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Body Image

Therapy to help you feel more at home in your body.

If your relationship with your body feels complicated, critical, or exhausting, therapy can help you build self-compassion, challenge negative patterns, and feel more at ease in your own skin.

You're In The Right Place If...

  • You're critical of your appearance

  • You compare yourself constantly

  • You avoid situations because of body image

  • You feel uncomfortable in your own skin

  • ​You feel pressure to meet unrealistic standards or expectations

You don’t have to keep living at war with your body. A different, more compassionate relationship is possible.

Body image concerns can show up in different ways for different people.

It can show up as: 

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Negative self-talk or harsh judgement about your appearance

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Preoccupation with weight, shape, or physical flaws

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Comparing yourself to others, especially on social media

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Disordered eating behaviors or feeling out of control around food

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Avoiding photos, mirrors, or activities because of how you feel about your body

You don’t have to love your body every second to deserve support, confidence, and peace with yourself.

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How therapy can help

Body image struggles are rarely just about appearance. They’re often connected to self-worth, comparison, shame, perfectionism, identity, or the pressure to meet impossible standards.​

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In therapy, you can:

  • Challenge harsh self-talk and comparison habits

  • Explore how social media, family, culture or past experiences shaped your self-image

  • Build self-worth that isn't based on appearance

  • Feel more comfortable, present, and connected in your own body

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Find a therapist who understands body image struggles.

The right fit matters. The right therapist can help you build confidence, self-compassion, and a relationship with yourself that feels less critical and more supportive.

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Sharol Mejia

LPC

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Katherine Newman

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Madyson Newberry

LPC-A

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Katelyn Sosa

Student Intern

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You deserve to feel at home in your own body.

Disclaimer:
We are NOT an emergency or crisis facility. If you feel that you are in crisis and in need of immediate assistance, please call 911 or visit your nearest ER.

Office Hours

Mon-Thurs: 9am - 5pm

Fri: 9am - 1pm 

Weekends: Closed

Therapy sessions are by appointment only. 

Colonnade I

9901 IH-10

Suite 640

San Antonio, TX 78230

© All Rights ABC Counseling Inc. TX, S-Corp April 2026

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