Understanding Disordered Eating: Eating Disorders and Attachment

“Ever wonder how your attachment styles are connected with your relationship with food?

In this episode we talk about:

Different attachment styles How our way of "attaching" is developed  The significance of the culture by which we are surrounded  Working through attachment stuff Practical tips A bit about our guests:

Kathryn Garland, LCSW-S is a licensed clinical social worker and supervisor in Austin, Texas. Kathryn spent her early career and completed postgraduate training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy in New York City. She incorporates relational and intuitive methods into her work with clients and has specialized in eating disorders over the last decade. Her experience includes working with LGBTQIA+ teens in the NYC foster care system, community mental health clinics, college counseling centers, as well as primary therapist and IOP Program Coordinator at an eating disorder treatment center. Kathryn currently co-owns a group therapy practice called CALM Counseling in Austin.

Vanessa Scaringi, PhD, CEDS is a licensed psychologist in Austin, TX. Vanessa co-owns a group therapy practice called, CALM counseling where she works with adolescents, young adults, and adult populations. Vanessa has dedicated much of her career to working in the eating disorder field. She is a relational psychologist who strives to understand the context of one’s eating disorder. By facilitating insight, Vanessa works with her clients to identify patterns and behaviors that interfere with living the life they want to live. Vanessa also strives to create a sense of hope in her clients, as she has found this is an important part of the change process.”