Stephanie Burd (she, her)
Clinical Social Worker
Member of the Social Work Registration Board of New Zealand (SWRB)
Member of the Australia and NZ Academy for Eating Disorders
Certified Family Based Treatment Therapist
Member of the Professional Association for Transgender Health Aotearoa (PATHA)
Stephanie is an Eating Disorder Specialist and Clinical Social Worker with over 10 years’ experience working in the mental health sector in both Canada and New Zealand. She completed a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (BA), a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW), and a Masters of Clinical Social Work (MSW) at the University of Windsor in Canada. Stephanie is currently registered with the Social Workers Registration Board (SWRB), the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW), and is a member of the Australia New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders (ANZAED).
Clinical Social Work is a specialty practice area of social work more commonly known in North America which focuses on the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental illness, emotional, and other behavioural difficulties. Individual, group, and family therapy are common treatment modalities within the scope of a Clinical Social Worker. During her studies, Stephanie completed 1150 supervised practicum hours during her BSW and MSW programs at community placements learning and applying clinical skills.
When Stephanie moved to New Zealand from Canada in 2020, she left her work in an eating disorder program in Ontario, Canada to work in specialist eating disorder care in Auckland. Stephanie has had training and experience in providing evidence-based eating disorder treatments like Family Based Treatment for Adolescents (FBT), Adolescent Focused Therapy (AFT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Eating Disorders (CBT-E), Maudsley Anorexia Treatment for Adults (MANTRA) Integrative Cognitive Affective Therapy (ICAT) and Specialist Supportive Clinical Management (SSCM). Through her career, she has worked in public healthcare and social welfare settings supporting individuals with a variety of needs such as children with disabilities, people experiencing homelessness, alongside other mental health concerns such as depression, anxiety, and trauma.
In 2022, Stephanie completed her certification in FBT through the Training Institute for Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders (USA, http://train2treat4ed.com/certified-therapists-list).
In her psychotherapeutic work, Stephanie works passionately from a body inclusive Health At Every Size framework (HAES). She is an empathetic and determined clinician who believes in the potential of every individual and family she is working with. Stephanie values working from an interdisciplinary team approach and strives to provide specialised care to each individual and family.
Stephanie works with adolescents and adults presenting with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, ARFID, and binge eating disorder.
Stephanie is currently available to see individuals and families on Tuesdays and Thursdays at NZEDC.