Why this page exists
You do not have to be “sick enough.” Eating-disorder therapy in Highland is for people who have been minimized, including high-functioning restriction, binge-purge cycles, and the food-and-body war nobody sees.
Recovery is rarely linear. You deserve support that understands that — licensed Indiana clinicians, paced work, no positivity script.
If weekly video is not enough, we will say so. Shame keeps people out of care; we will not add to it.
Reaching out for eating disorder recovery is one of the most courageous things you can do — and in Highland, Indiana, you can now do it without leaving home. Empower You Experts connects Highland community members with licensed clinicians who deliver eating disorder recovery entirely online.
Here is the local load, named without a brochure: The Region: steel-shift schedules, Chicago Skyway commutes, and fewer local therapists than the need. The old in-office version meant Ridge Road or Cline Avenue delay. Eating Disorder Recovery does not erase that — it gives Highland community members a licensed place to stop carrying it alone.
Whether you have been searching for eating disorder therapy, post eating disorder therapy, or eating disorder counseling in Highland, you are in the right place — it is all part of the eating disorder recovery care we provide to Indiana residents.
The good news is that none of this is permanent.
When It Feels Like Too Much
Before anything changes, it helps to name what you are carrying. For many Highland community members, it sounds something like this:
Food has become the enemy?
Every meal is a negotiation. Every mirror is a battlefield. What started as "healthy habits" has consumed your life—and you want out.
Let's look at how that plays out.
From First Call to First Session
Recovery-focused therapy addresses the thoughts and emotions underneath disordered eating. Your clinician works collaboratively — often alongside your broader care team — to support sustainable healing, not quick fixes.
You stay in the driver seat the whole way. You decide the pace, you help shape the goals, and your therapist provides the structure, tools, and accountability to keep you moving forward.
The process is collaborative, not clinical-feeling. Your therapist asks, listens, reflects, and offers practical tools you can use between sessions — so the work continues even after you log off.
Because everything is online, scheduling flexes with your life. Early mornings, lunch breaks, evenings after the Lake County commute — your eating disorder recovery sessions fit the hours you actually have.
There is a clear path forward from here.
Benefits Lake County community members Notice
Here is what Highland community members gain when they start eating disorder recovery with us:
No insurance games, no surprise bills
Straightforward self-pay pricing. You know exactly what you're paying before you book. No claims, no denials, no drama.
Licensed experts with 25+ years of experience each
Indiana-licensed therapists bringing world-class care to the Hoosier state.
Specialists who understand eating disorders
EDs are complex and require specialized care. Our clinicians have advanced training in evidence-based eating disorder treatment.
Therapy from your couch, car, or closet
No commute. No waiting room. No judgmental receptionist. Log in from wherever you feel safe and comfortable.
Let's look at how that plays out.
Why Telehealth Delivers Real Results
Telehealth is not a compromise. Research consistently shows online therapy is as effective as in-person care for most concerns, and Highland community members get the added benefit of consistency: it is far easier to keep an appointment you can attend from anywhere.
Consistency is where progress lives. Because online eating disorder recovery is so much easier to attend, Lake County community members are far more likely to stick with it — and sticking with it is what produces lasting change.
Decades of research back what we do. Modalities like CBT, mindfulness-based approaches, and other evidence-based methods are not buzzwords for us — they are the backbone of how we help Highland community members get better.
Let's look at how that plays out.
From Highland to Every Corner of Lake County
From Wicker Memorial Park to the neighborhoods you call home, Highland community members can connect with a licensed therapist without crossing town. We proudly serve Highland community members across Downtown, Wicker Park area, Ridge Road, Kleinman, and beyond.
With roughly 23,000 people calling Highland home, the need for accessible mental health care has never been greater. Empower You Experts helps meet it, one session at a time.
Living near Wicker Memorial Park or out toward the edges of Lake County makes no difference to the quality of your sessions — online eating disorder recovery reaches every corner equally.
Let's look at how that plays out.
Why Highland community members Are Choosing Telehealth
For parents, caregivers, shift workers, and anyone short on time, online eating disorder recovery is often the only version of therapy that actually fits. That accessibility is exactly why so many Highland community members choose it.
Think about the Lake County commute, the parking, the time carved out of an already-full day. Online eating disorder recovery gives all of that time back to you while delivering the same evidence-based care.
The best therapy is the therapy you actually attend. By meeting you where you are, online eating disorder recovery in Highland removes the friction that causes so many people to cancel, delay, or never start.
There is a clear path forward from here.
The Clinical Work Behind Eating Disorder Recovery
Cognitive and emotion work under the behaviors — not a weigh-in theater.
Collaboration with medical and nutrition partners when a team is needed.
Between sessions, you leave with something small enough to actually do. The work is supposed to live in Highland, not only inside a 50-minute window.
Licensure is the floor. You must be physically in Indiana during the session. We will not pretend a video call erases a state line.
