Lauren Muhlheim, Psy.D., FAED, CEDS is a psychologist and eating disorder specialist who provides evidence-based treatment for eating disorders in the outpatient setting and virtually for patients in California and New York. She was originally trained in CBT for eating disorders in the 1990s by one of its developers and is certified in family-based treatment (FBT). She is a fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders. Dr. Muhlheim is an approved IAEDP supervisor and trains other professionals. Dr. Muhlheim is a former board member of the Academy for Eating Disorders, is the Eating Disorder Expert for Verywell (formerly About.com), and is Clinical Director of the Eating Disorder Information website, Mirror-Mirror Eating Disorders. She has co-authored a 2016 peer-reviewed paper, Eating disorders and scope of competence for outpatient psychotherapists. She is the author of an upcoming book with New Harbinger Publications, When your Teen Has an Eating Disorder: Practical Strategies to Help Your Teen Recover From Anorexia, Bulimia, and Binge Eating (September 2018). She directs an outpatient practice in Los Angeles, Eating Disorder Therapy LA. http://www.eatingdisordertherapy/.