Rhona Kaplan, LCSW,  License #076248

Individual Therapy/Private Practice, Family Therapy, Couples Therapy, Group Therapy

156 Fifth Avenue, Suite 900, New York, NY

Office: 212-924-3032

Email: kaplan.rhona@gmail.com

Treatment Model: Psychodynamic, Cognitive, Self-Psychology

Ms. Kaplan treats Anorexia and Bulimia with children, adolescents, and adult women. She also works with Compulsive Exercisers, Binge Eating Disorder and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD).

Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 2002

Payment Options: Cash/Check, Insurance (Aetna Provider), Sliding Scale

Struggling with an eating disorder can impact every area of one's life including relationships, love life, work and school. I believe that struggles surrounding food and body image have a great deal of meaning and provides many men and women with a way of coping with difficulties in one's life. My treatment approach is one in which I work with clients to gain a deeper understanding of the underlying feelings and thoughts as well as experiences which can lead to symptoms. I feel that this approach combined with the relationship between therapist and client will lead to a deeper understanding and discovery of oneself and free a person to live a fuller, happy, and satisfying life free from the grip of an eating disorder, as well as depression and anxiety which often accompanies the eating disorder. I have extensive experience working with adult, young adult and adolescent women with eating disorders at the Renfrew Center of New York. I also have specific training working wit h children and adolescents.

Leah Kramnick, LCSW,  License #069502-1

Individual Therapy/Private Practice

115 West 27th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY

Additional Communities Served: NYU, FIT, SVA, The New School, Columbia University

Office: 212-726-0506

Email:  leahkramnick@gmail.com

Treatment Model: I am a psychodynamically oriented clinician with advanced training from NYU and the Womens Therapy Centre Institute. My training informs my treatment approach; but what is most important to me is providing a compassionate and caring therapeutic environment. So I strive to create just that for my clients, a safe and real space. I want you to feel comfortable exploring your concerns and sharing your life with me. To that end, I am not a silent observer; I am an active participant in our work together. In treating disordered eating and body image disturbances, I use a combination of cognitive behavioral tools and psychodynamic process. This way you will have something concrete to use, practice and "hold on to" as we explore and understand your struggle. I am trained in cognitive behavioral treatment of eating disorders and in a psychodynamically informed self-attuned model of treating disordered eating.

Ms. Kramnick treats Anorexia and Bulimia; males and females, adolescents, and adults. She also works with Athletes and Compulsive Exercisers, Food Addiction, Binge Eating Disorder, Obesity, Compulsive Overeating, Night Eating Syndrome, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD).

Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 1999

Payment Options: Cash/Check, Insurance, Sliding Scale

Melainie Rogers MS, RD,  Registered Dietitian

5 West 20th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY

Office: 212-645-6903

Website: www.mrogersnutrition.com

Email: mrogers@mrogersnutrition.com

Treatment Model: Individualized nutrition counseling for all types of Eating Disorders, non diet approach.

Ms. Rogers treats Anorexia and Bulimia in both individual therapy sessions and an intensive outpatient program. She treats males and females, children, adolescents, and adults. She also works with Athletes and Compulsive Exercisers, Night Eating Syndrome, Pica, Food Addiction, Binge Eating Disorder, Obesity, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD).

Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 2002

Payment Options: Cash/Check, Credit Cards

Individualized approach based on the needs of the client. Treats all types of eating disorders. Works with your treatment team (if applicable). Board Member for the Renfrew Eating Disorder Treatment Center in New York City.

Lisa J. Thaler, LCSW,  License #R-041745-1

Individual Therapy/Private Practice, Outpatient, Family Therapy, Couples Therapy, Group Therapy

119 West 15th Street, New York, NY

Additional Communities Served: New York University, Columbia University/Barnard College, The New School for Social Research

Office: 212-675-7605

Email: thalerlisa@gmail.com

Treatment Model: Feminist and Contemporary Psychoanalytic approaches. Ms. Thaler provides a safe and nurturing environment in which to both explore the meanings of the disorder as well as to work toward the reduction of symptoms. Her focus on the non-diet approach and work collaterally with Nutritionists and Medical Doctors in order to provide a team approach to recovery. 

Ms. Thaler treats Anorexia and Bulimia; males and females, adolescents, and adults. She also works with Athletes and Compulsive Exercisers, Food Addiction, Binge Eating Disorder, Obesity, Compulsive Overeating and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD).

Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 1990

Payment Options: Cash/Check, Insurance

Lisa Thaler, LCSW has been treating adults and adolescents with Eating Disorders in her private practice for the past 20 years. Additionally, she has worked for the Renfrew Center of New York City and for New York University Counseling Center. She is a graduate of and Adjunct Faculty for the Women's Therapy Centre Institute and teaches and supervises other Psychotherapists interested in learning how to treat Eating Disorders. She provides individual and couples therapy as well as family therapy when indicated in the treatment of adolescent. She has run groups for New York University, Renfrew and for the Women's Therapy Centre Institute.

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Tessa Addison, LCSW, FIPA

Individual Therapy/Private Practice, Outpatient, Couples Therapy, Support Groups

25 East 10th Street, Suite 1D, New York, NY

Office: 212-479-0800

Website: www.tessaaddison.com

Email: tessa.d.addison@gmail.com

Treatment Model: Ms. Addison is largely psychodynamic/psychoanalytic in her theoretical orientation but tailors every treatment to the individual and makes use of supportive, cognitive (CBT), and dialectical-behavioral (DBT) techniques when appropriate.

Ms. Addison treats Bulimia in adult men and women. Ms. Addison also works with Athletes and Compulsive Exercisers, Bariatric Surgery Assistance, Food Addiction, Binge Eating Disorder, Obesity, Compulsive Overeating and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD).

Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 1999

Payment Options: Cash/Check

Ms. Addison works from the premise that while symptomatic behavior must be attended to, long-lasting change will occur only with an understanding of the psychological, situational, and interpersonal factors which inform the difficulties around eating and self/body image.  Ms. Addison understands that to to examine and reveal your inner world, to trust another to share in that process, and to make the inherently difficult effort to change all require considerable courage and are possible only in an environment of empathy, respect, and confidentiality where the delicate balance between encouraging growth and respecting limits is thoughtfully attended to. 

Ida F. Dancyger Ph.D.,  License #011751-1

Individual Therapy/Private Practice, Outpatient, Family Therapy, Couples Therapy

100 Bleecker Street, Suite #22A, New York, NY

Additional Communities Served: New York University, New School Of Social Research, Barnard

Office: 212-228-1019

Email: ida.dancyger@nyu.edu

Treatment Model: Individualized to needs of the person, including cognitive behavioral, supportive, dynamic and relational.

