Eating Disorder Therapists, Nutritionists & Specialists

If you or someone you love is searching for help for an eating disorder, it may be complicated knowing where to start. Given the complexities of eating disorders, seeking out therapists who specialize in treating them is essential.

Specialists treating eating disorders, such as licensed therapists and psychologists, will have experience dealing with the issues behind eating disorders. In addition, professionals specializing in eating disorder treatment will have an education specific to this field that gives them advanced knowledge and understanding compared to general therapists and counselors.

Professionals in this field are updated on the latest treatment techniques and will understand the approaches required to initiate recovery.

When searching for an eating disorder treatment professional, it is important to remember that you must feel comfortable with whatever therapist or eating disorder specialist you choose. Take the time to find the right one for you since you’ll work closely with this specialist.

Fran Weiss, LCSW-R, BCD, DCSW, CGP

Fran Weiss - 12-3-13

I have a private practice on the Upper West Side, treating young adults and adults with a variety of emotional, physical and stage-of-life issues. Treating relational trauma and trauma are central to my work.  As a psychotherapist with over thirty years of experience, I am always exploring with my clients and colleagues and from new research in my own and related fields.

I hold a dual Faculty appointment at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NYC, as Associate Clinical Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Environmental Medicine & Public Health., and I have been the Senior Psychotherapy Consultant to the New York Obesity Nutrition Research Center at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in affiliation with Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons and Weill Cornell Medical College in Manhattan for three decades. 

I am a resource specialist for the Center for Sleep Medicine at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center and have also been a resource specialist for the Joslin Clinic at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital, NYC. When appropriate, I work closely with nutritionists, endocrinologist, psychiatrists, and other physicians. I have a forte at developing interdisciplinary treatment teams.

I am on the Board of Directors of the International Board for Certification of Group Psychotherapists of the American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA)  and Chair its Standards Committee. In addition, I am on the editorial boards of both the American Journal of Psychotherapy and Group, The Journal for the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society. I am also the book reviewer in eating disorders for the American Journal of Psychotherapy. I’ve been a Crisis Support Consultant for Supportive Solutions, a crisis response service to the business community. I train, teach and run workshops nationally.

I was traditionally trained in psychodynamic talk therapy, and have investigated, studied and adapted many forms of healing. Psychoanalytic thinking, cognitive behavioral psychotherapy, sensorimotor psychotherapy, and neuroscience research inform my current practice. My work reflects the best thinking and practices referenced from up-to-date research in the medical scientific literature.

Fostering and building resilience are key to therapeutic success. The experiential methods of sensorimotor psychotherapy, contemplative mindfulness and regulatory techniques for anxiety, trauma, eating disorders, dysregulated eating, and body image have this as their primary goal. I have developed two workshops: Weight matters — The Body Image Transformation Experience (B.I.T.E®) Workshop; SURVIVE AND THRIVE: Skill Building Tools for Stress Reduction and Developing Resilience.  Both are proprietary programs of learning and change.

My clients are mostly high-functioning adults determined to get the best out of life and used to working hard for optimum results. I also work with people who have great potential but are still struggling to achieve professional and financial goals. I have found that most who seek therapy with me are intelligent, insightful, and want to take responsibility for their lives. They know when they need help, and that therapy is a process and relationship requiring commitment and honesty on both sides.

I work individually and in groups, where a team effort supports quick results; in both modalities we dig deep for real answers. I also work with couples. Executives, professionals and academics benefit from an expectation of excellence.  Young people starting careers or those stuck in a job too small for them also benefit from my firm belief that most of us have the abilities we need to do better.

My central focus is helping people learn to listen to and decode the meaning of their internal road blocks and signals—when the past intrudes on the present—and then refocus their energy in a more productive direction, armed with newly-honed skills in listening, methods of attunement with others, and techniques to dampen anxiety.

212-362-6019
www.franweiss.com

Support Groups and Workshops Provided By Fran:

“Survive and Thrive” Stress Reduction Workshop

“Survive and Thrive” is a 7-week workshop in which participants focus on developing skills to reduce stress and build resiliency. These skills include mindfulness, grounding, and relaxation techniques.

The workshop, led by Fran Weiss, will meet weekly for 7 consecutive weeks, on Tuesday evenings, from 8:15 p.m. – 9:30 p.m., from May 7 – June 18, 2019.

