ED program as a plus-sized therapist?
Hi everyone,
I am considering leaving my current position. One job that I am considering is an ED residential clinic for teen girls. To be clear, I am 300+ lb. I am fairly active. However, I have never worked in ED before. However, I have worked with clients who have eating disorders but they have not been their primary reason for treatment at my current or previous jobs. Usually, I get along great with these clients. I do have some lived experience with ED (bulimia at 12) as well.
I'm not concerned with being a plus sized therapist among thin therapists (I've already experienced that), but I don't want clients to feel they cannot open up about eating issues with me because I am bigger. I would not want a client who is thin to feel uncomfortable saying "My biggest fear is getting fat" because of my size.
What do we think about this?