Barbara Birsinger THD, MPH, CEDRD, RDN

Barbara Birsinger ThD, MPH, CEDRD, RDN, is a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist-Registered Dietitan (IAEDP), Medical Nutrition Therapist, Licensed HeartMath® Biofeedback Practitioner for Stress and Eating Anxiety, Certified Master Neuro-Linguistic Programming Practitioner, and Licensed Spiritual Health Counselor. She is currently in the review process for Clinical Supervisor for ED Certification for RD’s.Barbara specializes in the spirituality and soulful purpose in eating and weight issues, working with individuals and groups for nearly three decades to promote intuitive nutrition, size acceptance and health promotion. Barbara works with clients across the spectrum of eating and weight issues to feel at peace with food, experience joy and vitality in their body, and to find true nourishment and their passion in life. Much of her approach based on the healing of her own eating disorder, from research, clinical practice and from others whom she has worked and shared experiences.Mother of two young adults, and recovered over 32 years, Barbara is passionate about helping others heal. She is authoring a book on her popular, self-discovery process, Decoding the Spiritual and Symbolic Meaning in Hungers, Food Cravings, Body Talk and Weight, which also served as her Theology Doctorate Dissertation in Spiritual Healing and Energy Medicine.Barbara has worked in several Intensive Out Patient Programs: Quest IOP with PsychStrategies in Santa Rosa, CA, Summit Eating Disorders (now ERC) in San Francisco, and Sonoma Center for Change in Graton, CA. Barbara also practiced with the Integrative Medical Clinic of Santa Rosa for nearly 10 years, and served as Vice President of the Integrated Medical Foundation. She currently is in Private Practice at Riverhouse Counseling in Petaluma, CA, The Body Positive Institute’s Counseling Center in San Rafael, CA, and serves clients across the US and internationally by phone or video conferenceing.She is the Immediate Past President of EDRS, INC (Eating Disorders Recovery Support), and is also on the Board of Director’s with Andrea’s Voice Foundation, www.andreasvoice.org, and Advisory Board for the Healthy Teen Project (www.healthyteenproject.com).