Episode 9: Pediatric Psychologist Dr. Kelsey Latimer on Eating Disorders in Children

The podcast was fortunate to have Dr. Kelsey Latimer from The Center for Pediatric Eating Disorders/Children’s Hospital join us to talk about eating disorders in children. On this episode, we talk about: Why Dr. Latimer loves working with children and families How to trust your gut instincts The multifaceted causes of eating disorder development How parents can recognize eating disorders in children Gaining support from family members during the recovery process The important distinction between guilt and shame Common traits found in kids with eating disorders and how those can be strengths How to encourage positive body image, and a healthy relationship with food and activity in kids When you should seek professional help for your child Kelsey M. Latimer, PhD, completed her doctorate in Counseling Psychology at the University of North Texas in 2009, with emphasis areas in neuropsychology and child/adolescent development. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at the University of Texas at Austin Counseling and Mental Health Center, where she had focused preceptorships in training/administration and eating disorders. Her post-doctoral work was done at Texas Christian University, where she provided specialized treatment in eating disorders, anxiety and crisis management to the general student population and the Fraternity/Sorority Life community. She is now a licensed psychologist in the Center for Pediatric Eating Disorders of Children’s Health/Children’s Medical Center Plano. She works in all levels of care, including inpatient and partial hospitalization and leads the intensive outpatient program. Her research is focused on eating disorder prevention and intervention, and clinical outcomes of eating disorder programs. Dr. Latimer has presented at over 40 regional/national/international conferences on topics of eating disorder treatment, body image and supervision/training.  She has also been featured as a media expert source on Fox 4, Cosmopolitan.com, The Washington Post, Gurze Books Newsletter, Brit & Co, and yahoo style. For more information about the Center for Pediatric Eating Disorders, please visit: childrens.com www.childrens.com/eatingdisorders. If you’d like to contact the Center for Pediatric Eating Disorders by phone and speak directly with one of their intake clinicians, please call the Intake coordinator, Ms. Elizabeth Koury, LPC - 214-456-8