Joanna Poppink, MA, MFT    Joanna Poppink, MA, MFT Degree(s):  MA License(s): MFT License #15563 - CA Company:  Eating Disorder Recovery Treatment Position:  Psychotherapist 10573 West Pico Boulevard, #20 Los Angeles, California  90064 Map to this Location Phone: (310) 474-4165   Email: joanna@poppink.com Website: http://www.eatingdisorderrecovery.com http://stopeatingdisorders.com   Specialties or Interests: Eating Disorders Women's Issues Parents of people with eating disorders Brothers and sisters of people with eating disorders Partners of people with eating disorders Women facing emotional or physical challenges Service Categories: Therapy Consultation Therapeutic Orientation: Direct conversation with attention to unconscious processes Congitive-Behavioral Imagery and indepth insight psychotherapy Therapy Type: Individual Couples Treatment Age(s): Adult Geriatric   General Comments: Joanna Poppink, MFT, psychotherapist in private practice, specializing in eating disorder recovery. When pain and fear from living with an eating disorder becomes more powerful than the fear of change, a person suffering from anorexia or bulimia or binge eating calls for her first appointment. When a person with an eating disorder gains some recovery ground after a residential treatment experience and wants to sustain her work and grow beyond her limits, she calls for an appointment. My clients are relieved to find a place where they can be themselves and share their truth. They often find a path to strength, confidence and healing through various methods we use together to build internal presence and stability. The kinds of difficulties a client may face in the beginning of our work include: worry and fear over her recurrent eating disorder behavior, general anxiety, troubled relationships, bad dreams, anger or frustration in her career, frustrating issues with parents, increasing despair from loneliness coupled with a fear of being known by others. A new client often has been yearning for protection and rescue that never seem to materialize. She senses that there is more to life than she knows from personal experience, but can’t find her way. We work together to find her unique way to a better life. If you have questions, feel free to e-mail me at joanna@poppink.com. I'll try to help. For more information, visit my website, "Eating Disorder Recovery," at www.eatingdisorderrecovery.com or my blog, "Stop Eating Disorders," at http://stopeatingdisorders.com Professional Organizations/Affiliations: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) International Society for the Study of Dissociation (ISSD) International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention (EDAP) Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center Academy for Eating Disorders (AED) American Anorexia Bulimia Association (AABA)   Click on the icon below for a vicinity map regarding this location Gender:  Female In Practice Since:   1980 Accepting New Patients:   Yes Accept Medicare:   No Accept Medicaid:   No