Maine, USA.
www.vibrantpsychology.com
sproch@vibrantpsychology.com
2074687119
I am a PsyPACT provider and am able to treat patients virtually across the country.
Clients seen:
I see both adolescents and adults in my practice and treat all eating disorders (e.g., binge eating disorder, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, atypical anorexia nervosa, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder), as well as anxiety, depression, and many other mental health conditions. I work in a private practice but regularly engage in close consultation with a patient’s outpatient treatment team (e.g., PCPs, psychiatrists, dietitians, therapists).
Professional Training:
Laura Sproch, PhD, CEDS has been working in the field of psychology for over 15 years. She has dedicated the majority of her career to the treatment and research of eating disorders, as a clinician, supervisor, researcher, and educator. She has worked at eating disorder specialized treatment facilities across the country. Most recently, she was the Program Director of the New England Eating Disorders (NEED) Program at Sweetser, a premier eating disorder treatment facility in the state of Maine, where she led a multidisciplinary team in applying evidence-based treatments at multiple levels of care for adults and children. While at NEED, Dr. Sproch had the privilege of providing supervision to supervisors, clinicians, dietitians, and nurses and expanding the reach of the program. Such expansion included both opening up an outpatient practice dedicated to evidence-based care for eating disorders, and transforming the program into a telehealth treatment facility to reach more individuals across the state with specialty care. As an important part of her leadership role, she provided comprehensive eating disorder evaluations, individual therapy, family therapy, and group therapy for patients at all levels of care.
Prior to her time in Maine, Dr. Sproch was a postdoctoral fellow and then Research Coordinator at the Center for Eating Disorders at Sheppard Pratt (currently Eating Recovery Center- Baltimore), where she provided individual, group, and family therapy, as well as assessment, for patients at all levels of care, from inpatient hospitalization to outpatient therapy. She facilitated multiple research studies, including leading a randomized controlled clinical trial for anorexia nervosa. Dr. Sproch has also worked in the eating disorder inpatient program of Friends Hospital in Philadelphia (currently Brandywine Hospital’s eating disorder program) and ‘Ai Pono’s intensive outpatient program for eating disorders in Honolulu.
Dr. Sproch received her doctorate in Clinical and School Psychology from Hofstra University, which prides itself as a leader in the New York area for its commitment to cognitive behavioral and behavioral training, and evidence-based practices. Prior to Hofstra, she received her BA in Psychology from Vassar College.
Dr. Sproch has received extensive training in cognitive behavioral therapy, behavioral therapy, and family-based treatment (FBT) for anorexia nervosa. She is a certified eating disorder specialist through the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals. She has completed extensive training on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy- Enhanced through the Centre for Research on Eating Disorders at Oxford. She has also received extensive individual and group supervision and training by Kim Anderson, PhD, CEDS, Executive Director at Eating Recovery Center. Dr. Sproch has developed CBT and CBT Body Image group therapy protocols for eating disorders, as well as protocols for evidence-based treatment at higher levels of care.
Outside of her eating disorder specialty, Dr. Sproch has been trained in general cognitive behavioral therapy interventions, interpersonal therapy, behavioral therapy, and school psychology. She has offered comprehensive academic, achievement, and psychological assessments; has been integrally involved in behavioral analysis and planning; and has provided outpatient therapeutic services for a range of mood, anxiety, interpersonal, and adjustment challenges. She has an interest in responsible and carefully planned teletherapy and has published an article on this topic.
Dr. Sproch has offered training and presentations across the country in a variety of different formats, from academic conferences, to local community practices, to news programs, to Podcasts. She has a particular interest in working to educate both the professional and nonprofessional community about disordered eating and eating disorders in an effort to improve early intervention and prevention. She serves as Board Member and Treasurer of the Eating Disorder Association of Maine and a member of the Academy for Eating Disorders.
Training in CBT-E:
CREDO Online CBT-E Training
AED conference
I also am a part of a monthly CBT-E consultation group that was initially led by Suzanne Bailey-Straebler.
