Healing the Wounds Beneath Food, Body Image, and Relationship Struggles
Specialized therapy for adults struggling with eating disorders, body image concerns, anxiety, and the lasting effects of childhood trauma.
Many of the challenges we struggle with today—our relationship with food, our bodies, and others—are deeply connected to earlier relational experiences. Therapy offers a space to gently understand these patterns and begin to change them.
As a Relationship Recovery Process (RRP) therapist, I help clients explore how early attachment experiences shape present-day beliefs, emotions, and behaviors, and support them in creating lasting, meaningful change.
Welcome
I’m Melissa Mark, LPC, founder of Reclaiming Self Therapy.
Healing is possible, and it begins with being seen, understood, and supported in a way that feels safe and grounded.
✨ Reclaim Your Voice
Share your story in a space rooted in empathy, respect, and attunement.
✨ Reclaim Your Strength
Move through challenges with clarity, confidence, and support that meets you where you are.
✨ Reclaim Your Peace
Access in-person therapy in Flagstaff or secure telehealth sessions anywhere in Arizona.
Are You Wondering If Therapy Could Help?
You may be wondering things like:
✓ Why do the experiences from my childhood still affect me today?
✓ Why do I keep finding myself in relationships that don’t feel healthy or safe?
✓ Why do I feel responsible for everyone else’s needs but struggle to meet my own?
✓ Why is it so hard for me to set and maintain boundaries?
✓ Why do I feel like I’m never “enough,” no matter how much I do or achieve?
✓ Why do I feel anxious, overwhelmed, or on edge so often?
✓ Why am I so hard on myself?
✓ Why do I feel disconnected from myself or unsure of what I actually need?
✓ Why do I turn to food when I’m stressed, lonely, or overwhelmed?
✓ Why do I feel stuck in cycles of dieting, bingeing, or restriction?
✓ Why can’t I stop thinking about food, weight, or my body?
If any of these questions resonate, you are not alone—and there is nothing wrong with you for having them.
These are often adaptive responses to earlier experiences that once made sense, even if they no longer feel helpful.
Now Accepting Applications for RRP Groups
Relationship Recovery Process Group Therapy
These trauma-informed groups are designed for adults who are ready to explore and heal the lasting impact of childhood experiences, attachment wounds, and relational trauma.
If you struggle with people-pleasing, perfectionism, difficulty setting boundaries, chronic self-doubt, or repeating unhealthy relationship patterns, you are not alone.
These patterns often develop as meaningful adaptations to earlier relationships and environments. While they may have once helped you cope, they can become painful or limiting in adulthood.
In a safe, structured, and supportive group environment, we will gently explore how early experiences shape present-day thoughts, emotions, and relational patterns.
Through guided reflection, education, and connection with others on a similar healing path, you can begin to build:
Greater self-awareness
Self-compassion
Emotional resilience
Healthier and more authentic relationships
Healing happens in connection—with ourselves and with others.
If you are ready to begin reclaiming your authentic self and creating lasting change, I invite you to reach out to learn more about RRP groups.
