ABOUT DR. KELLI RUGLESS, PSYD
Let’s Build A Connection That Helps You Grow
I provide specialized treatment for high-functioning women who feel overlooked, misunderstood, or stuck
You’ve tried to manage it on your own. From the outside, everything may look fine, but your relationship with food, your body, or even the way you’re moving through life no longer feels sustainable.
It doesn’t have to be this hard, and you don’t have to figure it out alone.
I specialize in helping high-achieving women navigate eating disorders, anxiety, perfectionism, life transitions, and the emotional impact of chronic stress and overwhelm. My work is grounded in evidence-based treatment while also recognizing the cultural, systemic, and identity-related experiences that shape mental health and recovery.
I have specialized training in treating eating disorders in populations that are often overlooked, misunderstood, or misdiagnosed. I am a fat-positive Certified Eating Disorders Specialist (CEDS) and practice from an All Foods Fit and Health at Every Size® perspective.
In addition to eating disorders, I also provide specialized support for individuals navigating pregnancy and postpartum concerns, major life transitions, chronic medical conditions, and the emotional challenges that can arise when life no longer feels manageable.
You’re exhausted from holding it all together and you’re ready for something different.
You may notice that your friendships or romantic relationships have become strained. Maybe your relationship with food and exercise has become consumed by guilt, shame, or impossible standards where nothing ever feels “good enough.”
Or maybe everything felt manageable until a major life stressor disrupted the balance you worked so hard to maintain — becoming a parent, earning a promotion, losing a loved one, navigating a health diagnosis, or caring for aging parents.
Suddenly, life feels overwhelming, and you’re not quite sure how to find your way back to yourself.
Therapy can be a space to slow down, untangle what’s been weighing on you, and begin building a healthier, more sustainable relationship with yourself and your life. Healing does not require perfection — and you do not have to navigate this alone.
If you’re ready to begin, I invite you to schedule a consultation to see if we may be a good fit to work together.
AS FEATURED IN
QUALIFICATIONS
PSYCHOLOGY LICENSES: California #PSY28243; Maryland #05585; E. Passport #9507
2014
Doctorate of Psychology (PsyD), Health Psychology
Loma Linda University
2011
Master of Arts (MA), Clinical Psychology
Loma Linda University
2008
Bachelor of Science, Biopsychology
University of California, Santa Barbara
Diploma de Espanol como Lengua Extranjera
Current
Senior Clinical Advisor- The Project Heal
2023
Chief Clinical Officer - The Project Heal
2019
Founded Flourish Psychology Co.
2016
Clinical Coordinator and co-founding psychologist of the UCLA Nourish 4 Life outpatient and inpatient eating disorder program.
2015
Faculty member at CHOC Children's Hospital
Modalities
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Relational psychotherapy is a talk therapy approach that believes mental health is deeply tied to the quality of our relationships and that healing occurs through secure connections. It focuses on how past and current relationships shape a person's sense of self, using the therapist-client relationship as a model to build trust, set boundaries, and develop healthier, more authentic connections.
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Compassion-focused therapy (CFT) is a form of psychotherapy that was developed for people who have mental health problems primarily linked to high shame and self-criticism. It works by balancing three emotional systems—threat, drive, and soothing—using techniques like Compassionate Mind Training (CMT) to foster warmth and safety.
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Cognitive Behavior Therapy-Enhanced is one of the most effective treatments for eating disorders. It is an approach that treats all forms of eating disorders including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder and other similar states.
CBT-E isn’t a “one-size-fits-all” treatment. It is a highly individualized treatment where your therapist creates a specific version of CBT-E to match the specific eating challenge you may be struggling with.
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Family-Based Treatment (FBT) is the leading treatment for adolescent eating disorders and is based on five tenets, or fundamental assumptions:
(1) The therapist holds an agnostic view of the cause of the illness
(2) The therapist takes a non-authoritarian stance in treatment
(3) Parents are empowered to bring about the recovery of their child
(4) The eating disorder is separated from the patient and externalized
(5) FBT utilizes a pragmatic approach to treatment.Description text goes here
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