Eating Disorders 101

Jennifer Lombardi, LMFT

Jennifer Lombardi, CEDS, MFT is a behavioral health manager II for Kaiser Permanente, and provides oversight for eating disorder and adult IOP services for the North Valley Service area. She has been with KP since January 2019, where she started as a primary therapist and eventually transitioned into her first leadership role at the Stockton EDIOP. She transferred to Sacramento in May 2022 and continued her BHM I role, overseeing EDIOP, hospital-based care for eating disorder patients, and eventually oversaw the expansion to include specialty lanes of care for pediatric and adult patients with eating disorders. Most recently, she accepted the role of BHM II, and will continue to support eating disorder and adult IOP services. Prior to joining Kaiser, she co-founded Empathic Way Treatment Center, in Roseville, California, an outpatient clinic that provides individual, family and couples counseling for individuals and their loved ones struggling with anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, mood disorders and exercise compulsion, as well as consulting services for triage and assessment. In addition to her clinical practice, Jen has also served as former Executive Director and a National Recovery Advocate for Eating Recovery Center.

Jen has extensive training in the field of eating disorders, including completing her certification in Family Based Treatment (FBT). She is also a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist Supervisor through the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals, as well as a Certified Daring Way Facilitator, trained in the experiential work developed by author and research professor, Dr. Brenè Brown. She uses the Daring Way™ method, a highly experiential methodology, to work with individuals struggling with shame, vulnerability, and self-compassion, particularly individuals struggling with eating disorders.

In addition to her work in the field of eating disorders, she has worked with at-risk youth, provided court-mandated counseling for families, conducted forensic assessments, and completed training programs in CBT, DBT and ACT. She enjoys working with individuals with trauma, anxiety and depression, as well as complex family issues.

Jen attended California State University, Sacramento, where she received her undergraduate degree in Government/Journalism and her Master’s in Marriage, Family and Child Counseling.