Therapy for Body Dysmorphia (BDD)

Body dysmorphia can make one part of your appearance feel impossible to ignore. Even reassurance may not last long, because the fear returns and asks you to check again.

Moffat offers counselling for the distress underneath the checking, comparing, hiding, and self-criticism. The aim is not to dismiss your concern. It is to understand why your mind has attached so much threat to how you are seen.

How this can show up

• Repeated mirror checking, camera checking, or avoiding mirrors completely
• Comparing your body or face with other people
• Avoiding photos, social events, dating, or certain clothes
• Spending a lot of time trying to fix or hide a perceived flaw
• Feeling that reassurance from others cannot be trusted

What counselling with Moffat can focus on

Sessions can help you notice the loop between anxiety, checking, shame, and relief. Moffat can also support work on self-worth, social fear, perfectionism, and the experiences that taught you your body was something to attack.

Starting sessions

You can begin by describing the routine around the worry. That often reveals more than the appearance concern itself.