Expert Psychology Services
Reconnect and ground your mental
and emotional wellbeing
Services
Individual and Couples Therapy
If you’re seeking psychotherapy, you already know instinctively that something is blocking you from leading the life you were meant to lead, and you already have some hope or belief in your capacity to heal and change, but you may not know how to get there. My goal is to help you unlock your potential and guide you where you need to go. I will work with you to develop a trusting, collaborative relationship where overwhelming or difficult challenges can be faced together.
Emotional Eating and Food Addiction
Our food is making us overweight, unhealthy, and addicted. In fact, a majority of Americans are overweight or have chronic health conditions that erode the quality of their lives. If you are someone who suffers from a chronic health condition like diabetes, or struggles to lose weight or kick the sugar habit, you are not alone. And it is not your fault.
I conduct group psychotherapy to address food addiction and emotional eating. There are two key aspects of food addiction, including one’s emotional relationship with food, and the physiological addiction to food, specifically sugar. Both aspects will be addressed in a positive, supportive setting. The painful irony for those who struggle with weight issues, is that even though we are in the majority, we often feel isolated and alone. The magic of the group setting is the undoing of this sense of being alone. Together, the feelings of shame and sense of failure that all-too-often accompany food addiction can be replaced with self-compassion and hope.
Sweet Earth Orchard
In 2022, my partner and I began Sweet Earth Orchard, a 31-acre farm in Boulder County, Colorado, to develop a permaculture food forest and retreat center where people can come to Reconnect & Ground. At Sweet Earth Orchard, we invite you to come to a place of beauty, immerse yourself in nature, meet a community of people who share similar goals, and get the help and support you need to change the way you eat once and for all. Join us for seminars where we pick our own lunch from the garden, take walks around the farm, share a healthy and delicious meal together, receive support and insights from each other, and unlearn and relearn everything we thought we knew about food.
Education and Experience
As a clinical psychologist with over 23 years of experience doing psychotherapy, I draw from a variety of therapeutic approaches and techniques, including psychodynamic, interpersonal, cognitive-behavioral, trauma-informed, and attachment theories, as well as AEDP (applied experiential dynamic psychotherapy).
I received my undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia, and my Ph.D. from George Mason University. I trained and worked at a variety of inpatient and outpatient clinical settings, including Sheppard Pratt Hospital and The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. I completed a two-year training program in psychodynamic psychotherapy at the Washington School of Psychiatry in Washington, DC.
In 2004 I started Cornerstone Psychological Services, a thriving psychotherapy practice in Columbia, Maryland, where a variety of psychologists provided psychotherapy and neuropsychological testing to individuals, families, children, adolescents, and couples. My practice has now transitioned to Boulder County, Colorado.
Contact
To explore therapy with Dr Neel, please call or email her directly:
Call: 240-593-7561
Email: [email protected]
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Forms
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