EATING DISORDER TREATMENT

Eating Disorders are significantly misunderstood by most individuals, even amongst helping professionals. And, they are often negatively contributed to by many, well-intended medical providers. Allow Wellness has practitioners with specialized training in the treatment and assessment of the various forms of eating disorders and eating concerns. Because eating disorders so intimately impact one’s physical wellbeing due to the role of nutrition, one’s mental health takes a double hit compared to other mental health disorders. The complexity of treatment requires a specialized provider who is both informed medically and sensitive to the socio-cultural influences on body-image and health trends. Our practitioners are constantly seeking out the best ways to work with this damaging issue and we welcome you to join us on this journey and take back your life.

Treating patients with eating disorders is associated with a plethora of medical/psychological problems-from medical and functional gastrointestinal issues to psychological distress and emotional dysregulation. It takes a multidisciplinary team to provide evidence-based care for such patients and the collaboration between a physician and the psychologist plays a vital role in the successful treatment of the physical and emotional complications of patients with eating disorders.

Thus, at Allow Wellness, we work closely with your physician (we will provide you one if you don’t have one) to make sure no medical complications are present. A dietitian is also part of your treatment team and is an essential part of recovery from an eating disorder. If you do not have a dietitian, we will help connect you with one.