eating disorder Residential Program
Focus offers a cozy, homelike setting for adults who are suffering from binge eating, bulimia, anorexia, and other associated eating disorders. Residential treatment includes medical and psychiatric monitoring, 24-hour nursing care, individual therapy, family therapy, trauma work, experiential therapies, and gold-standard treatment approaches.
Partial hospitalization (PHP) and outpatient nutrition counseling are offered for step-down levels of care. Additionally, substance use treatment, including detoxification, is available for patients who are struggling with both an eating disorder and substance abuse.
our individualized approach
We believe that food and body struggles emerge for a reason, yet the specific chain of life events, beliefs, genetics, and brain chemistry differs for each unique individual. All treatment plans are customized according to these needs.
Our treatment framework utilizes the following components:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Trauma-informed care (including EMDR)
Health at Every Size (HAES) aligned
Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Expressive therapies such as art and dance/movement therapy
Mindfulness, meditation, and yoga
Adventure programming
Psychoeducation groups
Family therapy and support
Relapse prevention and early discharge planning for sustained recovery
Nutrition Philosophy
Our nutrition program is founded on the belief that Food Is Medicine and that All Foods Fit. By utilizing our whole-person approach, we support each individual with a customized meal plan to meet specific needs.
Our evidenced-based treatment focuses on:
Normalizing eating patterns and the eating process
Repairing relationship with food and body
Exposure therapy
We understand that there are many underlying obstacles and struggles regarding the appropriate intake of food. We also recognize it’s about more than just the food. Along with structured meal planning, everyone participates in scheduled meals and snacks in addition to taking part in experiential activities that address eating disorders behaviors. Weekly exposure work related to real-world experiences includes:
Grocery outings
Restaurant outings
Cooking nights
Mindful eating exercises
Individual nutrition counseling and therapy is an integral part of the eating disorder recovery process. In addition, every patient attends weekly nutrition education groups and post-meal nutrition process groups. Groups are designed to improve knowledge about the importance of meal planning, incorporation balance and variety into meals, and encouragement to challenge fear foods and dispel food myths.
Let's Talk This Through
At Focus, we recognize that making the decision to enter residential treatment is a really big deal. Life is full of roadblocks and challenges, and we totally get that. We also believe that every soul deserves the opportunity to heal and to transform for a brighter future.
Still, the "eating disorder voice" inside can be so strong and convincing, that just the thought of treatment can feel overwhelming. At Focus, we truly and deeply understand this internal battle. That's why we are committed to making ourselves available to talk things through with individuals as well as family members. Please call, text, or email anytime. We are dedicated to walking through this with you at each step of the journey. You are not alone.
CALL or TEXT: 423-308-2560 EMAIL: Admissions@FocusTN.com
Learn more about outpatient eating disorder treatment here.