How To Emotionally Eat - And Other Nuggets from The ED RD Residency

Jill Sechi, MS, RDN, LD, CEDRD-S 

Best way to learn is 

• supervision
• working with a team (RD, Therapy, medical, fitness professionals 
• guided practice to make book learning come alive 

Advice includes: 

• Create a therapeutic alliance because the client is the expert 
• Understanding that the person you’ll learn the most from is your client  

What she’s up to: 

• Jill offers a residency for dietitians serious about eating disorders work 
• New Clinic - Restored - for those in Houston Tx area without insurance and low income. 

https://www.jsechinutritiontherapy.com/restored 

How to emotionally eat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7s9Kmdr5Z4&t=47s 

• (refer to episode 15 - Molly’s episode for difference between case consult and supervision) 
• Dietitian Seasonings and Therapist Reasonings Podcast

Bio: 

Bio: Jill has been a Registered and Licensed Dietitian since 1996. She is one of the few dietitians in Houston who is certified as an Eating Disorders Specialist Dietitian (CEDRD-S), and currently supervises other CEDRD candidates (approved supervisor) through the first ever residency program for dietitians entering the field of eating disorders. 
 
Education:
 
She obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in nutritional science from Texas A&M University. She also obtained a Master of Science degree in nutrition and food management from The University of Central Oklahoma. 
 
Experience: 
 
Jill has gained experience in most areas of Medical Nutrition Therapy and has worked at various hospitals as a clinical dietitian in the area of oncology, OB/GYN with the most focus in adult intensive care, neonatal intensive care and pediatric intensive care. Her primary focus the last decade has been disordered eating, eating disorders, and weight concerns.  
 
Specialties and Training: 
 
Jill has been extensively trained in the following modalities: Family Based Treatment-FBT (USCD in San Diego), Emotion Coaching Family Therapy-EFFT (by Adele LaFrance, PhD), ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with Steven Hayes, PhD), CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy through Baylor University), and will be formally trained in RO-DBT (Radically Open Dialectical Behavioral Therapy in June 2021). 
 
She has been married for over 20 years and has two boys who keep her busy! 

With your host Beth Harrell 

IG  @beth.harrell.cedss  

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