Dr. Joy Jacobs is a clinical psychologist, assistant clinical professor at UCSD School of Medicine, and published author who provides individual, family, and group therapy for adults, adolescents, and children with eating disorders (including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder), food addiction and weight management concerns. She has trained in multiple treatment modalities, including family-based therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and interpersonal psychotherapy. Dr. Jacobs is one of the few officially certified providers of family-based treatment for eating disorders nationwide and internationally.
IN TODAY’S EPISODE:
- Dr. Jacobs’ personal and professional journey
- How to help clients determine if they are experiencing emotional eating, disordered eating, eating disorder, and food addiction
- Tools Dr. Jacobs uses to determine treatment plans
- How Dr. Jacobs works with clients who may be incorrectly self-diagnosing food addiction
- Volume addiction
- When self-worth is attached to weight and body size
- Differences in treatment for different genders
- Dr. Jacobs’ Glow Up with Joy program
- Signature Question
