Brittney Lauro is a licensed clinical social worker and Director of the Eating Disorders Program at Psychology Partners Group. She specializes in assessing and treating eating disorders across the lifespan and is trained in Family-Based Treatment (FBT), Enhanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT-E), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (CBT-AR).
Brittney is licensed to practice clinical social work in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, North Carolina, Maryland, Florida, and Pennsylvania (LCSW) and in Vermont (LICSW). She sees clients by telehealth and can work with individuals and families located in any of these states.
Brittney believes treatment starts with understanding each person’s experiences, needs, and goals. Her approach is warm, collaborative, and structured, with a down-to-earth manner and a sense of humor. She works with individuals and families to define what recovery means for them and to plan a realistic path toward it, drawing on experience providing psychotherapy at every level of care for eating disorders.
She graduated with honors from Monmouth University, where she also served as Director of the Health and Wellness Program, and she trained in eating disorders and psychotherapy at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. She has since pursued advanced training in the following:
- Family-Based Treatment (FBT): NewYork-Presbyterian and Equip Health
- Enhanced CBT (CBT-E): University of Oxford’s Centre for Research on Eating and Weight Disorders (CREDO), with ongoing supervision from founding member Dr. Suzanne Straebler
- CBT for ARFID (CBT-AR): Equip Health, with consultation from its developer, Dr. Jennifer Thomas of Harvard University
- Feeling and Body Investigators (FBI-ARFID): Duke University and its developer, Dr. Nancy Zucker
- Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT): Behavioral Tech
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT): Beck Institute, Boston University, and NewYork-Presbyterian
- Exposure and response prevention (EX/RP): University of Pennsylvania
Her previous roles include Lead Therapist and Clinical Supervisor at Equip Health, Primary Therapist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, and Recovery Coach at Monte Nido & Affiliates. She has also consulted for clinicians implementing CBT-E. She is a former Co-Chair of the Technology and Innovations Special Interest Group of the Academy for Eating Disorders (AED) and a member of the AED and of the international CBT-E peer-consultation group. She has presented at international conferences and has contributed expert commentary to Katie Couric Media, Wondermind, and Parents.
Her professional interests include clinical education, supervision, consultation, treatment fidelity, and program development. She is available for speaking engagements, educational training, clinical supervision, and consultation.