Fingerprint Moments with Kate Funk, MFT, LMFT

 
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Episode 11 - Fingerprint Moments with Kate Funk, MFT, LMFT

by Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS

IN THIS EPISODE:

In this episode, I am joined by Kate Funk, MFT, LMFT, of Kate Funk Counseling. Working with eating disorders since 2012, Kate is dedicated to the treatment and understanding of eating disorders. As a recovered clinician, she believes full recovery is possible and works to empower clients to find their true selves and create lives where food and exercise are no longer the forefront, but a simple part of life. Kate is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the states of Pennsylvania and Texas. Kate is currently located in the greater Houston area. 

SOME OF THE TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• Eating disorders and substance abuse.
• Owning who you are.
• Conforming to "fit in" plants the seed for an eating disorder.
• Finding purpose and meaning.
• Looking at what are the barriers to living the life you want to live.
• Eating disorders robbing you of everything you think it will give you.

ABOUT KATE FUNK:

Kate Funk, MFT, LMFT is a therapist in the greater Houston area who earned a Masters Degree in Family Therapy from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. Kate has dedicated her professional career to the treatment and understanding of eating disorders. Kate believes eating disorders affect the entire person and that individual and family therapy promote healing. With personal experience battling and recovering from an eating disorder, Kate knows first-hand full recovery is possible. Dedicated to learning about the treatment of eating disorders, Kate has trained with Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Texas, Shepherd Pratt, The Renfrew Center, Monte Nido and Affiliates, and the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals.

Kate created an outpatient group for eating disorders in southern New Jersey while serving as research coordinator for the University of Sciences Eating Disorder Research Program which since moved to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Since 2016, Kate has worked at Monte Nido and Affiliates and has worked in all levels of care including intensive outpatient, partial hospitalization, and residential treatment. Throughout her career, she has had opportunities to volunteer with the National Eating Disorder Association, The Renfrew Center, and Girls on the Run.

Kate believes in treating the mind and body through a combination of cognitive-behavioral therapy, self-empowerment, compassion-focused therapy,  symbolic experiential, and structural family therapy as well as creative arts.


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ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:

Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. Karin is the founder of the Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center located in Boston, MA. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.