Carolyn McCarter Wood

MDiv, MSW, CEDS-C

Education:

Master of Social Work University of North Carolina Chapel Hill NC

Master of Divinity Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Wake Forest NC

Bachelor Science Gardner-Webb College Boiling Springs NC

High School Diploma Pisgah Senior High School Canton NC

Eating Disorders Treatment Experience:

2021-present CMW Consulting and Coaching LLC, Founder/Consultant/Coach

2014-present Mountain Counseling Works PLLC, Founder/Therapist

2017- 2020 The Willows at Red Oak Recovery, Therapist/Clinical Supervisor

2016-2020 Bright Heart Health Virtual Eating Disorders Treatment, Individual and Group Therapist

2013-2014 Balance Point Collaborative, Therapist/IOP Coordinator

2012-2013 Journeys at Tapestry (PHP/IOP,) Program Coordinator/ Primary Therapist

2010- 2012 Tapestry Residential Tx for Women, Family Therapist 

Selected Eating Disorders Trainings and Education:

Healthy Eating and Living Conference (HEAL) Asheville NC

• 7th Annual Orvidio Bermudez & Elizabeth Easton, Eating Recovery Center

• 8th Annual Emmet Bishop, Jr. and Beth Riley, Eating Recovery Center

• 9th Annual Levels of Care, Family Based Tx, Body Image

• 10th Annual Hope & Healing Through Integrative Treatment

• 11th Annual Pathological Exercise, HAES, Somatic Treatment

• 12th Annual ED Treatment for Gender Diversity and Individuals on the Autism Spectrum

University of California-San Diego Center for ED Tx & Research San Diego CA

• Translating Cutting-Edge EatingDisorder Research into Innovative Treatment Approaches

• Family Based Treatment Training, Daniel LeGrange, Ph.D

• 3rd Annual Conference: Substance Abuse and Eating Disorders

• Four-Day Multi-Family Treatment Intensive

• Family Therapy for Adolescents with EatingDisorders: A Master Class

• 4th Annual Conference Innovative Treatment for Eating Disorders

Embodied Recovery Institute Durham/Chapel Hill NC

• Embodied Recovery for Eating Disorders Level 1

• Embodied Recovery for Eating Disorders Level 2: Modules 1-4

International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals

• Beauty, Embodiment, and Image as Healing Agents, Heidi Lynn Anderson, LCMHC, CEDS-S

• IADEP Core Competencies ( ED Overview, Nutritional Care, Treatment Modalities, Medical Concerns)

• Accessing the Right Level of Care, Stacie McEntyre, LCSW, CEDS, Founder of Veritas Collaborative

• HAES Treatment: Doing Better as We Know Better, Amanda Mellowspring, RD, CEDS-C

S.P.A.C.E. ( Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions)

This evidence based treatment for children, teens, and young adults, with anxiety, OCD, ARFID and "Failure to Launch" was developed by by Dr. Eli Lebowitz of Yale University.

Other Eating Disorders Specific Trainings and Conferences

• Families Empowered & Supporting Treatment (FEAST) Symposium, Alexandria VA

• Summit for Clinical Excellence: Insight & Innovation, Charlotte NC

• Eating Disorders and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Timberline Knolls Asheville NC

• Treating Orthorexia, Oliver-Pyatt Treatment Centers Asheville NC

• Athletes and Eating Disorders, Riley Nichols, Ph. D. Asheville NC

• Nurturing Body Respect, Linda Bacon, Ph.D. Asheville NC

Selected Professional Presentations and Speaking Engagements:

Recognizing and Responding to Eating Disorders in the Public School Setting

• Buncombe County/Asheville City School Nurses, MAHEC, Asheville NC

• Swain Country Schools\

Recognizing and Responding to Eating Disorders in Family and Pediatric Practice Settings

• Apple Valley Family Medicine

• Mountain Pediatric Group

• Haywood Pediatric Group

• Blue Sky Pediatrics

• Mountain Area Pediatrics

Eating Disorders: Recognize One When You See One

• Asheville Area Counseling Professionals Association

• VAYA Health Care Managers

Understanding Family Based Treatment

• Nutritious Thoughts Group Nutrition Practice, Asheville NC

• Epiphany Podcast with Mary Beth Burns

Supporting Clients with Eating Disorders in Residential Substance Abuse Treatment

The Willows at Red Oak Recovery, Asheville NC

Questioning the Thin Ideal: Promoting Health Body Image in Teens

• Asheville School

• Grace Covenant Presbyterian Middle School Youth Group

• Girls Empowerment Camp at SAFE of Brevard NC

Eating Disorders 101: Understanding the Basics of Eating Disorders

• Tapestry Residential Eating Disorders Program

• Hendersonville High School

• Lenoir-Rhyne College