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Relationships & Eating Disorder Recovery: 10 Tips for Fostering Connection
Written by: Chris Vara, LICSW, LCSW-C, MDiv (she/her/hers or he/him/his) Eating disorders are disorders of disconnection. Those who struggle with eating disorders often report feeling disconnected from not only food and their bodies, but also from others. How...
7 Things Providers Need to Know about Gender Identity and its Effect on Body Image
Originally written April 17, 2018 Written by Chris Vara (formerly Christine Lang), MSW, M.Div. from Walden Behavioral Care Chris Vara, formerly Christine Lang, is an adolescent clinician in the partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs for Walden...
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Fostering Connection with Specific Interventions Treating the LGBTQ+ Client Through Their Eating Disorder
Speaker:
Chris Vara, LCSW-C, LICSW, MDiv
Duration:
1 Hour 09 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Feb 25, 2022
Media Type:
Digital Seminar

