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Know ● Claim ● Own ● Live

Your FULL Story™

Therapy, Writing, speaking, & Education

Licensed Psychotherapist & Eating Disorders Specialist
Psychology Today Columnist | Lead Author, My Child Has an Eating Disorder (Bloomsbury Academic)

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At the heart of my work—therapy, writing, speaking, and education—is this belief:

Your FULL story matters.

(Even the painful parts—and the ones you learned to hide.)

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Hi, I’m Alli Spotts-De Lazzer,

LMFT, LPCC, CEDS-C, IEDS.

I work with

Individuals

Parents & Families

Organizations

Media

I help people develop a more self-assured relationship to themselves and their lives. My work centers on self-acceptance—not as resignation, but as a foundation for meaningful change—across therapy, education, writing, public-facing advocacy, and speaking.

It can be hard to find meaning in our struggles or in long-standing patterns we don’t like about ourselves. With the right support, those experiences can be understood—not erased—and can become a doorway to greater steadiness, self-appreciation, and inner peace.

From therapy to education, each role is distinct and intentional. Learn more about my background and approach here, or explore therapy, parent eating disorder support, confidence coaching, speaking, or books below.

Services, Speaking, & Writing

Clinical Expertise

Alli Spotts-De Lazzer is an educator, speaker, author, eating disorders expert, and licensed mental health therapist with nearly two decades of experience. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), Certified Eating Disorders Specialist (CEDS), CEDS-Approved Consultant (CEDS-C), and Inclusive Eating Disorders Specialist (IEDS). She serves as adjunct faculty within Antioch University’s Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology Program.

Alli is the lead author of My Child Has an Eating Disorder: An Essential Guide for Parents of Kids, Teens, and Adults (Bloomsbury Academic, 2026)—originating the concept, guiding the clinical content, and spearheading the integration of all research from proposal to publication. She is also the author of MeaningFULL: 23 Life-Changing Stories of Conquering Dieting, Weight, and Body Image Issues (Unsolicited Press, 2021) and a contributor to Body Image and Self-Esteem (Independence Educational Publishers, 2024). Through her Psychology Today column, academic journals, and trade publications, she has authored more than 100 articles.

A frequent speaker and trusted media resource, Alli has presented at conferences, universities, training programs, and community events. Her expertise has been featured by outlets including The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report, Parents, SELF, KTLA broadcast news, and Sky News (international).

Passionate about advocacy and public-facing education, Alli created and directed #ShakeIt for Self-Acceptance!, a national mental health initiative that used movement, joy, and embodiment to spark conversations about self-acceptance and body image. #ShakeIt has appeared across the country—from Capitol Hill to the former Staples Center. She has also facilitated a no-cost community support and education group for friends and family of individuals with eating disorders since 2011.

Alli has held leadership roles with the Academy for Eating Disorders and the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals. She has helped develop the current national CEDS curriculum and has served on the CEDS faculty.

Her honors include receiving the 2017 Member of the Year Award from the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals, serving as an invited expert reviewer for the American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Eating Disorders (2022 draft), appearing as an expert panelist for Harvard Alumni for Mental Health, and having #ShakeIt for Self-Acceptance! Day declared in the City of Los Angeles by the former Mayor.

Learn More About Alli
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A Broader Perspective

Check out this free 2-minute video where I walk you through one way you can start claiming Your FULL Story now (FYI, by clicking, you’ll be added to my mailing list).

This resource is educational and not a substitute for psychotherapy.

NOTICES

Coaching and therapy are distinct. The rights of a coaching client are different than the rights held by a therapy client.

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