Professional Consultants | Hope Grows Recovery

Welcome to Hope Grows

Community Living and Support

Mentoring and support from other recovered anorexics and bulimics.

Recovery, Transformation, Wellness

We prepare residents for a lifetime of wellness with relapse prevention skills.

Dr. M. Rayner Dickey, MD

Dr. Dickey earned his Bachelor's Degree from the University of Texas in Austin, and attended medical school at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. His family practice residency, and then his work with a holistic practice in Newbury, Massachusetts, prepared him for opening a private practice in his hometown of Austin.

Dr. Dickey focuses on addressing the roots of illness, not just treating symptoms. He enjoys preventative medicine, helping patients to achieve optimum health. Dr. Dickey can be reached at 4405 Gudadalupe St., Austin, Texas 78751. (512) 452-3000 or www.hfmaustin.com.

Dr. Brian Earthman, MD, PA

Dr. Earthman earned his Bachelor's degree in Biology from the University of Texas in Austin, and his M.D. from Texas Tech University. His residency training was conducted in Psychiatry through the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. His experience includes treatment of inpatient and outpatient psychiatric patients, as well as the treatment of various addictions. Dr. Earthman employs a comprehensive treatment approach that includes medication, counseling, lifestyle changes, and microcurrent therapy.

Dr. Earthman currently has a private practice in Cedar Park, Texas. He can be reached at 11901 W. Parmer Lane, Suite 310. (512) 528-9498 or www.drearthman.com

Katie Griffin MA, LPC, CGP

Katie is a psychotherapist in private practice. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC #18888), and having obtained post-licensure training to become a Certified Group Psychotherapist (CGP) she specializes in group psychotherapy for adults. She has other areas of expertise including addiction (substance and process), especially as complicated by trauma, sexuality and sexual issues, loss and grief, and career or other life transitions. She has provided consulting services to addiction treatment centers in the form of on-site individual and group sessions, curriculum development, and case consultation with staff members. Outside of her clinical work she is a former President of the Austin Group Psychotherapy Foundation (which supports excellence in group work), and currently Co-Chair of the Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Issues of the American Group Psychotherapy Association. Later this year she will have a paper published in "Group,"the clinical journal of the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society on the subject of the use of group to develop healthy bisexual identity.

Katie will provide a once-weekly process group for residents at Hope Grows. She can be reached at 4103 Marathon Blvd, Suite 200C, Austin, Texas 78756. (512) 656-4067 or katielgriffin@yahoo.com

Sally Bowman MEd, RD, LD

Sally has been a registered and licensed dietician for 24 years. She has worked in a variety of settings, including Lake Austin Spa, several fitness/wellness centers, Austin Community College, and as a consultant in private practice. Sally has worked with Central Texas Nutrition Consultants (CTNC) since 1996. During her time at CTNC, Sally has specialized in working with individuals with eating disorders. She has chosen this specialty primarily because she finds the work so rewarding. Her philosophy is that eating disorders are complex psychobiological illnesses which require rebalancing of body, mind and spirit for true healing. Sally has served as a nutrition consultant for Austin Recovery for over 12 years providing nutrition education specifically geared toward eating disorder prevention and recovery. Sally is also a board certified sports dietician and is a consultant with the University of Texas Women's Athletics. This gives her the opportunity to combine her love of sports and the outdoors with her work.

Sally will provide a twice-monthly nutrition class at Hope Grows, as well as consulting services on menu-planning and other issues as-needed.