Professional Biography

Wendy received her Masters and Doctorate degrees in Counseling Psychology from Colorado State University. She has significant experience working with adults, adolescents and their families in residential, inpatient and outpatient settings, treating a variety of psychological issues. As an eating disorder specialist, Wendy has conducted research and provided numerous presentations regarding eating disorders, self-harm and related behaviors. In addition, she has served as Director of the Adolescent Residential Eating Disorders Program at the River Centre Clinic and Staff Psychologist at both Avalon Hills Residential Eating Disorders Program and Center for Change Eating Disorder Treatment Program.  Wendy is affiliated with the following professional organizations:

Utah Psychological Association,

Academy of Eating Disorders,

International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (iaedp),

National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA).

Wendy has lived in Utah since 2003 and enjoys the wonderful outdoor activities right in her backyard!



Professional Biography

Elena is a Registered Dietitian and a Certified Dietitian in the state of Utah as well as a Board Certified Specialist in Sports Nutrition. She received her Bachelor’s Degree from Brigham Young University in Dietetics and her Master’s Degree in Dietetics with an emphasis in Sports Nutrition from the University of Utah.  She completed an internship with the United States Ski team. As a former professional athlete she has a special interest in working with athletes with eating disorders. For several years she also has worked at the University of Utah Neuropsychiatric Institute as the head Clinical Nutritionist, part of a clinical interdisciplinary team. She has been providing nutrition services and medical nutrition therapy for patients of all ages with diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, gastric bypass surgery, weight management, substance abuse, depression and other mental health issues. Elena’s special focus has been the treatment of eating disorders for young children, adolescents, and adults in both an inpatient and outpatient setting.

Elena’s other interests:   

Elena was voted Utah Female Cyclist of the Year in 2002. In addition, she was overall Women’s Pro Cross Country Intermountain Cup Mountain Biking Champion 2002. After a knee injury she took a break from professional cycling. During her Master’s program, she continued cycling and adventured into running and triathlons. She ran her first marathon in September 2006. She qualified and ran the Boston Marathon the following spring 2007. Elena loves spending time with her husband and family, as well as traveling to visit her family at home in Finland. Her current hobbies include yoga, classical violin, singing, cooking, reading, pottery, snowshoeing, ice skating, painting, and knitting.  

We work with other local providers, including physicians, psychiatrists, therapists and dietitians, in order to provide the gold standard of interdisciplinary eating disorder treatment. We have a weekly treatment team meeting with these other providers to facilitate collaborative treatment for each patient we see. We have strong relationships with University of Utah medical providers who have specialized training in the medical treatment of eating disorders. In addition, we work closely with other mental health providers and dietitians who have received specialized training in the treatment of eating disorders. Finally, we have strong relationships with inpatient, residential and day patient treatment programs, which are able to provide a higher level of care for patients in need of more structure before continuing outpatient treatment for their disorder. In short, we strive to provide expert, well-rounded eating disorder treatment for each patient.