Treatment Centers in Sacramento, CA

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Newport Academy
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Sacramento, CA 94230
Rather than simply addressing symptoms and behaviors, Newport’s clinical model achieves sustainable healing by treating the underlying trauma and attachment wounds that manifest as anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and co-occurring issues such as substance abuse, self-harm, and eating disorders. We use a documented and outcomes-validated treatment model with standardized protocols, session goals, and group curriculum. In addition, we recognize that family involvement is key, and our model shifts the focus from the patient as the “problem” to the family as the solution. Our philosophy of care builds secure attachment for clients to safely be vulnerable, to explore interests, discover passions, and gain meaning, purpose, and insight to replace high-risk behaviors.
Rather than simply addressing symptoms and behaviors, Newport’s clinical model achieves sustainable healing by treating the underlying trauma and attachment wounds that manifest as anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and co-occurring issues such as substance abuse, self-harm, and eating disorders. We use a documented and outcomes-validated treatment model with standardized protocols, session goals, and group curriculum. In addition, we recognize that family involvement is key, and our model shifts the focus from the patient as the “problem” to the family as the solution. Our philosophy of care builds secure attachment for clients to safely be vulnerable, to explore interests, discover passions, and gain meaning, purpose, and insight to replace high-risk behaviors.
(530) 456-2651 View (530) 456-2651
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Newport Institute
Treatment Center
Not Verified Not Verified
Sacramento, CA 94236
Rather than simply addressing symptoms and behaviors, Newport’s clinical model achieves sustainable healing by treating the underlying trauma and attachment wounds that manifest as anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and co-occurring issues such as substance abuse, self-harm, and eating disorders.
Insurance covers up to 100 percent of the treatment and therapeutic modalities that Newport Institute offers. We accept all major insurance providers and work collaboratively with payers to optimize coverage for families. Many young adults who receive treatment from Newport Institute using insurance coverage do so through a Single Case Agreement, a special contract through which out-of-network providers can work with a family’s insurance company on an In-Network basis. Newport Institute maintains a full-time, in-house team dedicated to supporting families through the mental health insurance coverage and financing process. In order to secure sufficient insurance coverage, we will most likely need to conduct a series of clinical reviews and any requested doctor-to-doctor calls with the insurance company. While other facilities may charge for this service, we feel it is our responsibility to assist families with what can be a complex process. Our goal is to ensure that families receive the maximum coverage, so they can access the highest-quality treatment.
Rather than simply addressing symptoms and behaviors, Newport’s clinical model achieves sustainable healing by treating the underlying trauma and attachment wounds that manifest as anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and co-occurring issues such as substance abuse, self-harm, and eating disorders.
Insurance covers up to 100 percent of the treatment and therapeutic modalities that Newport Institute offers. We accept all major insurance providers and work collaboratively with payers to optimize coverage for families. Many young adults who receive treatment from Newport Institute using insurance coverage do so through a Single Case Agreement, a special contract through which out-of-network providers can work with a family’s insurance company on an In-Network basis. Newport Institute maintains a full-time, in-house team dedicated to supporting families through the mental health insurance coverage and financing process. In order to secure sufficient insurance coverage, we will most likely need to conduct a series of clinical reviews and any requested doctor-to-doctor calls with the insurance company. While other facilities may charge for this service, we feel it is our responsibility to assist families with what can be a complex process. Our goal is to ensure that families receive the maximum coverage, so they can access the highest-quality treatment.
(628) 888-8146 View (628) 888-8146
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Newport Academy
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Sacramento, CA 94207
At Newport Academy, our comprehensive approach supports young people ages 12 and up to address the root causes of self-destructive behaviors, not just the symptoms. From a foundation of compassionate care, clinical expertise, and unconditional love, we guide teens and their families to achieve long-term, sustainable healing by treating the underlying trauma and attachment wounds that catalyze depression, anxiety, substance abuse, eating disorders, and other co-occurring disorders. Incorporating clinical, experiential, and holistic modalities, our gender-specific treatment is family-focused and results-oriented. We nurture teens’ physical, psychological, social, educational, and spiritual needs. Our mission is to empower teens and restore families by supporting them to build the self-understanding, connection, self-acceptance, and academic and life skills that allow them to find their place in the world.
At Newport Academy, our comprehensive approach supports young people ages 12 and up to address the root causes of self-destructive behaviors, not just the symptoms. From a foundation of compassionate care, clinical expertise, and unconditional love, we guide teens and their families to achieve long-term, sustainable healing by treating the underlying trauma and attachment wounds that catalyze depression, anxiety, substance abuse, eating disorders, and other co-occurring disorders. Incorporating clinical, experiential, and holistic modalities, our gender-specific treatment is family-focused and results-oriented. We nurture teens’ physical, psychological, social, educational, and spiritual needs. Our mission is to empower teens and restore families by supporting them to build the self-understanding, connection, self-acceptance, and academic and life skills that allow them to find their place in the world.
