Sponsors 2023

Center For Discovery Eating Disorder programs employ an evidence-based, trauma-informed, weight-inclusive treatment approach to address the complex psychological, neurobiological, and medical complications of eating disorders. Using Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), multi-disciplinary treatment teams guide clients and families toward recovery. For more information please call 800.760.3934 or visit www.centerfordiscovery.com. We would like to thank Center for Dicovery for their continued support of the WSC.

Galen Hope provides individualized, flexible, and evidence-based eating disorder, mental health, and dual diagnosis treatment for adults and adolescents. Led by renowned psychiatrist Dr. Wendy Oliver-Pyatt and clinical psychologist Dr. Amy Boyers, Galen Hope offers partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs with community integration and support for families at our treatment center in Coral Gables, FL. Galen Hope’s mission is to profoundly impact the lives of our clients, by providing attuned, meaningful, and compassionate care, in an environment that affirms each individual’s experiences while building a sense of connection and belonging. Our approach is grounded in high-frequency individual therapy and a focus on supporting clients as they reintegrate into the community-based aspects of their lives. For information, call (888) 592-1817 or visit galenhope.com.

Courage to Nourish is an outpatient eating disorder specialized nutrition practice that provides weight inclusive nutrition counseling to individuals and families. The practice was founded by Alex Raymond (she/hers) and Bobbi Boteler (she/hers) who are both eating disorder dietitians that have dedicated their careers to supporting and advocating for those in recovery from an eating disorder. Based on both research and experience within the eating disorder space, Courage to Nourish firmly aligns with Health at Every Size (c) and intuitive eating nutrition counseling. We value creating meaningful connections with our clients, as well as gentle guidance, to establish a safe space to navigate recovery and challenge eating disorder thoughts and behaviors. We have three in person locations in College Park, Maryland, Columbia, Maryland and Alexandria, Virginia. We are also licensed to provide virtual nutrition counseling in Maryland, Virginia, Colorado, DC, Pennsylvania, California and Florida. For more information call (301) 202-4532 or email hello@couragetonourish.com. Visit our website at couragetonourish.com.

EDCare, a privately held organization, offers patients, their families, healthcare professionals and the community over 22 years of eating disorder experience. We believe everyone has the right to receive affirming and validating eating disorder treatment, which is why empathy and compassion are at the core of the work we do. Our team provides expert care that is centered on cultivating hope, personal well-being, and lasting recovery.

Located in Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska, each center provides individualized treatment plans that are supported by Doctoral and Master’s level clinicians or higher. Our gender-inclusive programs are a safe and non-judgmental place for anyone, 13 years and older, who are confronting an eating disorder. Evidence-based and innovative treatment methods are provided through our levels of care ranging from PHP, day and evening IOP, and outpatient therapy.

EDCare’s specialty services include our unique Athlete EDGE™ program, binge eating disorder track, substance use disorder track, and trauma track. All our centers offer free, confidential assessments and are in-network with most major insurances. Affordable housing accommodations are available. Call (303) 771-0861 or visit www.eatingdisorder.care to learn more.

Within Health is establishing the highest standards of evidence-based care for eating disorders and provides comprehensive, personalized and intentionally virtual Partial Hospitalization & Intensive Outpatient Programs (PHP & IOP) treatment for those suffering from eating disorders. Our comprehensive & tech-enabled treatment program is accessed entirely through the Within app and proprietary EMR. Treatment is driven by collaborative & multidisciplinary care teams that integrate telemedicine, meal delivery, and remote patient monitoring, so that individuals, groups, and family members can access world-class eating disorder care without interrupting their lives. Within is co-founded by Wendy Oliver-Pyatt, MD nationally-renowned ED expert & psychiatrist, and Abhilash Patel, serial entrepreneur/investor with 15yrs of behavioral health marketing expertise.Within Health is establishing the highest standards of evidence-based care for eating disorders and provides comprehensive, personalized and intentionally virtual Partial Hospitalization & Intensive Outpatient Programs (PHP & IOP) treatment for those suffering from eating disorders. Our comprehensive & tech-enabled treatment program is accessed entirely through the Within app and proprietary EMR. Treatment is driven by collaborative & multidisciplinary care teams that integrate telemedicine, meal delivery, and remote patient monitoring, so that individuals, groups, and family members can access world-class eating disorder care without interrupting their lives. Within is co-founded by Wendy Oliver-Pyatt, MD nationally-renowned ED expert & psychiatrist, and Abhilash Patel, serial entrepreneur/investor with 15yrs of behavioral health marketing expertise.

