Kara Becker leads Newport’s national team in creating and managing eating disorder protocols and clinical programming across locations. Before coming on board with Newport as an Associate Clinical Director in 2020, Kara served as program director for the Center for Discovery’s adolescent and young adult eating disorder residential programs. An AAMFT (American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy) Approved Supervisor and Clinical Fellow, Kara is certified in Gestalt Therapy and trained in EMDR, and DBT. She holds a Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy from Southern Connecticut State University.