This workshop is for those who are too anxious, too reactive, can’t calm down, get unreasonably upset, are on heightened alert or on the edge of panic attacks, are post medical or emotional trauma but can’t shake “it” off, or move too quickly to “things that are not good for them.”

This workshop works well as an adjunct to individual psychotherapy.

If you are interested in this workshop or would like further information about the workshop, please fill out the contact form in my website or call my office directly at (212) 362-6019.

For more information about this upcoming workshop, please visit this page of my website: http://franweiss.com/survive_thrive_upcoming_workshop_2019.html

For information regarding the cost of participation in this group and how to register, please visit this page of my website: http://franweiss.com/workshop_survive_thrive.html

The Next Step – Moving On From Bulimianorexia

The Next Step is a short-term group, led by Fran Weiss, will meet April 22 – July 15, 2019, for 12 consecutive weeks, on Monday evenings from 6:00 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. (no meeting June 27). The group is open to college students, young adults and beyond – ages 18 and up.

The group is for those in recovery who want to move on to the “next step” – beginning to live a life where your eating disorder no longer defines you. You will move on to gain a more comfortable relationship with yourself, with others, and with food.

The group will help you grapple with any fear you might have of feeling different, inadequate, or rejected. It will help you overcome any concern that you don’t fit in or that you are not being accepted or valued.

The group maximum is 9 people, so please reserve your spot in advance. Participation in the group is subject to a pre-group 1-hour individual consultation. To save a spot in the group, please fill out the contact form in my website or call me directly at (212) 362-6019.

For more information about this upcoming group, please visit this page of my website: http://franweiss.com/moving_on_upcominggroup_2019.html

For information regarding the cost of participation in this group and how to register, please see this page on my website: http://franweiss.com/group_psychotherapy.html#moveon

Weight Matters: B.I.T.E. The Body Image Transformation Experience® Workshop

“Transforming and Integrating My Body My Self” (March 25 – June 10, 2019, Mondays, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, 10 weekly meetings [note no meeting Memorial Day, May 27]), takes this to a higher level through skill-building. Experiential somatic, movement and regulatory techniques are taught that help you move towards attunement and mastery of your compulsions. You will be taught how to listen to your body, which is constantly changing in response to internal and external cues, and to regulate yourself in your response to the “call of food.” The B.I.T.E.® workshop is offered once a year. Enrollments for Part II are currently being accepted for the winter/spring of 2019. Participation in Part I of the workshop is a prerequisite to participation in Part II.

For those who want continued ongoing work, support, and practice in skills developed in the B.I.T.E.® Workshop, B.I.T.E.® Mentoring Group provides an ongoing focused group experience. This mentoring group works well as a complement to psychotherapy, nutritional counseling, and/or exercise programs.

For information regarding the cost of participation in this group and how to register, please see this page in my website: http://franweiss.com/group_psychotherapy.html#moveon

Difficult Liaisons: Women’s Psychotherapy Group

Difficult Liaisons is an ongoing group, led by Fran Weiss that meet on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. The group is open to women in their mid-’30s to late-’60s. Make the best out of the companionship and relationships you’ve found, despite your personal history. Learn to transform interpersonal challenges into something meaningful.

A group of smart, wise and compassionate women who find interpersonal relationships challenging. Learn to unravel family of origin issues so that you don’t keep repeating the same past mistakes in the present.

For more information about this group, please visit this page of my website: http://franweiss.com/group_psychotherapy.html#moveon

Jayne Mattingly

Jayne MattinglyRecovery Love and Care offers several services for individuals on the path to full Eating Disorder Recovery, for those in need of a reset, an increase of self-worth, self-esteem, and overall body image conception. Jayne uses her Clinical Mental Health Counseling training and education, as well as, her past life experience within Eating Disorder recovery, to help ALL individuals find self-compassion, self-love and body appreciation in a world that does not allow them to do so. Jayne helps individuals within Eating Disorder recovery work through body image conception, and the overall process of recovery, in order to supplement their own Eating Disorder treatment.

Recovery Love and Care is able to provide mentoring, coaching and a more personalized touch to your recovery and body image journey! In addition to individual coaching Recovery Love and Care also hosts a virtual Eating Disorder Recovery Support Group, and Support Group for Loved One’s of those within ED recovery, please see below for more details.

Recovery Coaching is best for those within the pre-contemplative or contemplative stage of recovery, for those currently within treatment and in need of additional support within their recovery, or for those far enough along within recovery who need that extra help to eventually reach full recovery, because FULL RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE!

