Exploring the Connection between Eating Disorders and Attachment Insecurity/Maladaptive attachment styles

Addressing Eating Disorders is a difficult and complex process. Comorbidity contributes to the complexity of identification of needs and care. An often-overlooked aspect of eating disorder treatment is the client's attachment origin and style. Understanding if a client is struggling with insecure attachment should be considered regarding treatment approach and interventions. By teaching the patient and support team to recognize and address insecure attachment as part of the eating disorder, we are incorporating key components to the recovery process that have historically been overlooked.

T...Read morehe goal of this presentation is to train the Professional how to identify and define insecure attachment styles and understand how they relate to eating disorder recovery. Information will be presented that facilitates a decrease in shame and misunderstanding between the patient and support team members around attachment insecurity and mental health stigmas. Diagnoses such as Borderline or Dependent Personality disorder will be discussed in relation to the clinical presentation of eating disorders. When the patient has a support system that is well educated, trained and able to implement appropriate interventions, their motivation and progress towards recovery will improve significantly. Less...

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Learning Objectives

  • Define eating disorders and attachment insecurities (maladaptive attachment styles).
  • Describe how eating disorders and attachment insecurities present clinically.
  • Utilize at least 3 interventions to treat patients who struggle with both an eating disorder and maladaptive attachment style.
  • Identify at least 2 ways to maintain patience, boundaries and self-care with patients that struggle with attachment insecurity.
  • Describe the connection between consequences of attachment insecurity and eating disorder symptoms (example: negative body image, lack of body acceptance, impulsivity, impaired support system, conflictual interpersonal relationships).

Friday, June 02, 2023

Center for Discovery Glendale Amenity Lounge
611 N Brand Blvd, Glendale, CA, 91203

12:00 PM PDT - 02:00 PM PDT

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EARN 1 CE Credit Hours

About the speakers

Lindsay Roth, MA LMFT

Lindsay Roth, MA LMFT

Clinical Director
Lindsay Roth is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and has been a Clinical Director at Center For Discovery since 2021. Lindsay has been working with adolescent and adult clients who struggle with eating disorders for over 15 years at all levels of care. She has additional experience working with adolescents, adults and families in relation to anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD and trauma. Lindsay works with her clients with the goal of them gaining an improved quality of life on a daily basis. Her approach to psychotherapy integrates key concepts from EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Narrative and Solution-Focused Therapy. Additionally, her approach utilizes Trauma-Informed Care and is client-centered and strength-based. Lindsay loves utilizing creativity and passion in groups, family and individual sessions to help motivate clients towards a recovery path. She has utilized her experience as a therapist to help fuel her passion to support, train and inspire other clinicians in the mental health industry. In her down time, Lindsay values her time with her family/friends and always prefers to spend her time outdoors whenever possible.
Natalie Weisman

Natalie Weisman

Natalie Weisman has been working with Center for Discovery since 2018 in various clinical roles. She holds a master’s in psychology with an emphasis in marriage and family therapy from Phillips Graduate University and a bachelor’s in psychology from Humboldt State University. During her graduate studies, Natalie provided psychotherapy to families, children and adults at the David H. Fox Counseling Center. Natalie has several years of experience working in substance use disorder and eating disorder treatment both as a resident advisor and as a therapist. She practices from a systemic approach and has experience working with a broad range of issues including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, substance abuse, trauma and life transitions. She uses the techniques she has learned and developed as a therapist to create a trusting, open, and honest relationship with her clients. She is firmly committed to providing each client with high-quality treatment in individual and group settings. Natalie is currently working toward earning her Certified Eating Disorder Specialist (CEDS) certificate through the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals.

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