PatriciaLPittsPhD Clinical Psychology/ MA Theology

Summary

• Dr. Patricia Pitts holds a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from Cambridge Graduate School of Psychology and is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist. In addition, she holds a Master’s degree in Theology from Fuller Seminary along with being a Licensed Marriage, Family and Child Therapist.
  As a teenager, Patricia Pitts journeyed through a very dark and lonely time in her life. Feeling a combination of teenage angst, confusion and loss of control, she sought to exert power over the thing closest to her: her body. Having recovered from anorexia, she pulled away from specializing in eating disorders, wishing to apply her talent to other areas of counseling.
  As a post-graduate, when she learned about current treatment models for eating disorders, often based on other addiction treatment modalities, she immediately recognized the fallacies, inaccurate assumptions and limitations they presented. Having been on the journey herself, she knew she could guide patients through the labyrinth to wellness in a very effective and personal way. Because it was a journey she herself had experienced.
  Today, Dr. Patricia Pitts is a national eating disorders expert who pioneered a comprehensive approach to wellness that has been employed at her highly successful treatment centers for nearly 30 years.
  Her journey has led her to an extensive and career developing, directing, and consulting innovative eating disorder programs for inpatient, outpatient, and private group therapy practices. In 1985, she established The Bella Vita Eating Disorder Program. This first treatment center would be the threshold for her purpose and passion for healing to begin. Currently, as founder and CEO, she has nurtured and expanded The Bella Vita’s treatment programs to offer healing and wellness in residential, day treatment, intensive outpatient, and outpatient services locations in Los Angeles, La Canada Flintridge, Woodland Hills, and Thousand Oaks.
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