APTED-SF Multi-Modality Tx Center
Association of Professionals
Treating Eating Disorders
Multi-Modality Treatment Center
(formerly the APTED Low-Fee Clinic)
3195 California Street, Suite E
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 931-6090

Supervised by Deborah Brenner-Liss, Ph.D.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
License # PSY 9452
Are you, or someone you love, struggling with food & weight issues?
Body image issues? Binging? Purging? Feeling out of control?.
The Association of Professionals Treating Eating Disorders is a non-profit
organization, which has been serving the Bay Are for over 20 years,
offering trainings, referrals and treatment. We now have a treatment
center staff by Masters' and Ph.D. level therapists.  Sliding scale fees

Anorexia    Bulimia    Compulsive Overeating
Adults    Adolescents    Couples    Familie
s

Call for an Intake:  (415) 931-6090
(Sliding scale fees)

To reach our Director, Deborah Brenner-Liss, Ph.D.
please call (415) 771-3068
Supervising Faculty & Staff
Association of Professionals Treating
Eating Disorders (APTED-SF)
Services Available
The APTED Multi-Modality Treatment Center offers services to those
individuals who wish specialized treatment for their eating disorders. We
can work with some insurance plans,and we can also offer sliding-scale
services to people without insurance, who might otherwise not be able
to afford treatment for their eating disorders.
Dr. Deborah Brenner-Liss has worked
with eating disorders since the 1970's.
Between 1980 - 1985, she taught and
supervised at the Center for the Study of
Anorexia and Bulimia in New York City.
Between 1986 - 1987, we worked at the
Mt. Zion Eating Disorder Program in San
Francisco. Since 1985, she has been the
Director of the Association of
Professionals Treating Eating Disorders.
She supervises the other therapists
working at the Multi-Modality Treatment
Center.
Director, APTED Multi-Modality Treatment Center
Deborah Brenner-Liss Ph.D.
Lic. Clinical  Psychologist
License # PSY 9452
415-771-3068
Lisa Bograd
(415) 820-3920
Lisa Bograd, MFT, APTED Adjunct
Supervisor, has been working with
people with eating disorders and their
parents and partners for more than a
decade, providing individual and couples
therapy, groups, workshops,
assessments, trainings for
professionals, and school-based
prevention efforts. She graduated from
the California Institute of Integral Studies
in 1997 and did a specialized Eating
Disorder Training Program at the
Community Institute for Psychotherapy
from 1998 - 2000. Lisa has facilitated
eating disorder support groups at the
California Pacific Medical Center's
Women's Health Resource Center for
several years. She has a private practice
in San Francisco and Oakland.
Christine Pappas, Psy.D.
Licensed Psychologist
License # Psy 22303
415-250-7968
Dr. Christine Pappas has worked since
1998 in various fields of               
counseling. She is an adjunct       
professor at    Argosy  University,     
Alameda, CA and has a private  practice
located in San Francisco treating
individuals suffering from various
addictions (eating disorders and      
substance abuse), mood disorders, as
well as life transitions and  stressors in
both outpatient and inpatient  settings.
Contact her at
Christine.Pappas@att.net.
The Association of Professionals Treating Eating Disorders (APTED) is a
non-profit organization, comprised of private practitioners -- psychologists,
licensed counselors (MFT's), social workers,physicians, psychiatrists,
nutritionists, dance and movements therapists -- a broad range of professionals
involved in treating people with eating disorders.

The Association has evolved in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1985.  The
goals of APTED have been to offer a broad range of support services to
professionals who treat eating disorders as well as offering support and
referral information to patients and their family members.

The APTED Low-Fee Clinic has been operating since we became a non-profit
organization. We are open to contributions as a 501(c)3 organization. We offer
low-fee services to people without insurance who might otherwise not receive
treatment for their eating disorders.
About APTED
Charlotte McCall, MSW, LCSW, received her
Bachelors degree in Social Work from
Portland State University. She holds a      
certificate of    specialization in treating
eating disorders through JFK University.
She currently treats clients in her private
practice and through the APTED
Multi-modality Treatment Center. She has
over 15 years of clinical experience working
in a variety of therapeutic settings. In
addition, she has several years experience
working with clients recovering from
substance abuse and trauma. To learn
more, visit:
www.coastsideconsulting.com.
Charlotte McCall, LCSW
License# 23550
(650) 728-8052
New Services:  Community Acupuncture Clinic
We now have a low-fee acupuncture clinic at our offices The acupuncture
clinic will be open Wednesdays, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm. Call or e-mail Jamie
Lieber before sending anyone -- 415-441-8158, jamielieber@mac.com.
Sliding scale: $25 - $35
What's New
APTED
Multi-Modality
Treatment Center
(Formerly Known as
the APTED Low-Fee
Clinic)

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Suzannah Tipermas, MFT
License# MFC 44759
(415) 710-4539
Suzannah Tipermas, MA, MFT received
her Bachelor's Degree in Drama/
Psychology from Stanford University and
her MA in Counseling Psychology/   
Expressive Arts Therapy from the
California Institute of Integral Studies.
She has been a therapist for women,
girls, and families recovering from eating
disorders, substance abuse, and trauma
since 2003. She has worked in
residential, school-based, and private
practice settings.  Suzannah is also a
certified yoga instructor and loves
incorporating body and breath into a
creative and strength-based therapy
approach with  recovering   people. To
learn more, please visit
www.suzannahtipermas.com.
Teresa Lynne Brown
Cert. Nutrition Consultant
and Nutrition Educator
(415) 292-3242
Teresa Lynne Brown, NE, NC,
understands that changes with foods
and  eating  patterns can be            
challenging.  She earned certifications for
nutrition educator and consultant from
Bauman College for Holistic Nutrition
and Culinary Arts.  She also received
training in eating disorders.  Her work
includes nutritional support for pain
management, fatigue, digestive issues,
blood sugar imbalances, mood
irregularities and recovery from drug and
alcohol use.  Since 2005 Teresa has
provided nutritional services at an
intensive outpatient setting for     recovery
from eating disorders and/or drug and
alcohol use.
Adjunct Staff, Faculty & Additional Services
Services Available:

  • Assessments & Referrals
  • Individual Therapy
  • Group Therapy
  • Expressive Arts Workshops
  • Family &Couples Therapy
  • Nutritional Consulting
  • Acupuncture Clinic
  • Coordination with Higher Levels of Care
Multi-Modality Treatment Center
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