "details": {
    "Regulated title they publish": "MSW, RSW and RP (Qualifying) and Clinical Psychologist, listed clinician by clinician on the team page",
    "What they say about eating disorders": "Yes. The page is headed eating disorder therapy in Kitchener-Waterloo and describes anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder. Anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, eating disorders and body image issues each appear as named treatment specialties.",
    "Virtual sessions": "The eating disorders page does not state this. The site lists online counselling as one of its services.",
    "Dietitians or a treatment team": "The page does not mention dietitians or a treatment team.",
    "How a person makes contact": "The page says to call 519-954-4900 or email info@transformationcounselling.com to set up an appointment. The team page also offers a free 15-minute consultation."
   },
   "source_url": "https://transformationcounselling.com/eating-disorders-counselling",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-06"
  },
  {
   "name": "Laird Counselling Services",
   "subtitle": "Guelph",
   "region": "Southwestern Ontario",
   "details": {
    "Regulated title they publish": "Registered Psychotherapist",
    "What they say about eating disorders": "Yes. The page is headed support for disordered eating and speaks about overcoming the dieting mentality and making peace with food and your body.",
    "Virtual sessions": "Yes. The site states in-person and online sessions available, and the disordered eating page is described as therapy in Guelph and online across Ontario.",
    "Dietitians or a treatment team": "The page does not mention dietitians or a treatment team.",
    "How a person makes contact": "The page asks you to reach out for a no-fee consultation to talk about ways to overcome the dieting mentality and make peace with food and your body."
   },
   "source_url": "https://www.lairdcounsellingservices.ca/areas-of-focus/disordered-eating/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-06"
  },
  {
   "name": "Golden Sun Wellness Counselling",
   "subtitle": "Windsor, 25 Amy Croft Drive, serving Windsor, Tecumseh, Belle River and LaSalle",
   "region": "Southwestern Ontario",
   "details": {
    "Regulated title they publish": "MSW, RSW, Social Worker, Psychotherapist, and separately Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist, on the clinician pages",
    "What they say about eating disorders": "Yes. The page is headed help with eating disorders and covers restriction, purging, overexercise, binge eating disorder and bulimia nervosa. It states that people often think they are not sick enough for treatment and that this is not the case. The site also publishes separate pages for ARFID and for an eating disorder caregiver support group.",
    "Virtual sessions": "Yes. The site states both in-person and video sessions across the Windsor-Essex area.",
    "Dietitians or a treatment team": "The page does not mention dietitians. It notes that levels of care run from hospitalisation to weekly appointments with a counsellor, and names two specific treatments it offers, CBT-E and CBT-T, with the number of sessions each involves.",
    "How a person makes contact": "The page asks you to book a consultation, with a message form and phone 519-919-4499."
   },
   "source_url": "https://gswcounselling.com/help-for-eating-disorders-windsor-tecumseh/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-06"
  },
  {
   "name": "Nourishing Change Psychotherapy",
   "subtitle": "Owen Sound",
   "region": "Southwestern Ontario",
   "details": {
    "Regulated title they publish": "Social worker and psychotherapist registered with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers, published as BA Hons., BSW, MSW, RSW",
    "What they say about eating disorders": "Yes. The practice is built around it. The site offers counselling for teens and adults affected by eating disorders, body image and anxiety, for youth aged 13 and up, adults, and caregivers, and states it works with mild to moderate eating disorder or disordered eating symptoms.",
    "Virtual sessions": "Yes. The services page states all services are provided online across Ontario, with limited in-person services available in downtown Owen Sound.",
    "Dietitians or a treatment team": "Yes, and it is unusually direct about limits. The page states that people experiencing severe eating disorder symptoms may require day treatment or inpatient care before outpatient counselling, and offers to help you find the right level of care. It offers Family-Based Treatment, which it describes as requiring active caregiver participation and regular medical monitoring as part of a treatment team.",
    "How a person makes contact": "The page asks you to contact directly to schedule a free 20 minute consultation."
