Body Image Counseling in Sandy, Utah
Isn’t it time your body got some credit?
Challenge conventional beauty norms and redefine what it means to love and accept yourself through individual therapy
Body Image Is a Mental Issue, Not a Physical One
If you've found yourself spending countless hours fixating on your appearance, battling negative thoughts, and longing for confidence, you're not alone.
Many individuals struggle with body image issues, experiencing feelings of shame, anxiety, and self-consciousness as they navigate societal beauty standards.
Body Image Counseling in Utah
You've spent years in a war with your own reflection. Picking apart every inch. Replaying the comments people made about your body — some of them years ago, some of them this morning. Avoiding mirrors, or unable to look away from them. Canceling plans because nothing fits right, or because you just can't deal today.
That's not vanity. That's exhaustion.
Body image issues aren't about being shallow or lacking willpower — and they sure as hell aren't fixed by buying a new outfit or starting another diet. They run deeper than that. They're tangled up in shame you didn't ask for, systems designed to make you feel like your body is a problem to solve, and years of being told that "healthy" looks one specific way.
Spoiler: it doesn't.
Here at Modern Eve, we don't do the whole "love yourself, you're beautiful!" thing. That's not therapy — that's a bumper sticker. What we actually do is help you figure out why your body feels like the enemy, where that story came from, and how to stop letting it run your life.
We're HAES-aligned and anti-diet, which means we will never tell you to lose weight, change your body, or earn your meals. Not once. Your body is not the problem. We're going to start there and work outward.
Using IFS (Internal Family Systems) and body-based approaches, we'll help you get curious about the parts of you that are stuck in survival mode — the ones that scan every room for judgment, that won't let you eat without a side of guilt, that have been working overtime since middle school. Those parts aren't broken. They're just carrying way too much.
Therapy here is real, honest, and sometimes uncomfortable — in the way that actually moves things. You don't need to arrive with your life together. You just need to show up.
This might be the right space for you if:
Food, eating, or your body takes up more mental real estate than you'd like
You've tried the diets, the cleanses, the "clean eating" era — and you're done
You grew up in an environment (hi, Utah) where bodies were constantly scrutinized or spiritually policed
You're tired of hating yourself and ready to try something different
Ready to stop fighting your own body? Let's talk. Book a free consult and meet a therapist who actually gets it.
It might be body dysmorphia or it might be -BODY IMAGE ISSUES
Rediscover yourself through Individual Therapy and feel…
Yourself start to trust your body again
Less fixated on changing your body shape and size
Priorities shifting so that physical appearance says very little about your value and lovability
Grateful for how your body serves you every day
WHAT SETS US APART?
WHAT SETS US APART?
Here at Modern Eve, we value you as a whole person. We will NEVER advise you to diet or lose weight- because let’s face it, body image isn’t even about what you look like!
You were born for so much more than to sit there and look pretty. We’re here to help you on your journey to self acceptance.
Whether you’re feeling lost, unhappy, or wanting to stop obsessing about your appearance, we’re here to support you.
We believe in empowering individuals to break free from the confines of negative body image and reclaim their sense of self-worth and confidence.
We believe that through therapy, you can learn to embrace your natural shape and size, recognize your inherent worth beyond physical appearance, and navigate the journey towards body acceptance with compassion.
Meet the Team
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Kimberlee Cook (she/her)
CSW
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Taylor Cole (she/they)
MFTi
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Edee Burton (she/her)
MSWi
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Emma Aanderud (she/her)
CSW
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Lauren Sorensen (she/her)
MFTi
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Erin Monson (she/her)
AMFT
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![Rachelle Aurich, CSW – inclusive therapist in Utah providing support for eating disorders, grief and loss, faith transitions, and LGBTQIA+ mental health.]()
Rachelle Aurich (she/her)
CSW
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![McKell Schreiner, SUDC, CSW – trauma therapist in Sandy, Utah focused on complex trauma, substance abuse recovery, sexual empowerment, and couples therapy.]()
McKell Schreiner (she/her)
CSW, SUDC
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Sydney Parker (she/her)
LPC, CMHC
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Shannon Ricks (she/her)
LMFT
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Paying for Body Image Therapy
Modern Eve accepts Select Health, Aetna, University of Utah, EMI, HMHI and DMBA. If your plan is on that list, call us and we will verify your benefit before your first session.
