Intensive Outpatient Treatment for Adult Clients of All Genders

Alsana’s intensive outpatient treatment programs provide holistic nutrition and clinical therapy within an environment where clients can practice healthy life skills with more autonomy and self-sufficiency. Intensive outpatient treatment provides clients with a safe space where they can live independently, make their own choices, and still have the community to support and guide them through their journey of recovery.

Clients at this level of care may choose to stay in Alsana off-campus...

apartments at an additional cost. This level of care is appropriate for clients who require more therapy than typically provided in a general outpatient setting and are able to make progress with moderate structure and support.
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Intensive Outpatient Treatment for Eating Disorder Recovery

Program Features

  • 4 hours of programming/day
  • 1 individual session/week with Primary Therapist
  • 1 nutrition counseling sessions/week  
  • 1-2 supportive other sessions/month  
  • 2-3 group sessions/day
  • Clients receive full psychological assessment at admission and discharge and are encouraged to continue working with their outpatient team during treatment.
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Eating disorder signs and symptoms

Complete your free, confidential eating disorder assessment survey

Diet Culture has normalized eating disorder behavior and fueled body dissatisfaction for people of all genders. ...

That’s why it can be easy for ED symptoms to hide in plain sight, and difficult to know when to ask for help. Complete your ED assessment survey today to find out if eating disorder care might be right for you.

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Virtual day treatment provides nutrition and meal support
Virtual day treatment provides nutrition and meal support

Virtual IOP

Virtual intensive outpatient treatment is also available for clients who need less structured support. ...

We have expanded our virtual programs to provide the flexibility needed to accommodate more diverse client needs and schedules.
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Intensive outpatient treatment features

All clients enrolled in an Alsana intensive outpatient treatment program can expect to receive:

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For Families

  • Learning groups for skill and body image development
  • 2 family sessions per month with their primary therapist
  • One daily monitored meal and special meal challenges (up to five days per week)
  • Art therapy and expressive therapy
  • Nutritional education
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For Individuals

  • Individual goal setting
  • One weekly individual session with a dietitian
  • Core processing groups to address underlying issues
  • Relapse prevention and boundary development
  • Educational life skills sessions
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Sample Schedule

A snapshot of a typical day in IOP.

3:00 - 3:45 pm | Snack & Stretch

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3:45 - 4:45 pm | Relapse Prevention Group

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5:00 - 6:00 pm | Motivational Interviewing Group

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6:00 - 7:00 pm | Dinner

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Two-Week Intensives for Relapse Prevention

Eating disorder recovery is not linear, and eating disorder lapses happen. The good news is lapses do not have to turn into relapses. With support, you can nourish your hard-earned recovery and regain your balance.

Two-Week Intensives are relapse prevention programs at PHP/IOP levels of care, designed to support those struggling to maintain their recovery from eating disorders. Relapse prevention programming is available virtually and in person. If you or someone you know needs help, contact us today.

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All-Inclusive Nutrition Philosophy

With our “All-Inclusive Nutrition” approach, we believe in flexibility and enjoyment of foods without shame or judgment. Alsana’s All-Inclusive Nutrition approach embraces the usefulness of all foods, including those that are compact, innovative, and nutrient-rich, to aid in restoring and healing the brain, body, and gut microbiome. This approach broadens nutrition healing for our clients from all cultural and diverse backgrounds.  Our goal is to create food neutrality by taking out the moral judgment of food and focusing on nourishment, flexibility, and pleasure in the nutritional healing process.

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Adaptive Care
Model®

Our Adaptive Care Model® reflects our integrative approach to eating disorder treatment. We focus on the total health and well-being of each client by empowering these areas: medical, therapeutic, nutrition, movement, and relational practices.

Alsana leadership and treatment teams work collaboratively to develop, train, and create consistency within all of our clinics. Within this framework, we put the client first, offering the client essential tools as well as support to achieve a fully-recovered life.

Alsana's Adaptive Care Model for eating disorder recovery
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Medical Treatment

We heal bodies and minds.

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Nutrition

We believe in and practice all-inclusive nutrition.

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Movement

We support movement for every body.

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Therapeutic

We cultivate compassion.

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Relational

We are accepting of all lived experiences.

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Alsana is a preferred in-network provider for all major insurance companies.

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Start the road to recovery with Alsana.

*Alsana takes an individualized, whole-person approach to eating disorder treatment, however it is not considered a form of holistic medicine.

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