Earn 24 CE Credits at this in-person training!
Earn 24 CE Credits at this in-person training!
Earn 24 CE Credits at this in-person training! Earn 24 CE Credits at this in-person training!
Fundamentals of Experiential
and Evidence-based Therapies
Applications for Eating Disorders and Body Image Disturbance (FEET - ED/BI)
A 4-Day Immersive Training for Therapists Who Want a Clear, Confident, Clinically Sound Path Through Complex Trauma & Eating Disorder Treatment
Fundamentals of Encompassing Experiential Dynamic-Psychotherapies: Applications for Eating Disorders & Complex Trauma
What: A 4-day experiential training in
Where: Hollywood, Florida
When: February 15–18, 2026
Who: 15–20 participants max
Why: Earn 24 CE Credits & Gain Valuable Tools to Help Your Clients
Format Includes:
Morning lecture + demonstrations
Afternoon small-group experiential practice
Mindfulness and breath awareness experientials to keep you grounded and model how you can ground clients
Optional group breathwork session
Beach and pool access for integration + self-care
This is both an intensive training and a restorative retreat, designed to help you learn deeply while replenishing the nervous system you use every day in your work.
This training doesn’t just expand your toolkit.
It changes the way you think, formulate, and treat.
Become the Therapist Complex Trauma & ED Clients Need
Skilled, Grounded, Effective, and Clinically Clear
You will learn how to:
Integrate “bottom-up” modalities into a thoughtful, structured treatment plan
Understand the origins and maintaining factors of eating disorders through a trauma-informed lens
Navigate ambivalence, resistance, and the complex interpersonal dynamics these cases bring
Use somatic, experiential, and relational tools with precision instead of confusion
Confidently assess severity, determine appropriate level of care, and build a competent treatment team
Create a coherent path toward recovery—even when symptoms feel chaotic or contradictory
What’s Included
4 days of lecture, demos & experiential practice
Daily somatic & breathwork exercises
Small-group skill practice
Complimentary breathwork session
Beach & pool access
PowerPoints, demos & materials included
What You’ll Learn
You will leave FEED-ED knowing how to:
Conduct a clinically sound, ED-informed intake
Formulate cases with clarity: symptoms, beliefs, relational dynamics, regulation capacity
Create a treatment plan prioritizing what matters most
Engage family members and multidisciplinary teams
Work with ambivalence and resistance effectively
Use bottom-up tools (AEDP, SE, EMDR-informed techniques) to build regulation and attachment repair
Navigate transference, trauma responses, and ED voice dynamics
Help clients move toward recovery, self-efficacy, and emotional coherence
Why Most Therapists Feel Unprepared for Complex Trauma & ED Cases
Even seasoned clinicians struggle with questions like:
Where do I start?
Is this client appropriate for outpatient care, or am I missing something medically dangerous?
Do I address behaviors or trauma first?
How do I integrate all the modalities I've learned without confusing myself or the client?
Why does the client stay stuck—even though they “know what to do”?
Eating disorders are multifaceted, often medically risky, and deeply entangled with trauma, attachment, anxiety, identity, and interpersonal dynamics. Without specialized training, therapists may inadvertently:
Miss red-flag symptoms
Overemphasize insight while neglecting behavioral stabilization
Focus on behaviors while overlooking trauma roots
Misjudge readiness for deeper work
Lose morale and direction, while clients lose hope
Clients deserve more, and clinicians deserve clarity, confidence, and a truly integrative approach.
Meet Your Instructor:
Dr. Rachel Lowinger, PhD
A clinical psychologist licensed in NY and Florida, Dr. Lowinger brings 20 years of specialized experience treating eating disorders and complex trauma with deep cultural competence and a profoundly relational lens.
Her training includes:
Postdoctoral internship at The William Alanson White Institute
EDCAS Certificate (Eating Disorders, Compulsions & Addictions)
AEDP Level 3 Certified
Certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP)
Certified EMDR Clinician
Certified in FBT (Family Based Treatment)
Extensive experience integrating CBT-E, DBT for ED, ACT, SE, EMDR, AEDP, and relational models
Supervision of clinicians and repeated invited presentations at NEFESH
Speaking and psychoeducation for schools, parents, and community organizations
Her work blends rigorous clinical science, experiential depth, somatic attunement, relational presence, and cultural/spiritual sensitivity, creating a powerful, comprehensive approach to healing.
Training Modules
Module 1: Lay of the Land
Understanding the origins, maintenance, and clinical formulation of eating disorders & trauma
Assessment tools • CBT-E • DBT • Self Psychology • AEDP frameworks • Treatment planning
Module 2: Ambivalence & Stages of Change
How to assess readiness, strengthen motivation, navigate resistance, and work with interpersonal dynamics that impact change
Module 3: Integrating Experiential Approaches
Inner child work (AEDP) • EMDR-informed targeting • CBT-E techniques • Mindfulness tools • Anxiety regulation strategies
Module 4: The Body & Spirituality in Healing
Somatic resources • breathwork • nervous system regulation
Helping clients reconnect with the body as a safe place
Integrating personal meaning, values, and faith when clinically appropriate
Special Topics:
Breath awareness • somatic release • spirituality as a therapeutic resource
Pricing
Regular Price: $2,800
Special Offer: $2,650
Payment Options:
Deposit to reserve your seat + 2 installments (Jan 15 & Feb 10)
Payment in full by Jan 30
Class Size: 15–20 participants
Enrollment closes: January 30
Guarantee
If the training is canceled → full refund
If you have an emergency and cannot attend → 50% refund