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Theresa Chestnut, MSW, LCSW
Primary Therapist
Castlewood Treatment Center, St. Louis, MO

Theresa initially earned her undergraduate degree in Family Life and Community Services from Kansas State University and later completed her graduate degree in Clinical Social Work at the University of Kansas. Theresa has been on staff at Castlewood since 2000 and has held various positions: Primary Therapist, Program Director and currently as the lead Eating Disorder Therapist. Theresa has also been on staff for the Menninger Clinic and she has over 15 years experience in lecturing on college campuses and to psychiatric professionals about the signs, symptoms and prevention of eating disorders.

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Chevese Turner

Our Board of Directors

President
Trisha Souders Rubin, L.C.S.W
Founder, Growth and Recovery Center

Vice President
Ellen Shuman
Founder, WellCentered, Inc.

Secretary
Ashley Southard, Ph.D., LGMFT
Family Therapist and Researcher

Treasurer
Ramona G. Seidel, MD
Partner, Bay Crossing Family Medicine

Theresa Chestnut, MSW, LCSW
Primary Therapist
Castlewood Treatment Center, St. Louis, MO

Allison Grupski, PhD
Fellow
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Il

Wendy Hudnall, MS, RD
Director & Owner, Green Mountain at Fox Run

Wendy Oliver-Pyatt, MD, FAED, CEDS
Founder, Executive Director, Psychiatrist
Oliver Pyatt Centers, West Miami, FL

Amy Pershing, LMSW, ACSW
Director , Bodywise Binge Eating Recovery Program

Suzanne Ricklin, LCSW-C, BCD, CEDS
Founding Partner, Century Mental Health, Inc.

Meredith Terpeluk, MNA
President, Core Wellness Life Coaching, LLC

Andrew Walen, LCSW-C
Director, The Body Image Therapy CenterBoard

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