In Person

Regaining Control: Strategies for Interrupting Binge Eating Behaviors

Katie Gustamachio, MEd, RD, LDN/LD

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Information

Date & Time

Location

  • 213 Court Street
    Middletown, CT 06457

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Identify the diagnostic criteria for binge eating disorder.

  • Name at least 2 evidenced-based interventions to interrupt binge eating behaviors.

  • Describe a step-wise approach to facilitating a binge food exposure.

Description

Binge eating disorder and binge eating behaviors are characterized by a sense of loss of control. In this presentation, we will review the diagnostic criteria for binge eating disorder, the evidence-based treatments recommended to interrupt binge eating behaviors, and specific interventions that can help clients to regain control and improve their relationship with food.

Target Audience

  • Counselor
  • Dietitian
  • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • Psychologist
  • Social Worker
  • Substance Use Disorder Professionals

Presenters

Katie Gustamachio, MEd, RD, LDN/LD

Katie Gustamachio (she/her/hers) is a registered dietitian and program director of the virtual Free to Be Intensive Outpatient Program for Binge and Emotional Eating at Monte Nido|Walden. Katie has worked for Walden since 2013, with adolescents and adults throughout all levels of care. She has a passion for working with clients struggling with binge eating disorder and has helped foster and grow the Free to Be program since it shifted to a telehealth model in 2020. Katie is proud to be the first dietitian at Walden to hold a program director role. She completed her dietetic internship at Saint Louis University in 2012, and her master’s degree in health education with an eating disorder concentration at Plymouth State University in 2020.