This work is offered in person within the Charleston, SC area, and/or Virtually through a HIPAA compliant software database, Healthie. Contact Jayne for details.

630-908-0362
[email protected]
http://recoveryloveandcare.com/

Elyse Resch, MS, RDN, CEDRD, Fiaedp, FADA, FAND

Elyse Resch ImageElyse Resch, MS, RDN, CEDRD, Fiaedp, FADA, FAND, is a nutrition therapist in private practice in Beverly Hills with over thirty-six years of experience, specializing in eating disorders, Intuitive Eating, and Health at Every Size.

She is the co-author of Intuitive Eating and The Intuitive Eating Workbook, is the author of the upcoming Intuitive Eating Workbook for Teens, has published journal articles, print articles, and blog posts. She also does regular speaking engagements, podcasts, and extensive media interviews.

Elyse supervises and trains health professionals, is a Certified Eating Disorder Registered Dietitian, a Fellow of the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals, and a Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

310-551-1999
[email protected]
www.elyseresch.com

Joanna Poppink, MFT

Joanna Poppink ImageStopping eating disorder behaviors is just the beginning of eating disorder recovery. I suffered from bulimia for many years. I know what it’s like to have an eating disorder when no one seems to understand the experience, including yourself.

In working with me, we slow down the dysfunctional eating (or non-eating) patterns while we discover and build on your genuine talents, gifts, and heartfelt desires. Your energy shifts from the eating behaviors to life fulfilling tasks. Eventually, you find that in living a satisfying life where you can be genuine in your work, love, and play, you no longer need an eating disorder.

My private psychotherapy practice is virtual and serves clients throughout Arizona, California, Florida, Oregon and Utah. I am the author of Healing Your Hungry Heart: Recovering from Your Eating Disorder, a guide to eating disorder recovery. To make an appointment for a free telephone consultation, e-mail [email protected].

310-474-4165
[email protected]
www.eatingdisorderrecovery.com

Kristen L. Caron, MA, MFT

Kristen Caron ImageFor over 20 years, I have practiced as a licensed psychotherapist and published nutritionist specializing in eating disorder recovery, obesity and body image issues. For 13 years, I practiced in an endocrinology practice specializing in obesity and diabetes. Many of my patients presented with BED.

My approach to the treatment of obesity, eating disorders recovery and/or any maladaptive eating behavior is comprehensive. By integrating both the psychological and physiological aspects of these issues, I help clients achieve their optimum level of health, both emotionally and physically.

Education is a fundamental part of recovery from unhealthy eating behaviors. I provide the tools to achieve emotional balance and physical well being- no matter what size. For over 13 years, I practiced in an endocrinology practice specializing in obesity and diabetes furthering my expertise in treating BED.

310-246-0465
www.kristencaronmft.com

Julia Valente, LMHC

I work with individuals who have eating disorders, body image issues, and co-occurring mental health issues. I work with counselor interns as a qualified supervisor and mentor in areas of recovery, mental health, and wellness. Mental health and recovery are holistic in nature and include our bodies, minds, and spirits. I view therapy as a safe space to move into healing and transformation and recovery as the pathway that leads to a lifetime of joy, fulfillment, and connection.

561-371-2314
[email protected]
www.juliavalentelmhc.com

Laura Jaramillo, LCPC

Laura Jaramillo Image

Laura Jaramillo (she/her) is a Self Love Wellness Advocate, a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and a Registered Hatha and Kundalini Yoga Teacher. She has been working in the field of counseling since graduating from Purdue University with a degree in psychology in 2006. After completing her master’s in community counseling she worked inpatient, outpatient, and residential.

Specialized areas of focus are eating disorders, anxiety, trauma, borderline personality disorder, body image issues, self-injurious behaviors, areas of self-esteem, stress management, difficulty adjusting to change, and communication issues.

Laura’s therapeutic approach is warm, accepting, interactive, and collaborative. She tailors treatment to meet a client’s individual needs through a variety of treatment modalities; some of which include Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Humanistic/Interpersonal Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Behavioral Modifications.

224-209-1866
[email protected]
www.lauralistens.com

Rita Ekelman, MBA, RDN, LDN

Rita Ekelman HeadshotMy passion and nutrition-related experience are in treating people who suffer from various types of eating disorders, addictions, and other co-occurring disorders. I want to help clients establish a healthy relationship with food and their body in order to maintain long-term success in their recovery and how they view themselves.

