TREATMENT
What type of eating disorders to you treat?
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
- Disordered Eating
- Orthorexia
- Binge Eating Disorder
INSURANCE & PAYMENT
Will my insurance cover treatment?
Sadly, most insurance companies do not cover Nutrition Therapy for Eating Disorders.
They seem to want to pay for hospitalization when things get really critical
but do not realize the savings involved when evidence-based care is provided in
an outpatient setting BEFORE patients become depressed to the point of suicidal
ideation.
UHA does cover, as well as Kaiser Permanente through their Behavioral Health
program.BCBS FEP also covers Nutrition Therapy.
I provide pre-paid discounts and take credit cards to help patients pay for
Nutrition Therapy when their insurance does not cover.
EXPERTISE
What’s Your Professional Training?
I’ve been providing nutrition therapy for the treatment of eating disorders since 1995. Besides my outpatient private practice in Kailua, I serve as the Nutrition Support Dietitian for Kahi Mohala Behavioral Hospital Inpatient Eating Disorder services. You may have seen and heard me around Oahu, as I’ve done lots of public speaking eating disorders in the community, in university settings and on local television and radio.
Because treating eating disorders is my specialty, I’ve made it a focus to receive advanced training directly from renowned experts throughout the US:
- Remuda Ranch (Arizona) Onsite Eating Disorder Workshop
- Sondra Kronberg: Nutritionist’s Eating Disorder Training and Exercise Bulimia
- Sarah Brotsky: Walking the Thin Line
- Margo Maine: The Bread is Rising- Prevention of EDs
- Anne Kearney Cook: Eating Disorders Come in all Shapes and Sizes
- Rabinor/Ressler: Skill Building for Therapists
- Stephanie Milstein: Maudsley Method
- Michael Strober: ED’s and Co-Morbidities
- Judy Beck: Cognitive Behavior Therapy
- Molly Kellogg: Behavior Therapy for Treatment of Eating Disorders
- Genevieve Hereirra: Body Image and ED’s
- Steven Berg-Smith: Motivational Interviewing and Health Behavior Change
- Elyse Resch: Intuitive Eating
Where are you located?
Kailua Professional Center 2
40 Aulike St., Suite 411
Kailua, HI. 96734
How do I make an appointment?
Call me at 808 255-4810.
