Eating Disorder Education for Clinicians: IEDE Certifications, Training, and Consultation Cohorts
Introducing the Expanded IEDE Certification Pathway
IEDS, IEDAS, IEDAS-C, and Consultation Cohorts for Clinicians
Eating disorder care is clinically complex, medically consequential, and deeply shaped by culture, stigma, and broader social, political, and economic systems. Many professionals are expected to treat eating disorders with limited formal training, fragmented continuing education, and minimal access to ongoing, specialized consultation.
Inclusive Eating Disorder Education, PLLC (IEDE) provides eating disorder education and training for therapists, dietitians, medical providers, and coaches, including CE-eligible coursework, eating disorder certification, and consultation cohorts that support real-world skill integration over time.
Read about what’s new, what each credential level represents, and how Consultation Cohorts fit into competency development, ethical decision-making, and values-aligned practice.
What’s new at IEDE
IEDE now offers a clearer, tiered eating disorder certification pathway
Level 1: IEDS
Inclusive Eating Disorder SpecialistLevel 2: IEDAS
Inclusive Eating Disorder Advanced SpecialistLevel 3: IEDAS-C
Inclusive Eating Disorder Advanced Specialist – Consultant
Level 1: IEDS
Inclusive Eating Disorder Specialist (IEDS) Certification Training
What the IEDS credential represents:
IEDS is the foundational credential earned via the comprehensive IEDS training. This certification is designed to prepare professionals to treat eating disorders from an inclusive, evidence-based, and trauma-informed lens, with robust medical education woven throughout.
What’s included in the IEDS Certification training:
The IEDS Certification Training includes:
Online, self-paced learning
10 courses totaling 41 hours of video learning
41 CE credits for therapists, dietitians, and medical providers
An 871-page manual PDF to take with you
Interactive learning elements (activities, quizzes, self-reflection prompts)
A final assessment that includes multiple-choice and case conceptualization questions to demonstrate competency, among other requirements
Rigorous equivalency pathway is offered
What you receive after completion:
Upon completion and successful audit outcome, learners can:
Earn the IEDS credential
Join the IEDS Directory
Receive digital badges
Access ongoing support (including peer community and consultation options)
Receive all 41 CEs for therapist, dietitian, and medical provider licenses (instant download after passing each individual course)
Receive printable PDF Certificate of Certification
Begin your IEDAS journey toward the advanced credential
Join a Consultation Cohort for structured, advanced, ongoing consultation with seasoned clinicians
Discounts and accessibility:
IEDE offers several discounts, including IAEDP CEDRDs/CEDS (35% off), group practice and agency discounts, student and military discounts, plus an equity-based option by inquiry. All offerings are virtual to reduce barriers to access.
Note: In eating disorder care, training access is not neutral. Who can afford education influences who can provide competent support. Accessible training strengthens our specialized workforce, which improves client outcomes over time. IEDE is committed to providing accessible, high quality education.
Level 2: IEDAS
Inclusive Eating Disorder Advanced Specialist (IEDAS)
What “advanced” means in eating disorder treatment:
Clinicians can learn frameworks and still struggle when real cases involve:
comorbidity and diagnostic ambiguity
fluctuating motivation and inconsistent engagement
medical risk that requires careful monitoring and collaboration, and the line between harm reduction and referring to a higher level of care (HLOC)
family and relational dynamics
systems constraints that shape clinical options
The IEDAS pathway is designed to support integration: when competent clinical judgment becomes more consistent, ethical boundaries become clearer, and collaboration becomes more effective.
Many clinicians don’t need more information.
They need a place to practice thinking.
Requirements to earn the IEDAS credential:
Earning IEDAS includes:
Completing the IEDS Certification training
Completing 18 months of structured supervision/consultation via a Consultation Cohort (6 terms minimum, equivalent to 18 months)
Or meeting IEDE’s rigorous equivalency standards
Therapists, dietitians, medical providers, and coaches are welcome to join.
Level 3: IEDAS-C
Inclusive Eating Disorder Advanced Specialist – Consultant
What the IEDAS-C credential represents:
The IEDAS-C is the highest credential for advanced and experienced eating disorder clinicians, who provide consultation, mentorship, and clinical leadership within an inclusive, trauma-informed, antiracist framework.
IEDAS-C recognizes clinicians who have demonstrated advanced competency and are prepared to support other professionals through consultation and structured skill development.
What IEDAS-C consultants do:
IEDAS-C consultants are qualified to apply to join the IEDE consultant team. They support other professionals through structured consultation and skills-based guidance, including cohort facilitation, case consultation, and feedback on clinical reasoning, treatment planning, and interdisciplinary coordination.
Each Term within the Consultation Cohort Program is administered by an IEDAS-C consultant. These clinicians are values-aligned and have served people in the eating disorder community for a minimum of five years, along with other requirements.
Scope and ethics note for global consultation participation:
IEDE’s consultation model is virtual and includes multidisciplinary learners. As with any professional consultation, participants remain responsible for practicing within their jurisdictional requirements and scope. Clear boundaries, confidentiality, and de-identification expectations protect both learners and the people they serve.
