Eating Disorder Therapy for Athletes in Minneapolis, MN & Online

From the sideline, an eating disorder can pass for discipline. Skadi Sport Psychology provides eating disorder therapy for athletes ages 9 and up in Minneapolis, in person at our New Hope office or online anywhere in Minnesota. 

We work with anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, ARFID, orthorexia, and the patterns that never got a label, along with the body image, fueling, and perfectionism wrapped around them. Therapy here is outpatient and non-weight-centric: no scale talk, no goal weight. When your care calls for a dietitian or physician, we coordinate with them, and your sport stays part of the conversation.

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When Sport and an Eating Disorder Collide

Diet culture tells you smaller is better. Sport culture tells you more is better. Put those two systems in the same gym, the same pool deck, the same training group, and an athlete can get praised for the exact behaviors that are quietly taking them apart.

Nobody hands you the script. It arrives sideways: a comment from a coach, a teammate narrating their food out loud, a training plan that never accounts for being a person. Your relationship with food narrows. Body image goes from background noise to a full-time job.

Then there's the part that keeps most athletes quiet. Losing your spot. A coach finding out. Getting filed under "not tough enough." That fear is real, and we're not pretending otherwise.

Therapy protects your performance and your future in sport. Asking for help is the same calculation you make when you see a sports medicine provider about a hamstring before it tears.

Why Athletes Trust Skadi

In crisis right now? Call or text 988, or visit 988lifeline.org for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. If you are in immediate danger, call 911.

  • "Erin and her team at Skadi Sport Psychology are world-class and leading the way in helping athletes improve their performance across the board."

    Erik R.

  • "As a physical therapist, the value of having a trusted sport psychologist is paramount. I know without a doubt every time my therapist team refers a mutual client to Skadi, they are in great hands."

    Andrew E.

Sessions are HIPAA-protected. Your eating disorder therapist coordinates with coaches, physicians, or dietitians only through a signed release of information you control. If you're under 18, a parent or guardian joins the first 15 minutes of the first appointment, so you know that going in.

What Eating Disorder Therapy With Skadi Looks Like

1. You reach out: Call, email, text, or send a portal message. First contact is discreet and commits you to nothing.

2. First appointment: Sessions run about 53 to 60 minutes, often 30 to 45 for ages 9 to 14. Mostly online, some in person at the New Hope office in Minneapolis. If you're under 18, a parent or guardian joins the first 15 minutes of the first appointment, so you'll know what to expect going in.

3. You talk through what's going on: Your sport. How it fits into what's happening. What you actually want to change. No script, no checklist, no quiz about your eating patterns while someone nods along.

4. Ongoing sessions, built around your season: Frequency flexes with competition, travel, and recovery, and your plan shifts with it. Walk and talk therapy is available in the Twin Cities metro for those interested, when Minnesota weather cooperates.

Ready to talk? Call +1 (612) 208-2347 or start with the free Skadi Athlete Assessment.

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Sport-Adapted Eating Disorder Counseling

Laurie Miller, MEd spent years as a competitive gymnast and later coached for USA Gymnastics before becoming a therapist and mental performance coach. Now she works with athletes ages 9 to 25, with particular depth in figure skating, gymnastics, and dance, often untangling the perfectionism, anxiety, and fear of failure sitting underneath disordered eating.

All Skadi providers are trained in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and actively bring in concepts from ACT, dialectical behavior therapy, and other evidence-based modalities, along with approaches like Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Positive Psychology, all adapted to the realities of your sport. Laurie's own work also draws on trauma-informed and non-weight-centric approaches.

Non-weight-centric means what it sounds like. No numbers, no scale talk, no quiet negotiation about your body. Eating disorder counseling here is about your relationship with food, your attention, and what you want your sport to feel like again.

Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and eating patterns that have no tidy label all show up in athletes. The National Institute of Mental Health keeps a plain-language overview of eating disorder therapy and support if you want background before you call.