If your plan isn't listed, we provide a superbill for out-of-network reimbursement. Our current session fees are listed on our site, and a limited number of sliding scale spots may be available.
Body Image Therapy FAQs
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Body image therapy helps you understand and change your relationship with how you see and experience your body, often working through shame, comparison, and the beliefs underneath negative self-talk rather than just trying to think more positive thoughts.
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Reverse body dysmorphia, also called muscle dysmorphia or sometimes bigorexia, is a preoccupation with not being muscular or lean enough, even when that isn't objectively true. It's related to but distinct from general body image struggles, and it's worth naming specifically to a therapist if that's closer to what you're experiencing.
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Modern Eve accepts Select Health, Aetna, University of Utah, EMI, HMHI and DMBA. If your plan is not one of those, we provide a superbill for out-of-network reimbursement.
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Yes. Our virtual clients work with the same therapists as our in-person clients in Sandy, and virtual sessions are available anywhere in Utah.
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A limited number of sliding scale spots may be available, and our self-paced Body Image Liberation Course is a lower-cost option if ongoing sessions aren't feasible right now.
Follow These Steps to Get Started
We offer free 10 minute consultations for anyone wanting to start their body acceptance journey.
Book a Free Consultation Call
Our therapists have special training to treat body image struggles for all sizes and all genders. We don't think you need to change to be lovable.
Meet With One of Our Specially Trained Therapists
Create space in your brain to focus on what matters to you.
Feel Hopeful, Every Time
We want to make sure you're feeling hopeful after each time we meet.
Visit us
In-Person and Virtual Body Image Therapy
Our office is at 11075 S State St Ste 5B in Sandy, and clients come in from South Jordan, Midvale, West Jordan, Draper and Riverton. Our suite is up a flight of stairs and is not wheelchair accessible, though parking is accessible and free on site.
Everyone else in Utah works with us virtually, by secure video, with the same therapists. We are licensed in Utah only, so you do need to be located in the state during your session.
Modern Eve Therapy
11075 S State St Ste 5B
Sandy, UT 84070
(385) 469-6609
info@moderneve.org
Office hours
Mon to Thu 9am to 8pm
Fri 9am to 4pm
Sat and Sun closed
Session times vary by therapist.
Getting here
Parking: free on-site parking, accessible parking available
Suite 5B: signed from the main lobby
Access: our office is up a flight of stairs and is not wheelchair accessible.
Transit: UTA buses run State Street
Areas we serve
In person in Sandy and by video for clients anywhere in Utah. Clients commonly travel to us from:
- Sandy
- Murray
- West Jordan
- Cottonwood Heights
- Bluffdale
- Daybreak
- Taylorsville
- South Jordan
- Midvale
- Draper
- Riverton
What else we can help with
Most of what we treat overlaps. If something else here sounds familiar, bring it up.
All of it is available in person in Sandy or by video anywhere in Utah.
Trauma Therapy
When betrayal or relational trauma is driving the pattern.
Eating Disorder Therapy
Recovery support for restriction, bingeing, and purging.
IFS Therapy
Work with the parts of you that show up in every fight.
EMDR Therapy
Reprocess the memories your body still reacts to.
Couples Counseling
For partners who keep having the same fight.
LGBTQ+ Therapy
Affirming care for queer, trans, and questioning clients.
Faith Transition Therapy
For mixed-faith marriages and shifting beliefs.
Isn't it time your body got some credit?
Book a free 10-minute consult and meet a therapist who won't ask you to change first.
If you cannot wait to speak to someone, call or text the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988, available 24 hours a day.