Eating Disorder Therapy in Newport Beach, CA
Reconnect with your body, your emotions, and your authentic self.
You may look capable on the outside, but inside it feels exhausting.
Managing food. Managing anxiety. Managing how you’re perceived. Holding it together.
Maybe you understand your patterns. Maybe you’ve done therapy before. But something isn't shifting.
You don’t have to keep carrying this alone.
Why You Might Be Here
• You feel trapped in cycles around food, weight, or body image
• Anxiety or past experiences shape your reactions more than you’d like
• Self-criticism is loud — and compassion feels far away
• You feel disconnected from your body, emotions, or voice
• You struggle to feel fully present or safe inside yourself
• You’re tired of white-knuckling — and want real, lasting healing
Healing is possible — not through force, but through understanding, compassion, and steady support thoughtfully tailored to your unique story, identities, and lived experience.
A space to slow down.
To listen beneath the surface.
To gently reconnect with your body, your emotions, and your authentic self.
Areas of Focus
In-Person and Virtual Depth Therapy
Eating Disorders, Disordered Eating & Body Image
Healing cycles of control, shame, and disconnection from your body.
Trauma
Understanding how past experiences continue to shape present patterns.
Anxiety
When your nervous system feels constantly on alert.
Depression
Reconnecting with meaning, vitality, and your inner world.
Feeling Stuck
When insight hasn’t yet led to change.
Identity Exploration in Midlife
Navigating transition, loss, growth, and evolving sense of self.
Teen Therapy
Supporting adolescents in building resilience, identity, and emotional safety.
Professional Consultation & Training
Clinical support and education for therapists and treatment teams.
Hi, I'm Sara
My approach is relational, trauma-informed, and depth-oriented, grounded in compassion, curiosity, and a deep belief in your capacity to heal. Rather than focusing only on symptoms, we gently explore the patterns, protective parts, and nervous system responses beneath them. Our work is collaborative and steady, unfolding at a pace that honors your history and supports your growth.
Questions You Might Be Wondering
If you’re wondering about something that isn’t answered here, you’re always welcome to reach out or explore the FAQ page.
We begin with a brief consultation where you can share what’s bringing you in, ask questions, and get a feel for how I work. You don’t have to decide anything on the spot — the goal is simply to see whether it feels like a supportive match.
The first session is a gentle starting place. We talk about what’s been weighing on you, what you’re hoping for, and anything that feels important to share. There’s no pressure to explain everything perfectly — we go at your pace.
Before we meet, you’ll complete intake paperwork through a secure online portal so we can use our time together more fully and focus on what feels most important.
Many people come to therapy with insight already but still feel caught in familiar patterns. Often this means there are deeper layers ready to be understood, not that you’ve failed. Our work focuses on those underlying dynamics so change can happen from the inside out.
Not at all. Ambivalence is welcome here. Therapy is a place where all parts of you — including the hesitant ones — can be listened to with curiosity and compassion.
My fee is $215 per session. Sessions are 45 minutes in length. I understand that therapy is an investment, and I strive to keep some spaces available at a lower-fee sliding scale. Please let me know if cost is a concern so we can explore a fee arrangement that aligns with your needs and helps ensure therapy remains an accessible and supportive process.
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Contact Me
Sara Burchfiel, LMFT
Starting therapy can feel vulnerable. I aim to make the process clear and supportive from the start.
If you’re interested in working together, I invite you to reach out to schedule a brief consultation call. This is a space for you to share what’s bringing you in, ask questions, and see if it feels like a good fit.
Phone: 562-335-5208
Email: Sara@SaraBurchfielMFT.com
1151 Dove St, Ste 225, Newport Beach, CA 92660
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