About Hanan
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Hanan Elshennawy MA, LMFT is a therapist in California, who works with individuals and families out of her office in Newport Beach, California and virtually via video throughout the state of California.
She specializes in working with adolescents and adults with eating disorders, including anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder, as well as with trauma survivors and addiction. Hanan has experience working as a therapist in a variety of settings including partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs for the treatment of eating disorders and addiction, and community based programs working with adolescents and their families. Hanan previously worked for multiple years as a primary therapist at one of the top eating disorder treatment programs, Monte Nido where she provided individual, family, and group therapy (including leading their signature Body & Soul group). Hanan completed trainings in Narrative Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). She is a trained EMDR therapist. Hanan also currently works as an Adjunct Professor at Pepperdine University and is the Education Chair for the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals, CA Chapter. |
My Approach
I tailor my approach for each individual client, however, I particularly enjoy using elements of narrative therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). I find it especially beneficial to incorporate mindfulness and somatic experiencing to help my clients reconnect with their bodies and realign with their purpose and hopes for their life.
I also believe in a holistic approach and encourage collaboration with loved ones and other providers. I use a Health At Every Size informed approach and believe that this is a crucial element to helping people to recover from eating disorders.
Being someone who recovered from an eating disorder myself, I find joy in being able to help others heal and find the freedom that comes along with recovery. Being an eating disorder therapist is my passion. There is truly nothing better than helping clients to make peace with food, their bodies, and themselves.
Full recovery is 100 percent possible!
*I am taking on a limited number of new therapy clients. If spots are full, I am happy to refer you to another clinician or put you on a wait-list.
I also believe in a holistic approach and encourage collaboration with loved ones and other providers. I use a Health At Every Size informed approach and believe that this is a crucial element to helping people to recover from eating disorders.
Being someone who recovered from an eating disorder myself, I find joy in being able to help others heal and find the freedom that comes along with recovery. Being an eating disorder therapist is my passion. There is truly nothing better than helping clients to make peace with food, their bodies, and themselves.
Full recovery is 100 percent possible!
*I am taking on a limited number of new therapy clients. If spots are full, I am happy to refer you to another clinician or put you on a wait-list.
"Hanan has the ability to make you feel as if you have come home. She exudes loving kindness and allows others to feel at ease and welcome in her presence. As a therapist, Hanan is skilled, knowledgeable, and cares deeply about her work with her clients. I never hesitate to refer clients to Hanan, because I know that with her therapeutic proficiency along with her warm human touch, she will help each person who comes to her office grow and heal."
-Carissa Karner, LMFT, Certified EMDR Therapist