Dr. Myers is a Site Director and outpatient Therapist for The Emily Program, a comprehensive eating disorder treatment program with multiple locations across the country. She has worked extensively with individual adult and adolescent clients, families and groups in PHP, IOP and outpatient levels of care over the course of over 14 years at The Emily Program. In addition to her current role as Site Director, Kristen deeply values continued direct work with clients and significant others impacted. Further she enjoys mentoring and teaching practitioners at all levels about working with individuals struggling with all eating disorder diagnoses.

Dr. Myers completed her doctorate degrees in Clinical Psychology (with a specialization in Health Psychology) and Public Health (with a specialization in Preventive Care) at Loma Linda University. Kristen gained experience in early training in a variety of settings including community mental health, Veteran’s Administration Medical Centers, primary care medical, and hospital palliative care unit settings. She completed her clinical internship at Bay Pines Veteran’s Administration Medical Center in Bay Pines, Florida. She has an expansive range of clinical, supervision, consultation, multi-disciplinary team collaboration, teaching, and program leadership experience in the area of eating disorders. Additionally, Kristen has studied and practiced Gestalt Therapy since 2005, is a Trainer and co-director of an ongoing Gestalt Therapy Training program (GATLA) and is certified in Gestalt Therapy. She approaches her professional life and personal life with values for inherent growth and wholeness-orientation of all living beings. Also core for her are the importance of non-pathologizing, anti-oppression lenses and the importance of the impact of one’s developmental and current environment on well-being and health.