Lorraine Mulvihill

RDN

Registered Dietitian

CREDENTIALS/DISCIPLINE: Registered Dietitian

BOARD CERTIFIED: No

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Number of years treating patients with eating disorders: 10+

Number of patients with eating disorders we treat annually: 15+

EDUCATION, TRAINING, and EXPERTISE: Lorraine Mulvihill, RD is an eating and weight disorder specialist for children, adolescents and adults. Lorraine’s healthcare experience in the Bay Area began in 1998 working at Marin General Hospital and for the Marin County WIC Program. After receiving her degree from the University of California, Davis she interned at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) with a focus on pediatric nutrition. She has been in private practice providing medical nutritional therapy in Palo Alto, Menlo Park and San Francisco and Oakland since 2003.

In addition to her work in private practice she was the primary clinical dietitian for the Stanford/Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Comprehensive Eating Disorders Program from 2001-2006. Lorraine was also an integral member of the Stanford/Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Pediatric Weight Clinic and was a co-investigator on several studies within the hospital’s Center for Healthy Weight. Lorraine received her Certificate of Training in Childhood and Adolescent Weight Management from the American Dietetic Association in 2005. Her experience in both inpatient and outpatient nutrition therapy for eating disorders and her expertise in weight related disorders have led to her many speaking engagements for community organizations, teachers, universities, dietitians and other healthcare professionals.

TREATMENT PHILOSOPHY: Intuitive Eating, HAES, Family Based Therapy (with team), Motivational Interviewing, Medical Nutrition Therapy, Meal Planning

FEES: Cash, Credit Cards, Personal Checks

LANGUAGES:

  • English

POPULATION SERVED:

  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Athletes
  • Children
  • Couples
  • Ethnic Minorities
  • Families
  • Females
  • Males
  • Seniors

CONDITIONS TREATED:

  • Anorexia Nervosa
  • Binge Eating
  • Bulimia Nervosa
  • Compulsive Exercise
  • Night Eating Syndrome
  • NOS (Eating Disorders not Otherwise Specified)
  • Overeating
  • Weight Stigma

TREATMENT APPROACHES:

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling

TREATMENT SETTINGS:

  • Inpatient
  • Intensive Outpatient
  • Outpatient
  • Phone Counseling