Eating Disorder and Body Image Book Recommendations for Therapists

If you're a therapist looking to deepen your expertise in treating disordered eating and body image, the right books can make a huge difference. This carefully curated list includes must-read books for understanding and treating eating disorders. As a therapist specializing in eating disorders and body image, I’ve selected resources that align with compassionate, culturally responseive, research-backed care.

General Eating Disorders

• Trauma-Informed Approaches to Eating Disorders 

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Eating Disorders

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Eating Disorders

• Schema Therapy for Eating Disorders

• The Radically Open DBT Workbook for Eating Disorders

Binge Eating + Emotional Eating

• The Compassionate Mind Approach to Beating Overeating Using Compassion Focused Therapy

• Overcoming Binge Eating 

• End Emotional Eating

• DBT for Binge Eating and Bulimia

Bulimia

• Integrative Cognitive Affective Therapy for Bulimia Nervosa

Anorexia

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Anorexia 

• Decoding Anorexia

Avoidant and Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Avoidant and Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

Body Image

• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Body Dysmorphic Disorder

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Body Image Dissatisfaction

• Feeling Good About the Way You Look

• Journeys of Embodiment at the Intersection of Body and Culture

• The Body Image Workbook

Nutrition

• How to Nourish Yourself Through an Eating Disorder 

Culturally Responsive Care

• Treating Black Women with Eating Disorders

• The Self-Love Revolution: Radical Body Positivity for Girls of Color

• The Clinical Guide to Fertility, Motherhood, and Eating Disorders

• The Recovery Mama Guide to ED Recovery 

Children, Teens + Families

• Skills-based Caring for a Loved One with an Eating Disorder

• A Cognitive-Interpersonal Therapy Workbook for Treating Anorexia Nervosa, The Maudsley Model

• CBT for Adolescents with Eating Disorders

• Adolescent Focused Therapy for Eating Disorders

• Help your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder

• Treatment Manual for Anorexia Nervosa

• Treating Eating Disorders in Adolescents 

• Celebrate Your Body (And Its Changes, Too!) The Ultimate Puberty Book for Girls 

• No Weigh! A Teen’s Guide to Positive Body Image, Food, and Emotional Wisdom