Adrienne Ressler

Adrienne ResslerAdrienne Ressler, LMSW, CEDS, Fiaedp is Vice President, Professional Development, for The Renfrew Center Foundation and has served as senior staff for 24 years. Adrienne attended the University of Michigan where she served as faculty in the School of Education.

A body image specialist, she is a member of the Academy of Eating Disorders as well as a fellow and past president of the Board of Directors of the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (iaedp). Her trainings reflect her background in body-focused methods to treat eating disorders, body image, trauma, and substance abuse. She is published in The International Journal of Fertility and Women’s Medicine, Social Work Today and Pulse, the journal of the International Spa Association.

Author of chapters on the use of experiential and creative therapies for eating disorders in two textbooks, her work has also been included in the first Encyclopedia of Body Image and Human Appearance. A frequent contributor to popular media, she has appeared on the Today Show and Good Morning America Sunday and is the featured body-image expert for documentaries on both cosmetic surgery (Lords of Esteem) and menopause (Hot Flash Havoc).