Virginia Cox Evans, L.C.S.W., is a Founding Fellow in the Academy of Cognitive Therapy. She is a member of the Academy for Eating Disorders and the National Eating Disorders Association. She has specialized in the treatment of eating disorders for over 30 years. Virginia has extensive training having worked in inpatient, outpatient, partial and IOP programs providing individual marital, group, and family therapy programs. She received her B.A. from The College of William & Mary and M.S.S.W. from the University of Louisville.

Michael Anne Fultz, M.A., has over 28 years experience in the field of addictions and was the Director of the Kentuckiana Foundation for Eating Disorders Recovery (KFEDR) before Pathways. Through her extensive training, research, and experience, she has developed an effective and caring treatment approach for individuals and families regarding eating disorders. She participates only in retreats and training programs.

The consulting team consists of Pediatric, GP and Ob/Gyn physicians, as well as adult and adolescent psychiatrists in the Kentuckiana and will commence in the Charlottesville Shenandoah area Spring 2021. Nutritional counseling provided by in-house counselor as well referrals within the community.

A BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL SPIRITUAL APPROACH

There are many paths to developing an eating disorder.

It is theorized eating disorders are a complex interaction among biological issues such as physiology and genetics; psychological issues such as depression and anxiety; socio-cultural issues such as the emphasis on food and the portrayal of an "ideal" body image in the media; and spiritual issues such as the lack of faith, or loss of self. Because there are so many paths to developing an eating disorder, our program is designed to help individuals identify the connection between the thoughts and feelings that may trigger the actions of their eating disorder, by developing a greater sense of spirituality through self-awareness.

The therapy is designed to help clients learn to identify problematic thinking and emotional impulsivity about themselves and their environment, and to positively modify their coping and behavioral skills so they can effectively manage their eating disorder.