Treatment Team
Rock Recovery’s Treatment Team makes our Individual Recovery Program possible. Composed of therapists, dietitians, and group facilitators, this team works together to help our clients break free from their struggles. Most importantly, each member of our team understands the mental and physiological complexities of eating disorders. If you’re interested in our recovery program, these are the individuals you can expect to work with. If you’re interested in supporting our services, these are the individuals whose work you will make possible.
Therapists
Julie Bowman, MS, LMHC, RD
Julie is originally from Seattle, Washington where she earned a Master’s degree in Clinical Health Psychology and Nutrition from Bastyr University. She is a licensed mental health counselor in Washington State and is also a Registered Dietitian. Julie has experience facilitating women’s groups focused on eating, self-care and mindfulness. Some of her professional interests include nutrition for optimal mental health, media influences on body image and self-esteem, and coping skills. She is passionate about helping women find a balanced and nourishing relationship with food. For fun, Julie enjoys being in nature, spending time with her husband, exploring D.C. and playing sports.
Martina Cully, LICSW
Martina serves Rock Recovery as a group facilitator. A licensed independent clinical social worker, Martina seeks to empower clients to strengthen and maintain their freedom from disordered eating. While working in residence life in college, Martina was exposed to the reality of disordered eating and how it deeply and adversely affects individuals. Martina has spent the majority of her career assisting trauma survivors in overcoming their challenges and moving forward. She hopes to use her experience to assist Rock Recovery clients in building healthy futures. Martina lives with her husband in Northern Virginia. She enjoys being outside, taking walks, playing sports, watching movies, spending time with friends and family, and cooking.
Jessica Melville Goodin, R-DMT
Jamie Jones, MA, ATR
Jamie is a registered art therapist with specialized training on self-harming and addictive behavior. She is a member of the American Art Therapy Association and has earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Marymount University and master’s degree in art therapy from The George Washington University. Jamie is most knowledgeable on sharing art therapy with adolescents and adults who have a history of disordered eating, trauma, and abuse. At Rock Recovery, Jamie leads a monthly art therapy group that is client-centered and spiritually focused. She believes in the power of culturally sensitive, supportive, and ethical programs that foster the growth of self-esteem, identity development, and creativity. Currently, Jamie works at a Day Treatment Center for children who have emotional difficulties and survived traumatic life experiences.
Liz Marsh, MSW, LGSW
Liz works with Rock Recovery because she cares for the community. She is a clinical social worker and art therapist in Washington, D.C., who hopes to put this unique skill set to use for Rock Recovery. While this is her first venture into the eating disorder field, Liz has considerable experience working in residential addiction treatment programs. She loves art, painting, crafts, singing, and dancing.
Eileen McKee, MAAT
Eileen is an artist and art therapist originally from San Francisco, California. She completed a bachelor’s degree in psychology and Spanish at the University of Richmond and master’s degree in art therapy from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, with a focus on addictions and dually diagnosed populations. Eileen is an active member of the American Art Therapy Association, and she is especially interested in how art therapy integrates itself with other mental health professions. As a therapist with Rock Recovery, she practices an arts-based psychotherapy approach, allowing clients to develop as artists and experiment with materials as part of the recovery process. Eileen paints using both oils and acrylics, and is also a collage artist and interested in altered books.
Erika Smith, MA
Erika earned a master’s degree in mental health counseling and behavioral medicine from Boston University’s School of Medicine. Her clinical experience includes working with survivors of sexual assault, and counseling people with chronic medical and mental illnesses. Erika has advocated for and supported people who seek treatment for eating disorders. She gravitates toward modalities that subscribe empowerment, and she believes in the utility of integrative models to health and wellness. Erika is also a certified yoga instructor and enjoys both teaching and practicing it in her down time.
Dietitians/Nutritionists
Megan McAuley, BS
Megan has been a Rock Recovery volunteer since June 2011, after completing her second degree in Dietetics from the University of Maryland. Megan believes in the power of food in healing and disease prevention, and that “all foods can fit” into a healthy, balanced diet. She plans FIG! meals to meet daily nutrition needs with flavor and a variety of fresh ingredients, yet still be practical and simple. A close family member’s struggle with an eating disorder prompted Megan to explore the role that dietitian can play in recovery, and it has been an immensely rewarding and inspiring venture! Megan is working towards her Registered Dietitian credentials, and hopes to play a future role in disease recovery through nutrition. In her spare time she enjoys cooking for friends and family, experimenting with new foods, and playing rugby.
