Animal assisted therapy (AAT) is a type of therapy that uses animals to enhance an individual’s physical, emotional, and social well-being, and therefore improves a person’s self-esteem, anxiety symptoms, and [...]
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Life coaching is relationship between the coach and client which helps the individual reach their fullest potential. Many successful athletes, coaches, business leaders, professionals, and CEO’s use life coaches to [...]
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Drama therapy is defined as “the use of creative arts in a therapeutic setting [1].”  It can be done in a group setting or individually, but is used most often in [...]
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Contributor: Rachel Wagner-Cantine, LCPC, BC-DMT, Mood Program Coordinator and Dance/Movement Therapist, Timberline Knolls Residental Treatment Center Although co-occurring disorders may manifest differently and require different diagnostic criteria, ultimately, they are [...]
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The Maudsley Model (or Family Based Therapy, for which it is more commonly referred to) is an evidence based, intensive outpatient refeeding treatment program where parents and/or caregivers play an [...]
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Practicing yoga can elicit a variety of emotions for someone struggling with an eating disorder. There might be a desire to engage in yoga as a form of compensatory exercise. [...]
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Contributor: Crystal Karges, MS, RDN, IBCLC, Director of Content and Social Media at Eating Disorder Hope/Addiction Hope When it comes to art, many of us have different ideas of what [...]
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Contributor: Courtney Howard, B.A., Executive Assistant at Eating Disorder Hope and Addiction Hope Animals are often capable of providing unconditional love in a unique and beautiful way. This makes spending [...]
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Exposure Response Prevention (ERP) stems from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) principles and has been shown to be an effective treatment for anxiety and [...]
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Contributor: Jennifer Rollin, MSW, LGSW, writer for Eating Disorder Hope According to The American Psychological Association, “trauma is an emotional response to a terrible event like an accident, rape or [...]
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