   },
   "source_url": "https://www.nourishingchangetherapy.com/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-06"
  },
  {
   "name": "The Centre for Psychology and Emotion Regulation",
   "subtitle": "Midland, operating as a virtual service",
   "region": "Central Ontario and the Golden Horseshoe",
   "details": {
    "Regulated title they publish": "The eating disorders page names a team psychiatrist, registered dietitians and psychologists holding doctorates. The contact page describes the practice as virtual therapy and training services.",
    "What they say about eating disorders": "Yes, and in detail. The page states the centre treats all types of eating disorders using evidence-based treatment models, and separately describes anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, ARFID, OSFED, pica and rumination disorder.",
    "Virtual sessions": "Yes. The contact page describes the practice as virtual therapy and training services with a Midland postal address.",
    "Dietitians or a treatment team": "Yes. The published intake runs psychiatrist consult, then dietitian consult, then a treatment planning meeting. The page states the psychiatry session is covered by OHIP for those in Ontario with a valid health card, and that meal support is offered together with one of its registered dietitians.",
    "How a person makes contact": "The page asks you to start the intake process, and the contact page offers a form with a choice of being contacted by phone or email. Phone (249) 492-2673."
   },
   "source_url": "https://www.psychology-emotionregulation.ca/eating-disorders",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-06"
  },
  {
   "name": "VOX Mental Health",
   "subtitle": "Downtown Barrie",
   "region": "Central Ontario and the Golden Horseshoe",
   "details": {
    "Regulated title they publish": "Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist, published beside each of the four clinicians the page names for this work",
    "What they say about eating disorders": "Yes. The page states it offers psychotherapy for eating disorders, disordered eating and body image concerns, and lists four named clinicians under the heading specialists in eating disorders and body image.",
    "Virtual sessions": "Yes. The page states in-person sessions in Barrie, Ontario and virtual therapy across Ontario.",
    "Dietitians or a treatment team": "The page does not mention dietitians or a treatment team.",
    "How a person makes contact": "The page asks you to contact the practice to begin, with online booking beside each clinician."
   },
   "source_url": "https://www.voxmentalhealth.com/services/disordered-eating-body-image",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-06"
  },
  {
   "name": "Wanda Nayduk, Therapist Barrie",
   "subtitle": "Barrie, serving Simcoe County including Orillia, Midland, Innisfil, Angus, Bradford, Bracebridge and Gravenhurst",
   "region": "Central Ontario and the Golden Horseshoe",
   "details": {
    "Regulated title they publish": "Registered Occupational Therapist and Psychotherapist. The about page states she practises psychotherapy under the authorized scope of her College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario designation, and answers directly that she is not a Registered Psychotherapist.",
    "What they say about eating disorders": "Yes. The page is headed eating disorder therapy and describes work with people facing anorexia, bulimia or binge eating, identifying triggers and building alternatives to disordered eating patterns.",
    "Virtual sessions": "Yes. The about page states in-person therapy from the Barrie office and secure virtual sessions for clients across Ontario.",
    "Dietitians or a treatment team": "The page describes building a support system of family, friends or trusted people. It does not mention dietitians or a clinical treatment team.",
    "How a person makes contact": "The page offers a first consultation free, with a contact form and a self-assessment you can download and print."
   },
   "source_url": "https://therapistbarrie.com/eating-disorders",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-06"
  },
  {
   "name": "My Inner Peace Counselling and Psychotherapy",
   "subtitle": "Barrie, 72 Ross Street, and Newmarket, 16775 Yonge Street",
   "region": "Central Ontario and the Golden Horseshoe",
   "details": {
    "Regulated title they publish": "Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), Registered Social Worker and Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist, listed clinician by clinician on the team page",
    "What they say about eating disorders": "Yes. The page describes restriction of food or liquids, purging or compensatory behaviours such as overexercise, calorie counting or laxative use, and patterns of binge eating, and states that eating disorders are not a choice. It names CBT-E and DBT-ED as the approaches used.",
    "Virtual sessions": "Yes. The team page states in person therapy in Barrie and Newmarket as well as virtual counselling across Ontario, with phone sessions also offered.",
    "Dietitians or a treatment team": "Yes. The page states that because eating disorders are complex and multifaceted the practice often works collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, and that its therapists are trained to assess when a higher level of care is needed and can provide supportive referrals.",
    "How a person makes contact": "The page asks you to book an appointment. Call or text 289-763-9898, or email info@myinnerpeacetherapy.ca."
