Kristen Anderson, MA, LCSW, CEDS-S is a licensed clinical social worker with twenty years experience in the field of eating disorders. She earned her bachelor of arts degree in psychology from the Honors College at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and obtained her Master’s degree in Social Service Administration from the University of Chicago. Kristen is the co-founder of the Chicago Center for Evidence Based Treatment and the former Clinical Director of the University of Chicago Eating Disorders Program. She has focused her career on the treatment of young people with eating disorders. Kristen has lived in Elmhurst with her husband and their three children for 10 years. She is active in the Elmhurst school district, serving in the D205 PTA Council. A former musician, she is an avid patron of the arts, and enjoys attending concerts, plays and other performances. She believes that the arts are an essential part of the human experience.