Expert outpatient eating disorder treatment throughout the Twin Cities

Making the decision to get help for an eating disorder is an important one. Most people diagnosed with an eating disorder begin with outpatient treatment, working with a team of specialists.

The first step toward recovery is scheduling an initial assessment. From there, we’ll help you find the care team and program that’s right for you or your loved one.

Outpatient treatment is the least intensive treatment for eating disorders. It means you’ll visit one of our centers for individual appointments with eating disorder specialists. Your core team may include a licensed psychologist, registered dietitian, psychiatrist and a medical expert. Depending on your needs, other specialists, such as a physical or occupational therapist, may be part of your eating disorder care team.

Typically, outpatient treatment includes:

• One-on-one appointments with eating disorder therapists and registered dietitians
• Psychiatrist sessions when needed
• Appointments with a primary care clinician when needed
• Group sessions may be recommended to supplement treatment
  

This eating disorder outpatient program lasts four to six weeks. It can help you learn new behaviors and develop skills to support your recovery. The program provides intensive outpatient treatment focused on supporting patients as they transition skills to their real-life situations. You’ll have group programming twice a week for three hours a day that typically includes:

• Registered dietitian-supported meals each programming day
• Psychotherapy process group
• Coping skills group

In addition to group programming, patients continue to have individual appointments with their eating disorder dietitian, therapist and primary care clinician.