Center for Eating Disorders at Focus Healthcare

Center for Eating Disorders

at Focus Healthcare of Tennessee

Dr. Anita Johnston

Dr. Anita Johnston Eating Disorder Therapist

Eating Disorder Treatment Program Senior Advisor and Clinical Consultant

Center for Eating Disorders is pleased to have world-renown eating disorder specialist, Dr. Anita Johnston, as a clinical consultant to our program.

Dr. Johnston is the Director of the Anorexia & Bulimia Center of Hawaii which she co-founded in 1982 and is the Clinical Director and the Founder of the 'Ai Pono Intensive Out-Patient Eating Disorders Programs in Honolulu (www.aipono.com).

She is the author of Eating in the Light of the Moon: How Women Can Transform Their Relationships with Food Through Myth, Metaphor, and Storytelling which has been published in five languages.

Dr. Johnston's new workbook is integrated into the Center for Eating Disorder's program and Dr. Johnston is involved in staff training, clinical consultation and program development.

Anita Johnston Interview

Executive Report interviews Dr. Anita Johnston. Listen to the interview here [MP3 format].


Chicago Tribune Article

The Joy of Recovery From Eating Disorders by Dr. Anita Johnston. Download and read the article [PDF].

Dr. Anita Johnson, Becky, Anita and Amber
Becky, Nicole, Anita and Amber

Dr. Anita Johnson speaking at Center for Eating Disorders Open House

















      Center for Eating Disorders: Bird and Tree

Listen to Dr. Anita Johnston talk about eating disorders and
understanding your inner hungers (from YouTube).



Anita Johnston and Jed Meston, Channel 3 Radio/TV Interview
March 2012

Anita Johnston