Alison Ross

Alison is the founder of Non-Dieting Health, a licensed psychotherapist and a certified eating disorder specialist (CEDS). She is also a neurofeedback and bioregulation practitioner and an advocate for body-positive living. Her outpatient center offers therapeutic services to teens and adults struggling with eating disorders, disordered eating, body image, anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, ADD, and ADHD. It also offers services for individuals seeking to improve their well-being and lead healthier lives, whether it's guidance during life transitions, relationship assistance, or career support.
Alison views disordered eating patterns, along with the mental health challenges that frequently coincide with eating and body image struggles, as predictable responses to the pervasive influence of a highly-rewarding food environment and societal expectations to tightly control one's weight and appetite. When internalized, this conflict can lock people into reactionary mindsets about food and their bodies, which can impede their ability to regulate emotions, thinking, mood, sleep, appetite, and eating behavior.
Alison empowers clients to shift from stressful and shame-based mindsets to developing body respect and nurturing their nutritional well-being. She guides them away from preoccupation with food and weight, towards a life of greater meaning and joy. Alison is the author of Non-Dieting: How to Love Your Body and Be Healthy in Diet Culture.
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Certified Eating Disorder Specialist, Neurofeedback Practitioner, Bioregulation Therapy