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Carolyn Costin, LMFT
Carolyn recovered herself from anorexia nervosa over twenty years ago. Her own recovery is a primary factor in her understanding of and establishing empathy with her clients. The combination of her personal experience and extensive training as both a therapist and an educator have given her a special aptitude for grasping the underlying conflict, stresses, perceptions, distortions and self-worth issues involved in disordered eating and related issues. Carolyn believes that clients need empathic but firm attention in order to be healed. Carolyn gains her clients' confidence and cooperation in solving their problems. Carolyn originally founded The Eating Disorder Center of CA which continues to provide outpatient therapy for individuals throughout southern CA. In addition to this Carolyn served as director for several hospital programs but soon realized the need to have a more home-like environment for optimum treatment to take place. Despite her other responsibilities and her busy schedule Carolyn continues to maintain a hands-on approach at Monte Nido™ providing both individual and group therapy.Carolyn's unique combination of experience, training, and passion have led to national recognition as well as many accomplishments in the field of eating disorders. Carolyn is a frequent speaker at national eating disorder conferences and is a member of several national eating disorder organizations. Carolyn is also the author of two books and another small manuscript and is on the editorial board of The Eating Disorder Journal of Treatment and Prevention. Carolyn attends national eating disorder conferences and stays versed in the etiology and treatment of eating disorders on the cultural, developmental, biological and psychological levels.Carolyn believes that in each of her clients, to a greater or lesser degree, there exists a "healthy self" and a separate "eating disorder self. " The eating disorder self has it's own set of needs, feelings, thoughts and behaviors which are different from those of the healthy self and need to be understood.
Malibu, Calabasas, Brentwood, Los Angeles, Santa M
USA
Fredda Kurtz
(310) 457-9958
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 Individual Therapy / Counseling
Inpatient / Residential
Outpatient / Day Programs
Support Groups
Group/Family/Couples Therapy
Holistic / Alternative
Workshops
Recovery Retreats
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