Dr. Zeckhausen
began practicing in Atlanta and co-founded PFPA in 1990. She also founded the Eating Disorder
Information Network (EDIN) in 1996. EDIN provides the greater Atlanta community with prevention and treatment services for Anorexia, Bulimia, and Obesity. Dina began writing and presenting
treatment information on Eating Disorders when she was in graduate
school and has helped raise awareness of eating disorders throughout
the country. She has also written creatively to raise awareness of
eating disorders including a play, What’s Eating Katie?,
which has been performed by and for teens throughout Atlanta, and a
children’s book, Full Mouse, Empty Mouse,
which also has a curriculum that serves as part of a prevention
package for grade school children.
Dina is a weekly columnist for www.sharewik.com a new social networking site targeting women from 30 to 60 which addresses their medical and health concerns, as well as the issues facing the men in their lives, children and aging parents. Her column, "What's Eating You?" addresses food, weight, body image concerns and raising healthy, balanced kids.
Dina is also a trained eating disorder expert for www.NewsCertified.com, an online global community connecting journalists with news-ready experts. Founded by former CNN news executives and journalists, News Certified experts have been screened, trained and certified so journalists can find "News Ready" experts capable of delivering compelling interviews on a moment's notice. Read about Dina at: http://beta.newscertified.com/experts/Dina-M-Zeckhausen-PhD-CLONE/
Dr. Zeckhausen
works with Adolescents and Adults, and specializes in Women’s
issues, Eating Disorders, Anxiety, Depression, and couples therapy.
“I enjoy helping clients to explore the issues from their early
family life that may be contributing to their current struggles,”
states Dr. Zeckhausen. “However, my goal is to help clients re-write
the very limited and limiting stories that they tell themselves
about themselves. I am passionate about helping people discover
their strengths and use those strengths to work through the internal
blocks which prevent them from living life to their full potential.
Through my work with EDIN, I am able to address the wider cultural
issues which contribute to eating disorders. It is tremendously
satisfying to empower people to resist pressures to be other than
their authentic selves!”
Dr. Zeckhausen
received her PhD in
Clinical Psychology from the University of South Carolina in 1990.
She sees clients in Marietta and Buckhead offices.
If you are interested in inviting Dina to present on eating disorders to your group, please click here:
www.dinazeckhausen.com.