Sara Burchfiel

I’m a therapist and eating disorder specialist who works with people who don’t always feel like they fit neatly into the boxes they’ve been given. A lot of my clients are queer, neurodivergent, creative, highly sensitive, or navigating relationships outside of traditional structures, including consensual non-monogamy (CNM). You may be figuring out who you are, trying to feel more at home in your body, working through old wounds, or simply wanting a space where you don’t have to explain or edit parts of yourself. Eating disorders, disordered eating, and body image are a primary focus of my practice. I work with people struggling with restriction, binge eating, chronic dieting, food anxiety, compulsive exercise, body shame, and the exhausting amount of mental space that food and body concerns can take up. My work is weight-inclusive and LGBTQ+ affirming, and I understand that experiences with food and the body don’t happen in a vacuum. Gender, sexuality, neurodivergence, sensory needs, trauma, relationships, and experiences of stigma can all be part of the picture. I also specialize in trauma. Sometimes that means experiences we clearly recognize as traumatic. Other times, it’s the quieter stuff—the impact of growing up feeling different, learning to hide parts of yourself, having your needs or emotions dismissed, experiencing rejection or discrimination, or spending years trying to become who you thought you were supposed to be. My approach is relational, trauma-informed, and depth-oriented. We’ll work on the things that are causing problems in your life now, while also getting curious about what’s underneath them. I’m less interested in telling you how you should be and more interested in helping you understand yourself, trust yourself, and build a life that actually feels like yours. You’re welcome to bring your full self into the room—your identity, relationships, contradictions, nerdy interests, creativity, uncertainty, and the parts of yourself you’re still figuring out. I offer in-person therapy in Newport Beach and online therapy throughout California and Texas. www.saraburchfielmft.com