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About This Course

Orthorexia Nervosa has moved from internet buzzword to a construct with real clinical texture, and recent research clarifies both why it's spreading and how to treat it well. 

Awad et al. (2026) show how social media architecture (not just individual vulnerability) feeds the preoccupation with "clean" eating, which this talk uses to explain why orthorexic thinking is showing up earlier and more often in clinical intake. 

Sanseverino, Guidotti, and Pruneti (2025) and Eckley et al. (2025) establish how common and how variable these presentations are across populations, grounding the case for why clinicians can't rely on informal impression alone to spot it. 

The diagnostic core of the talk rests on Lombardo et al.'s (2026) network analysis, which maps where orthorexic symptoms overlap with OCD versus eating-disorder symptoms and where they run independently, giving clinicians a structural, not just descriptive, way to differentiate the three. 

Moccia et al.'s (2025) meta-analytic synthesis pulls that evidence together into treatment-relevant conclusions, which anchors the segment on what actually changes orthorexic behavior versus what merely manages it. 

Guzik et al.'s review of diagnostic and treatment challenges closes the loop, framing the talk's final section: a concrete, ERP- and CBT-based protocol clinicians can start using immediately, built on where the field's diagnostic uncertainty still leaves room for clinical judgment.

*This is a live, interactive webinar course that will take place on April 23, 2027 at 10am EST. It will be recorded and made available as a self-paced, video-based, on-demand course.

Registration deadline: April 23, 2027, 9:30am

Learning Objectives

At the completion of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Describe the diagnostic features of Orthorexia Nervosa and compare its symptom profile to obsessive-compulsive disorder and other eating disorders, using network-analytic findings on symptom overlap and independence (Lombardo et al., 2026).


  • Identify prevalence patterns and risk factors for Orthorexia Nervosa across different populations, including the role of social media exposure in reinforcing preoccupation with "clean" or "healthy" eating (Awad et al., 2026; Sanseverino et al., 2025; Eckley et al., 2025).


  • Assess clients presenting with rigid food rules for orthorexic features versus normative health-consciousness, applying current diagnostic distinctions to reduce misclassification in clinical practice (Moccia et al., 2025).


  • Apply evidence-based treatment strategies, including exposure and response prevention (ERP) and cognitive restructuring, to address the anxiety and rigid rule-following that maintain orthorexic behavior (Guzik et al.; Moccia et al., 2025).


Course curriculum

    1. Live Event - Orthorexia (Webinar Link)

    1. Post-Test

    1. Course Evaluation Survey

About this course

  • $59.00
  • CE Credits: 2.0 hours
  • Live, Interactive Webinar
  • Level: Beginning/Introductory

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Instructor(s)

Kimberly Quinlan, LMFT

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Kimberley Quinlan is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 14 years of experience specializing in the treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), anxiety disorders, and related conditions. She holds a Master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Antioch University Los Angeles, a Bachelor's degree in Exercise Science and Nutrition from Southern Cross University in Australia, and a Certificate in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Enhanced (CBT-E) for Eating Disorders from the University of Oxford. Kimberley previously served as Clinical Director of the OCD Center of Los Angeles, where she provided outpatient and intensive outpatient care, group therapy, and mindfulness-based workshops for individuals with OCD and OCD-spectrum disorders. She currently runs a private practice in Calabasas, California, and is the founder of CBTschool.com, an online psychoeducation platform providing evidence-based courses and resources for OCD, anxiety disorders, and body-focused repetitive behaviors. She is the host of Your Anxiety Toolkit, a podcast with over 3 million downloads recognized by The New York Times as one of the "Top 6 Podcasts to Calm Your Anxiety," and the author of The Self-Compassion Workbook for OCD. Kimberley is extensively trained in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and also trains other clinicians in delivering high-quality CBT and ERP for OCD and related disorders.

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Course Approvals

  • The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC is not responsible to verify that American Psychological Association continuing education credits are approved by an attendee's respective state licensing Board.


  • The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0189. Provider Name:  The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC Address:  1910 Route 70, E, Suite 7, Cherry Hill, NJ  08003-2123 Email address: [email protected] 


  • The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No.7263. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.


  • The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC, #1820, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 6/15/2023 - 6/15/2028. 


  • *A post test must be taken and passed in order to receive CE credit. Participants may retake the posttest a maximum of 3 times to receive a passing score. A qualifying passing score is 80% or above.

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