Kathleen Burns Kingsbury is a licensed mental health counselor, national speaker, and co-author of Weight Wisdom: Affirmations to Free You from Food and Body Concerns (Brunner-Routledge, 2003). She received her Master of Arts in counseling psychology from Lesley College and has worked in the field since 1992. She is a professional member of several organizations including the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), MEDA, Inc. (formerly known as the Massachusetts Eating Disorders Association), and the Massachusetts Mental Health Counselors Association. Recently, Kathleen began her tenure as the Chairperson for NEDA's National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, the nation's largest eating disorders outreach effort.

In 1998, Kathleen founded the South Shore Eating Disorder Collaborative, a group of highly skilled clinicians dedicated to providing quality care for individuals and families coping with eating and related problems. During the past decade, she has lectured to hundreds of parents, students and professionals regarding the dangers of dieting and effective ways to prevent and treat anorexia, bulimia and compulsive overeating . She has presented at national and local conferences including the National Association of Social Workers, the National Eating Disorders Association, the Renfrew Foundation, MEDA, Inc., and the Massachusetts Mental Health Counselors Association. Kathleen has been a guest on the National Public Radio Show Here and Now and is an expert source for the Boston Globe, the Boston Herald and many other local and national news and media outlets. She maintains a private practice in Quincy Massachusetts.

In addition to her clinical work, Kathleen helps healthcare providers, nonprofit agencies and small business owners creatively and effectively market their services to the community. For more information about these services, visit the KBK Connections website at www.kbkconnections.com.