(925) 794-8097 View (925) 794-8097
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Newport Academy
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Sacramento, CA 94234
We are a different kind of teen treatment center. At Newport Academy, we address the underlying causes of destructive behaviors—the trauma and abandonment wounds that catalyze depression, anxiety, mood disorders, and co-occurring issues. Our integrated approach guides teens and their families to achieve long-term, sustainable healing from mental health conditions, including maladaptive behaviors such as substance abuse, eating disorders, and self-harm. Our mission is to empower teens and restore families. Based in clinical expertise and compassionate care, our whole-person treatment model takes into account the physical, psychological, social, educational, and spiritual needs of adolescents. Across our full continuum of care, we offer a blend of evidence-based modalities and experiential therapies that address the medical and life needs of our patients. We support young people ages 12 and up in building authentic connection with self; restoring harmony in the family system; and developing supportive relationships with peers.
We are a different kind of teen treatment center. At Newport Academy, we address the underlying causes of destructive behaviors—the trauma and abandonment wounds that catalyze depression, anxiety, mood disorders, and co-occurring issues. Our integrated approach guides teens and their families to achieve long-term, sustainable healing from mental health conditions, including maladaptive behaviors such as substance abuse, eating disorders, and self-harm. Our mission is to empower teens and restore families. Based in clinical expertise and compassionate care, our whole-person treatment model takes into account the physical, psychological, social, educational, and spiritual needs of adolescents. Across our full continuum of care, we offer a blend of evidence-based modalities and experiential therapies that address the medical and life needs of our patients. We support young people ages 12 and up in building authentic connection with self; restoring harmony in the family system; and developing supportive relationships with peers.
(510) 544-8037 View (510) 544-8037
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Embark Behavioral Health
Treatment Center, LMFT
Verified Verified
Sacramento, CA 94207
Embark Behavioral Health is a leading network of exceptional treatment and therapy programs across the United States. We specialize in preteens, teens, and young adults struggling with anxiety, depression, and other mental health and substance abuse issues. Our programs include in-home treatment, virtual coaching and counseling, outpatient clinics that offer intensive outpatient programs (IOPs) and therapeutic day treatment programs, also known as a partial hospitalization program (PHPs), wilderness therapy, short-term residential treatment programs, long-term residential treatment, therapeutic boarding schools, and young adult transitional living options.
Embark Behavioral Health is a leading network of exceptional treatment and therapy programs across the United States. We specialize in preteens, teens, and young adults struggling with anxiety, depression, and other mental health and substance abuse issues. Our programs include in-home treatment, virtual coaching and counseling, outpatient clinics that offer intensive outpatient programs (IOPs) and therapeutic day treatment programs, also known as a partial hospitalization program (PHPs), wilderness therapy, short-term residential treatment programs, long-term residential treatment, therapeutic boarding schools, and young adult transitional living options.
(408) 617-9871 View (408) 617-9871
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Newport Institute
Treatment Center
Not Verified Not Verified
Sacramento, CA 94203
The cost of treatment is one of the biggest obstacles in accessing care—and it doesn’t have to be. Many families don’t seek treatment because they don’t realize that affordable mental healthcare is an option. As recently as 20 years ago, clients were forced to pay out of pocket for mental health and substance abuse treatment. Today, many insurance payers cover outpatient and residential treatment programs, and they are much more willing to provide coverage when they know a program offers safe, effective, and clinically driven treatment. To support families in their efforts to access quality adolescent treatment, Newport Institute works with leading providers of healthcare insurance to provide financing options. We have built collaborative relationships with a wide range of healthcare payers, and are adding new In-Network partners on an ongoing basis. In addition, we excel in negotiating Single Case Agreements to allow coverage by out-of-network insurers. Our goal is to optimize the benefit coverage for families who are seeking affordable residential treatment or outpatient care.
The cost of treatment is one of the biggest obstacles in accessing care—and it doesn’t have to be. Many families don’t seek treatment because they don’t realize that affordable mental healthcare is an option. As recently as 20 years ago, clients were forced to pay out of pocket for mental health and substance abuse treatment. Today, many insurance payers cover outpatient and residential treatment programs, and they are much more willing to provide coverage when they know a program offers safe, effective, and clinically driven treatment. To support families in their efforts to access quality adolescent treatment, Newport Institute works with leading providers of healthcare insurance to provide financing options. We have built collaborative relationships with a wide range of healthcare payers, and are adding new In-Network partners on an ongoing basis. In addition, we excel in negotiating Single Case Agreements to allow coverage by out-of-network insurers. Our goal is to optimize the benefit coverage for families who are seeking affordable residential treatment or outpatient care.
