Hi, I’m Payton! I’m a therapist who believes there is almost always more underneath what we’re struggling with than what can be seen from the outside. I specialize in eating disorders and disordered eating, with a particular interest in the emotions, beliefs, fears, and experiences that can keep someone feeling stuck in their relationship with food and their body. I also work with individuals navigating anxiety, depression, perfectionism, low self-esteem, relationship challenges, and major life changes. In our work together, I want you to feel like you can bring the messy, complicated, unsure parts of yourself into the room too. You don’t need to know exactly why you feel the way you do or even know where to start. We can figure that out together. My style as a therapist is compassionate, curious, and down-to-earth. I incorporate approaches such as CBT, DBT, motivational interviewing, and acceptance-based work, but I don’t believe therapy should feel like a formula. I care about understanding who you are as a whole person and helping you recognize the patterns that may have once protected you but aren’t serving you anymore. Ultimately, my hope is to help you create more freedom in your life, strengthen trust in yourself, and make space for being a human who is still figuring things out along the way.