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Andrea Borgatello, LCSW
Individual Therapy/Private Practice, Family Therapy, Couples Therapy, Outpatient
18 West Micheltorena Street, Suite D, Santa Barbara, CA
Additional Communities Served: Ventura, Santa Ynez, Los Angeles
Office: 805-680-1216
Website: www.centeredwithin.com
Email: andrea@centeredwithin.com
Treatment Model: Individualized treatment incorporating psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral and self-psychology. Andrea draws upon her personal experience and professional training when working with eating disordered clients. It is her philosophy that eating disorders are the destructive "solution" rather then the problem to underlying issues. Eating disorders often become the voice of the individual, silencing the mind and soul. Andrea's goal is to provide a safe environment to explore underlying issues and learn new ways of coping. This in turn facilitates the reawakening one's authentic self.
Ms. Borgatello treats Anorexia and Bulimia; males and females, children, adolescents and adults. She also works with Athletes, Compulsive Exercisers, and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
Treating Eating Disorders since the Year: 1995
Payment Options: Cash/Check, Sliding Scale

Diana M. Hill, Ph.D.   License # 3352

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

1129 State Street, Suite 19, Santa Barbara, CA

Additional Communities Served: Goleta, Montecito, Carpenteria, Santa Ynez, Solvang, UCSB, SBCC

Office: 805-669-8182

Website: www.drdianahill.com

Email: diana@drdianahill.com

Treatment Model: I take a holistic approach to therapy that integrates Western understanding of behavior change with Eastern principles of acceptance. I believe that recovery involves reconnecting with your internal wisdom, with the goal of developing a positive and trusting relationship with food and your body. My therapy is informed by Cognitive Behavioral, Experiential, and Mindfulness-based approaches.

Dr. Hill treats Anorexia and Bulimia in adolescents and adult men and women. She also works with Athletes, Compulsive Exercisers, Food Addiction, Binge Eating Disorder, Obesity, Compulsive Overeating, Night Eating Syndrome, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), Bariatric Surgery Assistance, Laxative Abuse and Pica.

Treating Eating Disorders since the Year: 2002

Payment Options: Cash/Check, PayPal, Sliding Scale

Dr. Hill served as the Clinical Director of an Intensive Outpatient Program in Eating Disorders, and has experience working with men and women struggling with severe and chronic eating disorders. Dr. Hill received her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Colorado, where she specialized in the treatment and prevention of eating disorders. She completed her clinical internship in the Eating Disorder Emphasis Program at UC Davis and a postdoctoral fellowship at La Luna Center, CO. Her research has primarily focused on the adaptation of DBT for the treatment of eating disorders. Dr. Hill collaborated with Stanford University to develop a DBT program that addresses the unique aspects of disordered eating and body image. Her research was published in the March, 2011 issue of International Journal of Eating Disorders.

Jean John, Ph.D., M.S., R.D., Clinical Licensed Psychologist, Psy 23961 Registered Dietitian, CDR 441285

Psychesoma Center

Individual Therapy/Private Practice, Nutritional Counseling, Family Therapy, Couples Therapy, Group Therapy, Support Groups, Phone Counseling, "Let it Go Yoga," Stress Reduction, Movement, Art, Writing and Play Therapy

855 Estrella Drive, Santa Barbara, CA

Additional Communities Served: Ventura County, Santa Barbara/Goleta, Santa Barbara County, San Luis Obispo, UCSB, SBCC

Office: 805-563-2217

Website: www.psychesoma.biz

Email: jeanjohn@cox.net

Treatment Model: I have the expertise to integrate cognitive behavioral, psychodynamic and self-psychology with an expressive arts/movement therapy approach designed to work on a somatic experiential level. I draw upon over 20 years experience as a nutritionist (M.S., R.D.), most of which have been working with eating disorders and disordered eating. I am a depth oriented psychologist, interested in how the unconscious aspects of the self speak to us through dreams, symptoms, such as the eating disorder, and through our actions, thoughts and language. I believe that the soul life of many individuals is starving, which includes the feminine aspects of the individual, regardless of gender, male or female. Having said this, I prefer to determine the treatment approach based upon the individual's age, development, interests and needs assessment. As well as being a psychologist, I am a CenCal Health provider as an R.D., for nutritional counseling, providing Medical services to Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties.