(530) 927-5091 View (530) 927-5091
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Integrated Interventions LLC.
Treatment Center, LCSW
Verified Verified
Sacramento, CA 94203
Integrated Interventions is a Young Adult Therapeutic Program located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho and New Braunfels, Texas. We are a community-based program where our students learn independent living skills through the support of our team of mentors. Our therapeutic support system provides the essential social and life skills required to become productive members of your family and community. We provide custom-fit treatment that allows us to serve a wide spectrum of individuals and we offer support for individuals with diagnoses including, behavioral, cognitive, medical, addiction, and educational challenges. We provide 24/7 support, life skill development, work-ethic training, career and educational support and so much more. Integrated believes in providing custom programming and support systems designed for everyone on a totally individualized basis.
Integrated Interventions is a Young Adult Therapeutic Program located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho and New Braunfels, Texas. We are a community-based program where our students learn independent living skills through the support of our team of mentors. Our therapeutic support system provides the essential social and life skills required to become productive members of your family and community. We provide custom-fit treatment that allows us to serve a wide spectrum of individuals and we offer support for individuals with diagnoses including, behavioral, cognitive, medical, addiction, and educational challenges. We provide 24/7 support, life skill development, work-ethic training, career and educational support and so much more. Integrated believes in providing custom programming and support systems designed for everyone on a totally individualized basis.
(208) 228-0369 View (208) 228-0369
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Newport Academy
Treatment Center
Not Verified Not Verified
Sacramento, CA 94261
Strengthening authentic connections with self and others—including healing disruptions in the parent-child bond—is at the heart of our treatment approach. Teens in our outpatient and residential programs build self-compassion, resilience, healthy coping skills, and more trusting relationships with parents and peers. Each client’s individualized treatment plan is informed by their specific needs and history and designed by mental health treatment specialists who are the best in their respective fields. Teens are surrounded by 360-degree care, with a team that includes a psychiatrist, individual therapists, family therapists, experiential therapists, and other experts focused on treating underlying issues and external manifestations of mental health conditions. Moreover, our outcomes research sets us apart, continually validating the positive impact of our treatment model despite the increasing acuity of clients’ diagnoses
Strengthening authentic connections with self and others—including healing disruptions in the parent-child bond—is at the heart of our treatment approach. Teens in our outpatient and residential programs build self-compassion, resilience, healthy coping skills, and more trusting relationships with parents and peers. Each client’s individualized treatment plan is informed by their specific needs and history and designed by mental health treatment specialists who are the best in their respective fields. Teens are surrounded by 360-degree care, with a team that includes a psychiatrist, individual therapists, family therapists, experiential therapists, and other experts focused on treating underlying issues and external manifestations of mental health conditions. Moreover, our outcomes research sets us apart, continually validating the positive impact of our treatment model despite the increasing acuity of clients’ diagnoses
(628) 267-3950 View (628) 267-3950
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Newport Academy Outpatient
Treatment Center
Not Verified Not Verified
Sacramento, CA 94206
Our full continuum of care allows us to provide treatment that meets the needs of each unique adolescent—whether they are stepping down from a residential program, require a higher level of care, or are seeking ongoing structure and community through outpatient programming. Newport Academy has residential and outpatient locations around the country, in order to give as many teens and families as possible access to the treatment they need to thrive. We provide industry-leading residential care, Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP), Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP), and outpatient services with flexible schedules, all accredited by the Joint Commission for Behavioral Healthcare, the nation’s most respected healthcare accreditation body. In addition, Newport Academy offers continuing connection once a patient leaves our care, through virtual sessions providing ongoing support for both teens and parents; and through our robust Alumni program, which keeps former clients connected through online and in-person events and support groups.
Our full continuum of care allows us to provide treatment that meets the needs of each unique adolescent—whether they are stepping down from a residential program, require a higher level of care, or are seeking ongoing structure and community through outpatient programming. Newport Academy has residential and outpatient locations around the country, in order to give as many teens and families as possible access to the treatment they need to thrive. We provide industry-leading residential care, Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP), Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP), and outpatient services with flexible schedules, all accredited by the Joint Commission for Behavioral Healthcare, the nation’s most respected healthcare accreditation body. In addition, Newport Academy offers continuing connection once a patient leaves our care, through virtual sessions providing ongoing support for both teens and parents; and through our robust Alumni program, which keeps former clients connected through online and in-person events and support groups.
