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I am a board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner with extensive experience in treating individuals with eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Over the course of my career, I’ve had the opportunity to work in a variety of settings, including residential treatment programs, partial hospitalization (PHP), and inpatient units, which has provided me with a comprehensive understanding of the complex needs of those dealing with eating disorders. I also specialize in treating co-occurring disorders such as anxiety, depression, and substance use, which often accompany eating disorders.

At Beyond Barriers Psychiatric Services, I offer personalized medication management and therapeutic support through telehealth to clients across Colorado. My approach is client-centered and collaborative, ensuring that each individual receives a treatment plan tailored to their unique needs and recovery goals. I’m committed to providing compassionate care to individuals of all backgrounds, including neurodiverse and LGBTQ+ clients, helping them achieve lasting recovery and improved mental health..

Melissa is an anti-diet, Health At Every Size® aligned, and all-foods-fit Registered Dietitian and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. She works with children, adolescents, and adults who are struggling with eating disorders. She also provides nutrition counseling to parents. Melissa worked at a behavioral health facility on the eating disorder unit for over 3 years. She worked with clients at the inpatient, partial hospitalization program (PHP), and intensive outpatient program (IOP) levels of care. She now works with clients at the outpatient level.

Melissa believes food is so much more than fuel. Food can bring joy and pleasure, comfort and memories, and helps us build connections with others. Melissa aims to fight diet culture myths and eating disorder beliefs that are often so destructive. Melissa’s hope for all her clients is that they work to remove guilt associated with food and are able to incorporate it in their lives in a pleasurable way. While each client is treated individually, her clients can expect to work on fueling their body, including variety and balance throughout each day, relearning how to listen to and honor body cues, and fight diet culture.

For more than 35 years Melrose Center has helped treat and support patients and families struggling with all types of eating disorders including anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder. Our multidisciplinary team provides personalized and evidence-based treatment for all genders and ages (8+). We offer a comprehensive continuum of care including outpatient, inpatient and residential care at five Minneapolis-St. Paul metro locations.

I work with children, adults, and families in eating disorder recovery and helping everyone find food freedom. I use a Family Based Therapy approach when appropriate to bring families into the recovery process. I am also a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor and use an intuitive eating approach. I work within the framework of the Division of Responsibility when working with children and families to help empower both parents and children.

I utilize a strengths-based, eating disorder and Health at Every Size informed approach to therapy and parent coaching. I am certified to lead the Confident Body Confident Child program, which is evidence-based to help parents guide their child in developing a healthy relationship with food without negatively affecting their child's body image. I am also a certified trainer and leader of The Body Project, which helps teenage girls challenge the "appearance ideal" by developing cognitive dissonance between societal ideals of beauty and the girl's own values. I use these trainings and my experience working in the eating disorder field to help support parents who are trying to raise their children to be body confident and have a healthy, flexible relationship to food.

We work with adolescents and adults with eating disorders, disordered eating, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, as well as those struggling with life transitions such as going to college, etc. We help with building insight and finding tools to cope with underlying issues and current stressors.

I help my clients break free from chronic dieting and disordered eating and find freedom from food and body image struggles. I guide clients through the intuitive eating process and help them feel more empowered around food and no longer see foods as "good" or "bad." I also help clients create a positive relationship with movement and redefine their understanding of health and nutrition.

I believe parents can be the strongest ally in a child's recovery from an eating disorder and I provide therapeutic services to the entire family system.

MINDFUL. ATTUNED. HEALING. Nourishment Works is a team of therapists and dietitians specializing in eating disorder treatment, body image concerns, and disordered eating recovery. Using a weight-neutral and all-inclusive approach, we work with clients individually and in group settings, both in person at our Chicago office and via telehealth, to co-create a holistic path toward healing, one that addresses both the emotional and physiological sides of recovery.

Our team draws from a range of evidence-based modalities and works collaboratively across disciplines, so clients benefit from integrated nutrition counseling and psychotherapy under one roof, rather than piecing together fragmented care. We welcome clients of all ages, identities, and body sizes, and we're committed to Health At Every Size® (HAES®) principles, anti-oppressive care, and genuinely inclusive support for our community.

Dr. Paige Marmer (she/her) received her B.A. at the University of Vermont, and her M.S. and Psy. D. at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in counseling and clinical health psychology. Paige completed a pre-doctoral internship and a post-doctoral fellowship at Temple University's Tuttleman Counseling Services in Philadelphia.

Paige has experience working in both outpatient and inpatient settings, and has worked with adults, adolescents, couples, and families within both individual and group therapies. Her background has primarily been within the cognitive-behavioral orientation, though she also integrates relational, psycho-dynamic, and interpersonal approaches into her work.

She blends a direct and solution-focused approach while providing a comfortable space for individuals to explore their own feelings, experiences, and behaviors.

Paige offers a safe and supportive place where individuals can feel understood and consider areas of change. Paige's clinical interests include eating disorders, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, difficulty with interpersonal relationships, self-esteem concerns, substance abuse problems, and identity issues.

Paige’s approach to body wellness is modeled after Intuitive Eating and she identifies as a Health at Every Size provider. She seeks to help her clients redefine their relationship with food and body. Paige maintains a practice around cultural humility, recognizing that there is no “endpoint” in cultural curiosity, awareness, learning, and action.”