Elizabeth C. Basile
Mountain View, CA
201 San Antonio Cr, Ste C-125
Mountain View, CA. 94040
(408) 718-6915
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Contact by phone or email
Wheelchair accesible
CREDENTIALS/DISCIPLINE: I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I work clients who are suffering from the effects of eating disorders, domestic violence, and sexual assault. In addition I work with clients who hae chronic medical conditions, including Type 1 Diabetes. My work utilizes the practices of narrative therapy.
Board Certified: No
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Number of years treating patients with eating disorders: 8-10 years
Number of patients with eating disorders you treat annually: 1-5
EDUCATION, TRAINING, and EXPERTISE:I have a master’s degree in counseling psychology from John F. Kennedy University John F. Kennedy
TREATMENT PHILOSOPHY: Metaphorically, I locate problems outside of persons. In this way the client stands more distantly from the problem, In order to explore and understand the effects of the eating disorder, as well as ways the eating disorder was able to gain power over the client. At the same time, this perspective reduces shame and blame, as well as the idea of being a failure or dysfunctional. From this vantage point, we examine in small detail the many effects of an eating disorder on the client, as well as those times the client has resisted or not succumbed to the eating disorder’s demands. We spend time examining what the eating disorder has taken from the client, i.e., health, spirit, and identity, and we actively engage in conversations about what family and friends know about this person away from the eating disorder. In this way, we are working together to help the client reclaim her or his identity, and helping to create an identity the client prefers.
Yes, I feel you can recover from an eating disorder. I work with clients with the idea of helping them to change their relationship with the eating disorder she or he is struggling with. In some instances, the eating disorder does, indeed, disappear. It may try to make a comeback, but we work together to prepare for this possibility, should it occur. For other clients, the eating disorder may still remain in the background, and try to influence the person. Yet the relationship has changed, and the client has much more power over the eating disorder. I look at both of these scenarios as recovery.
LANGUAGES: English
POPULATIONS SERVED: Adolescents, Adults, Children, Couples, Ethnic Minorities, Families, Females, Males, Seniors, Individuals with diabetes.
CONDITIONS TREATED: Abuse, Affective Disorders, Anorexia Nervosa, Binge Eating, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Bulimia Nervosa, Co-Morbidity, NOS (Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified)
TREATMENT APPROACHES: Couples Therapy, Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Individual Therapy, Support Groups, Narrative Therapy. I am willing to work as part of a team.
TREATMENT SETTINGS: Outpatient, Phone Counseling
FEES: Cash, Payment Plans, Personal Checks, Sliding Scale
