New counseling center tackles body image issues

2 comments June 23rd, 2008

People who have been diagnosed with an eating disorder may feel they need to take another step, finding someone to help them get a handle on their body image issues. To provide that specialized type of counseling, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor Erin Wiler has opened the Eating Disorders Resource Center in Rockford.

Wiler — director of the center and a native of the Rockford area — opened the center in April. She offers in-office counseling, education and prevention programs for people with eating disorders.  Most insurance plans are accepted at the center, she said.

Down the road, she plans to start offering free seminars on topics such as preventing childhood eating problems and helping your teenager beat an eating disorder. And she intends to offer educational programs in schools to promote healthy lifestyles and body acceptance.  She said she takes a non-dieting, “health at every size approach.