Health at Every Size® Healthcare Provider Listing
Lisa Erlanger, MD
(she/her)
Family Physician
Virtual,
Washington,
United States
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Special Instructions: I am currently seeing patients in higher levels of eating disorder care through the Emily Program South Sound, Washington. This program is a weight-inclusive virtual program, and takes all forms of insurance including WA medicaid/Apple.
I will be offering individual and group virtual work soon. The link above is an interest form to my individual practice. I will be offering coaching outside of the state of WA.
Specialties & Areas of Focus:
- weight inclusive healthcare coaching
- eating disorders atypical anorexia binge eating chronic dieting
- non-diet insulin resistance polycystic ovarian syndrome PCOS fatty liver NAFLD and diabetes care
- parenting larger children pediatrics
- weight inclusive provider personal journey
- weight inclusive prenatal OB fertility
Modalities & Theoretical Lenses:
- fat liberation
- Body Trust (R)
- family medicine
- mind body medicine
- mental health psychiatry
- trauma informed
Age Groups Served:
- Children (birth through 12 years)
- Teens (13-18 years old)
- Adults (18 years old and up)
- Older Adults (65+ years old)
- Children (birth through 12 years)
- Teens (13-18 years old)
- Adults (18 years old and up)
- Older Adults (65+ years old)
Additional Populations Served & Allied Groups:
- Providers
- LGBTQIA
- chronic dieters
- medical trauma
- parents
Languages Services Offered In:
- English
- English
My Philosophy of Care
I am a family physician who works at the intersection of identity, embodiment, and health. Health is multifaceted, individually defined, largely determined by circumstances outside individual control, and is also not a moral obligation. All people deserve access to weight-inclusive, high-quality, patient-centered, trauma-informed, anti-bias, and compassionate health care.
Weight is not a measure of health and is never an appropriate target for health interventions, and there are many weight-neutral options for pursuing any health goal. The pathologization of body size in medicine has directly harmed the health of people in larger bodies partly by denying our lived experiences and putting a lower value on our lives. You and your body deserve to be listened to and cared for with respect and compassion and to be supported in ways that are responsive to your needs and goals.
Working with patients of all backgrounds for over 25 years has given me deep respect for the wisdom we carry in our bodies and how often trauma and stigma disrupt our relationship with our bodies. As a certified Body Trust ® provider, I use a combination of deep listening, respect for your experience and journey, and medical experience and knowledge ( when that is desired) to help frame your medical experiences and create a plan to meet your individual goals. As faculty at the University of Washington School of Medicine, I am actively involved in advocacy, education, mentorship and institutional chang
Weight is not a measure of health and is never an appropriate target for health interventions, and there are many weight-neutral options for pursuing any health goal. The pathologization of body size in medicine has directly harmed the health of people in larger bodies partly by denying our lived experiences and putting a lower value on our lives. You and your body deserve to be listened to and cared for with respect and compassion and to be supported in ways that are responsive to your needs and goals.
Working with patients of all backgrounds for over 25 years has given me deep respect for the wisdom we carry in our bodies and how often trauma and stigma disrupt our relationship with our bodies. As a certified Body Trust ® provider, I use a combination of deep listening, respect for your experience and journey, and medical experience and knowledge ( when that is desired) to help frame your medical experiences and create a plan to meet your individual goals. As faculty at the University of Washington School of Medicine, I am actively involved in advocacy, education, mentorship and institutional chang
About Me & My Practice
Practicing HAES® has been a personal and professional journey that I couldn't be on without the embrace of the amazing HAES® community. It is important to me to use my privilege as a physician to address harm perpetuated in medicine as well as to advocate for change in broader society. While I take this organizational work seriously, my passion is working one on one and in small groups to empower people in pursuit of their personal health goals. 7 years ago, I completed my Body Trust® certification. That powerful experience exposed me to ways of understanding health, medicine, embodied experience and the effects of structural oppression that have forever changed my personal and professional life. I have been in practice for 25 years, specifically practicing weight inclusive primary care and eating disorder care for 10 years. Outside of work, I am deeply connected to friends, family and community. I parent two teens and a young dog. I love eating great food in company and riding on a horse through the woods. I serve as the President of the new Association for Weight and Size Inclusive Medicine (AWSIM), advancing weight inclusive healthcare.
Accessibility Considerations
Virtual care only. The Emily Program location at which I work (South Sound, WA) is committed to weight inclusivity and other anti-bias work, but providers are at different stages in their journeys and patients may have experiences that are not as affirming as I would wish. Our programs are virtual. My individual work will be virtual only.