Emotional Eating, Chronic Dieting, Bingeing and Body Image: What Every Clinician Needs to Know

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Judith Matz, LCSW, ACSW, is co-author of The Making Peace with Food Card Deck, The Body Positivity Card Deck, and two books on the topics of eating and weight struggles.  Beyond a Shadow of a Diet: The Comprehensive Guide to Treating Binge Eating Disorder, Compulsive Eating and Emotional Overeating, has been called “the new bible” on this topic for professionals. The Diet Survivor’s Handbook: 60 Lessons in Eating, Acceptance and Self-Care was a #1 bestseller on Amazon and a favorite resource for therapists to use with clients. She is also the author of Amanda’s Big Dream, a children’s book that helps kids to pursue their dreams – at any size! Judith has a private practice in Skokie, IL where she focuses her work with clients who want to get off the diet/binge rollercoaster and learn to feel at home in their bodies. Through her individual counseling, groups, workshops, presentations and books, Judith has helped thousands of people to develop self-care skills that increase physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing without a focus on the pursuit of weight loss. Through educational programs, she is dedicated to helping people end the preoccupation with food and weight. Judith received her MSW at University of Michigan and earned her post-graduate certificate at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago, where she trained in the treatment of eating disorders. Judith is a frequent contributor to the Psychotherapy Networker magazine and a popular speaker at national conferences. Descriptions of her work have appeared in the media including the New York Times, LA Times, Allure, Fitness, Self, Shape, Today’s Dietitian, Diabetes Self-Management, NBC News Chicago, Huffington Post Live, and she appears in the documentary America The Beautiful 2.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Judith Matz is the director of The Chicago Center for Overcoming Overeating, Inc. and maintains a private practice. She receives royalties as a published author. Judith Matz receives a speaking honorarium, recording, and book royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Judith Matz is a member of the National Association of Social Workers, the National Eating Disorder Association, and the Association for Size Diversity and Health.

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Objectives

1. Articulate the differences in clinical presentation between Binge Eating Disorder, disordered eating and emotional overeating.
2. Examine the relationship between societal “diet culture” and its influence on disordered eating patterns that present in clinical treatment.
3. Utilize CBT-informed interventions to address distorted thinking patterns in order to help clients normalize eating and incorporate positive, sustainable behaviors.
4. Provide psychoeducation for clients regarding the relationship between overeating and emotional regulation skills.
5. Teach clients the three essential steps of attuned eating in order to replace disordered eating patterns, including binge eating.
6. Identify personal bias toward body size and implement Health at Every Size (HAES)-informed strategies in the therapeutic relationship.

Outline

• 3 crucial questions to ask at intake
• DSM-5®: Binge Eating Disorder (BED)
• The difference between BED, disordered eating and emotional overeating
• Sub-clinical disordered eating patterns

• The backdrop of diet culture
• Why dieting doesn’t work and weight is not the problem
• Food as a form of affect regulation
• Shame about food and body size
• Co-morbid mental health conditions

• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Challenge the problem of good/bad thinking
  • Restructure thoughts to be more curious and less judgmental
  • End negative body talk and challenge internalized weight stigma
• Mindfulness Practices That Promote Emotional Regulation
  • Guided visualizations that bring emotional calm
  • Diaphragmatic breathing exercise
  • Taking in The Good (Hanson’s Buddha Brain practice)
• Self-Compassion Skills That Are Essential to Recovery
  • How compassion reduces overeating and bingeing
  • Allowing for and tolerating emotional experiences
  • Neff’s 3 steps of self-compassion
• Attuned Eating: The Antidote to Diet Failure
  • Implementing the 3 steps of attuned eating
  • Tools to help clients overcome common obstacles
  • Psychological vs. physiological hunger
  • Working with different eating styles (vegetarian, health concerns, etc.)

Target Audience

• Counselors
• Social Workers
• Marriage & Family Therapists
• Psychologists
• Addiction Counselors
• Case Managers
• Registered Dietitians & Dietetic Technicians
• Nurses
• Occupational Therapists
• Occupational Therapy Assistants
• O​ther Mental Health Professionals

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