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Abigail H. Natenshon, MA, LCSW, GCFP

Women's Web is honored that Abigail helped develop our section on eating disorders (see What Parents and Families Need to Know — there are several installments in this series).

An internationally renowned expert in the treatment of eating disorders, Abigail H. Natenshon, MA, LCSW, GCFP is a psychotherapist who has treated children, adults, couples, families and groups for nearly 40 years. The author of When Your Child Has An Eating Disorder: A Step-by-Step Workbook for Parents and Other Caregivers (Jossey Bass Publishers, 1999) and the e-book Doing What Works: The Professionals' Guide to the Treatment of Eating Disorders and a contributing author to The Hadassah Jewish Family Book of Health and Wellness (Jossey Bass Publishers, 2004), Abigail is the founder and director of Eating Disorder Specialists of Illinois: a Clinic without Walls. She hosts three informative web sites, www.empoweredparents.com, www.empoweredkidZ.com, a wholesome alternative to the pro-anorexic web sites, and www.treatingeatingdisorders.com designed specifically for health professionals and educators. She has appeared on national television as an eating disorder expert on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The John Walsh Show, Starting Over (NBC) as well as on MSNBC and National Public Radio.

Abigail is also a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner based on the work of Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, where she has become a leader in using this neurophysiological approach to augment more traditional approaches to treating patients with eating disorders and body image disturbances. Particularly effective in treating long-term sufferers of eating disorders, victims of rape, sexual abuse, and self-mutilation, this technique creates a novel experience of body and the self, offering patients enhanced self-awareness, and new options for personal growth and change.

Abigail speaks widely to parent and professional audiences and maintains a private practice in Highland Park, Illinois where she resides with her husband.

Listen to Abbie's empowering message to parents. (MP3; Time: 9 mins 41 s)

Read the full transcript of our Women's Web chat on eating disorders, body image, healthy eating, and losing weight sensibly (September 16, 2005) in which Abbie answers visitors' questions.

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