Eating Disorder Caregiver Consultation for Parents & Caregivers
Compassionate guidance and practical approaches to help families and professionals navigate eating disorder recovery.
Support for Parents and Caregivers Navigating an Eating Disorder
When your child, teen, or young adult is struggling with an eating disorder, it's normal to feel overwhelmed, unsure how to help, and uncertain about what comes next.
You may be asking yourself:
- Is this an eating disorder or something else? Should I be concerned?
- How do I respond when my child refuses to eat or pushes back?
- What if I am making things worse?
- My child has a treatment team but I am not sure what to do between appointments?
- How do I navigate all the decisions that come with treatment recommendations?
These are some of the most common questions I hear from parents and caregivers—and you don't have to figure out the answers on your own.
How I Help Parents
Understand the Why
We'll make sense of what's happening beneath the eating disorder behaviors so you better understand why your child is responding the way they are.
Learn the How
You'll gain practical strategies for navigating meals, responding to resistance, communicating more effectively, setting supportive boundaries, and putting treatment recommendations into practice at home.
Strengthen Your Confidence
Parents need support, too. Our sessions provide a place to ask questions, work through challenges, reduce overwhelm, and leave with greater clarity about what to do next.
Families are not bystanders in recovery.
When parents understand what's happening, know how to respond, and feel more confident in their role, they become one of the greatest strengths in the recovery process.
Understanding the Why, Learning the How
Many parents come to me already understanding the principles of their child's treatment. They know what they are being asked to do. What they are struggling with is how to make it work at home, at the table, in the hardest moments of the day.
Knowing what to do is not the same as knowing how to do it. You may understand FBT and still not know what to say when your child pushes back, when to hold a limit and when to adjust, or how to fit recommendations into your family's real life, whether you are parenting alone, working long hours, or carrying fears of your own.
This is where my work is different. I am not your child's therapist, and I don't replace their treatment team. I work alongside it, focusing on you. I help you take treatment principles and turn them into concrete action, with language you can use, strategies you understand, and support for the difficult decisions that happen outside the treatment room.
My approach draws on Family-Based Treatment, Emotion-Focused Family Therapy, and more than 25 years of treating eating disorders across every level of care, including years building and leading treatment programs. I believe deeply in the guiding principles of FBT. I also know families don't all start in the same place. The principles hold. The path can bend to fit your family, without ever losing sight of what the eating disorder requires.
You are an essential part of your child's recovery. My role is to help you step into that role with confidence.
Consultation Services
Initial Parent Consultation
A comprehensive first session to better understand your family's situation, answer your immediate questions, and develop a personalized plan for next steps.
Ongoing Parent Consultation
Continued support to help you build practical caregiving skills, navigate new challenges, and feel more confident supporting your child throughout recovery.
Single-Session Consultations
Focused guidance for specific concerns, treatment decisions, family challenges, or situations where you need timely professional support.
Parent-Focused Crisis Support
When an urgent (non-emergency) situation arises, receive practical strategies to help stabilize the moment, reduce overwhelm, and determine your next steps.
Schedule a Complimentary Consultation
Eating disorders are complex, and parenting through one can feel overwhelming.
You may not always know what to do or how to respond. With the right guidance and support, you can develop the skills and confidence to navigate the challenges ahead.
Schedule a complimentary 20-minute phone consultation to discuss your family’s situation and whether caregiver consultation may be helpful, or contact me for more information.
The services provided through this website are consultation and do not constitute psychotherapy, mental health treatment, or medical care.
