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### Westside Los Angeles Treasure and Co-Therapist  


The Westside of Los Angeles, where I live and have my psychotherapy private practice, holds a treasure trove of resources that can be helpful in the eating disorder recovery of my clients. I consider many of these places to be "co-therapists" in our work.

Women I work with are often surprised, reluctant, wary and then eager and happily surprised to when they explore and discover what will nourish their bodies, hearts, minds and souls out in our nearby world.

### UCLA

For example, [UCLA](http://www.ucla.edu/) is a gift that keeps on giving.