I can help clients find their triggers, acknowledge and pinpoint cycles of harmful food behaviors, and establish goals in how to decrease/abstain from disordered eating patterns. Depending on the client’s needs, I can prepare meal plans, grocery lists, and assist with establishing food plans that will help structure the client’s day.

847-409-5436
[email protected]
www.ritaenutrition.com

Stefanie Gilbert, Ph.D.

Stefanie Gilbert ImageStefanie Gilbert, Ph.D. is a Harvard-educated Clinical Psychologist who offers individual, family, and group psychotherapy focusing on the assessment and treatment of anxiety, depression, eating disorders, body image disturbance, and addictive behaviors.

Dr. Gilbert helps people to become more assertive, more grounded individuals so they can give up self-harming behaviors, develop healthier ways of coping, and live in ways that are consistent with their most cherished values and dreams. Dr. Gilbert focuses on helping individuals to make sense of their symptoms, develop a sense of self-compassion and self-love, and utilize healthier ways of managing stress in their daily lives.

202-251-8999
www.stefaniegilbert.com

Mattie Jankowski, RDN, LD, LDN

 

Mattie Jankowski Headshot - 10-10-22Mattie Jankowski, is a registered dietitian passionate about helping individuals achieve their goals to restore balance in their lives physically, emotionally, and nutritionally. She specializes in working with athletes at higher risk for disordered eating. At Confluence Counseling, we believe every individual holds within themselves an immense capacity for positive growth and change. As a team of professionals with extensive experience in working with clients with eating disorders, we are here to guide the process, seeing each client as a complete individual, and tailoring services to meet your unique needs.

612-441-5515
[email protected]

Travis Stewart, MA, LPC, NCC

Travis StewartCounseling and coaching need to be based on trust. Together we will explore your story and word creatively as a team. I utilize a Cognitive Behavioral approach combined with features of Family Systems, DBT, ACT, and Narrative Therapy.

To understand your situation we need to understand how you got here. What are the relationships and experiences that have shaped you? Throughout life, you have developed beliefs about yourself and the world we live in. Some of these are accurate and some serve to protect yourself. We will identify these to help us understand your current situation.

Out of these beliefs come coping strategies, some of which are now causing problems. Together we will work to identify healthier ways to cope. While I do offer practical help, I don’t offer simple answers. Growth is full of trying, failing, stumbling, trusting, and moving forward with others to see our struggles redeemed.

636-686-0888
[email protected]
www.wtravisstewart.com

Dana Turnbull, Ph.D., CEDS

Dana Turnbull Head ShotLicensed Psychologist, Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology, National Register of Health Service Psychologists

I am a licensed psychologist in private practice on the National Register for Health Service Psychologists, treating the full eating disorder spectrum primarily via individual cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy. I also offer family & couples counseling. While many disorders are symptomatically similar, individuals require unique approaches.

I enjoy developing individualized treatment plans with my clients, who then take learned skills into the real world for practice. Clients and I then utilize any feedback to minimize undesired & maximize desired outcomes.

Most of us earn our self-esteem through behavior. Practiced behavior optimizes results, so I often assign homework. I work with some clients on a long-term basis, though most of my work is short-term and solution-focused. I also have specialized training in psychopharmacology & behavioral medicine.

*Exclusively Virtual* Certified Eating Disorder Specialist, Licensed Psychologist in Texas and Washington State, National Register of Health Service Psychologists, Certificate of Professional Qualification in Psychology.

Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology in the following states:
AL, AZ, AR, CO, CT, DE, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, ME, MD, MI, MN, MO, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NC, OH, OK, PA, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY, District of Columbia, and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

817-571-2899
www.drdanaturnbull.com

Chelsea Fielder-Jenks, MA, LPC

Chelsea Fielder-Jenks PhotoSometimes our lives get to a point where we feel like we are just surviving, rather than thriving. In survival mode, we do what we can to cope with overwhelming emotions and stressors – this may mean engaging in disordered eating behaviors, self-harm behaviors, substance use, self-criticizing inner talk, or self-destruction.

I’m here to help guide you out of survival mode and create a life in which you are thriving. In therapy, we will explore how you’re surviving and how you can begin to thrive. I will work with you to identify the changes you want for yourself and offer skill suggestions to help you create these changes.

In our work together, we will balance this focus on change with lots of self-acceptance and self-compassion. I also work closely with other providers and treatment team members to provide holistic care.

