For Doctors & Clinicians |
For Doctors & Clinicians |
Eating Disorder Consulting
Consultation for dietitians, medical doctors, health coaches, therapists or any clinician who wants to provide effective trauma-informed care for clients or patients who may be suffering around food.
- Assess for eating disorders in diverse populations
- Leave stereotypes behind
- Gain familiarity with the wide range of how eating disorders present
- Establish appropriate and effective treatment interventions
- Create a solid network of referrals.
- Support for clinician self-care, compassion fatigue and burn-out
Consultation for coaches, athletic departments, sports organizations and fitness professionals who want to approach athletic training with sensitivity to eating disorders.
- Identify when a client or athlete may be in trouble with their eating
- Create appropriate interventions and protocols to address the situation when a client or athlete is struggling with eating
- Education and awareness for all athletes about proper fueling and eating disorders
- Build a culture that respects all bodies and supports sustainable nutrition, strong athletic capacity over a lifetime and whole athletes who are healthy in mind and body
For Coaches & Fitness Professionals |
For Coaches & Fitness Professionals |
Why I do this work |
Why I do this work |
- I am super passionate about bringing up to date and inclusive perspectives about eating disorders into medical care, therapy, and athletics.
- Unfortunately, many approaches to eating disorders are based on outdated ideas, misconceptions and stereotypes. This can make people who are struggling with eating invisible to their care providers or athletic coaches. It also means that even if these folks do get properly assessed for having an eating disorder, they are not appropriately treated and often harmed by mainstream eating disorder treatment.
- The ongoing use of outdated approaches in eating disorder treatment also means that people who are suffering around eating and their loved ones can spend precious time and resources in therapies that fail to provide substantive improvements. This may lead to a sense of hopelessness or even self-blame.
- I have spent two decades continually integrating everything I can possibly learn about eating disorders. I have studied the neurobiology of eating and the current neuroscience and genetic research into eating disorders. I have listened to hundreds of stories from those who suffer around eating. I have cared for many who suffer with eating and have seen them change and heal.
- I love doing consulting work and am happy to speak with you about any dimension of eating disorders that you’d like to process or learn more about.