Dr. Meg Harney, PhD

meg@harneyassociates.com // (319) 541-7500

(she/her)

“Providing clients with a sense of empowerment is a cornerstone of my practice. I approach each client with compassion and curiosity and am committed to helping clients resolve the beliefs and behaviors that have felt unhelpful or unrelenting. Finding the space to reconnect with your values and live a more fulfilling life can be a challenging and rewarding experience.

I have over 18 years of experience providing treatment to clients of varied backgrounds and in multiple settings. I specialize in treating individuals who express concerns about their eating or who feel dissatisfied with their bodies, including individuals with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or binge eating disorder. My experience includes treating individuals with eating disorders as well as couples and families at the inpatient, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient levels.

I also specialize in treating women and men who are enduring infertility or pregnancy loss. I use my background in research and compassion-based therapies to process difficult experiences and to hold space for both loss and hope. I am a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.

Although I specialize in eating disorders and infertility, I am well versed in treating many types of concerns and enjoy working with clients with varying backgrounds. I am experienced treating individuals with anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, emotion dysregulation, grief, and difficulty adjusting to new roles such as the transition to college. Research has been a cornerstone of my education and treatment experiences and my strong research background provides a foundation for using evidence-based treatments in therapy.”

Services Provided:

  • Psychotherapy for adults and couples

  • Supervision and consultation for new and seasoned therapists

  • Lectures and presentations for schools and psychiatry/psychology trainees

Psychotherapy Treatment Specialities:

  • Eating disorders

  • Peripartum and infertility

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

  • Relationship difficulties

  • Grief

  • Life transitions

Psychotherapy Treatment Modalities:

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy

License and Memberships:

  • VA Licensed Clinical Psychologist #0810005012

  • NC Licensed Clinical Psychologist #4714

  • The Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PsyPact)

  • Academy for Eating Disorders

  • American Society for Reproductive Medicine

Education and Experience

  • Owner, Harney & Associates, Richmond VA

  • Sole Proprietor, Meg Harney PhD, PLC, Richmond VA

  • Clinical Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders

  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA

  • PhD in Clinical Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Predoctoral Residency, University of California, San Diego, UCSD Eating Disorders Center for Treatment and Research

  • MA in Clinical Psychology, University of Missouri, Columbia

  • BA in Psychology, University of Iowa, Iowa City

  • BS in Biology, Truman State University, Kirksville Missouri

Prior Research Publications

  • Harney, M. B., & Bardone-Cone, A. M. (2014). The influence of body dissatisfaction on set shifting ability. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 1-10. 

  • Harney, M. B., Fitzsimmons-Craft, E. E., Maldonado, C. R., & Bardone-Cone, A. M. (2014). Negative affective experiences in relation to stages of eating disorder recovery. Eating Behaviors, 15, 24-30. 

  • Bardone-Cone, A.M. & Harney, M.B. (2012). What if high expectations feel good? Considering the meaning of high parental expectations in the prediction of bulimic symptoms in Black and White college women. Eating Behaviors, 13, 170-173. 

  • Fitzsimmons-Craft, E. E., Harney, M. B., Brownstone, L. M., Higgins, M. K., & Bardone-Cone, A. M. (2012). Examining social physique anxiety and disordered eating in college women: The roles of social comparison and body surveillance. Appetite, 59, 796-805. 

  • Bardone-Cone, A.M., Harney, M.B., Maldonado, C.R., Lawson, M.A., Robinson, D.P., Smith, R., & Tosh, A. (2010). Defining recovery from an eating disorder: Conceptualization, validation, and examination of psychosocial functioning and psychiatric comorbidity. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 48, 194-202.