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Welcome to the Website of Dr. Judith Brisman
Dr. Judith Brisman is an innovator in the field of eating disorders and body image. With over 25 years of experience, she has worked with hundreds of teenagers, preteens and adults who are troubled by weight, disordered eating or body hatred. She knows how to guide, challenge and motivate those concerned so that change in eating behaviors and body image can occur.
Dr. Brisman opened the first center in the country dedicated to the treatment of bulimia (Bulimia Treatment Associates, now the Eating Disorder Resource Center in New York City) and is the author of Surviving an Eating Disorder: Strategies for Family and Friends, the first book to help family and friends who know someone in trouble with food. She is known internationally for the treatment program she developed for eating disorders and is a frequent presenter to the media, the public and to academic audiences alike. Her work with patients is recognized both for her keen understanding of the intricate complications of eating issues and for her appreciation that treatment must be individualized for each person considering change.
In addition to her work with eating disorders, Dr. Brisman is a psychoanalyst, supervisor and instructor, trained at the William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis & Psychology in New York City. Informed by an Interpersonal perspective to psychological issues, Dr. Brisman helps to allow for meaningful and signficant changes in all aspects of her patients' lives. She works with individuals and couples to address relationship problems, difficulties in communication and symptomatic behaviors other than disordered eating.
Public Speaking
Dr. Brisman is known for being a compelling and engaging public speaker. She works directly and experientially with the lay audience, allowing for an immediate direction of change in eating behaviors. Her presentations are dynamic and often result in audience members shifting their own personal insights and behaviors.
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