INDIVIDUAL THERAPY
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM TREATMENT?
Obtaining a diagnosis is the first step of the treatment and recovery of an eating disorder. Treatment includes addressing symptoms and medical difficulties, as well as psychological, biological, interpersonal, and cultural forces that contribute to or maintain the eating disorder. There are a variety of treatments that have been proven to be effective in treating eating disorders and comorbid disorders. Therefore, Ms. Johnson exercises an eclectic approach toward treatment. It is notable that treatment is more effective before the disorder becomes chronic, but even people with long-standing eating disorders can and do recover.
WHAT IS THE TREATMENT PROCESS?
In order to start treatment with us you must identify and establish a relationship with the medical professionals below. Per our privacy policy, and with your permission, Ms. Johnson collaborates and refers these healthcare professionals, which is crucial to successful treatment.
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- Primary Physician
- Dietitian
- Psychiatrist or Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
For seriously underweight individuals, the first step is restoring normal eating patterns and returning to a healthy body weight for that person’s individual shape and size. When someone is severely malnourished, it can be hard to make use of psychotherapy as the eating disorder interferes with a person’s ability to concentrate and change patterns of behavior. Therefore, they would be referred to a high level care and could possibly experience hospitalization. During the treatment process, the average treatment plan includes and addressing the factors below.
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- Correct life-threatening medical and psychiatric symptoms
- Disrupt and/or stop eating disorder behaviors (food restriction, excessive exercise, binge eating, purging, etc.)
- Establish normalized eating and nutritional rehabilitation
- Challenge unhelpful and unhealthy eating disorder and ED-related thoughts and behaviors
- Address ongoing medical and mental health issues
- Establish a plan to prevent relapse
Medication may be a very important piece of the treatment in combination with psychotherapy. Therefore, Ms. Johnson may suggest that you see your psychiatrist and/or psychiatric nurse practitioner to receive a medication evaluation and/or pharmacological treatment and management. Please be aware it is solely your choice to consume medication in conjunction with psychotherapy.