Who this is for
Highland community members ready to step out of the food-and-body war, including people who have been told they are “not sick enough.”
So what does getting help actually involve?
Credentials That Actually Matter
Indiana-licensed clinicians may provide telehealth to clients who are physically located in Indiana during the session. That is the legal line — not a slogan. Empower You Experts will not see you for eating disorder recovery unless you are physically in Indiana during the session.
Dr. Lisa Lavella, PsyD, BC-TMH (Arizona and Illinois) and Christina Liakopoulos, LCSW, BC-TMH (Arizona, Illinois, and Indiana) are named clinicians, not a rotating intern pool. Credentials are on the about pages. We do not invent board affiliations.
And this is where the difference really shows.
What Highland community members Ask Most
Do you work with a medical team for eating disorder recovery?
When recovery needs a team, we work as part of one — physician, dietitian, higher level of care — rather than pretending weekly video is always enough. Eating disorder work in Highland is collaborative and paced. We address the thoughts and emotions under the behaviors without turning the session into a weigh-in. If you need more support than outpatient telehealth can safely provide, we will say so. Shame keeps people out of care; we will not add to it.
Do you have a therapy office in Highland?
Our home office is real: 20715 North Pima Road, Suite 108, Scottsdale, Arizona 85255. We do not invent a storefront in every city on this site. Eating Disorder Recovery for Highland residents is licensed Indiana telehealth — you meet by secure video while you are physically in Indiana. That is a service-area practice, not a fake local clinic. If you need the address for records or a map pin, it is North Scottsdale. It is not a Highland waiting room we pretended to open so a page would rank. The clinician is named. The license is the state you sit in during the session.
Are your therapists actually licensed to treat people in Indiana?
Yes. Telehealth is licensed by the state where you are sitting during the session, not by the city on the URL. Dr. Lisa Lavella, PsyD, BC-TMH is licensed in Arizona and Illinois. Christina Liakopoulos, LCSW, BC-TMH is licensed in Arizona, Illinois, and Indiana. If you live in Highland, you simply need to be physically in Indiana when we meet. We do not “see” clients in states where we are not licensed, and we will not pretend a video call erases that rule. The free consult is also where we confirm fit, timing, and whether self-pay or an accepted plan makes sense for you.
Who would I actually work with for eating disorder recovery?
Dr. Lisa Lavella, PsyD, BC-TMH (Arizona and Illinois) and Christina Liakopoulos, LCSW, BC-TMH (Arizona, Illinois, and Indiana). They are named clinicians with decades of practice — not a matching engine and not a new intern every month. The free consult is how you meet the person, ask about eating disorder recovery, and decide if the fit is right. Credentials live on the about pages. We will not hide behind a brand voice when you deserve a human being. If the pairing is wrong, we would rather say so than keep a mismatched hour.
Is online eating disorder recovery in Highland as real as sitting in an office?
For most of the concerns we treat, the research says yes — outcomes track the relationship and the method, not the waiting room. What changes in Highland is logistics. You skip the commute, the parking, and the “who saw me walk in” problem. Sessions run on encrypted, HIPAA-compliant video. You still get a named clinician, a plan you both can explain, and homework that lives in your actual week. If video is a poor fit (safety, technology, or preference), we will say so in the consult rather than force a format that does not serve you.
Do you take insurance for eating disorder recovery in Indiana?
We are primarily a cash-pay practice and currently accept some insurance plans. Many clients in Highland choose self-pay for privacy (sessions do not automatically hit a medical record the way a fully billed insurance episode can) and for simplicity — no surprise denials mid-treatment. We will tell you, before you commit, whether your plan is one we can bill and what a self-pay session costs. We do not advertise “we take everything” because that would be untrue. Call or use the consult form and we will be specific about fee, frequency, and whether a superbill is available. If money is the only barrier, say so in the consult; we would rather have an honest conversation than a bait-and-switch about coverage.
What actually happens in the first eating disorder recovery session?
The first session is an honest conversation, not an interrogation. We cover what brought you in, what you have already tried, how eating disorder recovery has (or has not) helped before, and what “better” would look like in your life in Highland — sleep, work, relationships, the stuff you can feel. You will leave with a sense of the clinician, the pace, and whether the fit is right. There is no pressure to unload your whole history on day one. If it is not a fit, we would rather help you redirect than keep a mismatched pairing.
If I live in a smaller Highland community, is this actually private?
Your sessions are protected by law and by ethics, with the usual mandated-reporting exceptions (risk of harm, abuse of a minor or vulnerable adult). Telehealth adds a practical privacy layer a storefront office cannot: nobody in Highland watches you park at a clinic. You still need a closed door and headphones on your side. We use encrypted video. We will not discuss you in the grocery store, on a sideline, or in a Facebook group. If you share a house or a campus, we will help you plan a setting that is actually private — a parked car with a headset counts.
