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With locations across the United States, Eating Recovery Center offers comprehensive eating disorder treatment at all levels of care. Our family of eating disorder recovery programs offers treatment for male and female adults, adolescents, and children suffering from anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder and other unspecified eating disorders. In addition to eating disorders treatment, we offer specialized care for mood and anxiety disorders as well as obesity in select centers across the country.

Veritas Collaborative is a national healthcare system for the treatment of eating disorders. Providing a range of services for individuals of all ages, Veritas offers Inpatient, Acute Residential, Partial Hospitalization, Intensive Outpatient, and Outpatient levels of care. Our multidisciplinary treatment teams in North Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia share a passion and a mission inspired by a collaborative  community of care and are committed to providing individualized, evidence-based treatment in a gender-diverse and inclusive environment.

Our caring outpatient therapists and dietitians offer in-person and virtual treatment options to meet you where you are on your recovery journey. Gather Behavioral Health is growing into the premier outpatient provider for psychotherapy, nutritional counseling, and support for clients with a variety of mental health, eating disorder, and co-occurring substance use problems. Our therapists are licensed in North Carolina and South Carolina. See more at https://gatherbh.com/locations/. 

The Renfrew Center has been the pioneer in the treatment of eating disorders since 1985. As the nation’s first residential eating disorder facility, now with 19 locations throughout the country, Renfrew has helped more than 85,000 adolescent girls and women with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and related mental health problems move towards recovery. Programming consists of a comprehensive range of services including day treatment, intensive outpatient and outpatient groups. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have temporarily shifted our day treatment and intensive outpatient programming to a virtual platform that is fully accessible to patients from the safety and comfort of their homes. Renfrew is accepting patients at its residential facilities in Philadelphia, PA and Coconut Creek, FL and has put necessary procedures in place to ensure the continued safety and well-being of patients. The Renfrew Center is a preferred provider for most health insurance and managed care companies and works with individuals to create a financial plan that meets the need of each prospective Renfrew patient.

Within Health provides comprehensive, personalized and remote treatment for those suffering from eating disorders. Built on a tech-enabled and digitally native platform, Within brings full multidisciplinary teams, remote patient monitoring, food delivery and aftercare - all into the home - to increase access, improve outcomes and promote healing for tens of millions of Americans. 

We offer virtual partial hospitalization programs (PHP+) and intensive outpatient (IOP+) levels of care, depending on each individual client’s needs and progress. All scheduling is flexible and determined on an individual basis. Treating ages 13+ and all genders. 

Alsana is an eating recovery community and treatment provider with in-person Residential and PHP/IOP programs in Alabama, California, and Missouri, and Virtual PHP/IOP offerings across the United States. Their approach to eating disorder treatment is compassionate, evidence-based, and designed in alignment with the Adaptive Care Model®, a holistic method that seeks to address healing in all areas of clients’ lives by integrating medical, nutritional, and therapeutic care with movement and relational therapies. Alsana serves adult clients of all genders and sexual identities struggling with a broad spectrum of eating, feeding, and co-occurring disorders. Alsana’s programs are designed to accommodate the unique needs of vegan clients and clients struggling with ED-DMT1, also known as “diabulimia.”

Learn more at alsana.com

 The Body, Beauty, and Bravery Project was started in 2007 in Atlanta, Ga and now calls Asheville, NC home. The owner, Alison Cross, is a Certified Eating Disorder Consultant and is licensed as a Professional Counselor and a Clinical Mental Health Counselor in Georgia and North Carolina. She has worked in the mental health industry for over 25 years with a focus on helping folks discover a restored relationship with food and their bodies. With experience in all levels of care in treating eating disorders, her passion is working with people on an outpatient basis. She is active in the community as President and founding member of the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals Western North Carolina Chapter. Alison loves leading, teaching, and supervising others. As an iaedp Approved Consultant she appreciates the opportunity to share what she has learned with other therapists. She is also a Certified Professional Counseling Supervisor in Georgia and a supervisor for therapists in NC. Alison helps people with mood and anxiety disorders, eating disorders, body image issues, disordered eating, relationship and attachment issues, trauma, grief, and life transitions. She is trained in psychodynamic and relational theories of psychotherapy, Internal Family Systems Level 1, Embodied Recovery Level 2, and a timely use of humor. Learning about new evidence-based approaches to obtaining a better quality of life is always on her agenda, as well as spending time with her kids, friends, and pets. For more information on community events, speaking engagements, or her book, visit www.bodybeautybravery.comor follow her on Facebook @bodybeautybravery, Instagram @alicross.b3p, or Linked In. 

Allison Puryear (rhymes with “career”) is a therapist who burned out on agency work & then built successful private practices in 3 wildly different markets. After her caseloads grew faster in each “saturated” market, Allison realized that practice building is not rocket science when you have clarity, confidence, & a figured-out formula. So, Allison started Abundance Practice Building to help other therapists build their own full & happy private practices - because a happy therapist is a better therapist, y’all!

Carolina Resource Center for Eating Disorders (CRC for ED) develops and connects resources, education, and support to assist and advocate for those impacted by eating disorders. They also support professional development through higher education in the community and provide a weekly online support group for those working on ed recovery.

Nutritious Thoughts is a team of compassion-centered dietitians empowering individuals to change their lives though nourishment & healing. We practice under the philosophy that humans of all body sizes, shapes, and abilities are worthy of care. Through a non-diet and weight inclusive approach, we help you create sustainable goals by focusing on gentle, maintainable behavior change.

During our work together, we will prioritize getting to know you as a whole person while recognizing our similarities and honoring our differences. We strive to create an authentic human experience through connection and creating positive relationships with food, body, and movement.

Traci has been in the Asheville, North Carolina community practicing as a registered dietitian for 20 years and she has public health, clinical, and teaching experience as well as consultant expertise in the health care industry and food service/hospitality management.  Traci has worked in community nutrition programs at Buncombe County, Henderson County, and Haywood County Health Departments and coordinated school-based nutrition and physical activity programs.  She also was part of the multidisciplinary teams at Mission Hospital and Mission Children's Hospital.  In addition to nutrition counseling, she has also taught nutrition at Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College and provides menu, nutrition, and food safety guidance to the foodservice staff in area businesses.

Traci currently manages a private practice in Asheville and provides nutrition guidance to adults, children, adolescents, and families and specializes in disordered eating, body weight concerns, and is a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor.  Throughout her career as a dietitian, Traci has developed a professional and personal philosophy about guiding people to a healthier life through food, nutrition, and balanced living.   

For over a decade I have helped people heal their relationship with food and their body. I'll tell you about my professional qualifications in a moment but, first, I want you to know that I get it. Having recovered from my own eating disorder, I understand how painful it is and also what it takes to make your way out. I have walked the walk and continue put into practice everything I share with my clients. While recovery is hard, I 100% believe it is possible and worth all the effort it takes. 

In session you'll find that I'm relaxed and validating while also being focused and direct. And while the things that we work on in therapy are serious, we can also have some laughs along the way!
Professionally, I have dedicated myself to becoming skilled at Dialectical Behavior Therapy  (DBT) and other evidence based practices. I began my career working at a comprehensive DBT clinic (Portland DBT Institute) offering DBT and specializing in treating co-occurring eating disorders. I have attended numerous trainings with Marsha Linehan, founder of DBT, as well as many top DBT trainers.
Throughout my career, I have also gained expertise in treating a wide range of eating disorders. I am a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist and approved to provide supervision to those working towards certification. I am firmly rooted in a Health At Every Size approach and am an accomplice in fighting anti-fat bias in our culture.