Eating Disorders, Addictions & general individual,
couples, & family therapy PRACTICE
Dr. Barbara Cole, MFT
Online Therapy
Mobile Therapy
Traditional Therapy
Interventions
Affordable, Gentle, Effective and Convenient
Convenient, Affordable, Professional Help
ONLINE THERAPY
and PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATION
Obtaining counseling for important issues is now easier than ever. Face to face, real time therapy and professional consultation is now possible without the hassle of going to an office. In three simple steps, you can meet with Dr. Cole online and access her expertise in using brief therapy techniques for help with eating disorders, addictions, relationships, career choices, life transitions and other important issues. Contact Dr. Cole at drbcole@mac.com* to receive an emailed copy of the Intake/Agreement form to set up an online counseling appointment.
MOBILE THERAPY
and TRADITIONAL THERAPY
In office and mobile therapy sessions are available for those who feel more comfortable utilizing Dr. Cole’s Mobile Office, Newport Beach or Rancho Mirage, California offices. Additionally, for local therapy and interventions where appropriate, Dr. Cole can hold face to face therapy and interventions at your location. Please contact Dr. Cole at drbcole@mac.com* to initiate an in- office or mobile therapy session.
INTERVENTIONS FOR ADDICTIONS
and EATING DISORDERS
Effective and caring interventions require great skill, knowledge, timing and careful planning. Dr. Cole has been performing drug, alcohol and eating disorder interventions for many years with excellent results. When someone you care about is ill with anorexia, bulimia, compulsive overeating, drug or alcohol addiction or other serious problems, contact Dr. Cole for an initial consultation (telephone, internet or in person) at drbcole@mac.com*. She will schedule an appointment to explore whether this gentle, loving and effective method of bringing help to someone you care about is the right approach for you.
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About Dr. Cole
Dr. Cole has a Bachelor’s degree, two Masters Degrees and a Doctorate in Psychology. She is a certified hypnotherapist, licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in California, a member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists as well as a member of the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals. She has authored several books, and is one of only a few interventionists who both practices and trains other therapists and interventionists in a specialized eating disorder intervention method.
Prior to her private practice, treatment direction and intervention work specializing in eating disorders, Dr. Cole also specialized in intervention and private practice in the area of chemical dependency treatment and trauma recovery. For the past eight years, Dr. Cole has been the Clinical Director of The Victorian of Newport Beach, an adult women’s residential eating disorder treatment facility. She was a clinician with the Betty Ford Center, and prior to that, was the Program Director for many state licensed and certified drug and alcohol programs in the northern California area. She has worked in inpatient, outpatient, aftercare, residential and private settings during her career and has an in-depth understanding regarding what is involved in each of these settings.
Dr. Cole now adds to her private practice and treatment work two new services: Online Counseling and Mobile Counseling. Utilizing easy to use technology that is offered on most computers and increasingly offered on new cell phones and hand-held communication devices, Dr. Cole works in concert with excellent registered dieticians, psychiatrists, medical practitioners and other treatment providers to assist her Clients in obtaining remote outpatient care when deemed appropriate. Additionally, where appropriate, Dr. Cole is now able to make house calls, remote office and hospital visits.
If you or someone you care about is struggling with difficult personal issues, you are invited to contact Dr. Cole for an initial consultation by filling out and faxing the Agreement & Intake forms. Many women and men have found freedom from their struggles using Dr. Cole’s gentle, understanding, often quite brief and always very skilled approach to treatment.
*Important: Please do not contact Dr. Cole with any emergency or time-sensitive information, as she may not be able to respond to your communications on an emergency or immediate basis. It is also important to note that while Dr. Cole does everything she can to maintain your confidentiality and privacy while using the internet, she cannot guarantee that outside sources (such as internet criminals) will not attempt to interfere. To date, there have been no known incidences of patient privacy breaches while working online with Dr. Cole. Patients agree to assume complete responsibility, liability and risk for working online with Dr. Cole.
