It’s hard to know the right thing to say to your loved one in treatment for an eating disorder. These are some examples of what we often hear from our clients that are unhelpful and some ideas on how to be more supportive. You didn’t eat much today. Are you even trying? Eating disorders aren’t […]

Do you know the signs of disordered eating? Did you know that 25% of those with disordered eating develop eating disorders? #disorderedeating

By Joyce Marter “What we think, we become” ~Buddha After twenty years of practicing as a licensed psychotherapist, I have deep respect for the power of self-fulfilling prophecy. According to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), our thoughts precede our emotions and our behaviors. If we allow our Inner Critic to put us down with negative and […]

By Joyce Marter “The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.” ~Nathaniel Branden Journaling can be a powerful activity to promote insight and self-awareness. If you would like to improve your relationship with food, set aside 30 minutes in quiet solitude to write out your responses to the following prompts. You […]

By Andrew Walen, LCSW-C, LICSW, CEDS I saw an old friend post on Instagram that he is working to lose a significant amount of weight despite being a healthy and typical-sized male in his 40s. A distant family member posted she is going on a New Year’s cleanse to rid herself of all the toxins […]

What is Day Treatment?  Day Treatment is just what it sounds like! It’s a treatment program that occurs during the daytime, Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Day Treatment is also commonly referred to as a “Partial Hospitalization Program.” It’s less intensive and less expensive than hospitalization, residential or inpatient treatment.  Day […]

By Andrew Walen, LCSW-C, LICSW, CEDS When clients come in for treatment for their eating disorder, everyone involved – from the client and loved ones to their treatment team – are in crisis mode. We’re all busy figuring out what are the symptoms, what are the stressors, triggering events, underlying mental and physical health diagnoses, […]

By Erica Ardinger, MSW candidate (intern at Body Image Therapy Center) Being an adolescent is hard. Being an adolescent with anxiety is harder, especially as teens may not understand what is going on in their minds and their bodies. It is up to the parent to recognize these signs in order to give teens the […]