Eating Disorder Treatment
Compassionate, evidence-based care for eating disorders in La Jolla and across California.
Dr. Ladera Linn provides eating disorder treatment at Opal Psychological in La Jolla for adults, specializing in bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and body dysmorphia. In-person sessions are available in La Jolla, with virtual therapy offered across California.
Understanding Eating Disorders
Eating disorders are rarely just about food — they're often about control, coping, or a relationship with the body that's become a source of pain rather than home. Dr. Linn specializes in bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and body dysmorphia, meeting each client with compassion rather than judgment.
Common Experiences
- Preoccupation with body shape, weight, or appearance
- Cycles of eating that feel out of control, followed by shame or guilt
- Use of compensatory behaviors after eating
- Persistent distress over perceived flaws in appearance, often unnoticed by others
- Frequent body checking, mirror avoidance, or reassurance-seeking
- Rigid rules or anxiety around food, eating, or exercise
- Withdrawal from relationships or activities due to body image distress
Meet Dr. Ladera Linn
Dr. Linn brings a culturally grounded, identity-affirming lens to eating disorder treatment, understanding each client within their family, culture, and lived experience. Her training includes a focus on health psychology, along with experience administering eating disorder evaluations for psychodiagnostic purposes and bariatric surgery evaluations — giving her a whole-person perspective on the relationship between body, mind, and health.
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Every treatment plan starts with getting to know you. Book a free consultation to see if working with Dr. Linn is the right fit.
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