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Most athletes arrive with one question underneath all the others: can I keep competing? That question belongs in the room, and your goals for your sport sit at the center of the work.

Roles stay clear. Physicians make medical clearance decisions. Registered dietitians make nutrition decisions. Skadi coordinates with both through a signed release of information you control. Nobody here promises timelines, because nobody can.

When eating disorder symptoms warrant a higher level of care, Skadi helps facilitate that transfer but doesn't provide that level of care itself. Many clients continue seeing their Skadi therapist alongside their higher level of care.

Staying in Your Sport: The Return-to-Sport Conversation

Is This the Right Fit?

This is for:

  • Minnesota athletes 9 and up, of every gender, including trans and non-binary athletes, competing at any level.

  • Children and adolescents, college athletes, masters athletes, and anyone who has read the weight of never being enough and recognized themselves in it.

  • Parents of a young athlete who want individual therapy and performance sessions that take sport seriously.

  • Coaches, athletic trainers, and physicians looking for a trusted referral.

This is not a crisis service (use the 988 line above) and not a higher level of care. Skadi is outpatient only and helps coordinate a transfer when more intensive support is warranted.

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Where We See Athletes

  • In person: our Minneapolis-area office in New Hope, MN.

  • Online eating disorder therapy, Minnesota-wide: virtual sessions for clients located anywhere in the state.

  • Walk and talk therapy: available in the Twin Cities metro for those interested, when Minnesota weather cooperates.

Therapy is available to clients located in Minnesota only.In-person sessions take place at our New Hope office, serving families throughout the greater Minneapolis area. Virtual therapy is available to any client located in Minnesota, since clinical licensure is state-bound. Mental performance coaching carries no state limit and is available online anywhere. Athletes 9 and up, coaches, and parents are all welcome.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Skadi doesn't make medical clearance decisions. That call belongs to a physician. What happens here is an open conversation about your sport, your training, and what you want for your own path forward.

  • Sessions are HIPAA-protected. Skadi coordinates with coaches, physicians, or dietitians only through a signed release of information you control. For athletes under 18, a parent or guardian joins the first 15 minutes of the first appointment.

  • Laurie's approach is non-weight-centric. Sessions focus on your relationship with food, your sport, and what you want to change, not a number on a scale.

  • Signs can hide inside ordinary training culture. Watch for rigid food rules, skipped or delayed meals, anxiety around fueling, training through illness or injury, pulling away from team meals, and constant talk about food or bodies. A therapist or physician makes any diagnosis, and reaching out doesn't require certainty.

  • Nutrition decisions belong to a registered dietitian with eating disorder expertise: meal structure, fueling for training, and rebuilding trust with food. Skadi coordinates with your dietitian through a release you sign, while therapy with Laurie focuses on the pressures, fears, and rules around food and your sport.

  • Anxiety, depression, trauma, and perfectionism can show up alongside an eating disorder, and each can feed the others. Laurie works with these together instead of in isolation and coordinates with your physician or dietitian when other care is involved.

  • Skadi operates on an out-of-network concierge billing basis. You pay the full session fee upfront, Skadi submits the claim to your insurer on your behalf, and your insurer may reimburse you directly, depending on your plan's out-of-network benefits. You don't need to worry about superbills, phone calls with insurance, or extra administrative work. Skadi takes care of that for you.

  • Call +1 (612) 208-2347. Coordination happens through a signed release of information, and Skadi will request releases from other providers involved in the athlete's care. Calls, texts, and portal messages typically get a reply within one business day.

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Start the Conversation

You don't have to arrive with the right words, a diagnosis, or a plan. You just have to be curious enough to find out what this could be like.

Call +1 (612) 208-2347 to schedule a consultation, or start with the free Skadi Athlete Assessment.

Reaching out commits you to nothing. It starts a conversation, and that's all it has to be today.Athletes 9 and up, coaches, and sports parents: in person in New Hope, or virtual across Minnesota. Email erin@skadisportpsychology.com or Book a free call.