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Nikki Martinez-Rice, LMFTAvalon Therapy
Quiet light through coastal grass — the in-between season

Specialty

I specialize in the treatment of eating disorders and trauma, including anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and disordered eating patterns. I understand that struggles with food and body are rarely just about eating—they are often deeply tied to identity, control, self-worth, and unmet emotional needs. My approach moves beyond symptom management, helping clients explore the underlying roots of their relationship with food, body image, and self, while fostering lasting healing and integration.

Eating disorders

Anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and disordered patterns. Struggles with food and body are rarely just about eating — they're often tied to identity, control, self-worth, and unmet emotional needs. We move beyond symptom management to the roots.

Trauma & integration

Healing the parts of us that have been hidden, rejected, or silenced. Through depth work, presence, and reintegration — fostering lasting healing and a deeper relationship with self.

Other client focuses

While eating disorders and trauma healing is my passion, I also work with:

  • Anxiety disorders
  • Mood disorders
  • Adjustment disorders
  • Phase-of-life transitions
  • Perfectionism
  • Gender dysphoria
  • LGBTQIA+
  • Spiritual disconnection
  • ADHD
  • Lack of purpose
  • Attachment styles
  • Social media / AI dependence