Cognitive Behavioral Therapist with a compassionate focus on building safety in the body for the treatment of mood and eating/food disorders. I got into this work because of the overwhelming need I experienced for compassionate mental health care that sees eating and body image as integral, not incidental or necessary to avoid or ignore. My training and background in philosophy and theology developed a deeper inquiry into a personal process: my own family history of trauma, major mental illness, substance abuse and eating disorders. I am inspired by my memories of my mother and her 6 sisters; each with a profound and inspiring mental health story. I could talk for hours about food, family, relationships, faith and the stories and meaning we make around these. Mental health, compassionate interventions and restorative justice. Radical acceptance and commitment to our best life. www.bloomfamilytherapy.org