Karen Polin

Karen Polin, BFA, ATR -Creative Arts Therapist at The Renfrew Center of Florida

"Most people with eating disorders are dealing with something that's very insidious," said Karen Polin, an art therapist at the Renfrew Center in Florida. ...

Karen Polin (art therapist): What Id like you to do is to do an outline of what you perceive to be your body image.[Girl with eating disorder draws outline]Karen Polin (art therapist): Stand up here for a second and take a look at it and tell mewhat you thinkwhen youre looking at it.Girl with eating disorder: I think its about accurate, but the arms might be bulging out just a little too much.Its a stocky person.Karen Polin (art therapist): A stocky man.It does look pretty masculine, so Im just curious as towhat that means for you with your eating disorder and your, your body image that this is the kind of image that you see in yourself.Girl with eating disorder: YeahI think that Im short and stocky.Karen Polin (art therapist): What are your thoughts?Girl with eating disorder: I dont know.For a fleeting moment I thought, no it cant beve made a mistake, you went in to far.Karen Polin (art therapist): What do you thinklooking at this now?

Dr. Jennifer Nardozzi, national training manager of the Renfrew Center Foundation, along with therapist Karen Polin, facilitate the art therapy program at the Renfrew Center in Coconut Creek.

Please contact: Karen Polin, BFA, ATR, Clinical Art Therapist, The Renfrew Center of Florida, at 954-698-9222 x 2077 or e-mail at kpolin@renfrewcenter.com