Judy Scheel, Ph.D., LCSW
Executive Director of CEDAR Associates
Judy Scheel is the Executive Director of CEDAR Associates, a private group practice for the treatment of eating disorders with offices in
Mt. Kisco & Scarsdale, New York and has twenty years of clinical practice in the treatment of eating disorders. She is also the President of the
Cedar Associates Foundation, Inc., a not-for-profit organization dedicated to education and prevention of eating disorders and in this role has produced a
clinical and public policy conference. Relevant publications include a current book project on eating disorders and Attachment Theory - the impact that early
relationships have on the development of eating disorders. She has co-produced a nationally distributed educational video with teaching manual for students
in grades 8-12 on eating disorders and prevention-Awarded Honorable Mention by Columbus International Film and Video Festival. She has been a lecturer at
Purchase College, SUNY and a frequent presenter at local, regional and national conferences. She is a member of the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA),
Academy for Eating Disorders (AED), and the Eating Disorders Coalition, Inc., a public policy organization in Washington, DC. Cedar Associates in currently involved
in research with Fordham University on the use and efficacy of Attachment Theory in the treatment of eating disorders.
Kristin Lore, LCSW
Director of Mt. Kisco Office
Kristin Lore, LCSW is a clinical social worker who specializes
in eating disorders and works with adolescents and adults. She received her Masters degree from Columbia University. She received specialized eating disorder
training at St. Vincent’s Hospital’s inpatient eating disorder unit where she later worked and assisted in developing a sexual trauma track. In 1997, she began
working at CEDAR Associates and became the coordinator of the Mt. Kisco branch. She has written articles for local magazines and has lectured on the topic of
eating disorders.
Jacqueline Reilly, MS LMSW
Jacqueline Reilly was a doctoral candidate in political
theory at the New School for Social Research when her interests were drawn to psychotherapy and she shifted gears completing a Masters Degree at Columbia
University. She was one of the principal psychotherapists at the out patient eating disorder clinic at New York Presbyterian Hospital for a number of years
before joining the Cedar Associates team in 2002. She lectures locally and is the creator of the 12 week cognitive behavioral therapy group treating bulimia.
She has taken part in national studies assessing various cognitive behavioral models for the treatment of bulimia and binge eating disorders. Prior to her
specialization in the treatment of eating disorders Ms. Reilly worked with heroin addicted HIV/Aids patients and has ten years experience in the field of public
policy.
Erica Leon, MS, RD, CDN
Erica Leon is a registered dietitian
with over 25 years of professional experience working with adults, children and families. She specializes in nutrition therapy for eating disorders, obesity and
weight management, as well as diabetes, heart disease and nutrition through the life cycle. She holds a bachelor's degree in nutrition from Cornell University
and a master's degree in clinical nutrition from New York University. To enhance patient care, she obtained a personal trainer certification from the American
Council on Exercise and has completed Advanced Training in pediatric obesity through the University of California in San Francisco. She is a licensed Shapedown
provider, a behavioral weight management program for families of overweight children and teens. Erica has written many professional articles on nutrition and is a
frequent speaker on topics such as eating disorder prevention and childhood weight issues. She was recently recognized with the prestigious Jenkins award from
the PTA of the Ardsley school district for her contributions to the youth of Ardsley. In addition to her work with CEDAR Associates, Erica maintains a private
nutrition and personal training practice in Ardsley.