What does eating disorder treatment look like for adults?
Therapy for adults with an eating disorder will begin with history taking and assessing eating disorder symptoms, including a recommended medical assessment by primary care, and ideally a nutritional assessment with an eating disorder Registered Dietitian (recommendations for RD’s provided upon request). The process of therapy will depend on client goals and definition of recovery. We […]
What does eating disorder treatment look like for children, adolescents, and transition age youth (<25 years)?
Given the robust evidence supporting Family Based Treatment (FBT) as superior to other approaches to treating eating disorders in children, youth, and transition age youth, I offer FBT as the first line approach. Typically, the eating disorder starts and goes unnoticed for some time while the sufferer becomes malnourished and more entrenched in eating disorder […]