Jennie J. Kramer

Jennie J. Kramer is the Founder and Executive Director of Metro Behavioral Health Associates Eating Disorders Centers located in Scarsdale and in NYC. Metro offers comprehensive outpatient treatment for all forms of eating disorders along the spectrum.

Jennie J. Kramer served as the Director of the Renfrew Centers for Eating Disorders in both NY and NJ for 5 years and has been treating all forms of eating disorders for over a dozen years. Prior to entering this field, she also served as Chief Operating Officer for Dr. Robert Atkins and was a management consultant to the healthcare industry with a special emphasis on integrative medicine.

Jennie J. Kramer received her training from Adelphi and Fordham Universities. She serves on the Board of The Westchester Group Psychotherapy Society and enjoys membership and affiliation with organizations including The National Eating Disorders Assoc. (NEDA), The Academy for Eating Disorders (AED), The Binge Eating Disorders Associations (BEDA), The American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA), The Eating Disorders Coalition (EDC),The National Association of Social Work (NASW), New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS), The NY State Society for Clinical Social Work (NYSSCSW), the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals (IAEDP), and the International Network of Integrative Mental Health (INIMH).

MEDIA APPEARANCES/LECTURES/SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

* "Someday Melissa" documentary facilitator and expert panel participant/moderator at the Jacob Burns Theater, Pleasantville, NY

* Dobbs Ferry PTSA - Body Image & Eating Disorder Awareness - Lecture and Moderator for the screening of "Someday Melissa"

* Fashion Week Press Conference - Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA)

* "Eating Disorders in Our Youth: Assessment, Treatment and Family Dynamics" seminar for the Greater New York Dietetic Association (GNYDA) Pediatric Nutrition Special Interest Group at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, NYC

* WNBC News, Treating Anorexia in Older Women

* Doctors Radio, NYU Langone Medical Ctr, Sirius Ch 114 - Preventing & Treating ED's.

* SUNY New Paltz EDAW Professional Experts Panel for Eating Disorders Awareness Week

* NYS Society for Clinical Social Work Lecture: "Eating Disorders as a Metaphor"

* Binge Eating Symposium co-sponsored by BEDA, The Oliver Pyatt Centers & MBHA