Consultation Cohorts
Eating disorder consultation for clinicians who want sustained growth and advanced support
IEDE’s Consultation Cohorts provide a structured pathway for clinicians who want ongoing feedback, skill building, and community as they refine their work with eating disorders.
Consultation Cohort format and schedule:
The Consultation Cohorts are where the IEDAS pathway shifts from “learning the material” to “building a reliable clinical process.” They are designed to be structured enough to support real life development by moving forward from education-only methodology, and flexible enough to meet the realities of outpatient and multidisciplinary work.
The Consultation Cohort Program is comprised of 90 minute, monthly virtual sessions organized by 3-month terms, with 15–20 clinicians moving together through quarterly terms.
Virtual cohorts of 15–20 clinicians
Organized in 3-month Terms
Each Term includes:
three 90-minute group consultation sessions (monthly)
one 50-minute individual consultation
$250 per term
6 terms required for IEDAS (about 18 months), with optional Terms available to continue if needed/desired
Next cohort start window: April 2026
Consultation term themes:
Term 1: Scope, Roles, and Overlaps
Term 2: Social and Cultural Considerations
Term 3: Trauma and dissociation in EDs
Term 4: Nutrition Support
Term 5: Implementation of Therapeutic Skills
Term 6: Assessment and Evaluation
Additional terms may be recommended based on learning needs
Why eating disorder consultation matters clinically
Eating disorder continuing education is necessary, and ongoing consultation provides invaluable support, particularly about complex presentations and ethical gray areas. Ongoing consultation helps clinicians apply and embody integral knowledge and skill when under pressure in session. IEDE emphasizes progressive competency development with ongoing skills assessment across terms.
Consultation supports:
Clinical prioritization: choosing the most clinically relevant priorities when everything feels urgent
Risk literacy: identifying when medical oversight, higher levels of care, or added assessment is needed
Scope clarity: understanding roles across therapy, nutrition, medicine, and coaching
Cultural responsiveness: tracking how stigma and systems shape symptom expression and access to care
Implementation: moving from principles to concrete language, pacing, interventions, and boundaries
Choosing the right level of eating disorder education
Choose IEDS if you want:
comprehensive eating disorder education with a clear structure
CE credits and a self-paced format
a foundational credential supported by assessment and competency expectations
Choose Consultation Cohorts and IEDAS if you want:
longitudinal feedback on real cases
progressive competency development across structured themes
a cohort community and accountability structure
consultation that builds clinical judgment over time
Consider IEDAS-C if you want:
consultant-level leadership within IEDE’s credential ecosystem
formal recognition of seasoned competence and values-aligned clinical leadership
Eating Disorder Education FAQs
Do the IEDE eating disorder trainings offer CE credits?
IEDE lists 41 CE credits for therapists, dietitians, and medical providers as part of the IEDS Certification Training.
Is the IEDS eating disorder training self-paced?
Yes. IEDS is fully online and self-paced.
How do I get certified in eating disorder treatment through IEDE?
IEDE’s pathway begins with IEDS (training + final assessment). Advanced credentialing includes IEDAS (completion of IEDS plus consultation cohort requirements or equivalency standards).
What is eating disorder consultation for clinicians?
Consultation is structured professional support focused on case conceptualization, treatment planning, scope and ethics, and collaboration. IEDE’s cohorts are organized in terms with group consultation sessions and an individual consultation component.
Can coaches take eating disorder education or join consultation cohorts?
IEDE states that therapists, dietitians, medical providers, and coaches are welcome to join its consultation cohorts.
When do the consultation cohorts start?
IEDE lists the next cohort start window as April 2026.
Are refunds offered?
No.
If you’re feeling called to this work
If you’re drawn to eating disorder treatment and also feel the weight of the responsibility, we want to validate that this tension is true and makes sense. Eating disorders involve real medical risk, real psychological risk, and real ethical complexity. Competence grows through training, careful assessment, consultation, and ongoing learning that stays responsive to the people we serve.
IEDE’s credential pathway is designed to help clinicians build a steady process over time: comprehensive education, demonstrated competency, and then supported application through structured consultation.
Next steps
If you want to explore the pathway:
Start with IEDS Certification Training if you want comprehensive eating disorder education with CE credits and an assessed credential.
Join Consultation Cohorts if you want ongoing eating disorder consultation, structured themes, and longitudinal feedback that supports the IEDAS pathway.
Explore IEDAS-C if you’re pursuing consultant-level leadership and advanced professional mentorship within IEDE’s ecosystem.
Educational and Professional Disclaimer
IEDE provides education, training, and professional consultation for informational and professional development purposes only. IEDE services are not therapy, medical care, nutrition treatment, crisis services, legal advice, or licensure supervision unless a separate written supervision agreement explicitly states otherwise. IEDE does not guarantee that any training or consultation will meet requirements for licensure, certification, or continuing education in your jurisdiction.
Any directory or referral information provided by IEDE is offered for convenience. IEDE does not oversee, direct, or assume liability for services provided by listed professionals, and use of IEDE resources does not create a supervisory, clinical, or agency relationship with IEDE. You are responsible for verifying credentials, scope, and jurisdictional compliance for any professional engagement.