Table 2.

Participants (therapists) characteristics.

Characteristic	Averages and percentages
Age	M = 35.12 years, SD = 8.76 Range = 25–61 years
Gender
Female	N = 26 (100%)
Male	N = 0 (0%)
Highest degree of education
Bachelor degree	N = 19 (74%)
Master’s degree	N = 5 (19%)
Otherwise (Post Master)	N = 2 (7%)
Number of years working as a therapist
7–30 years	N = 4 (16%)
5–6 years	N = 7 (26%)
1–4 years	N = 15 (57%)
Average caseload
25 > patients	N = 2 (8%)
21–25 patients	N = 5 (19%)
16–20 patients	N = 9 (34%)
11–15 patients	N = 6 (23%)
1–10 patients	N = 4 (15%)
Currently have an eating disorder?
Yes	N = 0 (0%)
No	N = 26 (100%)
Years being recovered before started working as a therapist
< 3 years	N = 6 (23%)
3–5 years	N = 6 (23%)
6–10 years	N = 5 (19%)
> 10 years	N = 9 (35%)

Note: Percentages are rounded to the nearest percent.