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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Presented by: Patrick McGrath, PhD | NOCD
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
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
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.
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.