Amy Pershing, LMSW, ACSW
Tracking # 20-914327
Course overview
The experience of complex trauma significantly contributes to binge eating disorder (BED) and body dissatisfaction. If you treat trauma, you treat BED. Sadly, few clinicians are trained in dealing with both concerns, which impacts treatment for these clients. In this session, you will learn key questions to ask to uncover whether your client has BED; the impact of complex trauma on the development of BED and related body image concerns; how to look at BED through an IFS lens; and how to avoid harm by using somatic healing and intuitive eating and movement.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling
Certified Master Social Worker
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Florida Board of Psychology
Limited License Psychologist
Psychologist
Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board
Chemical Dependency Counselor Assistant
Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor II
Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor III
Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor
Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board
Licensed Independent Marriage and Family Therapist
Licensed Independent Social Worker
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
Licensed Professional Counselor
Licensed Social Worker
Marriage and Family Therapist
Registered Social Worker Assistant
Disclosure statements
Financial: Amy Pershing is the founding director of Bodywise and the Vice President of The Center for Eating
Disorders. She is an author with Routledge Publishing and Receives royalties. Ms. Pershing receives a speaking
honorarium, book royalties, and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships
with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Amy Pershing is a member of the National Association of Social Workers, the Academy for
Eating Disorders, and the Academy of Certified Social Workers. She is a founding board member of the Eating
Disorders Action Network and is the membership chair for the Eating Disorders Professional League of
Michigan.