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Andrew Walen, LCSW-C
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The Body Image Therapy Center

Mr. Walen is a licensed clinical social worker in the state of Maryland.

Mr. Walen received his master’s degree in social work from the University of Tennessee College of Social Work – Nashville in 2006. His clinical work includes an internship at The Ranch, an addictions and eating disorders in-patient treatment center in Nunnely, TN, and two years in community mental health centers in both Tennessee and Maryland.

While in Tennessee, he worked with the Eating Disorders Coalition of Tennessee as a volunteer and trained to address children, parents, educators and health professionals about issues related to eating disorders, dieting, nutrition, and body image through their Speakers Bureau program. In addition, he provided programming on Body Image and Eating Disorders to middle and high school kids throughout the Middle Tennessee region through the Mental Health Association of Middle Tennessee.

Mr. Walen created The Body Image Therapy Center in 2008, specializing in eating disorders, emotional eating, body image, and preparation and aftercare for bariatric surgery patients. He has authored articles which have appeared in www.Dietwatch.com, www.GoodTherapy.org, and presented “A Treatment Model for Body Image Disorder” at the 93rd Annual Tennessee Conference on Social Welfare in April 2006. He currently serves on the board of directors for the Binge Eating Disorder Association and is a member of the Eating Disorders Network of Central Maryland, National Eating Disorder Association and ANAD. In addition he a member of the treatment team for the University of Maryland's Center for Weight Management.