   },
   "source_url": "https://www.myinnerpeacetherapy.ca/therapy-for-eating-disorders",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-06"
  },
  {
   "name": "Ontario-Wide Psychology Clinic",
   "subtitle": "Based in Hamilton, delivering care online",
   "region": "Central Ontario and the Golden Horseshoe",
   "details": {
    "Regulated title they publish": "MSW, RSW and C. Psych., listed clinician by clinician on its Hamilton page. The clinic describes its team as psychologists and psychotherapists.",
    "What they say about eating disorders": "Yes, and in unusual detail. The page sets out anorexia nervosa including the restricting and binge-purge presentations, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, OSFED with examples including atypical anorexia, and ARFID. It names DBT adapted for eating disorders and CBT-E as the treatments used.",
    "Virtual sessions": "Yes, and only. The clinic states it is based in Hamilton and provides online therapy to children, adolescents and adults, and lists eating disorder therapists for Ottawa, Hamilton, Guelph, Burlington and Toronto.",
    "Dietitians or a treatment team": "The page does not mention dietitians or a treatment team.",
    "How a person makes contact": "The page asks you to contact the clinic to get started. Phone (905) 971-0209."
   },
   "source_url": "https://ontariopsychologyclinic.ca/online-outpatient-eating-disorder-treatment",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-06"
  },
  {
   "name": "Live Empowered Counselling",
   "subtitle": "Niagara Falls and surrounding areas",
   "region": "Central Ontario and the Golden Horseshoe",
   "details": {
    "Regulated title they publish": "Registered Psychotherapist, with the team described as psychotherapists, a social worker and a dietician",
    "What they say about eating disorders": "Yes. The page states a focus on understanding the emotions around eating disorders and disordered eating, trauma, anxiety and body-related shame, and states the team all specialise in eating disorders and disordered eating, body image struggles, trauma and anxiety.",
    "Virtual sessions": "The page does not state this in plain terms. It describes serving Niagara Falls and surrounding areas and offers a phone consultation to start.",
    "Dietitians or a treatment team": "Yes. The page states the team includes psychotherapists, a social worker and a dietician, and lists dietician services separately.",
    "How a person makes contact": "The page asks you to book a free consult, and describes starting with an initial phone consultation to establish whether it is a good fit."
   },
   "source_url": "https://www.liveempoweredcounselling.com/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-06"
  },
  {
   "name": "Danielle Lithwick",
   "subtitle": "Ottawa, adults 18 and over only",
   "region": "Eastern Ontario",
   "details": {
    "Regulated title they publish": "Registered Psychotherapist, published as Danielle Lithwick, MA, Registered Psychotherapist, Certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor and weight-inclusive provider",
    "What they say about eating disorders": "Yes, and it is the whole practice. The page states services are primarily for eating and body image concerns including diagnosed eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, binge-eating and ARFID, as well as orthorexia, compulsive exercise, chronic dieting, disordered eating, emotional eating and body image distress.",
    "Virtual sessions": "Yes. The page states in-person services in Ottawa and virtual services for residents of Ontario, Quebec and select provinces.",
    "Dietitians or a treatment team": "The page does not mention dietitians or a treatment team. It states the approach is rooted in client-centered, harm-reduction, intuitive eating and weight-inclusive practices.",
    "How a person makes contact": "The page asks you to contact directly to get started or for more information."
   },
   "source_url": "https://www.daniellelithwick.ca/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-06"
  },
  {
   "name": "Uprise Psychology and Wellness",
   "subtitle": "Ottawa",
   "region": "Eastern Ontario",
   "details": {
    "Regulated title they publish": "Clinical Psychologist, Clinical and Health Psychologist, Registered Psychotherapist and Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), listed clinician by clinician on the page",
    "What they say about eating disorders": "Yes. The page states its psychologists and therapists have experience working with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, ARFID and OSFED including atypical anorexia and purging disorder, as well as people navigating disordered eating. It states the practice works in a weight-inclusive, non-diet approach, emphasising health and well-being over size or appearance.",
    "Virtual sessions": "The page does not state this in plain terms.",
    "Dietitians or a treatment team": "Yes. The page states treatment may include collaboration with registered dietitians who specialise in eating disorders and with physicians, to monitor health and ensure nutritional and medical needs are met. It also publishes a safety condition in its own words: depending on severity, clients with suspected or confirmed eating disorders will be asked for a recent medical examination conforming with the Academy of Eating Disorders' Medical Care Guidelines before meeting with a member of staff, and may be asked to be routinely monitored to ensure medical stability.",
    "How a person makes contact": "The page and site ask you to book a free consultation."
