2025 Tri-State Eating Disorder Conference

Eating Disorders, Weight Stigma & Internal Family Systems (IFS)

April 2–4, 2025 | Virtual Conference

The 2025 Tri-State Eating Disorder Conference brought together clinicians from across the country for three days of evidence-based education focused on eating disorders, weight stigma, and Internal Family Systems (IFS).

This fully virtual conference featured internationally recognized experts who shared practical clinical strategies, emerging research, and innovative approaches to improving outcomes for individuals experiencing eating disorders. Designed for clinicians across disciplines, the conference emphasized collaboration, compassion, and evidence-informed care that participants could immediately apply in their practice.

Conference Overview

The conference opened with a special evening conversation and fireside Q&A featuring Dr. Richard Schwartz, followed by two full days of keynote presentations, clinical demonstrations, and in-depth educational sessions.

Throughout the conference, attendees explored topics including:

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS) in eating disorder treatment

  • Weight stigma and weight-inclusive care

  • Trauma-informed treatment approaches

  • Somatic and expressive therapies

  • Adolescent eating disorder recovery

  • Complex and chronic eating disorders

  • Provider burnout and clinician wellness

  • Creativity as a pathway to healing

A featured recorded demonstration with Dr. Richard Schwartz and Chevese Turner highlighted the impact of weight stigma and illustrated the healing potential of Internal Family Systems.

Featured Presenters

The 2025 conference welcomed an exceptional faculty of nationally and internationally recognized leaders in eating disorder treatment, Internal Family Systems, nutrition, psychology, psychiatry, and trauma-informed care.

Featured presenters included:

  • Dr. Richard Schwartz

  • Theresa Chesnut

  • Chevese Turner

  • Dr. Jeanne Catanzaro

  • Amy Pershing

  • Aaron Flores

  • Dr. Wendy Oliver-Pyatt

  • Wendy Sterling

  • Signe Darpinian

  • Peggy Kolondy

  • Diana Richards

  • Dr. Lesley Williams

  • Marcella Cox

  • Dr. Erikka Scott

  • Dr. Angela Mensah

  • Salicia Mazero

  • Dr. Shelley Aggarwal

  • Molly Kellogg

Conference Sessions

Conference presentations included:

  • Integrating Internal Family Systems (IFS) in the Treatment of Eating Disorders

  • From Body as Billboard to Body as Home: Leaving the Cult of Body Shame

  • Leveraging IFS for Our Toughest Clinical Challenges: One Dietitian's Perspective on Burnout, Chronicity, Stuckness, and Shame

  • Healing the Trauma of Weight Stigma with Internal Family Systems(including a recorded demonstration with Dr. Richard Schwartz and Chevese Turner)

  • Two Decades of IFS: Personal and Professional Reflections in Eating Disorder Treatment

  • Building a Peaceful Relationship to Body & Food: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Adolescent Eating Disorder Recovery

  • In This Body: A Somatic IFS Approach for Eating Disorder Recovery

  • Extending Compassion to Providers' Parts: Using IFS to Heal Internalized Bias

  • Addressing Complex Eating Disorders in Underrepresented Populations: Practical Tools for Practitioners Through IFS Therapy

  • The Art of Recovery: Embracing Creativity in Eating Disorder Treatment

  • Using Creativity to Heal from Weight Bias: An Art-Informed IFS Approach

Continuing Education

Participants were eligible to earn up to 35.25 Continuing Education (CE) hours, with CE credits sponsored through the conference's continuing education provider. The conference offered high-quality educational content for psychologists, dietitians, social workers, counselors, marriage and family therapists, physicians, nurses, students, and other healthcare professionals dedicated to advancing eating disorder treatment.

Conference Recordings

The complete 2025 conference was professionally recorded and remains available as a self-paced educational training bundle.

The training bundle includes:

  • Full keynote presentations

  • General sessions

  • Clinical demonstrations

  • Downloadable presentation materials

  • Unlimited on-demand access for flexible learning

Whether you're revisiting a favorite presentation or experiencing the conference for the first time, the recordings provide an opportunity to learn from leading experts at your own pace.

To learn more about accessing the 2025 Conference Training Bundle, please contact The Chesnut Group, Connect@TheChesnutGroup.com

Looking Ahead

Each Tri-State Eating Disorder Conference builds on the momentum of previous years by bringing together clinicians, educators, researchers, and treatment professionals committed to advancing the field of eating disorder care.

We look forward to welcoming you to the next Tri-State Eating Disorder Conference as we continue fostering education, collaboration, and meaningful clinical innovation.

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