(855) 586-3856 View (855) 586-3856
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Newport Institute
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Sacramento, CA 94203
We provide a full continuum of care at locations around the country, including residential treatment centers; a full suite of outpatient programming, with Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP), Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP), and outpatient services with a flexible number of days per week; telehealth; and alumni programming. All of our programs have received accreditation from the Joint Commission for Behavioral Healthcare, the nation’s most respected healthcare accreditation body. Our continuing care program provides ongoing support through virtual sessions, and our robust Alumni department keeps former clients connected through online and in-person events and support groups. Whether an adolescent needs a higher level of care, is stepping down from residential care and needs continued structure and community in our Partial Hospitalization Program, or needs several days per week of after-school support through our outpatient services option, our range of programming meets each young person and family where they are.
We provide a full continuum of care at locations around the country, including residential treatment centers; a full suite of outpatient programming, with Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP), Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP), and outpatient services with a flexible number of days per week; telehealth; and alumni programming. All of our programs have received accreditation from the Joint Commission for Behavioral Healthcare, the nation’s most respected healthcare accreditation body. Our continuing care program provides ongoing support through virtual sessions, and our robust Alumni department keeps former clients connected through online and in-person events and support groups. Whether an adolescent needs a higher level of care, is stepping down from residential care and needs continued structure and community in our Partial Hospitalization Program, or needs several days per week of after-school support through our outpatient services option, our range of programming meets each young person and family where they are.
(415) 358-3089 View (415) 358-3089
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New Haven Residential Treatment Center
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Sacramento, CA 94203
We offer residential treatment and boarding schools for teenage girls ages 14-18 in Utah and throughout the United States. We help to empower your child with the skills to heal from life's traumas and give families a chance to move forward together. With an emphasis on family-focused treatment, we help adolescent and teen girls overcome difficult mental health challenges through family-focused therapy and create lasting change that heals and empowers young women.
We offer residential treatment and boarding schools for teenage girls ages 14-18 in Utah and throughout the United States. We help to empower your child with the skills to heal from life's traumas and give families a chance to move forward together. With an emphasis on family-focused treatment, we help adolescent and teen girls overcome difficult mental health challenges through family-focused therapy and create lasting change that heals and empowers young women.
(801) 515-2882 View (801) 515-2882
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Embark Behavioral Health
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Sacramento, CA 94203
Embark Behavioral Health operates an exceptional network of treatment and therapy programs across the United States, including Klamath Falls, Oregon. We specialize in helping children, adolescents, teens, and young adults, struggling with anxiety, depression, and other mental health and substance use issues. Our programs include virtual IOPs, outpatient clinics, intensive outpatient programs, day treatment programs, outdoor therapy programs, residential treatment centers (RTCs), therapeutic boarding schools, and young adult transitional living options.
Embark Behavioral Health operates an exceptional network of treatment and therapy programs across the United States, including Klamath Falls, Oregon. We specialize in helping children, adolescents, teens, and young adults, struggling with anxiety, depression, and other mental health and substance use issues. Our programs include virtual IOPs, outpatient clinics, intensive outpatient programs, day treatment programs, outdoor therapy programs, residential treatment centers (RTCs), therapeutic boarding schools, and young adult transitional living options.
(541) 422-6748 View (541) 422-6748
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Sunrise Residential Treatment Center
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Sacramento, CA 94203
Sunrise is a group of residential treatment centers for adolescent and teen girls in Utah. Teenage girls come to Sunrise to find healing as they learn to regulate their emotions and successfully manage daily life tasks with increased independence – all while continuing their education. Sunrise’s treatment programs are strength-based, working closely with each student to develop strengths and harness her gifts, passions, and talents. Their vision is for every Sunrise girl to have a life of emotional balance and independence.
Sunrise is a group of residential treatment centers for adolescent and teen girls in Utah. Teenage girls come to Sunrise to find healing as they learn to regulate their emotions and successfully manage daily life tasks with increased independence – all while continuing their education. Sunrise’s treatment programs are strength-based, working closely with each student to develop strengths and harness her gifts, passions, and talents. Their vision is for every Sunrise girl to have a life of emotional balance and independence.
(435) 412-8377 View (435) 412-8377