Dr. Dancyger treats Anorexia and Bulimia; males and females, adolescents, and adults. She also works with Compulsive Exercisers, Binge Eating Disorder, Night Eating Syndrome, Compulsive Overeating and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).

Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 1993

Payment Options: Cash/Check

Individual Therapy/Private Practice, Outpatient, EMDR, Couples Therapy, Group Therapy 

156 Fifth Avenue (at 20th Street), Suite 1115, New York NY

Additional Communities Served: NYU, New School, SVA, Parsons, FIT

Office: 212-627-0770

Website: www.jennifersilacci.com

Email: jennifer@jennifersilacci.com

Treatment Model: Insight oriented; cognitive behavioral; EMDR; Somatic Experiencing.

Ms. Silacci treats Anorexia and Bulimia; males and females, adolescents, and adults. She also works with Trauma Issues, Athletes and Compulsive Overeaters and Binge Eating Disorder.

Payment Options: Cash/Check

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Erin T. Cohen, LCSW-R

Individual Therapy/Private Practice, Outpatient, Family Therapy, Couples Therapy

276 Fifth Avenue, Suite 507B, Office B6, New York, NY

Office: 516-996-7321

Email: ECohenLCSW@aol.com

Treatment Model: I am a psychotherapist who provides individual therapy for adolescent and adult women. I specialize in the treatment of eating disorders, body image issues, depression, and anxiety. I favor an empathic and supportive approach which integrates psychodynamic and psychoanalytic techniques in order to help clients reduce symptoms while exploring underlying issues of their eating disorder and related issues. I believe in helping clients identify their strengths to enable them to overcome these issues.

Ms. Cohen treats Anorexia and Bulimia; females adolescents and adults. She also works Athletes with Eating Disorders, Compulsive Exercisers, Compulsive Overeaters, Binge Eating Disorder, Obesity, Food Addiction, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD).

Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 2002

Payment Options: Cash/Check, Sliding Scale, Insurance (UBH, and Cigna--I now accept Consolidated Health Plans for NYU students)

I trained and worked as a primary therapist at the Renfrew Center of New York in order to become a specialist in the field. I collaborate with and provide referrals to nutritionists, psychiatrists, and physicians as needed. I can offer short and long term treatment on weekday mornings, afternoons, and evenings. My office is conveniently located in Midtown Manhattan.

Mary Jane Detroyer, MS, RD, CDN,  Registered Dietitian

Private Practice/Individual Counseling, Nutritional Counseling, Outpatient, Consultations and Workshops, Phone Counseling, Coaching

357 East 57th Street, Suite 14B, New York, NY

Additional Communities Served: Manhattan

Office: 212-759-7110

Email: mjdetroyer@usa.net

Treatment Model: Individual treatment may include but is not limited to cognitive behavioral nutrition therapy, medical nutrition therapy, guided imagery, relaxation and breathing techniques, exercise therapy and non-diet approach.

Ms. Detroyer treats Anorexia and Bulimia: males and females: adolescents and adults. She also works with Binge Eating Disorder, Obesity, Compulsive Overeating, Compulsive Exercisers, Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Night Eating Syndrome.

Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 1999

Payment Options: Cash/Check, Credit Cards, Sliding Scale

Treatment is individualized to accommodate the needs of each client. Works with members of the treatment team (if applicable). She uses her experience as an exercise physiologist to incorporate appropriate movement therapy strategies.

Susan Friedberg, LCSW, ACSW, BCW, Certified EMDR Practitioner

Private Practice/Individual Counseling, EMDR, Couples Therapy, Family Therapy, Group Therapy

201 E. 34th Street, New York, NY

Office # 2:  213 West 70th Street, Suite 1, New York, NY

Additional Communities Served: Columbia University, Fordham University, New York university, Barnard College

Office: 212-877-2305

Email: Sfriedberg3@nyc.rr.com

Treatment Model: My primary treatment modes include Gestalt Psychotherapy, Family and Couples Therapy, EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral and Interpersonal. I believe in the unity of the mind/ body, focusing on the emotional life of the client and exploring the context in which the client exists. I am a flexible, caring and practical person and have had success in treating difficult clients with a varied approach.

Ms. Friedberg treats Bulimia, Binge Eating Disorder and Obesity in adolescent and adult women.

Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 1979

Payment Options: Cash/Check, Medicare, Oxford or Aetna Insurance welcome (no HMO's), sliding scale.

Joanne Gerr, MSW, CSW

Private Practice/Individual Counseling, Support Groups, Couples Therapy, Group Therapy, Family Therapy, Professional Speaker on Eating Disorders for both Professionals and the Public

Offices in NY and NJ:

16 East 41st St., New York, NY

324 Rautan Ave, Suite 111, Highland Park, NJ

Additional Communities Served: Northern, Central and Southern New Jersey; New York office in midtown Manhattan centrally located near trains to Westchester, Connecticut and all NY boroughs and New Jersey. Joanne practices in New York City and New Jersey. Her New York Office is near the Port Authority, Grand Central, Penn Station, and most subway lines. Her New Jersey office is centrally located.

Website: https://sites.google.com/site/eatingdisordersupportgroup/

NJ Office: 732-247-5112

NY Office: 212-750-8130

Treatment Model: Individualized treatment plans drawn from many years in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy with eating disorders, cognitive therapy, behavior therapy, hypnosis, addictions, group, couples, individual and family therapy. Ms. Gerr brings strategies for hope and healing to her clients and has an excellent rate of recovery.  Her clients find serenity with their bodies and their relationship with food. She helps overweight clients lose weight and keep it off.  Ms Gerr helps bulimics to stop purging and anorexics to stop starving.  Joanne has lectured at Canyon Ranch, Celebrity Cruises, and has taught at several universities including Harvard and the University of Michigan. 

Ms. Gerr works with compulsive overeating, binge eating, weight problems, body image issues, bulimia and anorexia.  She works with males and females, children, adolescents and adults.

Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 1983

Payment Options: Cash/Check, Sliding Scale

*Support groups and psychotherapy groups for eating disorders in New York and New Jersey, call for details.

Ms Gerr is an expert in running support and psychotherapy groups for people with eating/weight problems. She has been successfully running these groups for over twenty years. Joanne has found that group is a key component of a solid recovery.  Joanne also teaches therapists how to run these groups. She has lectured on groups for eating/weight problems at the National Association for Social Work Addictions Conference, International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals, the American Association for Anorexia and Bulimia, and other professional groups. Her groups bring support, hope, and a nurturing environment and strategies for healing.

