Also called: Eating Disorder Specialist, CEDS
Counselor who treats anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and related conditions.
Meets with a teen and her parents for family-based treatment, coordinates with a dietitian and doctor, and helps clients challenge harmful thoughts about food and body image.
Estimate based on BLS mental health counselors.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 7 years after high school. Master's in counseling, social work, or MFT, license, then eating disorder certification (CEDS).
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, Certification. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Psychology, Social Work, Counseling.
Growing much faster than average. Counselors grow much faster than average.
Low risk for 10 years. AI tools may track meals and moods; family-based treatment and challenging harmful beliefs stays relationship work.
Classes: AP Psychology, Nutrition or health, Sociology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 21-1018.
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