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HEALing Together is a family based eating disorder treatment group for youth 14 to 17 years old. Youth and Caregiver(s) will attend group to learn, grow, and heal alongside of one another. HEALing Together is a multi-modal group founded upon Emotion Focused Family Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy. The HEALing Together is a closed group, meaning that the folks starting group together will graduate from the group together. Having a closed group provides a sense of familiarity which provides rich opportunities to learn, grow and share together. |
- Tori Amos -
HEALing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little bit to find it.
Eating Disorder Treatment
I practice from a collaborative and integrative lens when working with people struggling with disordered eating. Both Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy modalities support one's healing when people are actively working on recovering from an eating disorder. However, I find that Motivational Interviewing is most often utilized early on in treatment. This is because it is not uncommon for someone struggling with an eating disorder to feel ambivalent about attending therapy. Motivational Interviewing helps people come to their own “why” behind making a change in their life.
Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) provides family members of someone struggling with disordered eating the tools to become an ally against the disorder. Learning how to validate a loved one with an eating disorder helps caregivers meet their child / spouse where they are at. At times it can be hard to put ourselves in someone else's shoes or to know what to say. EFFT will help address these, as well as other, common concerns brought forward by caregivers.
Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) provides family members of someone struggling with disordered eating the tools to become an ally against the disorder. Learning how to validate a loved one with an eating disorder helps caregivers meet their child / spouse where they are at. At times it can be hard to put ourselves in someone else's shoes or to know what to say. EFFT will help address these, as well as other, common concerns brought forward by caregivers.
Group FormatThe next HEALing Together Group offering is scheduled for spring of 2023.
HEALing Together is scheduled to run Thursday evenings from 6:00 pm to 7:15 pm. |
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Working TogetherConsent to consult and collaborate with the youth's physician/pediatrician, psychiatrist, clinical dietician, and primary therapist will be requested to ensure a multidisciplinary treatment approach is being provided throughout treatment.
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Referrals
Families can self refer to the HEALing Together Group by connecting with the office to set up a complimentary 15 minute telephone consultation with
Shannon Martin BSW, MSW, RSW.
Shannon Martin BSW, MSW, RSW.
