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Cris Haltom has a Ph.D. from Cornell University. She is a licensed psychologist in private practice in Ithaca, N. Y. Cris is an Approved Supervisor (#110) for the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals. She is available for training, presentations, and workshops. She has published articles, co-edited a text book, appeared on cable television, taught workshops, and taught academic courses as adjunct faculty at Cornell University and other colleges.
As part of her psychotherapy practice, Cris works as part of a team with physicians and nutritionists to provide treatment children, adolescents, and adults with eating disorders.
The Eating Disorder Survival Guide for Parents(tm), published by Cris Haltom, Ph.D., is a FREE monthly newsletter intended for parents whose children are or have been in treatment with appropriate professionals for eating disorders. Related coaching, education and support groups for parents are intended for the same audience. The information presented is NEVER substitute for professional intervention. Further, tips and guidelines offered in newsletters and consultations may or may not apply to the individual circumstances of readers/ participants. Only a professional physician, certified mental health professional, and/or registered nutritionist can determine the best guidelines for each individual child and family.
These articles on eating disorders are from my regular newsletter, and will help you and your child.
These articles first appeared in my complimentary newsletter, "The Eating Disorder Survival Guide for Parents". You are welcome to subscribe. (See box on the left.) In the Eating Disorder Survival Guide for Parents I regularly share insights from my own work and from the work of well-known researchers, writers and teachers in the field of eating disorders.
Eating Disorders are serious disorders. Every person with an eating disorder has a different story to tell, a different background, and a different personality. Thus tips and guidelines in Dr. Haltom's newsletter and these articles may or may not apply to your child or family member. The professional(s) treating your child should identify optimum guidelines for treatment.
Parents and guardians: In newsletter articles which contain TIPS for you, you can ask your child with an eating disorder which tips she or he agrees with.
The problem with body comparisons
Megan's Story Part One: Early treatment setbacks
Megan's Story Part Two: Disordered eating sometimes seems worse early in treatment
Megan's Story Part Three: Seven tips for coping with early treatment frustrations
Adult binge eating often starts in childhood
Eight things parents can do if a child is binge eating
A mother's hope: The heart-warming story of Mary Ellen Clausen
Tips on eating disorder from Mary Ellen Clausen
The Maudsley Approach: A new family treatment
The Maudsley Approach: Five tips if you use this new approach
The Maudsley Approach: Five tips if you DON'T use it