Using a weight-neutral philosophy, the Gaudiani Clinic provides expert outpatient medical care to individuals of all shapes and sizes with specialization in treating eating disorders or disordered eating. Gaudiani Clinic is licensed in 46 states and provides consultative services to providers and patients throughout the world. Learn more at www.gaudianiclinic.com.

Body Image is an international, peer-reviewed journal that publishes high-quality, scientific articles on body image and human physical appearance. Body image is a multi-faceted concept that refers to persons’ perceptions and attitudes about their own body, particularly but not exclusively its appearance. The journal invites contributions from a broad range of disciplines – psychological science, other social and behavioral sciences, and medical and health sciences. The journal publishes original research articles, brief research reports, theoretical and review papers, and science-based practitioner reports of interest. We would also like to thank Body Image and Elsevier for their continued support of the WSC.

See our 2022 special issue on Weight as a Social Identity. Drs Paula Brochu and Jeffrey Hunger, eds.

Accanto Health is a national healthcare company specializing in eating disorders and related disorders, with two nationally known eating disorder brands, The Emily Program and Veritas Collaborative. Together these programs comprise 20 locations across 7 states: Georgia, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington.
Services are offered across a full continuum of care including inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient. Visit accanto.com or call 1-888-364-5977 to learn more.

The University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work is the place for people of purpose — diverse, creative educators, scholars and social workers who advance social justice through courageous ideas and action. Our work is guided by evidence, driven by our community and inspired by Colorado’s spirit of discovery, innovation and openness.

Founded in 1969, NAAFA is a non-profit human rights organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for fat people. NAAFA works to eliminate discrimination based on body size and provide fat people with the tools for self-empowerment through public education, advocacy, and member support. Join us today at: www.naafa.org. We would like to thank NAAFA for their continued support of the WSC.

In 2005, Hilary Kinavey, MS, LPC and Dana Sturtevant, MS, RD co-founded the Center for Body Trust to offer programs that encourage movement toward a compassionate, weight-inclusive model of radical care to address body oppression, heal body shame and associated patterns of chronic dieting and disordered eating. The Center for Body Trust also offers training for helping professionals and educators interested in adopting client-centered, trauma-informed, justice-based approaches to healing—including an intensive year-long Body Trust Certification Program. Hilary and Dana’s work has been featured in The New York Times, Scientific American, Health, Self, Real Simple, Huffington Post, and on the TEDx stage. Their book Reclaiming Body Trust: A Path to Healing and Liberation was released in August 2022. Learn more at CenterForBodyTrust.com. We would like to thank Center for Body Trust for their continued support of the WSC.

Marci Evans identifies as a Food and Body Imager Healer® practicing from a Health At Every Size® and anti-oppression lens. She is a Certified Eating Disorder Registered Dietitian and Supervisor and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor.She has dedicated her career to counseling, supervising, and teaching in the field of eating disorders. In addition to her group private practice, Marci launched an online eating disorders training platform for clinicians in 2015. Since that time, thousands of clinicians worldwide have taken one or more of her 3 training programs: Nutrition Counseling for Eating Disorders, Body Image: The Missing Piece of Whole Body Healing and Digestive Disorders and Eating Disorders: A Complicated Mix. You can learn more about the programs online at https://marcird.teachable.com/ and connect with her on Instagram @marciRD.

Pearlsong Press: Healing the world, one book at a time. Fat Studies, fat-friendly fiction, non-fiction, and self-help. Plus free stuff. We would like to thank Pearlsong Press for their continued support of the WSC.

The Association for Size Diversity and Health is a non-profit organisation committed to the Health At Every Size® (HAES®) Principles. Their mission is to promote education, research, and the provision of services which enhance health and well-being, and which are free from weight-based assumptions and weight discrimination. We would like to thank ASDAH for their continued support of the WSC.

 

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