EATING DISORDERS SERVICES
At Nashville Child and Family Wellness Center, we provide comprehensive Eating Disorder assessments and treatment for children, adolescents, and adults with eating concerns and/or eating disorders.
Eating Disorders are serious mental illnesses that affect individuals of all different body shapes and sizes. Research shows that a multidisciplinary approach is best practice for treating eating disorders and achieving sustained long-term recovery.
PHILOSOPHY
At Nashville Child and Family Wellness center we encourage variety, believe all foods fit into your life, and work with clients to help them overcome rigid food beliefs. We recognize each person has unique genetics and practice a weight neutral approach. Our providers collaborate on client care regularly across disciplines, which results in efficient communication in a timely manner and a high quality of care for you or your family.
SERVICES
Schedule a comprehensive assessment with a specialist in order to determine if treatment is needed and what type of services are recommended in order to help you or your child thrive.
WHAT WE TREAT
Nashville Child and Family Wellness Center is committed to providing high-quality, evidenced-based treatment for children, adolescents and adults
Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
Anorexia Nervosa
Bulimia Nervosa
Binge Eating Disorder
Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorders
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Chronic Dieting
Emotional Eating
Body Image Concerns
Picky Eating
Fear Based Eating
Other Co-Occurring Disorders
HOW WE TREAT
Nashville Child and Family Wellness Center uses the following evidenced-based modalities:
Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Family Based Treatment (FBT)
SERVICES INCLUDE
Individual outpatient treatment plans may include:
Individual Therapy
Nutrition Counseling
Psychiatry/Medication Management
Family Therapy
Parent Coaching
Group Therapy
Support Groups
Collaboration with Community Providers
Yoga/Mindfulness
RESOURCES
Links for screening and support
FREE SCREENING TOOL https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/screening-tool
NEDA https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/
RENEWED https://renewedsupport.org/
FEEDING FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLECENTS http://www.ellynsatter.com/
PROVIDERS
Nashville Child and Family Wellness Center therapists and dietician
CAROLINE HARTMAN, LPC-MHSP, CEDS
Caroline Hartman is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist who brings a wealth of experience to her work with children, teens, adults, and families/caregivers who have struggled with or been impacted by disordered eating, eating disorders, anxiety disorders, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Caroline enjoys empowering clients to find relief and freedom from symptoms and when working with families, helps to increase caregivers’ confidence to reduce unhelpful accommodations while removing the shame and blame commonly felt.
STEPHANIE PENNACCHIA, LPC-MHSP
Stephanie Pennacchia is a Licensed Professional Counselor who has a passion for specializing in eating disorders, anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, and depression. Stephanie has worked in a variety of mental health settings such as crisis, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient therapy. Stephanie enjoys working with children, adolescents, their families, and adults overcome barriers, decrease symptom use, increase coping, and ultimately reach their therapeutic goals.
SAMANTHA HAMBY, RD, LDN, CEDRD
Samantha Hamby is a registered and licensed dietician/nutritionist who brings a wide array of experience as she has worked in residential, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient levels of care. Samantha provides nutrition counseling to children, adolescents, adults, and their families struggling with disordered eating, eating disorders, and other co-occurring disorders. She enjoys empowering others to strengthen their relationship with their bodies while also helping to expand food variety and achieve a more balanced plate.
ROSIE NEBEL, MA, T-LMFT
Rosie is a master’s level clinician experienced in treating clients presenting with eating disorders, anxiety disorders, depression, trauma, attachment wounding, parentification, and dysfunctional parent/child relationships. Rosie draws from a variety of evidence-based models, including ACT, CBT, DBT, EMDR, and FBT, to treat adolescents, adults, and families. She is a member of the NCFWC DBT Team providing individual and group therapy for clients with chronic self-harm and suicidal thoughts.
HEIDI HENSLEY, LPC-MHSP
Heidi Hensley is a masters-level clinician who has been working with families and individuals from infancy to late adulthood for over ten years. She has over six years of experience treating clients with eating disorders at both the inpatient and outpatient levels, and she is trained in Family Based Therapy for Eating Disorders. Heidi utilizes many evidence-based treatments such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Exposure Response Prevention Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, depending on the needs of the client or family.
LIZA DU PLESSIS, PSYD, HSP
Liza Du Plessis, Psy.D., HSP, is a licensed clinical psychologist dedicated to delivering evidence-based therapeutic services for children, adolescents, adults, and families struggling with a wide range of emotional, behavioral, and adjustment concerns, including: trauma, disordered eating, eating disorders, parent/child relationships, and mood and anxiety disorders.