Eating Disorder Treatment Centers and Therapists

Finding the right therapist is crucial in recovery since you cannot recover on your own or just by having friends and family help you, especially if they have no training in Eating Disorders therapy. A therapist should be professional but casual enough that you or someone you know that has an eating disorder can feel comfortable in their prescence. It usually helps if the therapist has had a past experience with an eating disorder, so they understand more and don't merely regurgitate whatever they have been fed about EDs from textbooks.

Therapists can also be expensive but there are many that work on a sliding scale basis. That means they charge based on your income and also take into consideration whether or not you have insurance that will cover eating disorders therapy. Another lower-cost method of obtaining help is by going to group therapy.

Note: At this point in time, I am only listing Eating Disorder Organizations. I cannot list individual states and providence treatment centers, as there are so many.

• Academy for Eating Disorders (AED)
  6728 Old McLean Village Drive
  McLean, VA 22101
  (703) 556-9222

• ANAB Quebec
  114 Donegani Boulevard
  Pointe Claire, Quebec H9R 2V4
  (514) 630-0907

• Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders, Inc. (ANRED)

• Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa Foundation of Victoria
  1513 High Street
  Glen Iris Vic 3146 AUSTRALIA
  (03) 9885 0318

• Asociacion civil de Lucha contra Desordenes Alimentarios (en español)
  +54 627 22580/24290/24291 Int 211
  Sector Desórdenes Alimentarios
  5600 - San Rafael (Mendoza)
  República Argentina
  e-mail: aclda@bigfoot.com

• The Body Image Coalition of Peel, Ontario, Canada
  Mary Turfryer, Peel Health
  180B Sandalwood Parkway E., Suite 200
  Brampton, Ontario, CANADA L6Z 4N1
  (905) 791-7800 ext.7694

• British Columbia Eating Disorders Association
  841 Fairfield Road
  Victoria BC Canada
  (250) 383-2755

• Bulimia Anorexia Self Help Inc.
  6125 Clayton Avenue
  Suite 215
  St. Louis, MO 63139
  (314) 567-4080 OR (314)567-4040

• The Center, Inc.
  (888) 771-5166
  The Center Inc.
  PO Box 700
  547 Dayton
  Edmonds, WA 98020
  The process of treatment planning includes identifying your main concerns and issues to be worked on, treatment goals and estimated length of time it will take to move through these issues toward resolution. Your counselor will be sensitive in working at your pace while still challenging you to new ways of thinking, feeling and living.

• Center for the Study of Anorexia and Bulimia
  (212) 595-3449
  Administrator
  1 West 91st Street
  New York, , NY 10024

• Christy Henrich Foundation
  P.O. Box 414287
  Kansas City, MO 64141-4287
  (816) 395-2611
  The Christy Henrich Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting the battle against eating disorders. It was founded in memory of Christy Henrich, an elite gymnast who lost her battle with anorexia on July 26, 1994.

• Eating Disorders Association (UK)
  First Floor, Wensum House
  103 Prince of Wales Road
  NORWICH, NR 1 1DW
  Norfolk, UK
  01603 621 414
  Offers understanding and support to sufferers and their families involved with the problems of Bulimia and Anorexia Nervosa.

• Eating Disorders Association Resource Center
  The Eating Disorders Association is based in Queensland, Australia. It is an organization of people concerned about the growing prevalence and seriousness of eating disorders in our society.

• Eating Disorders Association Northern Ireland
  Bryson House,
  38 Ormeau Road,
  Belfast 7
  IRELAND
  Tel 080 232 234914

• Eating Disorders Association of WA (Western Australia)
  Unit 13A, Wellington Fair, 4 Lord Street, Perth
  WESTERN AUSTRALIA 6000
  TELEPHONE: 9221 0488
  FAX: 9221 0499

• Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy and Action
  (202) 543-3842
  Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy and Action
  609 10th St NE, Suite #1
  Washington, D.C. 20002
  EDCoalition@aol.com
  The Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy and Action is a cooperative of professional and advocacy-based organizations committed to federal advocacy on behalf of people with eating disorders, their families, and professionals working with these populations...

• Eating Disorders Council of Long Island
  82-14 262nd Street
  Floral Park, NY 11004
  (718) 962-2778

• Family Resources for Education on Eating Disorders (FREED)
  9611 Page Avenue (Web)
  Bethesda, MD 20814-1737
  (301) 493-4568
  A parent-founded, non-profit, organization committed to educating our community about the serious nature and growing prevalence of anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder; providing information about how to recognize and treat eating disorders; and providing resources for support for persons suffering from an eating disorder and for their families and friends.

