Finding Help Fast When Your Child or Teen Has An Eating Disorder

Lori Osachy, MSS, LCSW is clinical director of The Body Image Counseling Center of Jacksonville, Florida. A nationally recognized authority in the treatment and prevention of eating disorders, depression, anxiety, and related mental health issues, Lori has successfully counseled adults, children and families for over fifteen years. She regularly lectures and teaches and is the author of numerous articles promoting eating disorders education among health care professionals and the lay population. She has been featured in several national magazines and is a regular mental health consultant for print news and television. Lori is a graduate of Cornell University and received her Master's degree from Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research. She lives in Jacksonville, Florida where she is a psychotherapist and parent consultant in full-time private practice. Lori's goal is to be able to empower parents and families, providing them with the tools to be successful in overcoming obstacles and to raise happy, healthy kids. Her next project is completing the second book in the Quick Start Recovery series, which is geared towards helping individuals of all ages with eating disorders to quickly begin the process of recovery and experience relief from their symptoms-before they even walk into a therapist's office.