Carolyn Costin

Eating disorder clinician, author, and international speaker | Malibu, California Carolyn Costin, MA, MEd, LMFT, CEDS, FAED is a world-renowned, highly sought-after, eating disorder clinician, author, and international speaker renowned for her expertise, passion, and accomplishments. After successfully treating her first eating disorder client in 1979, Carolyn recognized her calling. In 1996, she created Monte Nido, the first licensed, residential eating disorder treatment facility in a home setting. Carolyn’s humanistic, relational approach, her numerous books, and the outstanding success of Monte Nido all spurred Carolyn to international acclaim. Having left Monte Nido in 2016, Carolyn maintains her private practice and remains very active in the eating disorder field lecturing, training, teaching, and supervising. In 2017, Carolyn founded The Carolyn Costin Institute, which offers Eating Disorder Coach Training, a Mentor program, Continuing Education for clinicians, and other specialized trainings.