CONCIERGE VIRTUAL ATHLETE PROGRAM

Our concierge programming for athletes provides personalized treatment for anxiety and eating concerns, working around demanding travel and practice schedules. Our team of specialized therapists and dietitians support high-level competitors or performers who struggle with anxiety related problems, including generalized anxiety, panic, OCD, body dysmorphia, disordered eating or under-fueling for sport.

athlete anxiety ocd therapy eating disorder treatment Goleta Ventura Santa Monica Montecito California Anxiety Experts VIRTUAL INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM VIOP THERAPY FOR ATHLETE MENTAL HEALTH What is Virtual Intensive Outpatient (VIOP) Treatment? An IOP is a structured, non-residential psychological treatment program which addresses disorders through a combination of group-based psychotherapy, individual psychotherapy, family counseling and educational groups. A VIOP is the virtual/online version of an in-person IOP, wherein all groups and other sessions are attended on live video (note that clients who live close to one of our 4 locations may choose to attend individual and/or family sessions in person).

Who is appropriate for our Concierge Virtual Athlete Program?

High-level competitors or performers who struggle with anxiety related problems, OCD, disordered eating and who are free of safety issues (active self-harm, suicidal ideation or severely low body weight).

Our Athlete Program Team

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Dr. Kulberg is a licensed psychologist with 25 years of experience in the treatment of anxiety and eating disorders, and a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist. She has been trained through the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) in the use of Exposure with Response Prevention, the #1 treatment for anxiety. Dr. Kulberg often speaks at national conferences such as the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (IAEDP) and the IOCDF. Her past employers include various hospital, residential and outpatient settings, including the Child & Adolescent Eating Disorder Program at Eating Recovery Center in Denver. She has also taught undergraduate and graduate level psychology courses.

Dr. Andrea Kulberg

Clinical Director

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Lories Khoury is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, who is currently working on her PsyD and certificate in Sports Psychology at San Diego University for Integrative Studies. . She has been active in sports from high school through her adult years, and has experienced the defeating feelings that go along with having injuries which may take an athlete out for the season. She has personally struggled with the mental preparation and structured eating for workouts and competitions. Lories is trained in Exposure with Response Prevention as well as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and is driven to empower other athletes to overcome their own challenges.

Lories Khoury, LMFT

Primary Therapist

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Tatyana is a registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist. Her clinical background has included rehabilitation of families in the foster care system, as well as providing individual and family therapy to teens in a residential setting struggling with a wide range of mental health problems.She also has over 6 years of experience providing ABA intervention and sports training to individuals on the autism spectrum or who have other special needs. Tatyana is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Family Systems, Exposure with Response Prevention, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.

Tatyana Barroso, AMFT

Primary Therapist

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Shira Evans is a Registered Dietitian and Board-Certified Specialist in Sport Dietetics (CSSD) with 11 years of experience. Prior to joining Anxiety Experts, Shira was the Director of Olympic Sports Nutrition at UNC Chapel Hill, where she oversaw the sports nutrition programming and care of all UNC sport teams and athletes. She has worked at other Division I colleges, as well as at residential, partial hospital and intensive outpatient levels of care in eating disorder facilities, including Eating Recovery Center of Denver’s Adult and Child/Adolescent programs. Through her collaboration with multidisciplinary treatment teams, she has helped restore health and happiness to hundreds of individuals struggling with disordered eating.

Shira Evans, RD

Dietitian

Sarah Walsh is a registered dietitian with 11 years of experience. She graduated from Iowa State University with bachelors' and master’s degrees in Dietetics and Exercise Science respectively. She is a Certified Sports Specialty Dietitian (CSSD) and has served on multidisciplinary sports medicine teams while helping professional, collegiate, and tactical athletes move away from dieting and build a healthy relationship with food and body. Sarah has also worked for Eating Recovery Center’s Virtual Intensive Outpatient Eating Disorder Program. In addition to her current work for Anxiety Experts, Sarah is the dietitian for the Chicago Red Stars professional women’s soccer team.

Sarah Walsh, RD

Dietitian

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