As the Director of Clinical Integrity at Monte Nido, Dr. Kate Craigen is focused on refining clinical programming and supporting staff to ensure that clients of all ages, genders, and cultural backgrounds receive the highest quality care. As a member of the Clinical Services department, she jumps at the opportunity to provide supervision, consultation, and training to our frontline staff. Kate has treated adolescents and adults with eating disorders since the beginning of her doctoral training at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her clinical Internship at the New Jersey VA was focused on the treatment of veterans with substance use disorders and trauma in outpatient and residential settings. She completed her postdoctoral Fellowship at the Eating and Weight Disorders Program at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in NY and joined the clinical team at Monte Nido Walden in 2015. Through several roles in direct clinical care and leadership, she had the opportunity and privilege to grow and develop specialized binge eating disorder programming. As a native New Englander, Kate enjoys being outdoors in all four seasons. She’s in her element when tending her plants indoors and out.