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Generating Strength and Resilience: The Integration of Mental and Physical Training for Athletes with Eating Disorders

Brought to you in collaboration with The Eating Disorder Foundation an EDCare Athlete Edge

Speakers:

Allie Don Sing, MA, LPC – Mental Performance Coach

Allie is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Colorado. In addition, Allie is in the process of acquiring her designation as a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC). Allie earned her Master’s degree in Sport and Performance Psychology from the University of Denver. During her time at DU, Allie worked within the athletics department as a graduate assistant. She also provided sport psychology services to elite athletes in both individual and group settings. Allie completed specialized LGBTQIA+ training from the University of Denver becoming part of the Queer and Ally Network on DU’s campus. Allie completed her undergraduate work at Auburn University majoring in Psychology with a Sport Coaching minor.

Allie has a background of working in both clinical and athletic settings. She has experience working in a private practice providing Sport Psychology and clinical mental health services to both individuals and teams. Allie understands healthy growth and development is optimized through a holistic approach that acknowledges, appreciates, and addresses mental health within athletics.

Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, being outdoors, traveling, and any events involving sports.

Brandon Kress, CSCS – Strength & Conditioning Coach

Brandon Kress has been working with EDCare since 2015 as their head strength and conditioning coach for patients in the Athlete Track Program. Brandon has been working with high-level athletes since 2010 and currently owns/operates multiple fitness and performance businesses in Colorado and nationally. He is excited to partner with EDCare to bring a dynamic approach to the care of athletes as they seek to improve themselves both mentally and physically.

Brandon is credentialed as a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science as well as multiple certifications in the field of fitness and sports performance.

Brandon grew up in the quiet corner of northeast Connecticut, attended the University of Connecticut playing 2 years of college basketball at the Avery Point Campus before moving to the main campus to finish his degree. He moved to Colorado in 2014, enjoys traveling, serving on mission trips, spending time with his wife and sons, and exploring Colorado.

Endgame for Recovery: Medication Management and the Strategic Return to Sport

• Describe the psychiatrist’s role on the multidisciplinary team and psychopharmacology as one tool in the recovery toolbox.
• Identify risk factors specific to athletes, common co-occurring conditions, and barriers to mental health treatment in general, for athletes and for athletes with eating disorders.
• Evaluate the critical tasks of identifying, assessing, and treating mental health issues in athletes with eating disorders and the complexities that come with this specific population.
• Emphasize education and communication as essential tools in treating mental health issues of athletes and how this is key to their futures and the future of this work.

Speaker: Amy Laurent, MD – Attending Psychiatrist for Athlete EDGE™ at EDCare

Dr. Laurent is a psychiatrist who grew up in Michigan and completed her undergrad degree at Loyola University Chicago. She went on to complete medical school at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and residency in psychiatry at Good Samaritan Hospital/Banner Health in Phoenix, AZ. Dr. Laurent is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and sees adult clients. She has particular interests in cultural and nutritional psychiatry and believes in healing/treating the whole person: mind, body and spirit. This includes education and support to empower them to live their healthiest and most balanced lives.

Dr. Laurent is happy to be a part of EDCare staff, working within a multidisciplinary model, to provide psychiatric care to patients working toward recovery from eating disorders. Additionally, she is excited to be a part of the Athlete EDGE program to ensure athletes are addressing their mental health needs as much as their physical needs in order to achieve optimum performance in a healthy way. She is a member of the International Society for Sports Psychiatry (ISSP) and working toward additional certification in Sport Psychiatry to better serve this population.

Brought to you in collaboration with The Eating Disorder Foundation and EDCare Athlete Edge

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