Risa Giordano, LCSW, ACSW, QCSW, DCSW, BCD,  License #R-044522-1

Individual Therapy/Private Practice, Outpatient, Family Therapy, Couples Therapy, Group Therapy, Phone Counseling

141 East 55th Street, Suite 7C, New York, NY

Additional Communities Served: New York City (all 5 boroughs), New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut

Office: 917-502-0881

Treatment Model: Eclectic utilizing non-diet approach, experiential (psychodrama, gestalt, creative arts therapies), family therapy, Psychodynamic, Self Psychology, 12 Step philosophies, Cognitive, Transactional Analysis

Ms. Giordano treats Anorexia and Bulimia in both male and female adults. She also works with Athletes and Compulsive Exercisers, Food Addiction, Binge Eating Disorder, Obesity, Compulsive Overeating, Night Eating Syndrome, Pica, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD).

Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 1989

Payment Options: Cash/Check, Sliding Scale

Ms. Giordano has been integrating numerous therapeutic approaches to help her clients empower themselves to change since 1986. Her sensitive personalized style allows people to discover their own unique approach to addressing and resolving their problems with food, body image, other compulsions, vocational challenges, financial concerns and relationships.

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Karen Robbins, LCSW and Jessica Slotnick LCSW-R

Individual Therapy/Private Practice, Group Therapy

420 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY

Additional Communities Served: Manhattan

Office: 212-994-4530

Website: www.jkpassages.com

Email: jkpassages@gmail.com

Treatment Model: Passages, Groups For Women with Eating Disorders uses an eclectic approach including cognitive behavioral theory and tools, Hypnosis, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, and referral source to Nutritionists, Psychiatrists, and MD's specializing in the treatment of eating disorders.

Passages treats Anorexia and Bulimia; males and females, adolescents, and adults. Passages also works with Athletes and Compulsive Exercisers, Binge Eating Disorder, Obesity, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD).

Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 1997

Payment Options: Cash/Check, Sliding Scale

Passages offers professional counseling and support for women at pivotal and transitional moments in their lives. As therapists, we facilitate small groups in a warm and open environment where self-awareness and strategies for coping are promoted. 

Stacey B. Schulman MS, RD, CDN

Individual Therapy/Private Practice, Nutritional Counseling, Outpatient, Phone Counseling

280 Madison Avenue (at 40th Street), Suite 1004, New York, NY

Additional Communities Served: Scarsdale, Mount Kisco

Office: 914-450-4642

Website: www.staceyschulmannutrition.com

Email: sschulman@rcn.com

Treatment Model: Ms. Schulman believes each individual is unique and therefore tailors each plan to meet the specific needs and goals of her clients. She collaborates with the client's health care team to ensure a consistent, comprehensive team approach.

Ms. Schulman treats Anorexia and Bulimia; males and females, children, adolescents, and adults. She also works with Athletes and Compulsive Exercisers, Binge Eating Disorder, Obesity, Night Eating Syndrome, Compulsive Overeating, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD).

Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 2002

Payment Options: Cash/Check

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Kimberly Atwood, MA, LCAT, MT-BC, CGP,  Licensed Creative Arts Therapist #000983

Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 1994

Payment Options: Cash/Check, Credit Card

Allison Topilow, MS, RD, CDN

Eat and Be Well

Nutritional Counseling, Individual Therapy/Private Practice, Outpatient, Phone Counseling

157 East 86th Street, New York, NY

Office: 917-685-8791 

Website: www.eatandbewell.com

Email: allison@eatandbewell.com

Treatment Model: Nutritional Counseling, Non-Diet Approach 

Ms. Topilow treats Anorexia and Bulimia in females, adolescents, and adults. She also works with Night Eating Syndrome, Binge Eating Disorder, Obesity, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD).

Payment Options: Cash/Check
 
"I can help provide you with the motivation and support necessary to reach your goals. We will work together to develop an individualized plan that will work best for you...Start today on your journey to improved overall health and well-being!"

Kristin Warfield-Jaski, LCSW  

Individual Therapy/Private Practice

445 East 68th Street, Office #1, New York, NY

Office: 917-405-9640

Email: KristinJaskiCSW@aol.com

Treatment Model: I specialize in the treatment of eating disorders, body image issues, depression, anxiety, trauma and addiction. I work from a psychodynamic and object relations framework, incorporating cognitive behavioral techniques to address symptom reduction. My goal is to help patients not only focus on reducing symptoms, but also explore and heal the underlying issues and emotional origins of their eating disorder. I have worked at the Renfrew Center of New York, both as an outpatient therapist and as the Admissions Coordinator, and have received additional training in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy from the NYU Psychoanalytic Institute. When indicated or requested, I can refer and facilitate additional treatment with qualified psychiatrists, nutritionists and other mental health and medical experts. I would be happy to arrange a consultation with you and look forward to helping you create meaningful and fulfilling life changes.

Ms. Warfield-Jaski treats Anorexia and Bulimia; males and females, adolescents, and adults. She also works with Compulsive Exercisers, Binge Eating Disorder, Compulsive Overeating and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 2003

Payment Options: Cash/Check, Sliding Scale

Janet Zinn, LCSW

Private Practice/Individual Counseling, Couples Therapy, Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Outpatient, Support Groups, Workshops and Community Education

415 East 87th Street, #1D New York, NY

Office: 212-861-0861

Website: www.janetzinn.com

Email: info@janetzinn.com

Treatment Model: Non-diet, Psychodynamic, Object-Relations

Ms. Zinn treats Anorexia and Bulimia; males and females, children, adolescents and adults. Also specializes in working with body image issues. Crisis management training available.

Payment Options: Cash/Check, Sliding Scale, Insurance 

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Leah DeSole, Ph.D.

Individual Therapy/Private Practice

528 West 111th Street Suite 27 New York, NY 

Additional Communities Served: Additional Communities served by the office include Columbia College, the affiliated graduate schools of Columbia University, Teachers College, and Barnard College. Her office is readily accessible to West Side residents as well as the Number 1, 2, and 3 subway lines.

Office: 917-757-5422

Email: lmd30@columbia.edu

Treatment Model: Dr. DeSole uses a variety of treatment models depending upon the needs and interests of the individual. She favors using a blend of therapies including Fairburn's cognitive behavioral model, IPT and psychodynamic psychotherapy. Overall, she advocates a non-diet approach that builds upon the client's strengths. Dr. DeSole believes it is possible to recover from an eating disorder. Together with clients, she advocates creating a personalized plan to move towards recovery.  She also advocates taking a team approach -- one that utilizes, as necessary, the support of eating disorder specialists in the fields of nutrition, medicine and psychiatry. In addition, she welcomes sober clients who are actively involved in 12- step recovery programs.Dr. DeSole has been in the mental health field for over fifteen years in New York City. She is affiliated with the NYC Eating Disorder Resource Center, and she provides short and long term treatment.

