Plano
Dallas
Fort Worth
Eating Disorder Recovery Coaching in Texas
Real-life support for lasting recovery
Recovery doesn’t just happen in the therapy room—it happens in the moments in between.
At Embodied Counseling, our Certified Eating Disorder Recovery Coaches (trained through the Carolyn Costin Institute) provide hands-on, real-world support to help clients move from insight into action.
Whether you’re navigating meals, facing fear foods, or trying to follow through on goals between sessions, recovery coaching offers the extra layer of support that makes change feel possible.
We offer recovery coaching in Plano, Dallas, Fort Worth, and across Texas (virtual options available).
What Is Eating Disorder Recovery Coaching?
Recovery coaching is a practical, action-oriented service that supports you in your day-to-day life.
While therapy helps you understand your thoughts, emotions, and patterns, recovery coaching helps you:
• apply what you’re learning in real time
• stay accountable to recovery goals
• navigate challenges as they come up
• build confidence outside of sessions
It’s about having someone walk alongside you in the moments that matter most.
Therapy vs. Recovery Coaching
Both are important—and they work best together.
Therapy
• Focuses on emotions, trauma, and underlying patterns
• Addresses mental health diagnoses
• Happens in a structured session setting
Recovery Coaching
• Focuses on behavior change and skill-building
• Provides real-time support and accountability
• Helps clients follow through outside of sessions
• Meets clients in real-life environments
👉 Therapy helps you understand why
👉 Coaching helps you practice how
What Our Recovery Coaches Help With
Our coaches provide support in the places recovery actually happens.
Meal Support
• In-person or virtual meal support
• Help completing meals and snacks
• Challenging food rules and rituals
• Reducing anxiety around eating
Grocery Store & Restaurant Support
• Navigating food choices in real-world settings
• Practicing flexibility with food
• Building confidence outside of home
Daily Structure & Accountability
• Creating consistent meal routines
• Staying on track with recovery goals
• Between-session check-ins
• Support with follow-through
Exposure Work
• Gradual exposure to feared foods or situations
• Practicing recovery skills in real life
• Building tolerance for discomfort
Body Image Support
• Reducing body checking behaviors
• Practicing body neutrality
• Reinforcing recovery-oriented thinking
Family & Caregiver Support
• Helping families support recovery at home
• Creating structure around meals
• Reinforcing treatment recommendations in real time
For Parents & Families
If your child or teen is struggling with an eating disorder, you don’t have to carry this alone.
Recovery coaching can help:
• Reduce conflict around meals
• Create structure and consistency at home
• Support your child between therapy sessions
• Give you practical tools to respond with confidence
Many families find that coaching is the missing piece between knowing what to do and being able to actually do it day-to-day.
Who Benefits from Recovery Coaching?
Recovery coaching is especially helpful for:
• Teens and adults with eating disorders
• Clients stepping down from PHP, IOP, or residential care
• Individuals working toward weight restoration
• Clients who feel stuck between sessions
• Those who need more support than weekly therapy alone
Part of Our Wrap-Around Model
At Embodied Counseling, we don’t believe in one-size-fits-all care.
Recovery coaching is often integrated with:
• Individual therapy
• Nutrition counseling
• Family therapy
• Group support
This creates a cohesive, team-based approach where clients feel supported in every area of their life.
Our Goal: Recovery That Lasts
The goal of recovery coaching isn’t dependence—it’s confidence and independence.
Over time, clients build:
• trust in their body
• flexibility with food
• emotional resilience
• the ability to navigate life without the eating disorder
Start Recovery Support That Meets You Where You Are
You don’t have to figure this out alone.
Whether you’re early in recovery or need more support to keep moving forward, we’re here to walk alongside you.
Our mission is to provide the highest quality of care for eating disorders possible to help you recover and find joy. Come enjoy our beautiful offices in North Dallas, Plano and, Fort Worth. We also have virtual Options for Texas and Oklahoma, and various states for Nutrition Counseling.
