Dr. Janeen Locker is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in eating disorders and body image, serving Santa Monica and greater Los Angeles. She offers evidence-based treatment for anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, and disordered eating in adolescents and adults — with over 30 years of experience in this area.
Eating disorders are among the most complex and serious mental health conditions — and among the most misunderstood. Dr. Locker treats the full spectrum, from restrictive eating to binge-purge cycles to the subtler but equally serious forms of disordered eating and body image disturbance.
Restriction of food intake, intense fear of weight gain, and a distorted relationship to body size and shape. Dr. Locker works with outpatient presentations and coordinates care with medical and nutritional providers as needed.
Cycles of binge eating followed by compensatory behaviors such as purging, fasting, or excessive exercise. CBT is the gold-standard outpatient treatment for bulimia, with strong research support.
Recurrent episodes of eating large quantities of food, often rapidly and to the point of discomfort, without compensatory behaviors. The most common eating disorder in the United States.
A negative or distorted relationship to one's appearance that causes significant distress or impairment — often present alongside, or independent of, disordered eating behaviors.
Irregular eating patterns, food rules, and an unhealthy preoccupation with food, weight, or body shape that don't meet the full criteria for a clinical diagnosis — but cause real suffering and deserve attention.
Eating disorders often emerge in adolescence. Dr. Locker specializes in adolescent mental health and is experienced in working with teenagers, navigating family dynamics, and coordinating with schools and medical teams.
Eating disorders rarely have a single cause, and effective treatment rarely has a single method. Dr. Locker takes a genuinely integrative approach — selecting and combining modalities based on what each patient's presentation actually requires.
Eating disorders demand clinical expertise that goes beyond general training. Dr. Locker has dedicated her career to this area — building depth in both the psychology of eating disorders and the body image concerns that so often accompany them.
She works with adolescents and adults, and she understands that eating disorders look different at different life stages — and that what works for a 16-year-old is not the same as what works for a 40-year-old professional. Her treatment is always individualized, never protocol-driven.
Dr. Locker is also experienced in working with patients who have had previous treatment — including those who have completed higher levels of care and need ongoing outpatient support to maintain and build on their progress.
Dr. Locker treats anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and other specified feeding and eating disorders (OSFED), as well as body image disturbance and disordered eating. She works with adolescents and adults.
Dr. Locker uses an integrative approach including CBT (gold-standard for bulimia and binge eating disorder), DBT for emotional dysregulation, psychodynamic therapy to explore underlying emotional and relational roots, and EMDR when trauma is driving the eating disorder symptoms.
Yes. Adolescent mental health, including eating disorders in teenagers, is one of Dr. Locker's core areas of specialization. She is experienced in working both with the adolescent directly and in coordinating care with families, schools, and medical providers when needed.
No referral is needed. You can contact Dr. Locker directly by calling +1 (310) 850-3933 or sending a message through the contact form. She offers a free initial phone consultation to discuss your situation and determine whether her practice is the right fit.
Yes. Dr. Janeen Locker provides eating disorder treatment at her practice at 3101 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 304, Santa Monica, CA 90405. She offers a free initial phone consultation — call +1 (310) 850-3933 to get started.
Dr. Locker does not accept insurance directly, but will provide a superbill upon request that you can submit to your insurance company for possible out-of-network reimbursement. Many insurance plans provide out-of-network benefits for eating disorder treatment.
Dr. Locker does not charge potential patients who call to ask about her services. Your first conversation is free.
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