512-648-4313
ThriveCounselingAustin.com

Jennifer Pereira, LPC, RD, LD

Jennifer Pereira ImageI have been working with clients with eating disorders since 2005. I use the Health at Every Size and Intuitive Eating (as an end goal) models. Body acceptance and/or neutrality is a focus of this work.

Body-centered eating is the ultimate priority in normalizing the relationship with food. I work with all types of eating issues and the underlying problems, such as anxiety, depression, OCD, and trauma.

My practice offers outpatient services to all genders, adolescents, and adults. I am able to provide services in office as well as online or by phone.

512-655-3878
www.austincounselingnutrition.com

Kaitlyn Tucker, MS, RDN, LDN

Kaitlyn Tucker HeadshotI am a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist licensed to practice in the state of Tennessee with 2 years professional experience.

My nutrition therapy practice follows a mindful, intuitive approach to food and works to create a healthier relationship with food, while addressing individualized client needs.

Courtney Stoddard, MS, RD, LDN, CEDRD

Courtney Phifer ImageI am a Certified Eating Disorders Registered Dietitian and have worked in behavioral health for over 12 years. I help clients develop healthy relationships with food by practicing a non-diet approach of balance and moderation, teaching permission vs. restriction.

I’m DBT trained and use a small-step goal-oriented client-driven technique that incorporates body positive and mindfulness practices.

Jayne Mattingly

Recovery Love and Care offers several services for individuals on the path to full Eating Disorder Recovery, for those in need of a reset, an increase of self-worth, self-esteem, and overall body image conception. Jayne uses her Clinical Mental Health Counseling training and education, as well as, her past life experience within Eating Disorder recovery, to help ALL individuals find self-compassion, self-love and body appreciation in a world that does not allow them to do so. Jayne helps individuals within Eating Disorder recovery work through body image conception, and the overall process of recovery, in order to supplement their own Eating Disorder treatment.

Recovery Love and Care is able to provide mentoring, coaching and a more personalized touch to your recovery and body image journey! In addition to individual coaching Recovery Love and Care also hosts a virtual Eating Disorder Recovery Support Group, and Support Group for Loved One’s of those within ED recovery, please see below for more details.

630-908-0362
[email protected]
recoveryloveandcare.com

Jacquelyn Ekern, MS, LPC

Jacquelyn Ekern photo

I welcome the opportunity to work with you to find greater peace, well-being, and confidence. I believe in offering unconditional positive regard and recognizing your inherent strengths and gifts as you create a fulfilling and meaningful life for yourself. Pain is inevitable in life, but suffering can be lessened significantly by processing difficult situations through a self-compassionate lens.

I am particularly skilled in helping you to overcome anxiety, depression, often underlying conditions of eating disorders. I am here to encourage, support, and celebrate your growth. I look forward to exploring your challenges together and offering you the encouragement and understanding that you deserve.

541-581-0001
[email protected]
jacquelynekern.com

Jaeger Nutrition

Jaeger Nutrition specializes in eating disorders, disordered eating, and intuitive eating. A JN clinician will assess your nutrition status, help you make positive changes in eating habits, and utilize advanced training in nutrition sciences and therapeutic counseling skills to help you explore thoughts and beliefs around food and body. JN practices from a Health At Every Size lens and promotes an all-foods fit ideology.

516-405-0242
[email protected]
www.jaegernutrition.com

Dr. Shilin Pandya

Shilin Pandya ImageI focus on treating patients holistically. This takes into account any factors affecting you – culture, job, school, family situation, religion, sleep, appetite, past trauma, etc. Issues that are unique to each human being, which means it needs individual attention and a treatment plan catered to those specific needs.

I offer an extensively detailed initial interview to get to know a basic core of the problem that brings you to me. Towards the end of each visit you get a detailed treatment plan including medication education, and alternative strategies if needed. Goal of each visit is to leave you empowered to live a more content life.

I look forward to hearing from you soon. I will not prescribe medications unless you absolutely need them and I will educate you prior to writing you a prescription. Please schedule an initial visit so you make an informed decision.

732-907-7362
[email protected]

Inner Circle Coaching Program

I’m excited to offer you an opportunity to work with me privately over the next 12 weeks. The Inner Circle Program is an exclusive 12-week coaching program limited to just 4 women, and I only do this four times a year.