Dr. DeSole treats Anorexia and Bulimia; females adults. She also works with Binge Eating Disorder, Obesity and Athletes with Eating Disorders

Payment Options: Cash/Check, Insurance, Sliding Scale

Dr. DeSole is the author of Making Contact: The Therapist's Guide to Conducting a Successful First Interview (Allyn and Bacon, 2006). In addition, Dr. DeSole is a member of the editorial board for Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention.

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Catherine Baker-Pitts, Ph.D.

Private Practice, Individual Therapy, Outpatient, Family Therapy, Couples Therapy, Group Therapy

125 Riverside Drive, Suite 1E, New York, NY

Office: 917-670-8661

Website: www.catherinebakerpitts.com

Email: drbakerpitts@gmail.com

Treatment Model: Psychodynamic, relational, feminist, non-diet approach that seeks to understand meaning and function of symptoms, with aim of self-understanding, acceptance, and growth.

Dr. Baker-Pitts works with women and men, adolescents and adults with any form of eating/body image problems. She also works with Athletes with Eating Disorders, Compulsive Exercisers, Pica, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) and Night Eating Syndrome. She has experience working with trauma, mood disorders, as well as identity issues and addictions. Catherine also works with women who have had or are contemplating elective cosmetic surgery.

Dr. Baker-Pitts is Adjunct Faulty at The Women's Therapy Centre Institute, where she previously completed post graduate training in both the Eating and Body Image Training and the Psychoanalytic Training. She consults with and speaks at colleges and universities across the country about women's mental health.

Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 1998

Payment Options: Cash/Check, Sliding Scale

15-week Embodiment Group for Women.  For women college age and older who feel preoccupied with and/or disconnected from their bodies.  The group uses interpersonal dynamics to explore relational patterns that may aid or impede self-awareness and self-care.  This group meets on Wednesday evenings at 6pm.

Carolyn Desch, LCSW,  License #R041187

Private Practice/Individual Counseling, Couples Therapy, Family Therapy

98 Riverside Drive, Suite 5-H, New York, NY

Additional Communities Served: New York City

Office: 212-873-3777

Treatment Model: Psychodynamic supportive

Ms. Desch treats Anorexia and Bulimia; males and females, adolescents, and adults. She also works with Athletes and Compulsive Exercisers, Food Addiction, Binge Eating Disorder, Night Eating Syndrome, Compulsive Overeating, Pica and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD).

Treats all forms of eating disorders; males and females, adolescents and adults.

Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 1994

Payment Options: Cash/Check

The Center for the Study of Anorexia and Bulimia

Executive Director: Jill M. Pollack, CSW, BCD

Individual counseling, ongoing treatment groups, monthly family treatment, free family and friends support group, teen support group, consultations, in-service trainings, community outreach, specialty training for professionals

1841 Broadway, 4th Floor, New York, NY 

Additional Communities Served: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, Westchester, New Jersey

Office: 212-333-3444

Website: www.csabnyc.org

Email: csabnews@hotmail.com

Services offered: Individual counseling, ongoing treatment groups, monthly family treatment, free family and friends support group, teen support group, consultations, in-service trainings, community outreach, specialty training for professionals.

CSAB is a division of the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy that specializes in the treatment of eating disorders. CSAB treats adolescents and adults with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, obesity, and compulsive eating disorder.

Treatment Model: Individual, group and family psychotherapy blending psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral therapy. Spanish speaking therapists available. CSAB also provides consultation and in-service trainings for organizations, grammar schools, high schools, and colleges. For more information call 212-333-3444.

CSAB aims to provide treatment for eating disordered patients and their families, to provide specialized trainings for professionals who treat people with eating disorders, and to educate the community about the growing incidence of eating disorders and to provide information and outreach services.

Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 1977

Payment Options: Cash/Check, Credit Cards, Sliding Scale, Some Insurance

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CEU Certified Courses and Professional Training Programs:

Sharon Flory, LCSW

Private Practice/Individual Therapy, Outpatient, Hypnosis, Couples Therapy, Family Therapy

207 West 86th St., Suite 215, New York, NY

Office: 212-877-6436 

Website: www.livingaware.com

Email: sflory212@livingaware.com

Ms. Flory treats Anorexia and Bulimia in adult women. She also works with Athletes and Compulsive Exercisers, Food Addiction, Binge Eating Disorder, Obesity, Night Eating Syndrome, Compulsive Overeating, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)

Treatment Model: Sharon Flory is an experienced, licensed psychotherapist who offers individualized treatment dedicated to the process of healing through self-awareness, acceptance and actualization. Her training and treatment combines conventional psychotherapy with techniques that focus and use the connection between mind, body and spirit. Experience includes work with compulsive disorders, including anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and troubling body image distortion. Please feel free to call for an office consultation at no charge.

Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 1991

Payment Options: Cash/Check, Sliding Scale, Insurance Reimbursable

Susan Friedberg, LCSW, ACSW, BCW, Certified EMDR Practitioner

Private Practice/Individual Counseling, EMDR, Couples Therapy, Family Therapy, Group Therapy

213 West 70th Street, Suite #1 New York, NY

Office # 2: 201 E 34th Street, New York, NY

Additional Communities Served: Columbia University, Fordham University, New York university, Barnard College

Office: 212-877-2305

Email: Sfriedberg3@nyc.rr.com

Treatment Model: My primary treatment modes include Gestalt Psychotherapy, Family and Couples Therapy, EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral and Interpersonal. I believe in the unity of the mind/ body, focusing on the emotional life of the client and exploring the context in which the client exists. I am a flexible, caring and practical person and have had success in treating difficult clients with a varied approach.

Ms. Friedberg treats Bulimia, Binge Eating Disorder and Obesity in adolescent and adult women.

Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 1979

Payment Options: Cash/check, Medicare, Oxford or Aetna Insurance welcome (no HMO's), sliding scale.

Juli A. Goldfein, PhD, Clinical Psychologist,  License #NYS013535-1

Private Practice: Individual Counseling, Outpatient

125 Riverside Drive, Suite 1D, New York, NY

Office: 212-874-9650

Email: goldfei@pi.cpmc.columbia.edu

Treatment Model: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Dr. Goldfein treats Bulimia, Binge Eating Disorder, Anorexia; males and females. She also works with Bariatric Surgery Patients, Compulsive Overeating and Night Eating Syndrome.

Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 1997

Payment Options: Cash/Check, Sliding Scale

Dr. Goldfein is a member of the Academy for Eating Disorders. She has been affiliated with the Eating Disorders Clinic at the NY State Psychiatric Institute since 1991, where she is also an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology at the Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons.  View Dr. Goldfein’s credentials/publications at: www.columbiapsychiatry.org/research/clinics/edc.html.

Karen Hirschkorn, NPP, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Individual Therapy/Private Practice, Medical Evaluation, Outpatient, Family Therapy

25 Central Park West,  #1U, New York, NY

Office: 212-247-7771

Email: khirschkorn@aol.com

Treatment Model: Cognitive Behavioral

Ms. Hirschkorn treats Anorexia and Bulimia in women; children, adolescents, and adults. She also works with Binge Eating Disorder, Obesity, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD).

Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 1996

Payment Options: Cash/Check, Insurance, Sliding Scale

Ms. Hirschkorn provides Psychiatric Evaluation, Psychopharmacologic Interventions and a Certified Cognitive Therapist through ACT.

Susan Kane, CSW, LCSW,  License# LCSW R-037336-1

Private Practice/Individual Counseling, EMDR, Couples Therapy, Family Therapy, Phone Counseling

350 Central Park West, Suite 5G, New York, NY

Additional Communities Served:  New York City and all boroughs, New Jersey, and Connecticut, Columbia University, Barnard College, New York University, City College, Hunter College

Office: 212-666-4764

Treatment Model: I use an eclectic approach to treatment. My training is in a non-diet feminist approach and my background is also in psychoanalytic psychotherapy. I have also been trained in EMDR and family therapy so my approach is also systems based. I think that it's important to always be aware of the meaning of the symptom in a clients life and to make therapy a safe and supportive environment in which to deal with their life issues.

Ms. Kane treats Anorexia and Bulimia in adult men and women.  She also works with Compulsive Exercisers, Food Addiction, Binge Eating Disorder, Obesity and Compulsive Overeating.

Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 1989

Payment Options: Cash/Check, Sliding Scale

Groups Offered: 6 week groups based on the Women's Therapy Centre model for women with eating problems. Call for more information.

I have worked at the Renfrew Center in New Jersey and have presented at their national conference. In addition I had my own business Eating Disorders Inservice Training Seminars where I did workshops to teach staff members of schools about their body and eating biases in working with adolescents.

Gretchen Langner, LCSW

Private Practice/Individual Counseling, Couples Therapy, Family Therapy

120 Riverside Drive, Suite 2W, New York, NY

Additional Communities Served: New York City

Office -- Manhattan: 212-561-1970

Treatment Model: Psychodynamic

Ms. Langner treats Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating, Food Addiction, Compulsive Overeating, Compulsive Exercisers; females and males; children, adolescents and adults. 

Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 1992

Payment Options: Cash/Check, Medicare, Sliding Scale, Oxford, Aetna, Blue Cross, Empire

Joan Lavender, Psy.D.

Individual Therapy/Private Practice, Family Therapy, Support Groups

Office: 212-866-0461

Website: www.joanlavender.com and www.healyourenvy.com 

Email: joan@joanlavender.com

Treatment Model: Contemporary Psychotherapy - relational and experiential. The Relational part refers to the value I place on the partnership of patient and therapist. A therapeutic relationship is like no other relationship, in its offer of safety, deep understanding and appreciation, and potential for emotional growth. The Experiential part refers to Experiential Focusing, an optimistic miraculous human capacity that I will teach you and show you how to use in your life. See www.joanlavender.com for more details. (While I respect cognitive-behavioral therapy, I do not use that approach.)

Dr. Lavender treats patients age 17 and older with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, compulsive exercisers and all other types of psychological problems.

Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 1977

Payment Options: Cash/Check

Eating disorders are as lonely as they are painful. They can affect every aspect of your life - family, love life, work, school and even your spiritual beliefs. But you don't have to solve these problems on your own. I have been helping people with eating disorders for over 25 years. My work is called relational psychotherapy; while I respect cognitive-behavioral approaches, I am not a cognitive-behaviorist. The experience of being listened to and deeply understood feels like a gift that will restore your own natural ability to grow. My website www.joanlavender.com will give you more of a sense of how I work, information on eating disorders, Experiential Focusing and tips for handling your insurance provider.

Oliver-Pyatt Centers

Director: Wendy Oliver-Pyatt, MD

Outpatient, Medical Evaluation, Family Therapy, Day Treatment, College/University Counseling Program, Nutritional Counseling, Coaching, EMDR, Holistic Healing, Family Therapy, Couples Therapy, Group Therapy, Support Groups

Office: 866-511-4325

Website: www.oliverpyattcenters.com

Email: vkroviak@oliverpyattcenters.com

Additional Communities Served: Bilingual Treatment Team

The Oliver-Pyatt Centers bilingual treatment team works with Anorexia and Bulimia in adolescent and adult women. The Oliver-Pyatt Centers also work with Athletes and Compulsive Exercisers, Food Addiction, Binge Eating Disorder, Night Eating Syndrome, Compulsive Overeating, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD).

Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 1993

Payment Options: Cash/Check, Credit Cards, Insurance

Approaches utilized include Individual Therapy, Self-Psychology, Dialectical Behavioral Skills Training, CBT, Psychodynamic, Family Therapy, Non-Diet Approach/Mindful Eating, Nutrition Counseling, Movement Therapy, Yoga, Massage, Community Outings emphasizing Exposure Therapy, and Psychopharmacology. They incorporate a combination of approaches to meet the specific needs of each individual under their care.

Oliver-Pyatt Centers’ programs are tailored to meet the unique needs of each client, addressing the core issues driving the eating disorder while providing the tools needed to live a meaningful life, free from food and weight preoccupation. They believe that one-to-one therapy is the cornerstone of effective eating disorder treatment, and it is the primary reason to choose the Oliver-Pyatt Centers. Each client receives a minimum of six individual therapy sessions per week. Their comprehensive, naturalistic, and highly individualized approach to treatment is provided in an intimate environment with a high staff to client ratio. They have a maximum of eight clients in each of their programs. Their innovative protocols are grounded in a thorough understanding of eating disorders, incorporating state of the art approaches, outcome data, research, and current medical knowledge, all with the support of their compassionate multi-disciplinary treatment team which includes MDs, PhDs, RDs, MFTs, LCSWs, and RNs. They incorporate a combination of approaches to meet the specific needs of each individual, while emphasizing the significance of a high frequency of individual therapy. On a weekly basis, clients are provided with highly specific goals which address core issues. They participate in a private weekly treatment team meeting, devoted to exploring these core issues and developing meaningful tools and solutions. They are not a 12 Step Program, though they utilize 12-Step Approaches for substance abuse issues when appropriate. They believe that full recovery from eating disorders is possible, when the individual is provided with effective treatment. Their program is founded by Dr. Wendy Oliver-Pyatt, an MD who recovered from an eating disorder over 20 years ago.