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

Treating Eating Disorders since the Year: 1978

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

Suzanne Johnson, PhD, License #PSY20075
Individual Therapy/Private Practice
621 Chapala Street, Suite C, Santa Barbara, CA
Office: 805-895-4104
Website: www.suzannejohnsonphd.com
Email: suzannejohnsonphd@gmail.com
Treatment Model: My expertise is in working with those who have an eating disorder or a difficult relationship with food and/or body image. I customize my work with each person based on her individual goals, strengths, and needs. My patients and I work collaboratively to develop insight into why they struggle with food and body image. This fosters self-understanding and self-acceptance, the foundations to a happy, healthy person. We also use more solution-focused strategies (e.g., CBT and DBT) to target specific behaviors or patterns, increasing healthy behaviors and decreasing unhealthy ones.

Dr. Johnson treats Anorexia and Bulimia; males and females, adolescents and adults. She also works with Athletes, Binge Eating Disorder and Compulsive Overeating.
Treating Eating Disorders since the Year: 1998
Payment Options: Cash/Check, Sliding Scale
Dr. Johnson works with adolescents and adults who have eating disorders, disordered eating, and/or body image concerns. Her approach to therapy incorporates cognitive behavioral strategies, particularly useful at the beginning of therapy to change unhealthy behaviors, and psychodynamic strategies. The psychodynamic strategies are used to help the patient understand why she/he developed these behaviors (e.g., we might look at how significant relationships and past or current life events contribute to the development of particular ways of thinking or behaving). This depth of self understanding helps the patient achieve self acceptance and the strength to move through life in a healthier way.

Debra Dalton Stein, MA, MFT, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Individual Therapy/Private Practice, Nutritional Counseling, Medical Evaluation, Outpatient, Coaching, Holistic Healing, Family Therapy, Couples Therapy, Support Groups, Phone Counseling
22 W.-A Micheltorena Street, Santa Barbara, CA
Additional Communities Served: UCSB, Westmont College, Santa Barbara City College, Antioch University, Pacifica
Office: 805-637-1050
Website: http://debradaltonstein.com/
Email: debra@debradaltonstein.com
Treatment Model: Ms. Stein works using a combination of Psychodynamic, CBT, DBT and Self-Psychology therapies.
Ms. Stein treats Anorexia and Bulimia; males and females, adolescents and adults. She also works with Athletes, Compulsive Exercisers, Binge Eating Disorder, and Obesity.
Treating Eating Disorders since the Year: 1988
Payment Options: Cash/Check, Credit Cards, Insurance, Sliding Scale

Ms. Stein works from a multi-dimensional perspective using a treatment team approach. This includes therapist, physician, and nutritionist as needed. Her approach is individualized to the client's needs and is eclectic, incorporating psychodynamic, CBT, DBT and self-psychology. She views eating disorders as serving a function, a coping skill, that over time, with the guidance of the therapist, can be replaced with healthy ways to express and manage feelings. In addition, given her own recovery from an eating disorder, she brings a depth of understanding and compassion for those struggling with eating disorders today.
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Angela R. Wurtzel, MA, MFT, CEDS
Private Practice/Individual therapy, Outpatient, Day Treatment, Group Therapy
27 East Victoria St, Rear Cottage, Santa Barbara, CA
Office #2: 1305 Marsh Street, San Luis Obispo, CA
Additional Communities Served: Montecito, Goleta, UCSB, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara City College, Westmont College
Office: 805-884-9794
Website: www.angelawurtzelmft.com
Email: angela@angelawurtzelmft.com
Treatment Model: Angela R. Wurtzel provides a safe and empathic environment to guide and help her patients achieve a greater understanding of themselves and how eating disorders provide a purpose in life. From a psychodynamic perspective, Angela and her clients create a narrative of their life story and begin to comprehend how their eating disorder began and persists and what needs to happen in order to change. By addressing the eating disorder from this perspective people are capable of making realistic change and find sustaining change possible.
Ms. Wurtzel treats Anorexia and Bulimia in females; children, adolescents and adults. She also works with Athletes, Compulsive Exercisers, Binge Eating Disorder and Obesity.
Treating Eating Disorders since the Year: 1998
Payment options: cash/check
Angela R. Wurtzel, MA, MFT is a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist with the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals. In addition to her private practice work, Angela volunteers as a board member for both her local chapter of IAEDP and on a national level hoping to make the treatment of eating disorders more successful and caring. She has also been a presenter at conferences throughout the United States and also is sought out as an expert on self destructive tendencies.
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