Take the stress out of affording therapy and start your self-care journey today
Take the stress out of affording therapy and start your self-care journey today
If your answer to any of these questions is yes, therapy can help.
Individual psychotherapy therapy sessions can be beneficial if you or your child is struggling with an eating disorder, and we also offer Family Based Therapy (FBT) for Anorexia.
Family Based Therapy (FBT), also sometimes referred to as the Maudsley Method, is an evidence-based way of treating Anorexia Nervosa. FBT essentially puts parents in the driver’s seat and empowers them to take charge of their child’s recovery.
FBT is broken down into 3 phases include:
Parents & The Weight Restoration Process (Weekly)
Parents Hand Control Back to the Child (Weekly)
Discuss Child/Adolescent Development (Monthly) One can expect to be seen for about 20 sessions to complete FBT.
Sessions occur in the therapy office and include weekly weight checks, with transparency around the child’s weight to the child, family, and other members of the team (doctors, dietitians, etc); family meals observed by the therapist, and problem-solving strategies for meal and snack times at home. Successes and difficulties will be discussed weekly in session.
For all of eternity parents have been feeding their children when they are sick, and treating Anorexia Nervosa is no different.
Parents typically need to be reminded that they know exactly what their starving child needs, and must learn to stay persistent with treatment, even when Anorexia does anything it can to make meal and snack times difficult.
FBT is a great option for parents who wish to keep their medically stable child at home as opposed to opting their child into an inpatient stay or private hospitalization program (PHP).