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Villa Ladera Residential Program
Treatment Center
Not Verified Not Verified
Elk Grove, CA 95758
If you or a family member is struggling with alcohol abuse or drug addiction, we can help. Our multidisciplinary team of Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselors, Licensed Master's level therapists, Life Coaches, Massage Therapists and Dietitians are compassionate and understanding. New Dawn has over 30 years of experience treating addictions, with over 10,000 sober alumni. And because we treat co-occurring disorders, we can also identify and treat common underlying causes of addiction such as depression, anxiety, compulsive behaviors, trauma, eating disorders and mood disorders. All treatment plans are customized according to each individual's unique needs. We also cap enrollment at 6 residents, each having a private room and bathroom, so that we can give all of our residents more individual attention. All of our programs are internationally accredited by CARF and are 100% covered by most health insurances. Addiction is a deadly disease, but it can be overcome! Admissions Counselors are available 24/7 to answer any questions you may have. Stop struggling, call today for a free private assessment with our Program Manager, Danielle Hollander AMFT.
If you or a family member is struggling with alcohol abuse or drug addiction, we can help. Our multidisciplinary team of Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselors, Licensed Master's level therapists, Life Coaches, Massage Therapists and Dietitians are compassionate and understanding. New Dawn has over 30 years of experience treating addictions, with over 10,000 sober alumni. And because we treat co-occurring disorders, we can also identify and treat common underlying causes of addiction such as depression, anxiety, compulsive behaviors, trauma, eating disorders and mood disorders. All treatment plans are customized according to each individual's unique needs. We also cap enrollment at 6 residents, each having a private room and bathroom, so that we can give all of our residents more individual attention. All of our programs are internationally accredited by CARF and are 100% covered by most health insurances. Addiction is a deadly disease, but it can be overcome! Admissions Counselors are available 24/7 to answer any questions you may have. Stop struggling, call today for a free private assessment with our Program Manager, Danielle Hollander AMFT.
(916) 602-3422 View (916) 602-3422

