Helping to navigate wellness & wellbeing through meaningful therapeutic connection.
Providing individual and family therapy to help people to heal
HOW I CAN HELP
Through evidence based therapy sessions informed by best practice, I help clients navigate thoughts, feelings, behaviours & beliefs to repair relationships with food, body, movement and self.
My goal as a therapist is to create a safe and compassionate space
ABOUT MONICA FREUDENREICH
Welcome,
I am told I bring warmth, genuineness, and a sense of humour and joy to therapy. I am an avid writer, music lover and adventurer when not working with clients. I offer individual and family therapy in person and virtually, and have resource books to help you get started right now in my online shop!
NOW YOU KNOW WHO I AM
This Is What I Do...
I primarily work with people to heal from disordered eating, eating disorders, feelings of loneliness, inadequacy, depression, anxiety, and grief. Since 2010, I have worked with individuals struggling with trauma, substance use, and chronic health conditions including HIV.
"We are all wired for connection. It’s in our biology. As infants, our need for connection is about survival. As we grow older, connection means thriving – emotionally, physically, spiritually, and intellectually. Connection is critical because we all have the basic need to feel accepted and to believe that we belong and are valued for who we are”
— DR. BRENE BROWN
From the blog
As a reminder — and I’ll keep saying this every week because it matters: ✨ You are never behind ✨ Read as much or as little as you can. If you’re just joining now, skipped last week, or only skimmed — you’re exactly where you need to be. I’m really glad you’re here. If you want a bit of extra structure or community, I’m also experimenting with StoryGraph’s book club / readalong feature. You can find me there if that’s helpful:👉 https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/monicafreudenreich 📖...
📚Body Trust Book Club: Week 2
Letssss Go! Week 1!! 🎉 As a reminder, here’s my suggestion for reading along with me — and as always: ✨ you are never behind ✨ Read as much or as little as you can each week. If you’re just joining now, or didn’t get to all three chapters yet, you are exactly where you need to be. I’m really glad you’re here. If you want a little extra structure/community, I’m also experimenting with StoryGraph ’s book club / readalong feature. You can find me there if that’s helpful:...
Reclaiming Body Trust Book Club: Week 1
As I kick off book club this week [click here for all the details], I want to pause for a moment and talk about why I'm so passionate about reading fiction . Life can be heavy, and sometimes we all need a little intentional escape. Getting lost in a story (or some form of non-productive play time) gives us a break from our own thoughts & daily realities. Think of it as healthy dissociation: a pause button for your brain and a little gift to yourself. After I shared my StoryGraph “ 2025 Year...
My Fiction Faves, 2025 Edition
... drum roll.... Reclaiming Body Trust by Hilary Kinavey & Dana Sturtevant! Hey bookclubbers — thanks for being here! 💛I’m really excited to introduce our next read: Reclaiming Body Trust by Hilary Kinavey & Dana Sturtevant . This book was chosen through your votes — from Instagram polls and the emails you sent in — which makes it feel especially meaningful to begin the year with it together. Full transparency: this will be my first time reading this book, too. I intentionally didn’t read...
Book Club: January 2026 Pick!
I have had The Body Keeps the Score on my TBR pile for a long time... I've read parts but never the whole thing but its referenced a LOT - in general pop psych, culture and by clients. Since its been on my bookshelf forever, I added it to a pile of 6 books to choose from for a Jan 2026 book club. Interestingly, yesterday, I posted a poll to instagram, and it easily got the most votes and I am feeling conflicted about it. There’s a growing, thoughtful critique of The Body Keeps the Score , ...
Book Club 2026: Editing the Shortlist
I’m excited to offer virtual small group supervision (up to 8 participants) designed to support providers in navigating the complexities of disordered eating and eating disorder care . These sessions provide a safe, interactive space to: Reflect on challenging cases and experiences Improve assessment skills and care planning Gain confidence in responding to disordered eating comments and behaviors Whether you’re a clinician, counselor, OT, PT, Chiro, Naturopath or primary healthcare...