Mental Health Research Symposium 2014
Keynote Speakers:
KRISTINE AANDERSON, REGISTERED PSYCHOLOGIST
Masters of Counselling Psychology, Undergraduate Degree in Psychology
Speciality: Eating Disorders, Anxiety Disorders (including OCD) and Depression
Location of practice: Rejuvenation Health Services
Biography:
Kristine Aanderson has experience working with clients with a variety of eating disorders including anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, exercise anorexia and male eating disorders. She believes that a non-judgemental approach and resolution of the underlying issues driving the eating disorder behaviour can greatly compliment traditional eating disorder treatments (CBT, etc.). This can result in living a meaningful life, rather than only resolution of eating disorder symptoms. Kristine works with clients ranging in age from 14 to 65 and also has a therapy dog (rough collie - Vimy) that works with her.
DR. LARA OSTOLOSKY, MD PSYCHIATRIST
Degree of Medicine
Speciality: Psychiatriy with a Fellowship in Eating DIsorders
Location of practice: University of Alberta
Biography: I work at the University of Alberta hospital and treat individuals as young as 11 and up. I do inpatient treatment and outpatients, medical management as well as individual, group and family therapy. I have always had a ken interest in eating disorders dating back to the beginning of medical school and in other related psychiatric syndromes. I particularly enjoy working with young women and adolescent girls. I was born and raised in Edmonton. I did my training in medicine here but my fellowship training in Toronto. I also have four young daughters.
Keynote Speakers
