Are You Seeking Treatment for Yourself or your Child?

Are you wondering if your eating habits and/or body image concerns could indicate the onset of an eating disorder? If so, does it frighten you to think that an eating disorder might be fatal? Are you of the (erroneous) belief that an ED is incurable? If you are currently in treatment, do you feel discouraged that your progress is not what it should be? Finally, as a patient or parent of a patient, do you find yourself at a loss for where to turn to find the quality of expert help you deserve? If so, I can help you.....

When treatment is responsive to the unique demands of these disorders and requirements for care, successful outcomes are clearly within reach; research shows that complete recovery from an eating disorder is attainable in close to 90% of cases. During the 40 years of my psychotherapy practice, I have brought hundreds of hard-to-treat ED clients to complete recovery, mentoring and motivating them to learn to discover more effective means for managing and resolving life's problems. I offer diagnostic assessments and consultation for clients and families, and provide individual and family treatment for both adults and children. For clients who seek more holistic and integrative work, I also offer the experiential mind/body Anat Baniel Method/ Feldenkrais Method, (see www.empoweredparents.com for description) as an adjunct treatment for body image disturbances. For the convenience of my clients, I make myself available for treatment seven days a week, daytimes and evenings, and in this troubled economy, I offer clients a sliding fee scale to accommodate their financial resources and needs.

In choosing a therapist, you deserve to have a clear picture of that professional's treatment qualifications and capacity for empathy and therapeutic connection. I invite you to contact me (847-432-1795) to discuss how I work, my philosophy of treatment, and any concerns and questions you might have about yourself and/or the treatment process. It takes courage to pick up the phone to make this first leap of faith towards healing; even as early as this very first encounter, you should be able to feel the quality of a therapist's knowledge and caring. You will find additional support, as well, in browsing my website, www.empoweredparents.com and in reading my book "When Your Child Has an Eating Disorder: a Step-by-Step Workbook for Parents and Other Caregivers;" both will educate and prepare you for the challenges and rewards that lie ahead. This workbook is an invaluable resource for adult patients as well, in describing what these disorders are really about, what makes ED treatment effective, and how a patient can insure recovery. If you are currently engaged in treatment that has not been working for you, this next time around needs to be different. It is time to do "what works." You can count on our treatment together to be change-focused and outcome-driven. Best of all, you can be assured that you have found an advocate and mentor fully capable and committed to walking this path together with you.


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