Individual Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is considered the treatment of choice for adult eating disorders and is often combined with other treatment modalities. CBT focuses on the core beliefs, feelings and behaviors that maintain the eating disorder such as fear of weight gain, impaired body image and faulty beliefs about food. CBT also addresses personality characteristics that can reinforce the eating disorder. Many tools and techniques will be used to address faulty cognitions and develop healthier and more flexible beliefs about food, eating and body image. In addition to CBT, our therapists also integrate aspects mindfulness, meditation, mindful self-compassion, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and intuitive eating into their work.

Family Based Therapy for Adolescents

Some older adolescents do well with CBT, but many with Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa benefit from a Family Based Treatment Approach (FBT). FBT involves the entire family working with the therapist to take charge of re-feeding their child and working toward health.

Community Meal Support (CMS)

Community Meal Support is an effective, professionally led therapeutic meal experience designed to teach you meal planning and accountability-based eating in a structured environment. CMS will expose you to meals, food behaviors and social eating patterns that you will need to achieve a full recovery from your eating disorder. Post meal processing sessions are conducted after each meal to provide additional support and teach ongoing skills necessary for recovery.