For Folks Who Are So Over The Food, Weight, and Body Shame

Fat Positive and Weight Inclusive Therapy for People
Who are Wanting a Kinder, More Aligned
Relationship With Food and Their Bodies.

Relational. Liberation-Centered. HAES. Harm Reduction.

LGBTQIA+ and Neurodivergent Affirming

Hello! I’m so glad you’re here.

I’m Jamie Salacup, she/her, and I work alongside folks in all bodies who are wanting to reclaim their energy from disordered eating, diet culture, body and weight shame.

With all the intense messages and rules around bodies - it can feel almost impossible to figure out what healing and freedom feels like for you personally. But you definitely know you’re’ ready to stop feeling the way you do. That’s the heart of the work I love to do. I’m here for it- your grief, your joy, your rage, your questions, and your pace.

Our work creates space for the parts of you that have felt too big, too small, too much, and never enough

The people I tend to work best with are those who are SO OVER of all their energy going towards trying to shrink their lives, their voice, their appetites, their desires, and their bodies when what they really crave is a more expansive life and permission to be themselves. They’ve reached a point where they are asking some big questions because what’s happening currently isn’t working for them. It’s ok not to know where to start.

I strongly value exploring the role that lived experience and identities play in how you have/have not felt safe or invited to show up in the world. I strongly believe that your coping is rooted in wisdom. We begin with practicing curiosity and honoring the many ways you have learned to cope and take care of yourself in a culture that does a really shitty job celebrating body diversity.

Learn more about me and my work

THINGS WE CAN WORK ON:

  • Binge Eating Disorder

  • Feeling out of control around food

  • Healing body shame

  • Wanting to get off the yo-yo diet roller-coaster

  • Wanting to learn more about Heath at Every Size (HAES)

  • Healing from fat stigma and/or learning fat liberation

  • Getting to the root cause of what disconnected you from your body and how you want to to align with it now

  • Reclaiming energy for an expansive life rather than a shrinking one

  • Difficult periods, PMDD, and perimenopause

  • Support on how to continue being (or coming into) your bad-ass self in a world that does not celebrate that

  • ADHD and how that intersects with food, body, and menstruation

  • Self esteem

  • Boundaries

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

  • Attachment and relationships

Rates and Info

RATES FOR INDIVIDUAL THERAPY

$150 for 50 minutes
Payment is expected at time of service and can be made by cash or credit card
Sliding Scale spots are currently filled

LOCATION

Meetings are virtual for residents of North Carolina
In-person in Amherst, MA or virtual for residents of Massachusetts

I am out-of-network with all insurances. I am happy to provide a superbill for you to send to your insurance company for reimbursement.

My office is at 25 Pray Street in Amherst, MA inside the Happy Valley Nutrition offices

ACCESSIBILITY INFO

There is a parking lot with free and paid options. Free parking are the spaces in the row in front of the buildings. There are 3 stairs to get to the door from the parking lot. There are also ramp options from the parking lot- with the door being 55 steps from it.


Unfortunately, my current space is not ADA accessible. It is important to me that you be able to access in-person if that is something you’re wanting. If the limitations of the space pose as a barrier to this, please let me know and I will problem solve. It is not a scent free space.

Eating disorders and weight stigma are not personal failures—

they are symptoms of a disordered society
that values thinness over humanity. To be clear - your body is not the problem.

Let’s Chat

I’d love to hear from you. Please use the form to share a bit about what’s bringing you in and to explore whether working together feels like a good fit.

Sometimes it’s hard to think of what to write when reaching out to someone. Here’s a script you are welcome to use if helpful.

Hi Jamie,

I’m interested in talking about possibly working together in therapy. I’ve been experiencing [brief description of what you are struggling with] and would like to know if that is something you can help me with.

I would like to schedule a free phone consultation to hear more about your services. I am typically available on [days of the week you are typically free] at [time of day you are typically free].

Thanks!

[Your name]