Seattle

The Emily Program
1700 Westlake Avenue North, Suite 650
Seattle, Washington 98109

Get driving directions and parking information for your visit to our office. You can also take the bus (Route 17 or 30).

Phone: (206) 283 2220 or 1.888.Emily77
Fax: (206) 283 2223

Because eating disorders are so complex, no one treatment modality can successfully address every client’s needs. Our personalized treatment responds to the whole person, drawing on effective approaches in individual, group, and family therapy; nutrition; education; psychiatry; medicine; and complimentary therapies.

We believe that recovery requires time, patience and support—especially support from key people in a client’s life. Because eating disorders impact families so profoundly, families have a profound role in helping someone with eating disorders to recover.

Recovery means fully engaging in life, personal relationships, and community. That’s why we emphasize outpatient services.

Our Seattle services include:

Individual therapy
Group therapy
Family-based therapy
Intensive outpatient program
Nutritional evaluation and counseling
Family and couples therapy
Eating disorders education for professionals and communities

To set up a personalized evaluation with one of our caring staff or get more information, contact us or call 1.888.Emily77 -- choose option #3 and then select "Seattle".

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Get to know our Seattle staff:

Jenny Hermanson, M.S., L.M.F.T.
Therapist
Jenny Hermanson is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has worked in outpatient and inpatient settings since 1997. She received her master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Seattle Pacific University. She has worked with individuals, youth, families and couples in a variety of settings including community mental health agencies, Seattle Children’s Hospital in the inpatient psychiatric unit and eating disorders program, and the University of Washington where she worked with graduate and undergraduate students in therapy and groups. Her special interests include mindfulness and family based interventions, therapeutic groups and meals, individualized approaches to eating disorder recovery, and patient advocacy.

Jodi P. Pierce, M.A., L.M.H.C.
Therapist
Jodi Pierce, M.A., LMHC works with individuals, families and groups including the Intensive Outpatient Groups. Originally from Seattle, and an alumni of the University of Washington, she earned her Master’s degree from Bastyr University in Applied Behavioral Science and Systems Counseling. She also works at University of Washington, helping her clients recover from a variety of challenges including depression, anxiety, substance abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder and mild traumatic brain injury. She holds a particular interest in continued study and integration of new individual and family therapy based on new research coming out of the emerging field of brain neuroscience—the end goal being to help clients make long-lasting change.

Joanna Retztagg, Psy.D.
Therapist
Joanna received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. She moved to Washington and earned her Master’s degree and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Argosy University in Seattle. She works with youth and adults in individual, family, and group settings. Her most recent experience includes work with Behavioural Therapy and Research Clinics at the University of Washington as well as Fremont Community Therapy Project where she provided a full range of services. Joanna is skilled in many areas including: Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), treatment for survivors of complex trauma, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).

Joan Krakowiak, L.I.C.S.W.
Therapist
Joan works with individuals, couples, families and groups. She believes that within this work an explorative journey takes place. In sessions, Joan creates a safe, supportive environment that enables clients to discover what is enhancing, empowering and discard what is hindering. She views counseling as a therapeutic partnership; her philosophy is to adapt and combine various modalities to meet her clients' wants and needs. Joan received a Masters degree in Social Work from the University of Hawaii, Manoa.

Janelle Fuchs, R.D., L.D., C.D.
Registered Dietitian
Janelle received her Bachelor’s degree in Dietetics from the University of Wisconsin-Stout and completed her dietetic internship at Mount Mary College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Janelle has worked in the eating disorders field for over five years, and recently moved to Seattle, WA for the opportunity to expand the Emily Program’s reach at our first out-of-state office. Janelle is passionate about helping her clients of all ages and sizes restore balance in their intricate relationships between health, food, and body image. She uses a non-diet, educational approach and supports her clients' innate abilities to eat intuitively. Janelle is also skilled in helping clients manage diet-related conditions such as PCOS and food allergies/sensitivities.

Shawna Kelley, M.A.
Community Outreach Coordinator
Shawna obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a minor in Women’s Studies, and her Master’s degree in Communications. She has completed a variety of work, which ranges from working with the Girl Scouts to Catalyst Domestic Violence Services to Animal Samaritans SPCA. Shawna has also worked in the field of eating disorders for a number of years, some of which were with Summit Eating Disorders and Outreach Program and Center for Discovery.

Iliana Smith
Office Administrator
Iliana is the office administrator and the first point of contact for The Emily Program in Seattle. She earned her B.S. in Psychology and Sociology from the University of Idaho.