At Alsana, we know that when a person receives early, adaptive, and developmentally appropriate care, that person’s recovery from disordered eating is not only possible, it’s probable! There are [...]

Eating disorder treatment is a journey when someone not only re-establishes their physical and mental health but also experiences profound personal growth. Like any other journey, things aren’t [...]

The Movement Component of our Adaptive Care Model The basic philosophy of the Alsana movement program is to help clients find enjoyable ways to work with their body, not against their body. The [...]

The Therapeutic Component of our Adaptive Care Model At Alsana we believe that a full recovery is not only possible, but probable for each of our clients when they receive the right treatment for [...]

When Does Your Client or Loved One Need More Than Outpatient Care? As an outpatient provider or a loved one of someone with an eating disorder, it can be difficult to know when this person needs [...]

Spring into Recovery! 5 Tips and tools to help prioritize your meal plan As anyone who is working to maintain recovery from their eating disorder knows, consistently putting recovery first can be [...]

Our Newest Residential Eating Disorder Treatment Center is in Birmingham, Alabama I am so excited to have a residential eating disorder treatment center back in Birmingham! I have worked at [...]

What is ARFID? Symptoms of ARFID ARFID is short for Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, and it’s an eating or feeding disturbance that involves limitations in the amount or type of food [...]

Binge Eating Symptoms & Diet Culture: How to Escape the Cycle During the first few months of the year, diet culture flares its’ bells and whistles, prompting consumers to “re-set,” “detox [...]

Why did you become an eating disorder therapist? One of the most common questions that clients ask me is “Why did you become an eating disorder therapist?” This is a question that fills me up [...]