This for women who NEVER want to worry about obsessing over food again, AND successfully lose weight without counting calories, carbs, or fat grams.

You will learn the same strategies that helped many of my clients:

  • stop feeling guilty about every bite they eat
  • be totally comfortable taking photos (and seeing photos of themselves)
  • raise their kids with a different mindset around food and body image
  • go out to dinner without stress
  • feel confident attending social events
  • stop the shame of so-called food addiction

And for me personally, these are the very strategies that helped me:

  • eat only when I’m hungry
  • have the total freedom to think about other things in my life
  • enjoy my life without giving food a second thought

This program is so transformative that every woman who enrolled in the beta group signed up for another six months.

Here’s what a couple of them had to say below (there are more testimonials and all group members are happy to speak to prospective new members to share their experience):

After a lifetime of struggling with my weight, of trying countless diets, losing and regaining the equivalent of whole people in the process, I finally found Dr. Nina. In just 12 weeks, I learned so many practical and effective strategies to change the way I talked to myself, how I treated myself, and how I responded to myself when things got hard.

Now I understand what drove me to binge eating, how to let myself safely feel my feelings so that I no longer have to numb them, shove them down, or distract myself from them. I am finally becoming a friend to myself instead of my own worst enemy. This program is life-altering, and I’m forever grateful I had the opportunity to work with Dr. Nina and the amazing people in our inner circle group.
~Carol van Zalingen

Dr. Nina Show ImageIt’s life-changing. You deal with issues and things that are keeping you from living life to its fullest being your best self. And I think that’s a big thing that this program has allowed me. I’m in the process of living my best life and truly being the best version of myself possible.

…I started seeing changes in the very first week. Throughout it, you learn something new every single week session, but after that very first session, there were things that I started implementing. I picked up a whole new outlook.
~Andreja Alimehaj

This work is the only work that gave me steady change, steady growth, like fundamental, and substantial. I don’t know how to explain feeling inside, like the strength and ability to live life like from a, from a healthy, strong… smart, logical, psychological ground where I can step on and say, “Hey, for the first time in my life I feel like I’m doing the things right.” I feel this confidence and security and stability.
~Karly A.

Success leaves clues. The reason why these women experienced this kind of transformation is they invested in themselves.

The investment is just $4950 for twelve weeks (Limited to only FOUR people).

What’s included:

  • Personal attention from me. Each session I spend 15-20 minutes talking directly with you. I assess and provide feedback and guidance on your specific situation and give you action steps to create change. You’ll get clarity on what to do differently, tailored to your unique problems with food
  • Twelve 90-minute Video Calls with me and 3 other like-minded women.
  • You get to join a community of like-minded people (in the last group we had women from Canada to Southern California to Pennsylvania, from all different walks of life, who now feel bonded for life)!
  • 24/7 access to a private FB community just for your group
  • Each week we craft a plan for you to address the HIDDEN triggers that hold you back, so you can break free from binge eating without ever worrying about willpower, dieting or going to the gym

If you’re ONE of the Selected, you’ll also get:

  1. One 50-minute Private Session with me prior to Group Coaching ($375 Value)
  2. TEN EXCLUSIVE VIDEOS. I put together ten videos to help you on your journey. They will give you the self-confidence to go through anything without turning to food!

If you’re ready to transform your life, let’s do this!

Again, I am ONLY accepting 4 people per group.

Apply here: https://drninainc.com/book-your-call-application/

About Dr. Nina:

Nina Savelle-RocklinNina Savelle-Rocklin, Psy.D., is a psychoanalyst, author, and talk show host specializing in disordered eating. She is the author of The Binge Cure: 7 Steps to Outsmart Emotional Eating, Food For Thought: Perspectives on Eating Disorders and co-editor of Beyond The Primal Addiction.

Considered a thought leader in the field of eating psychology, she has been featured in Psychology Today, The Los Angeles Times, Prevention, Real Simple, Redbook, Huffington Post, Beverly Hills Times and many other publications. She is a frequent guest expert, appearing on The Dr. Drew Podcast, and countless other shows.

She presented at the prestigious National Meeting of the American Psychoanalytic Association. Dr. Nina brings a fresh perspective to weight loss by helping people focus on what’s eating “at” them instead of on what they are eating.

