EDCMT Team

Kerry Banta, LCPC
Clinical Director

Kerry Banta serves as Clinical Director of our Partial Hospitalization (PHP), Intensive Outpatient (IOP), and Outpatient programs in Bozeman. She brings more than a decade of specialized experience in eating disorder treatment across all levels of care, along with a deeply personal commitment to this work.

Kerry earned her B.S. in Psychology and M.A. in Applied Clinical Psychology from Penn State University, graduating magna cum laude. Her graduate research focused on emotion regulation in the development and maintenance of eating disorders—a foundation that continues to inform and shape her clinical approach.

Her professional journey began in the Child, Adolescent, and Adult PHP/IOP programs at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, where she provided comprehensive, evidence-based treatment as part of a multidisciplinary team. Her approach is grounded in science and guided by compassion. Kerry integrates evidence-based therapies including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Motivational Interviewing, and Family-Based (Maudsley) Treatment.

As a recovered professional, Kerry understands both the clinical complexity and the lived experience of eating disorders. Nearly 30 years ago, her own struggle quietly stole years of her life. She learned that recovery is neither linear nor quick. She also knows the profound impact of having family members, friends, and providers who are there to hold hope when you cannot hold it yourself. That experience was transformative, leaving her with a deep respect for the complexity of eating disorders, an unwavering conviction that full recovery is possible, and a determination to help others find their way to peace.

Kerry is especially passionate about empowering families, strengthening self-worth, and helping patients move beyond symptom reduction toward lasting peace with food and body. She brings warmth, steadiness, and authenticity to her leadership and clinical work, holding a clear and unwavering belief that full recovery is possible.

She and her husband are proud parents of three grown children and feel grateful to call Bozeman home, surrounded by the mountains that have felt like home since her first visits as a child.

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