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Coral Gables, FL 33146
305-668-5755 (phone)
305-668-5756 (fax)
info@DrSarahRavin.com
Driving Directions
Following an initial assessment, I collaborate with you to develop an individualized treatment plan which is tailored to meet your specific needs. The following is a summary of the empirically-supported treatment techniques I use as well as helpful internet resources and books that I recommend for parents.
| Top | Maudsley Method:Family-Based Treatment for Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa Originally developed at the Maudsley Hospital in London, the Maudsley Method has shown great promise as an effective outpatient treatment for anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa in adolescents. In contrast to traditional psychotherapies, Maudsley treatment enlists the entire family as a resource in helping the adolescent battle the eating disorder. Treatment initially focuses on nutritional rehabilitation, weight restoration, cessation of purging, and return to physical health before any psychological work is done. Read more about the Maudsley Method Family-Based Treatment of Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa: The Maudsley Approach By Daniel Le Grange, Ph.D. & James Lock, M.D., Ph.D. |
| Top | Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT) CBT is typically a short-term (6-20 sessions), goal-oriented treatment which is designed to alleviate specific symptoms and problematic behaviors. CBT emphasizes the relationships among thoughts, behaviors, and emotions and teaches clients specific skills to improve their wellbeing by modifying thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors which are unhealthy, unproductive, or distressing. Research has supported the effectiveness of CBT in treating anxiety, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, sleep problems, and bulimia. Read more about CBT |
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Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) DBT incorporates behavior therapy with mindfulness and dialectical philosophy (e.g., balance between acceptance and change). Initially developed to treat suicidal individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder, DBT has since been adapted for a variety of problems. The core components of DBT include mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. Research has supported the effectiveness of DBT for individuals who struggle with intense emotions, mood swings, self-harm, suicidal urges, impulsivity, and eating disorders. Read more about DBT |
| Top | Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) ACT is a unique empirically-based psychological intervention that uses acceptance and mindfulness strategies, together with commitment and behavior change strategies, to increase psychological flexibility. Psychological flexibility means contacting the present moment fully as a conscious human being, and based on what the situation affords, changing or persisting in behavior in the service of chosen personal values. Read more about ACT Hayes, S. C. (2007). Hello darkness: Discovering our values by confronting our fears. Psychotherapy Networker, 31 (5), 46-52. |
| Top | Internet resources for parents of eating-disordered children: Maudsley Parents: A website for parents of eating disordered children http://www.maudsleyparents.org/ Website of Laura Collins, a writer whose daughter recovered from Anorexia Nervosa www.laurassoapbox.net FEAST: Families Empowered and Supporting Treatment of Eating Disorders http://www.feast-ed.org/ Online forum for parents of eating disordered children http://www.aroundthedinnertable.org/ |
| Top | Books I recommend for parents: Help Your Teenager Beat An Eating Disorder by James Lock, MD, PhD & Daniel Le Grange, PhD The Guilford Press, 2005. Eating With Your Anorexic: How My Child Recovered Through Family-Based Treatment and Yours Can Too By Laura Collins McGraw-Hill, 2004 Skills-Based Learning for Caring for a Loved One with an Eating Disorder: The New Maudsley Method By Janet Treasure, Ph.D., Grainne Smith, and Anna Crane Routledge, 2007 Eating Disorders: A Parent’s Guide By Rachael Bryant-Waugh & Bryan Lask Routledge, 2004 My Kid is Back: Empowering Parents to Beat Anorexia Nervosa By June Alexander & Daniel Le Grange Melbourne University Publishing, 2009 Feeding Your Anorexic Adolescent By Claire P. Norton, MS, RD Nutripress, 2009 Brave Girl Eating: A Family's Struggle with Anorexia By Harriet Brown Harper Collins, 2010 The Parent's Guide to Eating Disorders By Marcia Herrin and Nancy Matsumoto Gurze, 2007 Give Food a Chance: A New View on Childhood Eating Disorders By Julie O'Toole PSI Press, 2010 |