Ita O'Sullivan, MS, RN, CS, NP

Nurse Practitioner in Psychiatry/Mental Health. Private Practice: Individual, Couples and Family Therapy. Psychopharmacology consultation and follow up

Office 1: 25 Central Park West Suite 1L New York, NY

Office 2: 14 Rye Ridge Plaza Suite 223 Rye Brook, NY

Additional Communities Served: Lower Fairfield Count CT, New York City

Office 1: 646-234-5502

Office 2: 914-967-1763

Treatment Model: Psychodynamic, Supportive, Cognitive-Behavioral, Interpersonal, EMDR, Hypnosis, Mind-Body-Spirit Techniques (Trauma, Bereavement, Illness).

Ms. O'Sullivan treats Anorexia and Bulimia; males and females, adolescents and adults.

Treating Eating Disorders Since 1989

Payment Options: Cash/Check, Sliding Scale

Judith Ruskay Rabinor, Ph.D., NY State Licensed Psychologist,  License #7174

Director of the American Eating Disorder Center 

Private Practice/Individual Counseling, Family Counseling, Couples Counseling, Group Therapy, Support Groups, Outpatient, Training and Supervision, Community Outreach

New York City Office: 250 West 90th Street, Suite 7A, New York, NY

Long Island Office: 36 Biarritz Street, Lido Beach, NY 

Additional Communities Served: Nassau, Suffolk, Queens

Office: 212-874-5511

Website: www.judithruskayrabinorphd.com 

Reaching Out Against Eating Disorders (ROAED)

Contact Person: Ellen Schieren

Free Support Groups, Mentoring Program, Information and Referrals

Additional Communities Served: New York metropolitan area including Long Island

Office: 212-935-2015

Website: www.roaed.org 

Email: eschieren@roaed.org

Reaching Out Against Eating Disorders provides the following Free Weekly and Bi-Weekly Support Groups: Anorexia and Bulimia – for a variety of age groups: Men's Group, Binge Eating, Family and Friends, Mothers of Children with Eating Disorders. Support groups are not a substitution for therapy. Registration is required.

ROAED also provides: Mentoring Program- with a specific Mothers to Mothers Mentoring, Information and Referrals, Workshops and Presentations.

Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 2006

Payment Options: Free

Susan Schulherr, LCSW,  License #SWPR017242–1

Individual Therapy/Private Practice, EMDR, Couples Therapy

170 W. 81st Street, Suite 1A, New York, NY

Office: 212-873-6706

Website: www.susanschulherr.com

Treatment Model: Using the therapy relationship as a safe base, I collaborate with clients to develop awareness about how their eating disorder has been enlisted to help them cope. We then work together to develop more growthful, self–enhancing ways of managing their lives. I include body–mind integrative approaches such as EMDR and Somatic Experiencing where appropriate. I emphasize developing personal strengths as part of a healthy recovery, even after ED symptoms have subsided.

Ms. Schulherr treats Anorexia and Bulimia  in adult men and women. She also works with Binge Eating Disorder, Obesity and Compulsive Overeating.

Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 1988

Payment Options: Cash/Check

Author: Eating Disorders for Dummies

Blog: Wise Words for Recovery (A feature of the "Ideas and Inspirations for Recovery" section of my website, www.susanschulherr.com).

Melanie Sherman MS, RD, CDN

Individual Therapy/Private Practice, Nutritional Counseling, Holistic Healing, Outpatient, Family Therapy, Phone Counseling

740 West End Avenue, Suite 1, New York, NY

Office: 917-374-1507

Treatment Model: Individualized, based on the needs of the client. Will incorporate holistic nutritional counseling and alternative/complementary dietary practices where appropriate.

Ms. Sherman treats Anorexia and Bulimia in adolescent and adult women. She also works with Food Addiction, Binge Eating Disorder, Obesity and Compulsive Overeating.

Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 2001

Payment Options: Cash/Check, Credit Cards, Insurance, Sliding Scale

Judith A. Stein, Ph.D., LMSW,  License #073513

Individual Therapy/Private Practice, Nutritional Counseling, Outpatient, Family Therapy, Couples Therapy, Group Therapy, Support Groups, Phone Counseling

111 West 90th Street, Townhouse B, New York, NY

Additional Office: 24 E. 12th Street, Suite 505, New York, NY

Office: 212-222-6300

Website: www.SteinMediation.com

Email: judie.stein@gmail.com

Treatment Model: Dr. Stein offers a multidisciplinary approach to treating eating disorders, which considers the physiological, emotional, cognitive, and social factors that play a role in the eating disorder beginning and continuing. Using a combination of cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, systems, nutritional, and eastern philosophy approaches, we work closely with patients to discover the underlying causes and functions of the disorder, as well as the specific risk factors, triggers and reinforcers that keep the disorder going. Dr. Stein develops an individually-based plan to help patients learn to slow down the behavior, become more conscious of their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in the moment, and learn more positive and effective ways to cope with them. She also integrates concepts from eastern philosophy to help develop a sense of mindfulness and pleasure in everyday living, as well as to explore sources of passion and meaning in one's life.

Dr. Stein treats Anorexia and Bulimia; males and females, adolescents, and adults. She also works with Compulsive Exercisers, Food Addiction, Binge Eating Disorder, Obesity, Compulsive Overeating, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)

Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 2004

Payment Options: Cash/Check, Sliding Scale

Dr. Judith A. Stein: Dr. Judith Stein has a unique, interdisciplinary background, with a B.A. in Psychology, a Ph.D. in Public Health from UCLA (Behavioral Sciences and Health Education), and a Master's in Social Work from NYU. In addition, she has received intensive training in eating disorders, cognitive-behavioral therapy, mediation, and family therapy through the Eating Disorders Resource Center, the Ackerman Institute for the Family, and Community Mediation Services, Inc., among others. Dr. Stein has been teaching at the university level for over fifteen years and is an Adjunct Professor at NYU (School of Social Work) and Pace University (Department of Psychology). She has published extensively in the field of psychological sequelae of adult and child sexual assault and is affiliated with the Eating Disorders Resource Center and the New York Association of Collaborative Professionals. Please call us today and let's begin, phone: 212-222-6300.

