About Dr. Haica Rosenfeld

We live in a diet-driven culture that can deeply impact how we relate to food and our bodies. It often encourages people to fight against their natural body size, use food to cope with difficult emotions, or lose touch with internal cues like hunger, fullness, and pleasure. Over time, this can make it harder to trust your body and feel confident in how to nourish yourself.

In our work together, we explore how these patterns developed, the role they have played in your life, and how to begin relating to food and your body in a more compassionate and sustainable way. My approach is collaborative and individualized, supporting you in building greater self-trust, well-being, and a sense of empowerment.

My practice moves away from a weight-centered approach that defines health primarily by body size or weight loss. Instead, I use a weight-inclusive approach that understands health and well-being as complex and multifaceted.

In this framework, weight is not the central focus, and body size is not something that needs to be “fixed.” The goal is to reduce harm, challenge weight stigma, and support access to care that is respectful and non-stigmatizing. This approach is grounded in the belief that people can pursue health and well-being at any size, and that a number like BMI does not define someone’s health, behaviors, or worth.

Intuitive Eating is an approach developed by dietitians Evelyn Tribole, MS, RDN, CEDC-C and Elyse Resch, MS, RDN, CEDC-C, Fiaedp, FADA, FAND in 1995. It aligns with a non-diet approach to health and focuses on helping you reconnect with your body’s natural signals.

Instead of following external rules about what, when, or how much to eat, Intuitive Eating encourages you to listen to internal cues like hunger, fullness, and satisfaction. It supports breaking the cycle of chronic dieting and building a more peaceful relationship with food. This approach invites you to make food and movement choices from a place of self-care, permission, and body respect, rather than control, restriction, or weight stigma. Intuitive Eating is based on 10 guiding principles, and you can learn more at www.intuitiveeating.org.

Internal Family Systems, or IFS, is a type of therapy that helps you get to know the different “parts” of yourself. You might already notice this in everyday life, like the part of you that feels anxious, the part that wants to get things perfect, or the part that just wants to rest. Sometimes these parts can feel in conflict, which can be overwhelming.

IFS helps you gently listen to and understand these parts, rather than fight against them. The goal isn’t to get rid of any part of you, but to help them feel heard and begin to work together in a more balanced and supportive way. At the core of IFS is the belief that you also have a calm, wise, and compassionate center, called your Self, that can help guide and heal the parts that are struggling. In our work together, we move at a pace that feels safe and respectful, allowing you to build a more compassionate and connected relationship with yourself.

I began my career as a psychologist in Venezuela, where I worked as a school psychologist supporting my local community. I later earned both my Master’s and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology at Widener University in Pennsylvania. I completed my pre-doctoral internship at the Delaware Psychiatric Center and La Salle University’s Student Counseling Center, where my interest in working with eating disorders deepened.

I went on to complete my post-doctoral residency at The Renfrew Center of South Florida, the country’s first residential treatment center for women with eating disorders. There, I worked as a primary therapist in the residential program, providing individual, family, and group therapy. Since then I have specialized in the treatment of eating disorders. These experiences have shaped my approach to be both clinically grounded and deeply compassionate, allowing me to support clients with care, understanding, and expertise.

After several years working in private practice and focusing on eating disorders, disordered eating, and body image concerns, I began to notice a need for more specialized support for Binge Eating Disorder.

Motivated by this, I moved to Vermont to work as a Clinical Psychologist at a retreat center for women. There, I provided intensive, weekly therapeutic support to women struggling with binge eating and emotional overeating, and facilitated daily group workshops. My work there was grounded in weight-inclusive care, Health at Every Size®, mindfulness, and Intuitive Eating, supporting clients in developing a more compassionate and sustainable relationship with food and their bodies.

In addition, I have completed specialized training in ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder) and received a certificate of completion from a Certified ARFID Specialist program, as I continue to expand my work in this area.

I am a professional member of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the Florida Psychological Association (FPA). I have also served as Fundraising Committee Chair and Vice President of the IAEDP Miami Chapter, and as a member of the Certification Committee for IAEDP International.