• Harvard Eating Disorders Center ((HEDC)
  356 Boylston Street
  Boston, MA 02118
  1-888-236-1188

• Healing Connections, Inc.
  1461A First Ave., Suite 303
  New York, NY 10021
  (212) 585-3450

• Healthy Within
  4510 Executive Dr. Suite 102
  San Diego, CA 92121
  Healthy Within is a unique day treatment and outpatient program for eating disorders. Our program provides treatment for adolescent males, adolescent females, adult males and adult females suffering from eating disorders. Our multi-disciplinary team assures that treatment is comprehensive and thorough. Individualized treatment plans, combined with small group therapy, provide a supportive environment where people can practice new behaviors and learn new ways to relate to themselves and others.
  (212) 585-3450

• HUGS International Inc.
  Contact:
  Linda Omichinski, RD
  linda@hugs.com

• International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals (IAEDP)
  123 NW 13th St. #206
  Boca Raton, FL 33432-1618
  (800) 800-8126
  fax (407) 338-9913

• The Marino Therapy Centre
  42 Malahide Road
  Clontarf Dublin 3
  Ireland
  Phone: +353 1 8333126
  Email: marinotherapycentre@gmail.com

• Massachusetts Eating Disorder Association
  1162 Beacon Street
  Brookline, Massachusetts 02146
  (617) 738-6312

• Massachusetts Eating Disorders Association, Inc. ((MEDA)
  92 Pearl Street
  Newton, MA 02158
  (617) 558-1881

• Mercy Center For Eating Disorders
  Baltimore, Maryland
  (410) 332-9800

• Monte Nido Treatment Center
  A residential treatment facility for women for anorexia, bulimia, and compulsive exercise. Our residential program is designed to meet the individual needs of clients and their families in a way that gives them a higher level of responsibility and "teaches" them how to recovery. To come to Monte Nido you don't have to to be ready to give up your eating disorder. We are here to show you how and help you decide.

• National Association of Anorexia Nervosa And Associated Disorders (ANAD)
  P.O. Box 7
  Highland Park, IL 60035
  (847)831-3438

• National Institute of Mental Health
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  5600 Fishers Lane, Room 7C-02
  Rockville, MD 20857
  (800) 421-4211

• National Eating Disorder Information Center
  200 Elizabeth Street
  College Wing, First Floor Room 211
  Canada, M5G 2C4
  (416) 340-4156

• The National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC)
  CW 1-211, 200 Elizabeth Street
  Toronto, Ontario
  416-340-4156
  (212) 585-3450

• National Eating Disorders Association
  603 Stewart Street suite 803
  Seattle, WA 98101-1264
  1-800-931-2237
  e-mail: info@nationaleatingdisorders.org

• National Eating Disorders Screening Program (NEDSP)

• National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance, Inc. (NAAFA)
  P.O. Box 188620
  Sacramento, CA 95818
  (800) 442-1214

• Promoting Legislation & Education About Self-Esteem, Inc. (PLEASE)
  91 S Main Street
  West Hartford, CT 06107
  (860) 521-2515

• Quanah Mercredi Society for Eating Disorders
  Ponoka, Alberta
  Canada
  (403) 783-8737

• Rader Programs
  800-841-1515
  "Most treatment programs utilize a reward and punishment system. We do not utilize such systems because they are ineffective. Individuals with eating disorders have spent enough time punishing themselves already. Rader Programs' approach is centered on the individual. All aspects of the individual's life are explored and addressed in a supportive environment. We do not concentrate solely on the symptoms of the eating disorder or focus on dieting. Instead individual, family, and group counseling, as well as nutritional guidance, exercise training, and educational sessions are all combined to create the path toward recovery."
  Call Rader or visit their web page from the link above for more information on treatment! :)

• Support And Assistance For Binge-Related Eating And Associated Disorders (SABRE)
  726 Eglin Pkwy NE, #A6
  Ft. Walton Beach, Fl. 32547
  (888) 705-6683 #3016

• This is a good place to go to find eating disorders treatment centers darn near every where.

• WINS
  We Insist on Natural Shapes
  PO Box 19938
  Sacramento, CA 95819
  1-800-600-WINS

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