Supervisors

 Ilene V. Fishman, LCSW, ACSW, has been specializing in the treatment of eating disorders for 30 years. After graduating from the NYU School of Social Work, Ilene trained and was on staff at CSAB and is currently a supervisor there. While serving on the national board of the American Anorexia Bulimia Association (AABA), Ilene helped found the National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA). She has remained active in NEDA and is a Clinical Advisor of the NEDA Navigator program, Loss Support Network and NEDA Support Group Program. Ilene will be teaching the first eating disorder elective class in New York City at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University this fall. Ilene is in private practice in New York City and Montclair, NJ and speaks widely on the subject of eating disorders.

 Naomi Haber, LCSW, is a faculty member and supervisor at CSAB and is on the executive board. She received her MSW from Columbia University in 1979, worked for 11 years at JBFCS, and then obtained specialty training in eating disorders through CSAB in 1990.  She has been in private practice since 1986 on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.  In her practice with eating disorder patients, she uses an individualized approach and integrates psychodynamic interventions with behavioral techniques such as CBT and mindfulness.

 Since receiving her certificate in psychoanalysis from ICP in 2004, Ms. Lowell has held several positions at the institute including member of the psychoanalytic training program, member of the CSAB executive committee, and clinical supervisor. Ms. Lowell conducts trainings for mental health professionals; has published journal and magazine articles on topics such as the relevance of the therapist’s body in treatment, and yoga for anxiety. Her private practice integrates her training in relational psychoanalysis and eastern mindfulness.

 John E. Morrow, LCSW, is a psychotherapist in private practice in New York City. He has a master’s degree from New York University Graduate School of Social Work (1979); psychoanalytic certification from the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health (1986); certificate training in the specialty of eating disorders from CSAB – The Center for the Study of Anorexia and Bulimia (1996); and ongoing training and treatment in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT); dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT); and acceptance commitment therapy (ACT). He is a clinical supervisor and a faculty staff member at CSAB along with a member of the CSAB Executive and Advisory Committee Boards. He specializes in helping those struggling with painful issues and/or unacceptable behaviors (such as eating disorders, addictions, poor performance in life, to name a few) whether due to underlying issues from negative emotions (anxiety, depression, anger, etc.); negative thoughts, attitudes, beliefs; unmet needs and wants; or other life experiences, in order to learn how to cope more constructively and live life more fully and adaptively.

 Lynn Schultz is the Clinical Supervisor and Program Development Consultant for BALANCE Eating Disorder Treatment Center.  She is a psychotherapist in private practice with offices in Brooklyn and Manhattan and she is on the faculty at NYU where she teaches counseling and the psychodynamics of food in the graduate school of nutrition and public health. Ms. Schultz has trained in a wide variety of psychotherapeutic approaches, recovery work, creative expression, business consultation, divorce mediation and family conflict resolution. She works primarily with adults in individual, couples, family and group settings.  She runs supervision groups and provides individual supervision for psychotherapists and nutritionists.

 I am a licensed certified social worker and a psychotherapist who works with adults, individually and in groups.  In addition to my affiliation as a staff member and supervisor at The Center for the Study and Treatment of Anorexia and Bulimia (CSAB), I am on staff at Weill Cornell Internal Medicine Associates at The New York Presbyterian Hospital and I have a private psychotherapy practice.   I have an MSW from Temple University School of Social Work, and I have completed training programs in psychoanalytic psychotherapy from The Long Island Center for Mental Health, and in disordered eating from CSAB. My approach is collaborative and supportive with an emphasis on emotional healing and personal growth. I draw on my training in psychodynamic psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness.  Additionally, my many years in the health care field has encouraged me to think in a bio-psychosocial framework and to emphasize interdisciplinary collaboration.

 Susan Souder, LCSW has been in private practice in Manhattan since 1980 receiving postgraduate training at the American Institute for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy (AIPP). Her interest in eating disorders grew out of her recognition of the complex issues affecting the treatment of clients suffering with these disorders.  She completed her training at CSAB in 1999.  She is a member of the CSAB Executive Committee and a supervisor in the program.  She has had intensive additional training in Internal Family Systems (IFS) and EMDR, and has woven other modalities into her work that include AEDP, CBT, DBT and mind-body techniques. She has been a member of the ICP Trauma Study Group since 2001.

 Victoria Wurman, LCSW is a longtime member of the Executive Committee of CSAB. She  heads the Curriculum Committee, and is a supervisor and faculty member for the Training Program. She received her analytic training at the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, as well as her training in eating disorders and in trauma. She has a particular interest in integrating somatic and meditative approaches with cognitive and analytic work.