Eating Disorder Therapy and Treatment

You Don’t Have to Figure This Out Alone

Eating disorders can be hard to recognize, difficult to talk about and often misunderstood by the people around you. Wherever you are in your experience, whether you’ve just started noticing something feels off or you’ve been carrying this for years, support is available. You don’t have to have all the answers before you reach out.

What Is an Eating Disorder?

Eating disorders are mental health concerns, not choices or character flaws. They affect people of all ages, genders and backgrounds, and they often look different from one person to the next. Common types include:

• Anorexia Nervosa: Severely restricting food intake, often driven by an intense fear of weight gain or a distorted sense of body image
• Bulimia Nervosa: Cycles of binge eating followed by compensatory behaviors such as purging, fasting or excessive exercise
• Binge eating disorder: Recurrent episodes of eating large amounts of food, often accompanied by feelings of shame or loss of control, without compensatory behaviors
• Other specified conditions: Including avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) and body dysmorphic disorder, which may not fit neatly into one category but still warrant care and support

Symptoms vary from person to person. You don’t need a formal diagnosis to reach out. If you’re concerned about your relationship with food or your body, that’s reason enough to start a conversation.

How Thousand Branches Wellness Can Help

Eating disorder therapy at Thousand Branches Wellness starts with understanding your specific needs. The team works with you to build a personalized care plan that reflects where you are, not a one-size-fits-all approach. Treatment draws on evidence-based methods, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, adapted to address the thoughts, behaviors and emotions that may be driving disordered eating. For adolescents and young adults, family involvement options are available to strengthen the support system around recovery. The team also addresses co-occurring mental health concerns, such as anxiety, depression and trauma, because these often show up alongside eating disorders and deserve attention too.

Treatment options available

• Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP): Structured group and individual therapy sessions designed for people who need more support than weekly therapy but don’t require residential care. IOP may be a good fit if you’re stepping down from a higher level of care or need additional structure in your week.
• Individual therapy: One-on-one sessions with a therapist, available in-person or virtually. Sessions are tailored to your goals, your pace and your circumstances.
• Virtual services: Access care from home, work or anywhere through Thousand Branches Wellness’s telehealth platform. Virtual eating disorder therapy is available across all locations, so geography doesn’t have to be a barrier.

Who We Serve

Thousand Branches Wellness provides eating disorder treatment for adolescents and adults, including active-duty military personnel, veterans, reservists, Air and National Guard members and their dependents. The team accepts commercial insurance and also works with private-pay patients. Virtual options are available to support access across all locations. If you’re not sure whether Thousand Branches Wellness is the right fit, reach out anyway. The team can help you figure out what level of care may make sense for your situation.

Frequently Asked Questions