Betsy Brenner is an author, recovery speaker, and peer support mentor. A former hospital attorney and long-time high school tennis coach, Betsy was also a hospice volunteer and speaker on grief, loss, and end-of-life decision-making. She has led a bereavement group in her town for nearly a decade. Her primary focus now is on speaking, mentoring, and leading support groups. She is passionate about giving hope to and supporting those who are struggling with an eating disorder, especially women in midlife. Betsy received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Brown University and her Juris Doctorate from American University Law School. Originally from Rochester, New York, she and her husband, Jeff have resided in Barrington, Rhode Island for 30 years and are the proud parents of three grown children.

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 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.