About this course

Learning Objectives

• Participants will be able to identify how ADHD impacts their ED recovery.
• Participants will learn to reframe ADHD as an asset.
• Participants will be able to identify how shame and stigma play a role in their ADHD and learn 3 strategies to work through it..
• Participants will learn 10 behavioral interventions they can utilize to support their ED recovery and help them navigate life with ADHD.

Learning Levels

• All levels

Target Audience

Course Instructor(s)

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  Kate Funk, LMFT, CEDS-C, ADHD- CCSP

  Kate is a licensed marriage and family therapist and a certified eating disorder specialist. Kate works virtually in the states of NJ, PA, and TX. With over a decade of clinical experience, as well as her own lived experience recovering from an eating disorder, Kate has dedicated her career to the treatment and understanding of eating disorders. Kate has worked in treatment centers all over the country and trained at some of the country’s top eating disorder institutions and is passionate about helping individuals recover and supporting clinicians in the understanding and treatment of eating disorders. Kate became fascinated with the intersection of ADHD and EDs after receiving a diagnosis as an adult and noticing how many of her clients also struggled with ADHD and how much shame and complexity the disorder added to the recovery process.

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