Fran Weiss, MSW, CSW, BCD, DCSW, CGP

Faculty, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, Private Practice

Private Practice/Individual Counseling, Group Therapy, Support Groups--professionally led

Office Location: 121 West 82 Street, Suite 2B, New York, NY 

Additional Communities Served: The Greater New York City Area

Office: 212-362-6019

Website: www.franweiss.com

Email: BIDDOC@aol.com

Treatment Model: Psychodynamic, Group Therapy, Eclectic

Ms. Weiss treats Bulimia, Binge Eating Disorder, and Obesity-- she does not treat anorexia.  

Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 1980

Payment Options: Cash/Check

Fran Weiss - Founder of The Body Image Transformation Experience™   B.I.T.E.: www.FranWeiss.com (see www.weightfocus.com for complete biography and interview). Fran's private practice specializes in working with people who struggle with their weight, body image, and perception of self.  Her focus is disordered eating and the body image distortions connected with gaining and losing weight.  She has worked extensively in individual and group psychotherapy to help patients explore the emotional connections surrounding their ambivalence to losing weight and their potential underlying "secondary gains" to being overweight or perceiving themselves as "fat"-- for example, does it afford them a feeling of protection?  Is it their armor?  An adjunct to her private practice, B.I.T.E. Workshop I explores participants' eating experiences, self perception, and resistance to change and lays the groundwork for Workshop II, which integrates gentle movement therapy with body image and motivational work.

The B.I.T.E. Series - The Body Image Transformation Experience™

B.I.T.E.™ provides an intensive therapeutic experience that combines innovative group psychotherapy techniques with body-oriented therapy. B.I.T.E.™ is designed for those who struggle with weight regulation, weight loss, size, perception of self, and body image.

WHO IS B.I.T.E.® FOR?

Women's Therapy Centre Institute

Individual Therapy/Private Practice, Family Therapy, Couples Therapy, Group Therapy, Support Groups

562 West End Avenue, New York, NY

Office: 212-721-7005

Website: www.wtci-nyc.org

Email: WTCINYC@aol.com

Treatment Model: The Women’s Therapy Centre Institute is known for its pioneering work on women's relationship to food, feeding, and their bodies. Since the publication of Susie Orbach's Fat Is A Feminist Issue (1978), the faculty of The WTCI has developed a theory and practice of feminist relational psychoanalytic psychotherapy for the treatment of eating and body image problems.

The WTCI treats Anorexia and Bulimia; males and females, infants, children, adolescents, and adults. The WTCI also works with Athletes and Compulsive Exercisers, Binge Eating Disorder, Obesity, Pica, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD).

Payment Options: Cash/Check, Insurance, Medicare, Sliding Scale

The WTCI offers a one year post graduate training program in the study and treatment of eating and body image problems; also, a three year post graduate feminist, relational psychoanalytic training program.

Soho, NY (scan down)

Darcy Smith, PhD

Alternatives Counseling

Individual Therapy/Private Practice, Coaching, Family Therapy, Couples Therapy, Group Therapy, Phone Counseling

177 Prince Street, Suite 502, New York, NY

Additional Communities Served: New York University; Livingston, NJ

Office: 212-604-0144

Website: www.alternativescounseling.com  

Email: darcy@alternativescounseling.com

Treatment Model: My approach to the treatment of eating disorders is very much Solution Focused. My aim is to unburden my clients of the food/body-image obsessive internal dialogue that often accompanies individuals who struggle with eating issues. I draw from a myriad of theoretical perspectives including cognitive behavioral and psychodynamic modalities. Let me show you how a positive therapeutic relationship can enable you to free yourself from the constraints associated with eating issues and eating disorders.

Dr. Smith treats Anorexia and Bulimia; males and females, children, adolescents, and adults. She also works with Athletes and Compulsive Exercisers, Food Addiction, Binge Eating Disorder, Obesity, Night Eating Syndrome, Compulsive Overeating, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD).

Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 1998

Payment Options: Cash/Check, Credit Cards, Sliding Scale

West Village, NY (scan down)

Chiara Battistello-Seelye, LCSW,  License #LCSW076287

Individual Therapy/Private Practice, Group Therapy

71 West 12th Street, Office 3, New York, NY

Additional Communities Served: New York University, The New School

Office: 646-456-7954

Treatment Model: I combine cognitive behavioral and psychodynamic approaches to the treatment of eating disorders and body image disturbances. I also integrate Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and anxiety management techniques. I work collaboratively with nutritionists, psychiatrists and primary care physicians when indicated.

Ms. Battistello-Seelye treats Anorexia and Bulimia in adult males and females. She also works with Binge Eating Disorder and Compulsive Overeating.

Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 2003

Payment Options: Cash/Check, Credit Cards, Sliding Scale

I am the coordinator for the Eating Disorder program at Columbia University Day Treatment Program, and lead various eating disorder groups.

Anat Ben-Zvi, PhD

Individual Therapy/Private Practice, Group Therapy

Private Practice/Individual Counseling, Nutritional Counseling, Outpatient, Phone Counseling

Office 1: 80 University Place, Suite 2A, New York, NY

Office 2: 661 Palisade Ave, Suite A2, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Additional Communities Served: New Jersey/Bergen County; New York, Manhattan, Rockland County and Westchester County

Office: 917-572-7137 and 201-567-6999

Website: www.LauraCipulloLLC.com

Email: CipulloRD@aol.com

Treatment Model: Individual treatment may include but is not limited to cognitive behavioral nutrition therapy, medical nutrition therapy and non-diet approach to meet clients specific and holistic needs.

Ms. Cipullo treats Anorexia and Bulimia; females and males; children, adolescents and adults. She also works with Binge Eating Disorder, Obesity, Compulsive Overeating, Compulsive Exercisers, Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) and Night Eating Syndrome.

Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 1998

Payment Options: Cash/Check, Sliding Scale

Meredith Darcy, LCSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Individual Therapy/Private Practice

26 West 9th Street, Suite 7E, New York, NY

Office: 917-796-0907

Email: meredithdarcy@aol.com

Treatment Model: Psychodynamic, Self-Psychology, Object Relations

Ms. Darcy treats Anorexia and Bulimia; males and females, children, adolescents, and adults. She also works with Food Addiction, Binge Eating Disorder, Night Eating Syndrome, Compulsive Overeating, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD).

Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 2000

Payment Options: Cash/Check, Insurance (Oxford Insurance--network provider, Aetna "Chickering" Insurance), Sliding Scale

Cheryl Fawn, CHHC, AADP Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners,  License #20222706

Holistic Healing, Individual Therapy/Private Practice, Nutritional Counseling, Coaching, Outpatient, Phone Counseling

1 Morton Square, West Village and Phone Sessions Available

Additional Communities Served: Manhattan, New York Tri-State Area, Phone Sessions Available (anywhere in the US)

Office: 917-535-9519

Website: www.holisticeatingcounselor.com

Email: holisticeatingcounselor@gmail.com

Treatment Model: Ms. Fawn was trained at the renowned Institute for Integrative Nutrition. She has certification from Columbia University and the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. Her passion for nutrition began as a means of healing herself and ultimately extended to healing others. Cheryl works specifically with clients who suffer from eating disorders and emotional eating, as well as those with food allergies, sensitivities, and Celiac Disease. She addresses emotional eating and eating disorders from a holistic and spiritual perspective while also addressing medical issues which may have contributed to the client's feeling of losing control. Cheryl offers Food Allergy testing so clients can discover how their food sensitivities may be contributing to their eating disorder.

Ms. Fawn treats Anorexia and Bulimia; males and females, children, adolescents, and adults. She also works with Compulsive Exercisers, Food Addiction, Binge Eating Disorder, Obesity, Compulsive Overeating and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD).

Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 2006

Payment Options: Cash/Check, Credit Cards

Cheryl Fawn, CHHC, AADP suffered from an eating disorder for 10 years. In her mid-twenties she was diagnosed with Celiac Disease, an intolerance to the gluten, the protein found in wheat, rye, barley, and oats. After her diagnosis, she began to understand the connection between food allergies and eating disorders. Because she has been through an eating disorder herself, her clients feel safe and understood.

Bonnie Hirschhorn LCSW, LCAT, LP

Breaking Free from Compulsive Eating

Individual Therapy/Private Practice, Outpatient, Holistic Healing, Hypnosis, Family Therapy, Couples Therapy, Group Therapy, Support Groups, Phone Counseling

26 West 9th St. #8B, NYC

Address 2: 227 Mt. Rest Rd. New Paltz 

Office: 212-677-0087 or 845-790-5155

Email: bhirschhorn@earthlink.net

Treatment Model: Bonnie is a licensed Clinical Social Worker, Creative Arts Therapist and Psychoanalyst. She also has advanced training in psychodrama and relationship therapy. She has an in depth humanistic psychodynamic non-diet approach. She is flexible and sensitive to meet the needs of her clients.

Ms. Hirschhorn treats Anorexia and Bulimia; males and females, children, adolescents, and adults. She also works with Athletes and Compulsive Exercisers, Binge Eating Disorder, Obesity, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD).

Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 1985

Payment Options: Cash/Check, Insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, Sliding Scale

Bonnie Hirschhorn is a highly skilled compassionate and empathic therapist. She integrates in-depth psychotherapy and psychoanalysis with non verbal expressive modalities to access a deeper place inside that words often hide. She honors the unique needs of the individual as they unfold in the collaborative therapeutic encounter.

Jennifer E. Jones, Ph.D.,  License #015061-1

Individual Therapy/Private Practice, Outpatient, Family Therapy, Group Therapy

31 West 9th Street, 1st Floor, NY, NY

Office: 212-604-4643

Email: jej2005@verizon.net

Treatment Model: I utilize both cognitive behavioral and psychodynamic therapy depending on the needs of the individual. I have received extensive training in evidence based treatments including cognitive behavioral therapy and Maudsley – a family intervention for adolescents with eating disorders. I work with individuals, groups, and families and also treat co-morbid anxiety, depression, and suicidal behaviors. I focus on relapse prevention using cognitive behavioral tools.

Dr. Jones treats Anorexia and Bulimia in children, adolescents, and adult women. She also works with Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD).

Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 1995

Payment Options: Cash/Check, Sliding Scale

I also lead two eating disorders skills groups: one for adolescents, and the other for young adult women. These groups use cognitive behavioral therapy for individuals who are struggling with body image and eating problems. The goals for the groups include developing acceptance of one’s healthy body weight, building self-esteem, disrupting eating disordered behaviors, and changing thoughts about body image, shape, and weight.

Joanne Messina, LCSW,  License #076923

Individual Therapy/Private Practice, Outpatient, Couples Therapy, Group Therapy

26 West 9th Street, New York, NY

Additional Communities Served: New York University, New School

Office: 212-501-6033

Email: messinaj66@yahoo.com

Treatment Model: Psychodynamic, Relational, Anti-Diet/Anti-Deprivation, Feminist, Cognitive Behavioral

Ms. Messina treats Anorexia and Bulimia; males and females, adolescents, and adults. She also works with Athletes and Compulsive Exercisers, Food Addiction, Binge Eating Disorder, Obesity, Compulsive Overeating and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).

Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 2005

Payment Options: Cash/Check, Sliding Scale

Ms. Messina treats individuals struggling with experiences of disordered eating and body dissatisfaction, including: anorexia, bulimia, compulsive overeating, chronic dieting/restricting and compulsive exercise. She also has extensive experience working with mood and anxiety disorders, as well as addictions, trauma, and issues related to sexuality and relationships. Ms. Messina's approach is interactive and she is cognizant of the importance of creating a safe, nurturing and compassionate environment for growth to occur. Treatment will involve working together to gain insight into the meaning of your symptoms, while making changes in your behaviors and in your relationship to your body, food, self and others. Referrals to and collaboration with psychiatrists, nutritionists, and physicians as necessary. Ms. Messina has completed post-graduate training in Eating and Body Image Disturbances at The Women's Therapy Centre Institute, where she has also facilitated groups. In addition, she is Adjunct Faculty at the Hunter College graduate school of Social Work.

Current Group Openings: Ongoing psychotherapy group for women struggling with eating and body image problems on Monday evenings from 7:00-8:15pm. Call for further information.

Jodi Rubin, ACSW, LCSW

Private Practice/Individual Counseling, Couples Therapy, Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Outpatient

412 Sixth Avenue, Suite 707, New York, NY 

Office: 212-529-5811

Treatment Model: Psychodynamic, Supportive, Cognitive Behavioral. Experienced in the treatment of women's issues, relationships, body image, eating disorders, substance abuse, low self-esteem, anxiety and depression. Offers private psychotherapy and support in the hopes of creating a secure sense of self, increased self-esteem and a healthy relationship with self and others.

Ms. Rubin treats Anorexia and Bulimia; children, adolescents and adults, males and females. Also works with athletes with eating disorders and compulsive exercisers.

Payment Options: Cash/Check, Sliding Scale