Trisha Falvey, LMFT

About

  • Pronouns: she/her

  • Occupation and Specialty: Marriage and Family Therapist: LGBTQ+, Women, Anxiety, Depression

  • Location (Clinic/hospital): Private practice

  • Location (City): Edina

  • Offers Telehealth: Yes

  • Contact Information: (612) 419-8764 www.trishafalvey.com

  • Bio: All are welcome! It is an honor to work with anyone who is working toward more peace, love of self and others. Specialize in working with Individuals, couples and families around Life Transitions, Relationships, Anxiety and Depression. Open and Affirming.

Approach to care

  • What does it look like for you to provide care to patients in larger bodies? How is, or isn’t, your approach different from how you care for patients in smaller bodies? If you work with children, how is or isn’t your approach different when working with children?

    Open and affirming. The only difference I am sensitive to is the oppression that larger bodies may have experienced and how it may be harder for them to connect with their awesomeness because of this.

  • What is your perspective on how weight is or is not related to health?

    Body size does not indicate good or bad health, regardless of size. Having awareness of the awesomeness of your body can be great for mental health and this is regardless of size too.

  • Finish this sentence: “Fat people are…” 

    FANTASTIC!

  • How do you, your clinic, and the healthcare system you work in use BMI (i.e BMI cutoffs for accessing certain services, BMI on charts and printouts, etc)? Is this flexible?

    N/A

  • If a patient declines to be weighed, how do you and/or your staff proceed?

    N/A

  • If a patient declines to discuss weight loss, nutrition, and/or exercise, how do you proceed?

    N/A

  • What does the physical accessibility of your office space look like? What kinds of accommodations are present for people in larger bodies? Are there things you wish were in place that are currently not? 

    I have a couch, bean bag couch and a yoga ball for sitting. Clients may stand or lie down too - comfort is crucial.

  • What do you do to allow fat people to feel comfortable and welcome in your office? 

    Welcome them! Also, I do not bring up weight or food. If a client would like to discuss either they need to bring it up themselves.

  • If you’d like to use this space to talk about any identities (gender, race, size, sexuality, etc.) you hold and how this relates to your care, please do so.