Psychotherapist, Author, Nationally Recognized Speaker and Group Facilitator, eating disorder specialist Abigail H. Natenshon, MA, LCSW, GCFP is a psychotherapist specializing in the treatment of eating disorders, who for the past 40 years, has immersed herself in helping parents help their children recover from these deadly disorders. As a renowned expert in the field of eating disorders, child rearing, and parenting, she has made guest appearances on the Oprah Winfrey Show and The John Walsh Show. The author of When Your Child Has an Eating Disorder: A Step-by-Step Workbook for Parents and Other Caregivers, she hosts three informative and reader-friendly web sites, www.empoweredparents.com, www.empoweredkidZ.com and www.treatingeatingdisorders.com, Abigail is also a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner.

 

  • Full Day Training Workshops, would include...
    • A power-point keynote address
    • Teaching workshops
    • Breakout groups for patients and families wanting to share similar personal experiences
    • Multi-family group therapy sessions, facilitated by Abigail. Ninety minute multi-family groups would provide self-selected workshop participants the opportunity to experience a more deeply personal sense of community, self-awareness, and positive change. Participants choosing not to become actively involved in the group therapy experience enjoy the option to learn more about themselves, recovery, and the therapy process by observing the therapy group in process through a "fishbowl" format.
    • Workshop participants will enjoy the unique opportunity to experience body awareness and body image transformation through an experiential session featuring the Feldenkrais Method. This workshop segment would introduce this potent, a-traditional adjunct treatment technique that has been proven to enhance personal self-awareness, self-perception, and problem-solving in eating disorder recovery. This Awareness through Movement@ workshop can be enjoyed by participants while seating or standing at their seats.
       
  • Half Day Training Workshops, would include...
    • A power-point keynote address
      and one of the above options from a full-day training workshop
       
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