In addition to her private practice, she hosts The Dr. Nina Show, a radio program on LA Talk Radio. She also writes an award-winning blog, Make Peace With Food, and her YouTube series Break Free From Binge Eating helps viewers lose weight without dieting. www.drninainc.com

Longer Testimonials:

After a lifetime of struggling with my weight, of trying countless diets, losing and regaining the equivalent of whole people in the process, I finally found Dr. Nina Saville-Rocklin’s LA Talk Radio Show, The Dr. Nina Show. I knew immediately that she understood my struggles and that her insights and approach had the potential to change my life forever.

Still, even after two years of listening to every episode and trying to put into place what she was suggesting, I found myself floundering as I tried to heal my relationship with myself. I wanted to find a therapist who could support me in my journey as I tried to root out the negative things I’d internalized as a child about how I wasn’t good enough, wasn’t lovable, wasn’t important.

But most therapists don’t understand disordered eating the way Dr. Nina does, so when I had the option to join her online Inner Circle Program and meet with her in a virtual group setting once a week for ongoing support from the comfort and convenience of my own home, I knew my prayers had been answered. In just 12 weeks, I learned so many practical and effective strategies to change the way I talked to myself, how I treated myself, and how I responded to myself when things got hard.

Now I understand what drove me to binge eating, how to let myself safely feel my feelings so that I no longer have to numb them, shove them down, or distract myself from them. I am finally becoming a friend to myself instead of my own worst enemy. This program is life-altering, and I’m forever grateful I had the opportunity to work with Dr. Nina and the amazing people in our inner circle group.
~Carol van Zalingen

It’s amazing how very easily you get to the bottom of what’s actually causing the bingeing… You teach all of us that it goes beyond just what you’re eating. You say this very often, it’s not what you eat, it’s what’s eating at you. And I think that’s something that really differentiates this program from any other programs that I’ve personally been in. And I think all of us in the circle, because we’re recognizing those emotions that we typically just repress and don’t want to feel. And, actually bringing those to light has made such a big impact.

I’m more aware of myself, my feelings, why have these certain behaviors, it’s absolutely amazing, but a big part of is I know how to deal with it or at least I’m starting to know how to deal with it. ..That very first day it’s a bit overwhelming because just so many emotions are brought to light, but you learn how to deal with it. You learn how to deal with these behaviors and all these things that were so scary before aren’t scary anymore.

(The other members) are incredible, likeminded individuals who are going to very similar experiences. And all of us are from different walks of life, different backgrounds, different ages. Yet, we all have a very similar story and it’s such a nice, we bond and we share and we learn from one another. I think that just is a whole other point as to why I think it’s an incredible program.
~Andreja Alimehaj

I’ve definitely noticed that I just don’t want things anymore. It happened this morning–I made something and normally I would eat half of what I made. And I had one and I was full. You’re noticing that in doing this program and dealing with what’s eating at you, you are starting to just eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner, not for emotional reasons, not using food to cope in some way or to distract you or to numb you or to comfort you. And, if I do grab something, I ask myself, what’s eating at you? Is there something eating at you?

And, yeah, I have my boss just yell at me or whatever the case may be. And, now I know that’s why I want this. …And I use VARY, which is the technique to comfort yourself without using food, which is validate, acknowledge and reassure yourself. And so not only do you know why you’re wanting to eat something, I know from talking to you every week in the group that you’re also able to start comforting yourself with words instead.

So it’s not just knowledge, it’s something that you can put into action instead of using food. So, I’m definitely, definitely practicing those techniques that…. Eventually you get it and the help that you hear from everybody and you realize that you’re not alone.
~Kyleen Stoebenau

This work is the only work that gave me steady change, steady growth, like fundamental, and substantial. I don’t know how to explain feeling inside, like the strength and ability to live life like from a, from a healthy, strong… smart, logical, psychological ground where I can step on and say, “Hey, for the first time in my life I feel like I’m doing the things right.” I feel this confidence and security and stability.

There is a huge gap between what I used to do before and what I’m doing now. Before I just used to eat, eat, eat without thinking. This program is letting me do things differently. Before, I couldn’t even think that I was deserving of buying things for myself, doing stuff for myself. It really changed. Yes. Relationship, not only with food but to life.

I would say please try it. It’s gonna change your life. It’s gonna work. Dr. Nina made it (the program) in a smart way. Just give it a try. Please do it and make your life good for yourself.
~Karly A.

Eating Disorder Specialists Available for Speaking Engagements

Experts in the field of eating disorder recovery are available for speaking engagements. These professional speakers are leaders in eating disorders who provide informative and engaging presentations.