Online Treatment Centers

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Embark Behavioral Health
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
San Rafael, CA 94903
Embark Behavioral Health is a leading network of exceptional treatment and therapy programs across the United States. We specialize in helping adolescents, teens, and young adults struggling with anxiety, depression, and other mental health and substance abuse issues. Our programs include in-home treatment, virtual IOP, outpatient clinics that offer intensive outpatient programs (IOPs) and therapeutic day treatment programs, also known as a partial hospitalization program (PHPs), wilderness therapy, short-term residential treatment programs, long-term residential treatment, therapeutic boarding schools, and young adult transitional living options.
Embark Behavioral Health is a leading network of exceptional treatment and therapy programs across the United States. We specialize in helping adolescents, teens, and young adults struggling with anxiety, depression, and other mental health and substance abuse issues. Our programs include in-home treatment, virtual IOP, outpatient clinics that offer intensive outpatient programs (IOPs) and therapeutic day treatment programs, also known as a partial hospitalization program (PHPs), wilderness therapy, short-term residential treatment programs, long-term residential treatment, therapeutic boarding schools, and young adult transitional living options.
(415) 635-0446 View (415) 635-0446
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Silicon Valley Recovery
Treatment Center, MD, PNS
Verified Verified
San Jose, CA 95125
Our high-end treatment facility is dedicated to helping working professionals overcome addiction and dependency through individualized care and tailored programs unique to each person’s needs. (Custom Tailored Residential Treatment Programs) (Innovative & Stimulating Therapeutic Involvement) (Co-Occurring Mental Health Treatment Programs)
Our high-end treatment facility is dedicated to helping working professionals overcome addiction and dependency through individualized care and tailored programs unique to each person’s needs. (Custom Tailored Residential Treatment Programs) (Innovative & Stimulating Therapeutic Involvement) (Co-Occurring Mental Health Treatment Programs)
(669) 348-3373 View (669) 348-3373

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Eating Disorders Treatment Centers

What happens in therapy for eating disorders?

In therapy for eating disorders, patients typically describe their eating and exercise behaviors, their patterns of eating in relation to stress, their beliefs about their body, the ways their eating behavior affects their relationships, and their desire (or lack of it) to change. Such information helps the therapist understand the origins of the disorder and the role it plays in the patient’s life, important for guiding treatment. Attitudes and feelings about food and eating, body weight, and physical appearance are common topics of discussion throughout treatment.

What therapy types help with eating disorders?

Once any acute medical or psychiatric emergency is resolved, psychoactive medication is often prescribed, requiring the supervision of a psychiatrist. In addition, patients receive some form of nutritional counseling along with one or more forms of psychotherapy. For adolescents, family-based treatment is empirically validated and considered the first line of treatment; parents and their children meet weekly with a clinician as the adults are coached on how to nourish and psychologically support the young patient. Adults typically receive some form of individual psychotherapy, intended to resolve the cognitive and behavioral disturbances that underlie the disorder and to relieve the mood disturbances that accompany it. In addition, patients may also be helped by group therapy.

What is the goal of therapy for eating disorders?

The most immediate goal of treatment for eating disorders is to save the life of people who are on a path of starving themselves to death or engaging in eating patterns that are doing irreparable physical harm to their body. Once the acute medical danger is past, therapy is required to understand the nature of the disordered eating and/or exercise patterns, establish healthy eating behavior, and to tackle the many erroneous beliefs and distorted self-perceptions that underlie eating disorders and continue to pose a threat to health and life. Therapy also addresses the impaired mood that not only accompanies eating disorders but intensifies the danger to health and life.

What are the limitations of therapy for eating disorders?

Therapy can be very helpful for eating disorders—but that can happen only after people recognize they have a condition that must be treated. Especially with anorexia, the distortions in self-image that accompany the disorder can keep people from acknowledging they have a problem. Individuals may in fact see their eating disorder as a badge of self-control. Those with binge-eating disorder may feel too ashamed to seek help. Therapy cannot help those who do not avail themselves of it.

How long does therapy last for eating disorders?

Because of their complexity, recovery from eating disorders is usually a long-term process—measured in months and years— often marked by setbacks and relapse. Some form of help, such as individual or group therapy, may be advisable for much of that time. It is a general rule of thumb that the longer the illness has endured and the dysregulated eating behavior has taken root, the longer treatment is likely to be needed.