Intersection of PTSD with Eating Disorders and Addiction

A Part of SunCloud's Continuing Education Series of Events
The Role of Safety Behaviors in Maintaining Mental Health Conditions Presented by: Patrick McGrath, PhD | NOCD May 24th, 2024 Child and Adolescent Professional Development Series

Topics Covered: 

  • Identifying the role that safety behaviors play in the maintenance of Mental Health Conditions.  
  • Challenging the use of safety behaviors in patients and their families.  
  • Utilizing Exposure and Response Prevention techniques that challenge safety-seeking behaviors in order to move patients forward. 
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About the Speaker

[one_third][/one_third] [two_third_last] Presented by: Patrick McGrath, PhD | NOCD
Dr. Patrick B. McGrath serves as the Chief Clinical Officer for NOCD, where he oversees the company’s clinical protocols and team of OCD specialists. As the world’s leading provider of virtual therapy for OCD, NOCD offers evidenced-based treatment for adults and children around the world struggling with OCD and related conditions, with a network of licensed therapists who are trained, led, and supervised by Dr. McGrath. He is also a Lead Psychologist at Ascension Illinois Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital, where he opened Intensive Outpatient, Partial Hospital, and Residential Treatment Programs for Anxiety Disorders, School Refusal, and OCD.
Dr. McGrath is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with over 20 years of OCD treatment experience. He is a member of the Scientific and Clinical Advisory Boards of the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF), a Fellow of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, and the Past President of OCD Midwest, an affiliate of the IOCDF. He authored the books “Don’t Try Harder, Try Different,” and “The OCD Answer Book” and was featured on the Discovery Health Channel’s documentary “Panic” and on three episodes of “Hoarding; Buried Alive” on TLC.
[/two_third_last] [/colorsection]   Joint Accreditation Statement

Joint Accreditation Statement: In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and Galen Mental Health.  Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Amedco Joint Accreditation #4008163.

 

Intersection of PTSDwith Eating Disorders and Addiction

Michelle Duda
Kelsey Fontano, LCPC, CADC
Clinical Director for Adolescent Services

Michelle Duda, LCPC, CADC
Clinical Director for Adult Services

Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Topics Covered

  • Understand rates of PTSD, Eating Disorders (ED) and Substance Use Disorders (SUD)
  • Understand rates of overlap between these psychiatric conditions (and others)
  • How to implement screening tools for PTSD, ED and SUD
  • Become familiarized with empirically supported treatment modalities and integrated treatment
  • Learn about multi-dimensional aspects of recovery

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Presented by:Kelsey Fontano, LCPC, CADC
Michelle Duda, LCPC, CADC

Kelsey Fontano is a Licensed Professional Counselor specializing in child and adolescents with anxiety, depression, co-occurring mood disorders and PTSD. Kelsey brings experience working in PHP, IOP, therapeutic day schools and private practice settings. Her background includes a Bachelor in Arts from Coe College and Master of Arts from Roosevelt University. Kelsey believes that each person has their own story that has shaped who they are and their current experiences. Through her work, she strives to foster a safe space where clients feel comfortable telling their story, gaining insight into how that has impacted them, and create a new reality that is more fulfilling. Kelsey utilizes a variety of therapeutic approaches including cognitive behavioral therapy, narrative therapy, family systems therapy and humanistic therapy.

Michelle Duda, prior to joining SunCloud Health, Michelle worked in various roles including overseeing residential, outpatient, interim housing, harm reduction, veterans, recovery homes, and methadone treatment programs. Michelle believes strongly in the use of individualized, evidence-based, and holistic approaches to treating both substance use and mental health conditions to address the many components of wellness and recovery. She strives to create a safe, non-judgmental, genuine, and collaborative relationship with every client she works with. Michelle holds an M.S. in Clinical-Counseling Psychology from Illinois State University. She is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and Certified Alcohol and Other Drug Counselor (CADC) in the state of Illinois. In her free time, Michelle enjoys traveling internationally, spending time with friends and family, and going on adventures with her dog.




Michelle Duda

Joint Accreditation Statement:

Joint Accreditation Statement: In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and Galen Mental Health.  Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Amedco Joint Accreditation #4008163.