Body Comments: When Is It OK To Comment On Another Person’s Body? Spoiler Alert: Never! By Elisha Carcieri, Ph.D., staff psychologist As a relatively new mom of an 11-month-old, I’m on the tail end of almost two years of a complete metamorphosis. In nine months my body grew to accommodate another human, delivered that human …
Despite being widely thought of as a disorder primarily affecting females, we know that people of all genders experience eating disorders. The experiences of males with eating disorders may be different so read on to learn more. Prevalence rates It is difficult to know exactly how …
By Dr. Elisha Carcieri, Ph.D., Psychologist at Eating Disorder Therapy LA Approximately 200,000 people elect to undergo bariatric surgery each year. Many are encouraged by their doctors to undergo surgery with the hope of improving physical health outcomes like diabetes, and many are hoping that this will be the final answer to a lifetime struggle …
College Readiness When Your Child Has an Eating Disorder How do you know whether your child with an eating disorder is ready for college? Sending a child to college usually raises anxiety for most parents. And you may have even more anxiety if your young adult has or has struggled with an eating disorder. Dr. …
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We usually recommend some form of reading to supplement therapy and facilitate progress. The following books, podcasts, and resources, curated over many years, have been helpful to many of our clients. General Resources Cognitive Therapy Mind Over Mood: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think, Dennis Greenberger, Ph.D. and Christine Padesky, Ph.D., …
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Outpatient Eating Disorder Practice Eating Disorder Therapy LA is a specialized outpatient eating disorder practice in the heart of Los Angeles. Under the direction of Lauren Muhlheim, Psy.D., Clinical Psychologist and Certified Eating Disorder Specialist, we offer psychotherapy at the outpatient level. This means we provide individual or family psychotherapy, usually once per week. You …
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Learn Why Therapy is Superior to Medication for The Treatment of Binge Eating Disorder by Elisha M. Carcieri, Ph.D., Psychologist, and staff therapist Binge eating disorder (BED) made headlines when the FDA approved lisdexamfetamine dimesylate (Vyvanse) for the treatment of BED. So, what is BED, how is it treated, and what does this treatment option mean …
The definition of binge eating is “the consumption of large amounts of food associated with a feeling of loss of control over eating.” Individuals who binge eat describe the experience as almost dissociative. They are frantically eating large amounts of food which they are barely tasting. They feel unable to stop until they are uncomfortably …
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Carly Poynter, Psy.D., Registered Psychological Associate (PSB 94028422) Supervised by Lauren Muhlheim, Psy.D. (PSY15045) In-person and telehealth Who I Am Hello! My name is Carly Poynter. I am a post-doctoral fellow and registered psychological associate. What I Do My primary clinical focus and passion is working with individuals struggling with feeding and eating disorders. I …
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In Family-Based Treatment (FBT), we charge families with nourishing their teens back to health through meals at home. Because FBT is a parent empowerment model, parents are often given little specific guidance about how to do this. If you are like other families with whom I’ve worked, now that you understand this important point, you …