The Therapist's Appearance and Recovery: Perspectives on Treatment, Supervision, and Ethical Implications

Supervision of Counselors Working with Eating Disorders: Utilizing the Integrated Developmental Model

“…Unlike other counseling interactions, working with clients with eating disorders raises the supervisee's awareness regarding his or her own body (Jacobs et al, 2010;Warren et al, 2009), food, eating habits, and other people's appearance (Warren et al, 2009). In addition to self-other awareness, supervisees also become cognizant of their clients' perceptions and reactions to their physical appearance.…”

“…Supervision can help navigate the delicate process of self-disclosure to clients with an eating disorder (Jacobs et al, 2010). Playing the insider or expert role can be both beneficial and detrimental to the supervisee.…”

Treating eating disorders by professionals with similar experiences: A systematic review

“…An additional development aligned with peer support in ED treatment is the introduction of mental health professionals with similar experience in ED treatment. Having personally experienced an ED as a professional can facilitate the treatment process, as the person with experiential knowledge has ‘insider’ knowledge, and knows the type of questions to ask in treatment (Jacobs et al., 2010). In some cases, this implies recognising reasons for treatment resistance or low motivational drift for recovery in patients with anorexia nervosa (Halmi, 2013).…”