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Eating disorders rob the individual from living a healthy life filled with passion. It is my goal to help men and women stay on the path of lifelong recovery and growth. My treatment approach helps individuals restore their self esteem, discover their personal mission, enhance their relationships and live their lives with love and laughter.

In addition to individual sessions, there are groups, tele-seminars and workshops that promote ongoing recovery and growth. Many of my clients are entrepreneurs, executives and professionals who have developed successful, full and rewarding professional and personal lives.

My INTENSIVE TREATMENT APPROACH is based on a 6-level approach to recovery:

LEVEL l: Moving out of denial into AWARENESS

LEVEL 2: Increasing SELF ESTEEM and SETTING BOUNDARIES

LEVEL 3: Establishing a STABLE FOUNDATION

LEVEL 4: Expanding OPPORTUNITIES and MANAGING STRESS

LEVEL 5: Continuing to GROW for MAXIMUM SUCCESS

LEVEL 6: Ongoing Consultation to MAXIMIZE SUCCESS & MINIMIZE STRESS

A strong focus of treatment is on developing skills that offer MAXIMUM GROWTH while MINIMIZING the possibility of relapse. It is my goal to help patients develop a strong, stable sense of self.

Goals of Treatment

The following are some of the major treatment goals. They apply to all individuals who are participating in the program whether recovering from anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or binge eating. Specific goals and individualized treatment planning is done with each individual and is updated during treatment in order to promote full recovery.

1. Ending symptomatic behaviors
2. Addressing fears of food
3. Increasing awareness of emotional versus physical cravings
4. Increasing self esteem
5. Increasing awareness of self destructive behaviors
6. Addressing issues related to inner cravings
7. Learning to listen to your body
8. Separating food issues from feelings
9. Developing a strong internal foundation
10. Increasing self trust
11. Developing awareness of triggers
12. Learning new responses and managing triggers
13. Uncovering childhood issues that are affecting recovery
14. Understanding and healing early childhood issues
15. Addressing issues of guilt and shame
16. Learning to let go of old hurts and disappointments in order to live in the present
17. Increasing positive communication skills
18. Increasing assertion skills
19. Anger management
20. Finding satisfaction in everyday life: learning to live in the moment
21. Satisfying career goals
22. Increasing intimacy in personal relationships
23. Developing effective stress management skills
24. Developing a strong support system
25. Reinforcing newly learned behaviors
26. Growth within the family system
27. Preventing relapse

Please contact me for more information or to arrange a free confidential consultation.