   },
   "source_url": "https://uprisepsychology.com/eating-disorder-therapy-in-ottawa/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-06"
  },
  {
   "name": "Gilmour Psychological Services",
   "subtitle": "Ottawa, 421 Gilmour Street",
   "region": "Eastern Ontario",
   "details": {
    "Regulated title they publish": "C. Psych., published beside each of the two psychologists the page names for this work",
    "What they say about eating disorders": "Yes. The page is headed eating disorder counselling in Ottawa, names anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder and orthorexia nervosa, and states that psychologists can help challenge unhealthy beliefs about food consumption and foster increased positive body and self-image.",
    "Virtual sessions": "The page does not state this.",
    "Dietitians or a treatment team": "The page states that treatment varies and may include a combination of individual, group or family psychotherapy, medical care and monitoring, nutritional counselling and medications. It does not say the practice provides the nutritional counselling itself.",
    "How a person makes contact": "The page says to contact Gilmour Psychological Services in Ottawa to schedule a consultation with a psychologist who has an expertise in eating disorder counselling. Phone 613-230-4709."
   },
   "source_url": "https://www.ottawa-psychologists.com/eating-disorders",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-06"
  },
  {
   "name": "Blossom Counselling Centre",
   "subtitle": "Ottawa, delivered virtually",
   "region": "Eastern Ontario",
   "details": {
    "Regulated title they publish": "The site states its team is psychotherapists, social workers and dietitians, and states plainly that services are offered by master's level students supervised by a Registered Psychotherapist.",
    "What they say about eating disorders": "Yes. The site states it offers virtual psychotherapy and nutrition counselling for eating disorders, ARFID, body image, self-esteem, ADHD, grief and anxiety.",
    "Virtual sessions": "Yes. The site describes itself as an Ottawa-based counselling centre offering virtual psychotherapy and nutrition counselling, with support for people in Ontario.",
    "Dietitians or a treatment team": "Yes. The site publishes therapists and dietitians in the same practice, and offers nutrition counselling alongside psychotherapy.",
    "How a person makes contact": "The site asks you to book an appointment."
   },
   "source_url": "https://blossomcounsellingcentre.com/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-06"
  },
  {
   "name": "Juniper Counselling",
   "subtitle": "Kanata and Ottawa",
   "region": "Eastern Ontario",
   "details": {
    "Regulated title they publish": "REGISTERED PSYCHOTHERAPIST, REGISTERED PSYCHOTHERAPIST (Q), REGISTERED SOCIAL WORKER and REGISTERED PSYCHOLOGIST, Ph.D., C PSYCH, listed clinician by clinician on the team page",
    "What they say about eating disorders": "Yes. The page is headed support for eating disorders and sets out anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder and OSFED, including atypical anorexia nervosa, purging disorder and night eating syndrome.",
    "Virtual sessions": "The eating disorder page does not state this.",
    "Dietitians or a treatment team": "The page lists nutritional guidance and education among its psychotherapeutic strategies, describing work with clients on balanced meal plans and normalising eating patterns. It does not name a dietitian.",
    "How a person makes contact": "The site asks you to complete an intake form, with a contact page for questions."
