Therapy for Eating Disorders
Eating Disorder Treatment in Greenwich, Darien, Westport, Westchester, and Surrounding Areas in Connecticut and New York
Dr. Sala's main area of expertise is eating disorder treatment, and she works with children, adolescents, and adults using gold-standard approaches for the treatment of eating disorders, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Family-Based Treatment.
In addition to her work in private practice, Dr. Sala is the Director of the Mindfulness, Eating Disorders, and Acceptance Lab (MEAL) at Yeshiva University, where she conducts eating disorder treatment research. She currently has an NIH grant focused on developing a new treatment for eating disorders.
We treat issues related to the following:
What is your treatment approach for adults dealing with eating disorders?
Our approach is based on Dr. Fairburn's Enhanced Cognitive Behavioral Treatment and includes elements from Mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. We will work with you to implement behavioral changes including regular eating and systematic exposure to “forbidden” foods. We will help you create motivation for change, and challenge distortions in the experience of shape and weight, and personal identity. We integrate mindfulness and acceptance techniques to help you regulate emotions and disengage from eating-disordered thoughts. Gradual and systematic exposure to feared foods will ultimately lead to a reduction in anxiety about these foods.
What is your treatment approach for children & adolescents dealing with eating disorders?
We treat children and adolescents with eating disorders using Family-Based Treatment (FBT).
What experience do you have treating eating disorders?
Dr. Sala has extensive training in treating eating disorders, including experience working in inpatient eating disorder units and a decade-long research career working with leaders in the field. Dr. Sala is the Director of the Mindfulness, Eating Disorders, and Acceptance Lab (MEAL) at Yeshiva University, where she conducts eating disorder treatment research. She currently has an NIH grant focused on developing a new treatment for eating disorders. She received training in Family-Based Treatment for eating disorders from Stanford University and utilizes it in her work with children and adolescents.