“…RCT has been identified recently as a complementary approach to working with clients with eating disorders (Sanftner, Tantillo, & Seidlitz, 2004; Tantillo, MacDowell, Anson, Taillie, & Cole, 2009; Tantillo & Sanftner, 2003). Specifically, the RCT concept of mutuality, related to the idea of mutual empathy (e.g., awareness of, connection to, and impact on another), is an essential concept in understanding the role of eating disorders within the context of relationships.…”