   },
   "source_url": "https://www.junipercounselling.ca/eating-disorder",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-06"
  },
  {
   "name": "Centre for Interpersonal Relationships",
   "subtitle": "Ottawa, 336 MacLaren Street. The same practice publishes centres in Toronto, 790 Bay Street, and St. Catharines, 43 Church Street.",
   "region": "Eastern Ontario",
   "details": {
    "Regulated title they publish": "The site describes registered psychologists and highly trained mental health professionals, and states that the use of we and our refers to registered mental health professionals.",
    "What they say about eating disorders": "Yes. The page is headed eating, weight and body image, and states its service can clarify a diagnosis of an eating disorder including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder, and of body dysmorphic disorder.",
    "Virtual sessions": "Yes. The page states it offers video-based appointments to fit clients' needs, and the site lists secure video-telepsychotherapy as a service.",
    "Dietitians or a treatment team": "Yes. The page states it will coordinate and consult with other treating health professionals, naming your family physician, nutritionist and psychiatrist, and identify referrals to other professionals as needed.",
    "How a person makes contact": "The page asks you to book an appointment and offers a location picker to find a therapist at each centre. Toll free 1.855.779.2347, email admin@cfir.ca."
   },
   "source_url": "https://cfir.ca/treatment-for/eating-weight-body-image/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-06"
  },
  {
   "name": "J&K Mental Health",
   "subtitle": "Kingston, 900 Purdys Mill Road",
   "region": "Eastern Ontario",
   "details": {
    "Regulated title they publish": "Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), published beside the clinician the page names for this work",
    "What they say about eating disorders": "Yes. The page is headed eating disorder therapy in Kingston and sets out anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder, then describes the treatment model it works from.",
    "Virtual sessions": "Yes. The page heading reads Kingston in-person and online psychotherapists and counsellors, eating disorders.",
    "Dietitians or a treatment team": "The page does not mention dietitians or a treatment team.",
    "How a person makes contact": "The page asks you to book a free consultation with the admin team, and states that it aims to call people back within one business day. Phone 613 384 0322."
   },
   "source_url": "https://www.jkmentalhealth.com/eatingdisorders",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-06"
  },
  {
   "name": "Roles and Associates Psychotherapy Services",
   "subtitle": "Sudbury, 885 Regent Street, with site pages for Sault Ste. Marie, North Bay, Manitoulin, Elliot Lake and Espanola",
   "region": "Northern Ontario",
   "details": {
    "Regulated title they publish": "Registered Psychotherapist, MSW, RSW Psychotherapist, and RN, PhD Psychotherapist, listed clinician by clinician on the Sudbury site page",
    "What they say about eating disorders": "Yes. Eating Disorders is one of its published what we treat pages, covering anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, rumination disorder and avoidant or restrictive food intake. A clinician on the Sudbury page is described as working with disordered eating patterns and body image concerns.",
    "Virtual sessions": "Yes. The site publishes a Virtual Only option alongside its named site locations.",
    "Dietitians or a treatment team": "The page does not mention dietitians or a treatment team.",
    "How a person makes contact": "The site asks you to contact by phone or email, and publishes a general intake line at 705-929-1612 extension 6, with an intake coordinator whose stated job is timely access to psychotherapy."
   },
   "source_url": "https://rolespsychotherapy.com/eating-disorders/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-06"
  },
  {
   "name": "Creating Connection Couples and Family Therapy",
   "subtitle": "Timmins, 192 Third Avenue",
   "region": "Northern Ontario",
   "details": {
    "Regulated title they publish": "Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) and Registered Social Worker, listed clinician by clinician on the therapists page",
    "What they say about eating disorders": "Yes. The page is headed eating disorder therapy and covers restricting, bingeing and purging, body image and self-worth, and disordered eating without a diagnosis. It states you do not need a diagnosis to struggle with disordered eating.",
    "Virtual sessions": "Yes. The page states in-person eating disorder therapy in Timmins, Ontario, and secure, PHIPA-compliant online therapy across the province, adding that this holds whether you live in a city, a small town or a more remote area.",
    "Dietitians or a treatment team": "The page does not mention dietitians or a treatment team.",
    "How a person makes contact": "The therapists page says to book a free consultation via its online booking tool or send a message, and states evening and weekend appointments, online across Ontario and in-person in Timmins. Phone 705-221-7567."
