Find Eating Disorders Psychologists in New York, the United States

Eating disorders affect eating, weight and how a person sees their body ¹. They carry physical risk as well as psychological.

Effective treatments exist, including family-based treatment. Treatments used also include eating-disorder-focused cognitive behavioural therapy and MANTRA ².

Specialist supportive clinical management is another. Interpersonal psychotherapy is an option in bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder ³.

Families are usually involved rather than kept out. Care is often shared with a doctor. Ask a practitioner which of these approaches they offer.

Everyone on this page is listed under the professional title psychologist. Psychologists apply the study of the mind and behaviour to assist people through difficulty. Clinical psychologists work with people of all ages, with families, carers, teams and communities.

Assessment belongs to a psychologist's training, and sits alongside therapy. Clinical, counselling and educational psychology are different training routes. Each route emphasises different work.

Which titles are registered varies by country. Where the title is registered, the register says what it covers. Ask a psychologist which route they trained through, and what they work with most.

NYC Health + Hospitals Gotham Health Gouverneur Behavioral Health Treatment Center. Phone +1 212 238 7897. Uninsured patients pay on a sliding scale, set by what they can afford. New York City residents can request an appointment. Every resident is eligible, whatever their immigration status.

The title you will see is Licensed Psychologist.

A practitioner must hold a current licence from the state board where they practise. See the United States page.