VFTS 2023 5 | Kate Merkle | Psychodramatic Methods In the Treatment of Eating Disorders

FEATURED GUESTS: Kate Merkle, LCSW, MPH, RDN, PAT, CDWF is a clinical social worker, registered dietitian, and certified psychodramatist. She's also a certified Daring Way™ facilitator, an experiential methodology based on the research of Dr. Brené Brown. Kate has over 18 years of experience helping people struggling with disordered eating and body image issues heal their relationship with food. She is the founder and director of Nourishment Works PC, a group therapy and nutrition practice specializing in the treatment of eating disorders. She is a co-director of the Chicago Center for Psychodrama, a training center offering trainings and workshops to hospitals, schools, and mental health practices throughout the Chicagoland area. Kate has been incorporating psychodrama into her group and individual work for the last 10 years.

LISTEN & LEARN: 

• The benefits of being both a registered dietician and therapist as an eating disorder provider. 
• How action methods can help breakthrough ambivalence in treatment. 
• How action methods can empower the client to tap into their inner wisdom. 
• The myth of perfect eating. 
• The benefits of exploring nutrition, hydration and sleep as it pertains to mental health. 
• Reframing questions for food as fuel. What have you fueled your body with today? How consistently have you fueled your body today? 
• How the Health at Every Size and Intuitive Eating Paradigms provide a compassionate approach to eating. 
• When to refer a client to a dietician. 
• People don't fail diets. Diets fail people. 
• Connecting with body wisdom through action methods. 

RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:

• Kate's practice www.nourishmentworks.com
• https://www.facebook.com/NourishmentWorksPC/
• Email Kate at kate@nourishmentworks.com for your FREE GUIDE to Nourished Eating
• Email Kate at kate@nourishmentworks.com for a CHANCE to attend an Intro to Psychodrama Workshop with the www.chicagopsychodrama.com 
• https://www.instagram.com/ @chicagocenterpsychodrama
• Body candles (Small Goddess Sculptures that were on Kate's Shelf)

SESSIONS AT THE EXPRESSIVE THERAPIES SUMMIT:

• Integrating Brené Brown’s Daring Way with Expressive Arts for Courageous Healing and Transformation via Virtual Summit Sunday May 21^st – 6 HR Zoom; To Promote the Midwest Summit in Chicago
• Action Techniques for Transforming the Treatment of Eating Disorders: Embodied Healing on June 25^th 10AM - 1PM along with Brittany Lakin-Starr
• The Importance of Nutrition in Trauma Recovery for All Counselors and Therapists on June 25 2:30-5:30PM