When you embrace
self-compassion, you
uncover your strengths
Psychotherapy specializing in eating disorders, body image, disordered eating, excessive exercise, athletes, trauma, & the LGBTQIA community.
My passion is to empower you to appreciate your humanity so you can move forward by living a more joyful life.
Everyone comes to therapy for a different reason, with a different lived experience. I’m here to honor that and support you on your healing journey.
For you, perhaps that means:
Healing your relationship with food so you can support your body’s needs
Identifying and recovering from challenges related to trauma
Liberating yourself from diet culture or long-standing beliefs about your body
Nurturing your sense of self worth or improving body acceptance
The goal of therapy is to collaboratively assemble a toolbox of strategies that help you now and long into the future.
practice Specializations
Eating disorders
disordered eating
Body acceptance
intuitive eating
body dysmorphia
over-exercising
BIPOC
LGBTQIA+
Athletes
My approach
Holistic healing
informed by inclusivity
& social justice
My approach to therapy is rooted in a psycho-dynamic, trauma-informed social justice lens. This means I strive to offer a safe space for people of any race, gender, sexual identity, or body size.
I consider the lived experiences of specific communities and marginalized groups. Whether it’s cultural differences in eating habits and taste preferences, the experiences of LGBTQ+ populations or specific traumas related to different body sizes, I will never take your individuality for granted. I will always respect and acknowledge your unique experiences and identities.
The Health At Every Size® approach
I practice from a Health at Every Size (HAES®) approach.
This is an anti-diet approach originally coined by the Association for Size Diversity and Health (ASDAH) that prioritizes freedom and flexibility. It rejects the use of weight, size, or BMI as proxies for health, and the myth that weight is a choice. Instead, you’re encouraged to liberate yourself from restricting definitions of “health.” After all, health exists on a continuum that varies with time and circumstance for each individual.
This doesn’t mean you can’t have goals related to your athletic endeavours. Instead, I encourage you to pursue a love of exercise where weight loss is not the goal—in a way that does not sacrifice your mental, physical, or spiritual well-being. It’s about accepting that an athletic body does not have a specific look or size.
Ultimately, HAES is about treating individuals as individuals. It’s about treating everyone with dignity and equality, regardless of ability, body size, or background.
In practice, I will never blame your mental health or your physical conditions on your size. I will never promote dieting. I will never ask you to attempt to manipulate your body size.
Instead, I will work with you to determine how I can best support you in living your life in a way that supports your values, goals, and individuality.
What to expect
Therapy is a journey. I’m here to guide you along the way.
During sessions, you'll learn about yourself through a trusting and safe relationship with another human being who is a trained expert in the areas where you struggle.
You’ll learn that your body is good as it is, that freedom comes from acceptance of your body and your experiences. You’ll learn that your beliefs about yourself are just that—beliefs, not facts.
As your therapist, I will implement evidence-based strategies to help you work towards your goals. If you have trauma, I’ll help you identify and navigate those challenges by assembling a toolbox that will support you on your journey.
We’ll go at a pace that supports progress but still feels safe and nurturing. I always want you feel comfortable, heard, and deeply understood.
Individual Psychotherapy Sessions
45 minutes per session
Fee: $325 per session
Available in-person and virtually
Please see FAQs for information regarding insurance
Family Psychotherapy Sessions
60 minutes per session
Fee: $350 per session
Available in-person and virtually
Please see FAQs for information regarding insurance
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Individual sessions are $325 with Stephanie Roth-Goldberg. Family sessions are $350. Sliding scale spots are also available on a limited basis. Please call or email us to discuss.
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IPNYC is an out-of-network provider. Many insurance plans reimburse 40-100% of the cost after you have met your deductible. It is recommended that you call your insurance directly and ask for your out-of-network Mental Health Benefits. I will provide you with all the necessary paperwork to submit for reimbursement.
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Do I have out-of-network Mental Health Benefits? Specifically CPT code 90834. If yes, what percentage do you cover? What is my deductible?
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Psychotherapy is a collaborative treatment between you and a licensed psychotherapist. I apply scientifically validated techniques to help you understand your feelings and equip you with ways to face challenges in the present and future. Sessions are rooted in dialogue that provides a supportive environment that empowers you to talk openly with someone who is objective, non-judgmental, and an expert in the issues you may be battling.
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Yes! While these are a few of my specialities, I wholeheartedly welcome you to reach out if you struggle with something else. I also have extensive training in treating depression, anxiety, and life transitions in adults and adolescents.
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Yes. While exercise is not therapy (that’s what we’re here for), it can be extremely therapeutic. I’ll help you develop a practice that empowers you to move mindfully in a way that feels good without putting the focus on the size of your body.
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This is an approach to eating where all foods fit without shame or guilt. There are no “good” or “bad” foods. The goal is freedom and flexibility instead of a particular way of eating or being. It also takes into consideration cultural differences in terms of the way people eat.
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I work with adolescents aged 14 and up.
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Intuitive Eating is a ten step approach to rejecting the diet mentality through connection with your body. It’s about healing your relationship with food so you can become more attuned to your body’s needs instead of dictating your food choices through dieting and preconceived notions.
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The first official principles were based on shared understandings of the original steering committee of the Associate for Size Diversity and Health (ASDAH), an international non-profit committed to size inclusivity in health. Today, the approach is a continuously evolving alternative to the weight-centered approach to treating clients and patients of all sizes.
I invite you to read more about ASDAH’s HAES principles at asdah.org.
Get started on your journey to healing