Brittany Oberdorff, RD
Brittany joined Rock Recovery’s team in the Fall of 2010. Brittany believes that food and nutrition are among the most important determinants of health and well-being at all stages of life. Brittany approaches our clients with a solid understanding of what balanced eating looks like. Her extensive knowledge and her ability to distill food as fuel for the body helps free our clients from food fears. Brittany currently works for the D.C. Public School System in an effort to improve the quality of the school lunch program. Prior to that, Brittany worked as a public health nutritionist for Fairfax County. Brittany lives in Arlington, Virginia. Her interests include wellness, fitness and cooking.
Crista Studer, RD, LD
Crista is currently a clinical dietitian throughout the Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C., areas. Crista has had experience working with eating disorder patients in a variety of settings including treatment centers, acute care, and outpatient settings. Currently, she is part of the eating disorder treatment team, Reflections, at Dominion Hospital. Crista graduated with a degree from The Ohio State University and completed her dietetic internship at Saint Louis University, with an emphasis in pediatrics. For Rock Recovery, she helps with FIG! (Food Is Good) by leading cooking demonstrations as well as supporting clients during meals. Crista’s goal is to help participants challenge their negative thoughts about food as well as redefine the idea that “all foods fit.” In her spare time, she enjoys reading, spending time with her dog, and watching Ohio State football.
Assistants
Colleen McCarron
Colleen is an aspiring counselor working toward her master’s degree at Marymount University in the Community Counseling program. Her research has focused on both eating disorder treatment as well as substance abuse in adolescents. After her previous struggles with an eating disorder, Colleen seeks to instill hope in those who are seeking recovery. As a facilitator for Rock Recovery, she helps lead FIG and CORE groups. In her spare time Colleen enjoys running, traveling, and watching reruns of “Friends” and “Sex and the City.”
Kara King, MSW
Kara received her B.A. in English from Colgate University and her Masters in Social Work from The Catholic University of America. Kara has had a long-standing interest in working with those who suffer from eating disorders, disordered eating, and body image concerns. Through her work with Rock Recovery, Kara is excited to support clients in their journey towards recovery and freedom. Previously, Kara served as a social worker in two DC public charter schools and currently works as a Counselor at a nearby University. Kara enjoys spending time with family and friends, attending concerts and performances, reading, traveling, exercising, and eating delicious food.
Michelle Rodak
Michelle says she has always been interested in eating—how humans need to eat to live, but our relationship with food is so much more than that. People connect eating with feelings of family, happiness, and sadness, but there must be a balance between “eating to live” and “living to eat.” She was drawn to Rock Recovery to learn more about her own relationship with food and to help others explore theirs in order to not just be alive, but to truly live! Michelle is an employment specialist who helps young adults find and maintain employment. She is a sucker for the cobblestoned streets of her neighborhood in Alexandria, Virginia, and loves jumping rope, puppies, football, and sequins.
Mentors
Carlylynn Larson
Bri Riggio
Ally Peet
Andrea Hartwick
Program Director
Heidi Torres Smith, ATR, LPC
As an art therapist and licensed professional counselor, Heidi’s passion is helping others express themselves through art. Her experience includes working with teenage mothers, pregnant teens, with children and adults with medical illness, with adults and children who were victims of domestic violence and homelessness, in schools, with children and teens suffering from behavioral disorders, and most recently with women struggling with disordered eating at The Renfrew Center, New Jersey.
Intake Coordinator
Andrea Hartwick
Andrea is the daughter of a diplomat and has lived in India, Malaysia, Laos, London, and Berlin. She studied psychology at George Mason University and is pursuing a graduate degree in clinical social work. She has been in recovery from anorexia and bulimia for more than three years and is very passionate about her volunteer work with Rock Recovery.
Program Coordinator
Pia Rose
Pia volunteers with Rock Recovery because she hopes to learn more about disordered eating and find ways to help those struggling to recover. She received a bachelor’s degree in family science from the University of Maryland, College Park, and she enjoys sharing with others about healthy eating. Her passions are cooking and dancing.