Body Image & Self-Worth Therapy
When how you see yourself feels deeply tied to how you feel about yourself
Do you find yourself dissatisfied with your body or caught in a cycle of critical thoughts about your appearance that feel hard to quiet? Do these thoughts affect your confidence, mood, or the way you move through your life?
Many people assume body image struggles are about appearance alone. In reality, they are often deeply connected to self-worth, perfectionism, and internalized pressure.
These patterns are not random or superficial. On a deeper level, they often serve a protective function: helping you manage anxiety, maintain control, or avoid feelings of not being “enough,” even as they begin to take a toll on your emotional well-being.
Over time, these internal experiences can become tightly woven into identity, making it difficult to separate how you look from how you feel about yourself.
I specialize in helping clients understand and shift the internal patterns that connect body image, self-worth, and self-criticism.Many of my clients appear high-functioning and capable on the outside, but internally struggle with persistent self-judgment, comparison, and a sense that their worth is influenced by appearance or external validation.
My work focuses on identifying these underlying patterns and helping clients develop a more stable, grounded, and compassionate sense of self.
Let’s move beyond surface-level symptom management and toward understanding the deeper systems driving body image distress
Reducing self-critical thinking patterns
Loosening perfectionistic and comparison-based thinking
Understanding the emotional roots of body image concerns
Strengthening self-worth that is not dependent on appearance
Building a more stable and compassionate internal sense of self
How Therapy Helps:
Starting Therapy
With Me
If you are struggling with body image concerns or self-worth issues that feel difficult to change on your own, therapy can help you begin to understand and shift these patterns.
You don’t have to keep navigating this alone.
Together, we’ll begin by exploring your current perception of your body. We’ll discuss what you don’t like, how this affects your day-to-day life, and the limits you’ve placed on yourself because of these beliefs.
My goal is to help you identify your underlying root cause of negative body image, and then take away its reason for existing. By exploring the limiting beliefs, we can start dismantling them, allowing you to live more freely and confidently.
From there, we’ll use a combination of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and psychodynamic techniques to dig deeper into the root causes of your negative body image and build new habits that support body neutrality, confidence, and self-care.
Body Image
Therapy’s Impact
The goal of therapy isn’t just to change how you think about your body; it’s about creating lasting change in how you feel and live. Together, we’ll work towards:
Body neutrality: a balanced view of your body, free from extremes of love or hate.
Increased confidence: confidence that isn’t tied to your physical appearance.
Self-compassion: Prioritize self-care and reconnect with who you are, beyond your appearance.
Living with purpose: placing importance on things that truly matter to you.
About Dr. Angela Karras
I provide therapy for individuals struggling with body image.
My personal experience with body image issues, along with my specialized postdoctoral training in body image disorders, drives my passion for helping others overcome the same struggles. My therapeutic approach combines evidence-based techniques like CBT with psychodynamic work to create lasting change.
If you’re ready to break free from the limits of negative body image, I’m here to help. Together, we’ll explore the root of your thoughts, understand how they’ve shaped your relationship with your body, and work on building self-compassion. My goal is to guide you toward lasting change, empowering you to develop healthier habits and a more positive sense of self-worth.
You don’t have to let body image issues control your life. If you’re ready to take the first step, I’m here to support you. Reach out for a free consultation today.
PsyD in Clinical Psychology from William James College
Specialized training in Enhanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Eating Disorders (CBT-E)
Member of several eating disorder associations and networks
Nearly a decade of experience treating eating disorders in NYC