   },
   "source_url": "https://creatingconnectioncft.com/services/therapy/eating-disorder-therapy/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-06"
  },
  {
   "name": "Oak and Rose Counselling",
   "subtitle": "Thunder Bay, 195 Park Avenue",
   "region": "Northern Ontario",
   "details": {
    "Regulated title they publish": "Registered Social Worker, published as Tammy Turega MSW., RSW, Ph.D",
    "What they say about eating disorders": "Yes. The page states that therapy offers space to untangle disordered eating and complex relationships with food, body image concerns, chronic stress and anxiety, trauma and relational wounds, and Eating Disorders is one of its named focus areas. It states it works with people 14 and up.",
    "Virtual sessions": "Yes. The site describes therapy for teens and adults across Ontario, and bilingual therapy in Thunder Bay and across Ontario in English and French.",
    "Dietitians or a treatment team": "Not a treatment team, but the page publishes a rule about coordination: clients currently receiving services within publicly funded programs are encouraged to speak with their care team before seeking additional private therapy, to support continuity and ethical coordination of care.",
    "How a person makes contact": "The page invites you to book a free consultation. Phone 807-770-4373."
   },
   "source_url": "https://www.oakandrosecounselling.ca/home-1",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-06"
  }
 ],
 "excluded": [
  {
   "name": "Empire Psychotherapy, Hamilton",
   "subtitle": "",
   "region": "What was left out, and why",
   "source_url": "https://www.empirepsych.ca/individual-therapy-hamilton/weight-and-eating-disorders/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-06",
   "reason_excluded": "Its eating disorder pages could not be retrieved during this check. Repeated requests from two different browsers returned a 403 response. Nothing about it is published here because nothing about it could be read from its own site today.The page checked on 2026-08-06"
  },
  {
   "name": "Woodstar Counselling and Consulting, Sault Ste. Marie",
   "subtitle": "",
   "region": "What was left out, and why",
   "source_url": "https://www.woodstarcounselling.ca/services",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-06",
   "reason_excluded": "Its own services page names a team of therapists and a Registered Dietitian, and offers nutrition counselling, which would have made it a rare Sault Ste. Marie entry. Neither the home page nor the services page states that the practice treats eating disorders or disordered eating. Excluded rather than assumed.The page checked on 2026-08-06"
  },
  {
   "name": "Psychotherapy Collective, online across Ontario",
   "subtitle": "",
   "region": "What was left out, and why",
   "source_url": "https://psychotherapycollective.ca/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-06",
   "reason_excluded": "Its areas of focus list body image, and its therapists are described as Registered Psychotherapists aligned with CRPO. Nowhere on the pages read today does the practice state that it works with eating disorders or disordered eating. Body image alone is not the same claim, so it is left out.The page checked on 2026-08-06"
  },
  {
   "name": "Healing Voices Psychotherapy, Barrie",
   "subtitle": "",
   "region": "What was left out, and why",
   "source_url": "https://www.healingvoicespsychotherapy.ca/eating-disorders-therapy",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-06",
   "reason_excluded": "The eating disorders page that appears in search results returns a 404 on the practice's own site. No current page stating the service could be found there today.The page checked on 2026-08-06"
  },
  {
   "name": "M. Ayotte Psychotherapy, North Bay",
   "subtitle": "",
   "region": "What was left out, and why",
   "source_url": null,
   "checked_on": "2026-08-06",
   "reason_excluded": "The only source that could be found for this practice is a third-party therapist directory profile. This page does not publish anything from a directory. If the practice has its own website stating what it offers, it will be added."
  },
  {
   "name": "Kelly Mental Health, Thunder Bay, and Alana Jacobsen Counselling and Psychotherapy, Thunder Bay",
   "subtitle": "",
   "region": "What was left out, and why",
   "source_url": null,
   "checked_on": "2026-08-06",
   "reason_excluded": "Neither site would resolve or return any response during this check, from either of the two hostnames tried. Thunder Bay is instead represented by Oak and Rose Counselling above."
  },
  {
   "name": "Practices found only on Psychology Today, TherapyTribe, Theravive, Medimap, Lumino Health or First Session",
   "subtitle": "",
   "region": "What was left out, and why",
   "source_url": null,
   "checked_on": "2026-08-06",
   "reason_excluded": "A large number of Ontario clinicians who work with eating disorders appear only on third-party directories. Those listings are written for the directory, are not the clinician's own published statement, and are not checked here. None of them were used. This is the main reason the list is thirty-two entries and not two hundred."
  }
 ]
}