You can find engaging speakers for your event here! This can be useful for colleges, schools, conferences, and other gatherings where eating disorder information is needed. Find a certified eating disorder specialist or mental health professional to discuss treatment for binge eating disorder, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and other eating disorders.

Types of Eating Disorder Specialists

As the National Eating Disorders Collaboration points out, the most important member of a treatment team is the person with an eating disorder. [1] This person’s thoughts, feelings, and needs should be at the center of every decision.

But surrounding that person is a group of professionals ready to provide eating disorder counseling and care.

Professionals who specialize in the treatment of eating disorders include the following:

  • Eating disorder therapist: An eating disorder therapist facilitates therapy sessions and may practice various forms of psychotherapy, such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), family-based therapy (FBT), and more. An eating disorder therapist may also treat co-occurring disorders like depression and anxiety. These people may have titles like psychologist, therapist, counselor, or psychotherapist.
  • Medical practitioner: A pediatrician, physician, or family doctor can provide medical care for the complications caused by the eating disorder. Issues such as heart disease, diabetes, electrolyte imbalances, and thinning bones are all best treated by a medical expert.
  • Nurse: Some nurses, including mental health nurses and nurse practitioners, can prescribe medications and develop treatment plans. They could address the physical component of an eating disorder and collaborate with other therapists specializing in eating disorders.
  • Psychiatrists: This form of eating disorder therapist can assess the eating disorder, create a treatment plan, and offer treatment for the condition. Psychiatrists can prescribe medication, which might be helpful for people with underlying mental health issues.
  • Registered dietitians: These professionals specialize in nutrition rehabilitation and work with individuals to create and maintain a balanced meal plan. A registered dietitian would also oversee nutrition therapy for men and women recovering from eating disorders.
  • Social worker: This eating disorder specialist focuses on a person’s family, community, and relationships. Strengthening ties through counseling and advocacy could help people to build a stronger life in recovery.

What to Look for in an Eating Disorder Specialist

An eating disorder specialist will be an integral part of your recovery. There are several aspects you may want to consider and keep in mind when searching for the professionals you want to guide you through your healing journey.

The following are key components to look for in an eating disorder therapist or specialist or questions to ask when searching:

  • Does the eating disorder counselor or therapist primarily treat clients/patients with eating disorders? What is the experience with eating disorders?
  • Are co-occurring conditions (e.g., substance abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder) also addressed and simultaneously treated if necessary?
  • Is the eating disorder specialist accredited? Degree accreditations for eating disorders therapists and counselors may include an LCPC (licensed clinical professional counselor) or LCSW (licensed clinical social worker). Psychiatrists and physicians should hold medical degrees.
  • Is the eating disorder specialist a member of prominent eating disorder organizations, such as the Academy of Eating Disorders or the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals?
  • What is the approach used in therapy?
  • Does the specialist already work with a team of other professionals, such as eating disorder psychiatrists or dietitians?
  • Does the specialist have a long-term treatment plan to help you get and stay well?

Putting Together a Treatment Team

Since eating disorders are multifaceted and involve varying complexities, such as nutritional imbalances, medical complications, and psychological issues, it is critical to have a team of professionals that can address each of these concerns. Integrating treatments across disciplines yields the best results for eating disorder recovery.

To establish a treatment team for your recovery, start with a primary care physician or licensed eating disorder therapist. These professionals, who are knowledgeable about treating eating disorders, can assess individual needs and refer to other health professionals, such as registered dietitians or psychiatrists.

Each specialist will collaborate, working toward the central goal of healing and recovery from the eating disorder.

Establishing a Treatment Plan

Once you have established your eating disorder treatment team, it is helpful to devise a treatment and long-term recovery plan. Your treatment team, which will most likely include a family doctor, nutritionist, eating disorder therapist, and psychiatrist, will work together to develop an individualized plan to meet your needs.

Components of your treatment plan may include types of:

All of this will help you uncover why eating disorder behaviors occurred in the first place and how to reframe your thinking toward food.

Most eating disorder therapists will include family therapy sessions to treat eating disorders and other forms of individual and group therapy.

Your treatment team may ultimately recommend that you seek higher levels of care at residential or inpatient eating disorder centers before continuing outpatient treatment.

 

References

1. The Care Team. (n.d.). National Eating Disorders Collaboration. Accessed September 2022.

Last updated on January 4, 2023.