Dr. Amy Baker Dennis maintains a general practice and specializes in the treatment of eating disorders, mood and anxiety disorders, women’s issues, trauma and personality disorders. She has been in clinical practice for over 45 years. She is a psychodynamically trained clinical/research psychologist but is also a certified cognitive therapist. In most cases, she uses an integrative approach to treatment. She is presently working remotely and can be reached by email at dennisdrab@sbcglobal.net to discuss treatment.

Dr. Dennis spent 13 years in Columbus, Ohio working as the Executive Director of The Bridge Counseling Center (a community mental health center), was the Executive Director of the National Anorexic Aid Society and founded the Center for the Treatment of Eating Disorders in 1983. In 1988 she moved to Detroit, MI and became colleagues with Dr. Ann Moye. In 1991 they co-founded Affiliated Psychologists, and left in 1996 to open Dennis, Moye & Associates, in Bloomfield Hills, MI. The vision was to create a private practice of highly seasoned specialists from the fields of psychology, social work, counseling, psychiatry and dietetics, that had extensive experience treating eating disorders, child and adolescent disorders, families and couples issues, substance abuse disorders, mood and anxiety disorders, and personality disorders. The clinic was designed to encourage these specialists to work collaboratively together to provide comprehensive mental health care for all ages of individuals and families.

Dr. Dennis  also trains and supervises professionals and post-doctoral students in the treatment of eating disorders, personality disorders and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.  She has served on the Boards of numerous national and international eating disorder organizations. She is a Founding Fellow, and past executive board member of the Academy for Eating Disorders (FAED), a Founding Fellow and Diplomate of the Academy for Cognitive Therapy (FACT), a Founder and past executive board member of the National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA), a founder and past board member of the Eating Disorder Network of Central Florida (EDNCF), and a Founding Member of the Eating Disorder Research Society (EDRS). She currently serves on the Scientific Advisory Board for Eating Disorder Care (EDC Denver, CO.) and on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Global Foundation for Eating Disorders (GFED). She has received numerous awards for her contributions to the field and accomplishments including "Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Eating Disorders" awarded by the Academy for Eating Disorders, and the "Lifetime Achievement Award" given by the National Eating Disorder Association.
   

In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Dennis is a researcher, author and professor. She has served on the faculties of Wayne State University Medical School, the University of South Florida Medical School and the Hamilton Holt Graduate School at Rollins College in Orlando, Florida. She has published extensively, spoken at conferences both nationally and internationally, and provides ongoing training and supervision to individuals, Universities, treatment facilities, and mental health programs around the world.