Exposure in Action: ERP & Food Exposures

Helping clients face food fears is transformative work—but only when done with skill and care. This course equips you with the tools, structure, and confidence to make ERP and meal exposures both safe and successful.

8 CE Credits Pending for RDNs through the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)™

Begins January 5th, 2026! Early Bird Registration opens November 3rd, 2025.

The Practical Training You Need for Food Exposure Work

Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) has long been recognized as a gold-standard treatment for OCD—but its application in eating disorder recovery requires nuance, collaboration, and confidence.

The course is instructed by eating disorder specialists, Lissette Cortes PsyD, CEDS, alongside Katie Jeffrey, MS, RDN, CSSD. Through real-world examples, step-by-step guidance, and integrated case studies, you’ll learn how to use ERP to support clients in reducing avoidance, reclaiming flexibility, and building trust in the recovery process.

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Course Provides 8 CE Credits for RDNs

Live attendance is not required this is a self-paced online course.

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Early Bird Registration: November 3rd-30th, 2025

$249 Member Price
$349 Non-Member Price

Standard Registration: Opens December 1st, 2025

$299 Member Price
$399 Non-Member Price

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Format: Six modules —each with short, manageable lessons—make it easy to learn at your own pace, whenever you have time.

  • Approximately 6 hours of video to complete
  • Includes video lessons, downloadable resources, supportive readings, and detailed case studies.
  • You’ll have access starting January 5th, 2026, and can complete it on your own schedule.

Course Outline:

  • What ERP and food exposure are—and how they work
  • When exposure therapy is appropriate and what it addresses
  • Key differences between ERP and traditional “food exposures”
  • The role of the dietitian: scope, collaboration, and best practices
  • How to ensure clients understand and consent to exposure work
  • Establishing safety, trust, and readiness
  • Ethical and clinical considerations for minimizing harm
  • Planning exposures: identifying foods, timing, and context
  • Collaborative planning with clienets
  • Conducting the exposure session: structure and support
  • Post-session reflection and processing
  • Prompts, scripts, and sample dialogue for real-life use
  • Common pitfalls—and how to avoid them
  • Frequency and pacing of exposures
  • Assessing progress and tracking outcomes
  • Recognizing when exposure work becomes counterproductive
  • Indicators for pausing or concluding ERP interventions
  • Collaborating effectively with therapists
  • Charting and documentation tips
  • Incorporating exposure work in group meals or treatment settings
  • Two presentation case studies
  • Two interactive cases to work through step-by-step
  • Reflections: what worked, what didn’t, and lessons learned

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Who Should Attend?

This training is ideal for:

  • Dietitians and nutrition professionals treating eating disorders who already have foundational knowledge about eating disorder treatment.
  • Clinicians who want to better understand ERP’s role in food exposure work.
  • Professionals collaborating with therapists and treatment teams on exposure-based interventions.

No prior ERP certification is required—just a willingness to learn and expand your clinical skillset.

We are so excited for you to join us in this empowering learning experience. The course opens January 5th, 2026.

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Meet Your Instructors

Lissette Cortes
PsyD, CEDS
(she/her)

Lissette Cortes is a Licensed Psychologist and Certified Eating Disorders Specialist in Florida and founder of Compassionate Healing Institute specializing in the treatment of comorbid OCD and eating disorders. Dr. Cortes is a Cognitive-Behavioral therapist by training and specializes in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP).  Dr. Cortes is a Health At Every Size (HAES) aligned clinician and practices from a size-inclusive and diet-rejecting perspective incorporating Intuitive Eating principles. Dr. Cortes incorporates self-compassionate practice into her work as well as ACT principles. She is on the board of iaedp South Florida Chapter for eating disorders professionals and is president of Florida Psychological Association Palm Beach Chapter.

Katie Jeffrey
MS, RDN, CSSD
(she/her)

Katie Jeffrey is a registered dietitian nutritionist, a Board Certified Specialist in Sports Nutrition, a Licensed Be Body Positive Facilitator and the co-leader of IOCDF’s Eating Disorders & OCD Special Interest Group. As a weight-neutral and Health at Every Size (HAES) dietitian nutritionist, Katie promotes a non-diet mindful and intuitive eating and fueling philosophy. She is an advocate for both eating disorders and OCD. Katie is passionate about increasing mental health awareness to help others receive effective treatment and support in a timely manner. Through her personal experiences and passion for mindful and intuitive living, fueling, and eating, Katie’s mission is to empower individuals to honor their inner wisdom, make peace with food, feel comfortable in their body, cultivate a nourishing self-care practice and enjoy a lifetime of physical and emotional resiliency. She enjoys working with individuals to bring greater awareness, curiosity, and compassion to their food choices, eating behaviors, thoughts, and feelings so they can nourish their bodies and minds and thrive.

You’ll Get:


  • 8 CE credits for RDNs pending approval by The Commission on Dietetic Registration
  • 100% self-paced learning and online video instruction
  • Handouts and downloads to use in your practice

How This Course will Elevate Your Practice

  • A clear understanding of how ERP principles apply to food exposures
  • Practical tools, scripts, and frameworks you can use immediately
  • insight into collaboration between therapists and RDs
  • Confidence in supporting clients through exposure-based work
  • Case-based learning to bring theory into real-world practice

Doors Open for Learning on January 5th, 2026

Save $50 with early bird registration from November 3rd-30th.

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