Negative body image is created in isolation and healed in connection 

Supporting Clients From the Inside Out

A Recorded Training for Therapists, Dietitians, Coaches, and Healthcare Professionals

Body image is one of the most common and challenging issues clients bring to therapy. Even experienced clinicians can feel underprepared when body image concerns emerge, uncertain how to move beyond the surface and explore the underlying emotions, beliefs, and patterns beneath.

Led by Body Image Inside Out co-authors Whitney Otto, MA, PCC, and Deb Schachter, LICSW, alongside co-facilitator Alex Smith, MSW, this half-day training introduces the Body Image Inside Out framework and invites participants into a different kind of body image conversation—one that views negative body image not as a problem to solve, but as a message worth translating.

Together, we'll explore how body image often lives at the intersection of relationships, emotions, sensation, identity, and belonging—and how greater curiosity can create new possibilities for healing and change. Through teaching, clinical examples, experiential exercises, and discussion, you'll learn how to help clients become more skillful at listening to, interpreting, and responding to their body image experiences.

With warmth, humor, and practical clinical tools, we'll weave together concepts from Internal Family Systems, mindfulness, attachment theory, somatic awareness, and cognitive behavioral approaches to help you feel more confident and effective in your body image work.

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Supporting Clients from the Inside Out: Workshop for Providers
Jun
6

Supporting Clients from the Inside Out: Workshop for Providers

Join us for an immersive virtual workshop, designed for dietitians, therapists, and healthcare professionals who want to feel more confident and equipped when addressing body image issues and struggles. Using the Body Image Inside Out framework, this experiential training will provide you with practical tools to shift deeply ingrained body image patterns, while supporting clinicians in examining their own relationship with body image work.

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Body Image Inside Out: Holiday Edition
Dec
15

Body Image Inside Out: Holiday Edition

FEE: $45

Join us for a special edition workshop, where you'll dive into body image trifecta of the holiday season: the heightened relational impact of the holidays, the extreme focus on food at the holidays, and the way these impact your relationship with your body image.

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What our colleagues are saying

  • "Whitney and Deb illustrated the path to body image healing with their insightful presentation, helping us understand how our earliest reflections shape our self-perception and relationships. Their articulate teaching style was both engaging and informative. Their combined use of audience participation along with client stories made for an engaging and thought-provoking workshop. I love leaving a presentation with skills I can use with my clients!"

    Rebecca Manley, MS, CTC,CCTP

    Founder, MEDA


  • "Training with Deb and Whitney has transformed my practice. They bring a special mix of depth, humor, and clarity to the often murky work of supporting clients on the body image journey. For any clinician looking to deepen their practice, I can't recommend the Body Image Inside Out training enough!"

    - Alex Smith, MSW

  • “What makes the Body Image Inside Out approach unique is that it provides immediate, illuminating insights for clients and allows them to take personal control of their healing.”

    - Dr. Jean Fain

  • "What a huge relief...I don't have to try and fix anything. I can just help my clients find their own answers. "

    -Cambridge Hospital Clinical Staff

  • "I was expecting to learn but my heart is full after this workshop."

    K.l.

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