About Us

Kelley McCabe, Founder & CEO, eMindful and eMindful Bariatrics – has an MBA in Finance from New York University, Stern School of Business and worked on Wall Street as a technology executive for 20 years. Kelley has successfully used Mindful Eating techniques since 2002 to personally lose and maintain more than 50 pounds. Kelley’s experience includes providing start-up business consulting and working as owner/partner in three online wellness companies. Kelley is also an ordained Interfaith Minister, registered in the state of NY, a chaplain at the Indian River Medical Center (IRMC), and consults in the area of Women’s Health initiatives.

Doug Welpton, M.D., Medical Director, eMindful - earned his M.D. at Harvard Medical School, and his B.A. in psychology at Stanford University. He was trained in psychiatry in Boston at the Harvard teaching hospitals: Massachusetts Mental Health Center and Deaconess Beth Israel. In addition, Dr. Welpton did a 2 year fellowship the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda. He has Boards in Psychiatry and as a Psychoanalyst. Dr. Welpton has practiced psychiatry for more than 40 years. He trained with Pia Mellody in the area of Co-dependence. Dr. Welpton’s work is both psychologically and spiritually based.

Abbe Breiter, M.S., R.D., L.D/N. – is a registered and licensed dietitian in the state of Florida and offers more than 15 years experience in the weight loss, bariatric surgery, and wellness industries. Abbe provides bariatric-specific nutritional and support program expertise to eMindful’s Mindful Eating programs.

Edward Federici, LMFT, has over twenty years experience as a mental health care professional providing group, individual, couples and family psychotherapy to diverse populations in private practice, residential and hospital settings. Fourteen of those years have been spent as a marriage and family therapist, helping people transform negative behavior patterns into happier, healthier living. Ed utilizes proven researched techniques to help people create the changes they desire. Beyond research, Ed integrates the wisdom offered through twelve years of individual and group meditation practice-- along with practical lessons from life as a husband, father and therapist-- to help others create a happy, fulfilling life, based on who they are and what they want.

Steve Flowers, MS, MFT - is the director of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Clinic at the Enloe Medical Center in Chico, California. Steve has been teaching the MBSR course for over 10 years. In addition, he has a private practice as a licensed psychotherapist specializing in the treatment of stress related conditions.

Jack Lu, LICSW, has practiced clinical social work for five years, working with a variety of client issues like depression, anxiety, schizophrenia and substance addiction in various settings including outpatient counseling center, inpatient substance rehabilitation and private practice. His formal training within spiritual and meditative practices began with his passion for and study of martial arts seven years ago. He continues to incorporate compassionate balanced action within his life on a daily basis.