Eating Disorder Treatment in St. Louis, Missouri

Compassion-focused, evidence-based residential eating disorder treatment for adults of all genders.

Alsana St. Louis
is here for you

1260 Saint Paul Road
Ballwin, MO 63021

(855)915-0213

Residential Eating Disorder Treatment in St. Louis, MO

Alsana’s residential eating disorder treatment program in St. Louis, MO (Ballwin area) rests on a serene 55-acre campus, where our clients can enjoy peaceful walks and group activities while in treatment.

A single campus with residential as well as PHP/IOP levels of care builds a sense of comfort and connection during treatment, and ensures that clients receive consistent therapeutic environments and treatment modalities throughout their recovery journey.

Alsana St. Louis’s residential treatment center is led by a team of dedicated eating disorder professionals who provide compassion-focused support for individuals recovering from the following eating disorders:

Residential Program Features

  • Home environment
  • 24 hour care, including on-site nursing
  • 2 individual sessions/week with Primary Therapist
  • 1 supportive other session/week
  • 2 nutrition counseling sessions/week
  • 1 nursing assessment/week
  • 1 psychiatry session/week
  • Up to 6 group sessions/day
  • Medical touchpoints as needed

Residential Program Features

  • Home environment
  • 24 hour care, including on-site nursing
  • 2 individual sessions/week with Primary Therapist
  • 1 supportive other session/week
  • 2 nutrition counseling sessions/week
  • 1 nursing assessment/week
  • 1 psychiatry session/week
  • Up to 6 group sessions/day
  • Medical touchpoints as needed

Meet Our Alsana St. Louis, Ballwin Area Care Team

Our clients come first and are the center of our universe. We are committed to providing a safe, inclusive, affirming treatment environment where you can focus on healing.

Angela Dainas, M. Ed., LMFT

Regional Executive Director | she/her/hers

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Angela Dainas, M. Ed., LMFT

Angela is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in Georgia and an AAMFT Approved Supervisor. Angela received her undergraduate degree in English from Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama, and her Master of Education in Counseling from The University of Montevallo in Montevallo, Alabama.

Angela has been working in the clinical treatment field since 2009, first working with clients recovering from eating disorders and then clients recovering from substance-use disorders. Angela has had the honor to work with clients and families at multiple levels of care, including detox, residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient.

In her role as Regional Executive Director for Alsana Connect™, Angela oversees the operations of the program and aims to lead the all-remote team in building a cohesive culture of compassion. Angela is passionate about creating a thriving and useful virtual environment to deliver Alsana’s Adaptive Care Model ® to clients nationwide.

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Aimee Chastain

National Program and Training Specialist | she/her/hers

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Aimee Chastain

Aimee Chastain is a St. Louis local and joined Alsana in 2018 as a Direct Care Staff member. She was promoted to Program Director and then Senior Program Director for the St. Louis outpatient programs in 2019.

Aimee earned a Master of Arts in Counseling in 2016 and has past experience in leadership and training. She is passionate about supporting staff to ensure staff are competent and resourced in their roles while supporting in the standardization of care to provide an excellent experience for Alsana clients. Aimee initially joined Alsana because of her excitement and passion to work directly with clients and be part of supporting their recovery journey.

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Natalie Newton, LPC

Director of Clinical Services | she/her/hers

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Natalie Newton, LPC

In January 2024, Natalie joined Alsana as the Director of Clinical Services for the St. Louis Residential Program. Before her tenure at Alsana, Natalie served as the Director of Outpatient at CenterPointe Hospital. During her time there, she managed PHP/IOP programs for mental health and substance use disorders. Natalie holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling from the University of Missouri St. Louis and a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Evangel University. Additionally, she is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Missouri and resides in the greater St. Louis, MO area.

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Jill Reando

Program Director | she/they

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Jill Reando

As the Program Director, Jill coordinates our admissions, step downs and discharge processes while also collaborating with our leadership team in order to ensure quality care is met for our clients and Direct Care Specialists. Jill’s educational background is rooted in social work with having a bachelor’s degree and currently working to obtain her masters in social work. During Jill’s undergraduate social work program, she went through her practicum at another residential treatment program for eating disorders and was then hired as a Direct Care Specialist. After graduating with her BSW, Jill found Alsana and joined us a Program Coordinator, then soon after excelled into the role as our Program Director. What initially drew Jill to our program at Alsana was the compassion focused, autonomous lens and a friendly LGBTQ+ space for all.

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Courtney Rogan

Nurse Manager | she/her/hers

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Courtney Rogan

Courtney is a registered nurse in Missouri and nurse manager of the St. Louis residential program. She attended Southeast Missouri State where she graduated with her Bachelor of Science in nursing in 2007. Courtney has worked in a variety of nursing fields, including many years in the mental health field, specifically with eating disorders.

Courtney is passionate about providing individualized care to each client and truly enjoys being a daily part of someone’s recovery on a personal level. Courtney likes to be actively involved in helping our clients achieve better mental and physical health while overcoming the challenges of an eating disorder. She plays a pivotal role in the daily nursing operations of the residential facility where she collaborates with a multidisciplinary team, fostering an environment where each nurse contributes their expertise to provide the best, most comprehensive care. Her greatest hope for clients in recovery is for them to know their worth and feel supported throughout their eating disorder recovery.

Outside of work, Courtney enjoys spending time with her three children and miniature dachshund. In her free time, she enjoys gardening and anything else outdoors.

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Meredith Throop, MD

Psychiatrist | she/her/hers

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Meredith Throop, MD

Dr. Meredith Throop is a practicing psychiatrist treating the 15 and older population. She attended Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts with a Bachelor of Science in Health Psychology. She continued on to Columbia University in New York to complete the Post-baccalaureate Premedical Program. She completed medical school at Saint Louis University and her residency in the Department of Neurology and Psychiatry at Saint Louis University Hospital. She is board certified through the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Dr. Throop has extensive experience as the Vice President of Medical Services at Places for People, a community behavioral health organization, as well as in private practice. She has worked with the Department of Corrections and continues to work with the Probate Courts.

Dr. Throop’s approach is patient-centered/patient-focused. Patient-centered care is a concept that gives primacy to the voice and concerns of the person using the health care service. The goal is to enable and empower patients to better appreciate, and play an active role in their overall health. Dr. Throop aims to take a holistic approach to mental health. She has studied traditional healing systems and medical anthropology in India as well as several countries in Africa.

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Dr. Michael Schachter

Internal Medicine | ED-DMT1 Care Team | he/him

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Dr. Michael Schachter

I am board certified in Family Medicine with a special interest in preventative medicine and eating disorders.   I graduated from medical school at Tel Aviv University and trained at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. 

I’ve been working with diabetes for four years. Helping manage diabetes is a team effort.  I feel privileged every time a patient and their family allow me to participate in the treatment.  Because diabetes can affect so many different aspects of our life and at every stage of our life, in the process of treatment, I gradually form relationships with both the patient and their family that grow to be deep and meaningful.  With any chronic disease, there are ups and downs.  I am available when they may be struggling, but I can also share in their successes. 

Our knowledge and understanding of this disease have grown enormously, even compared to how we managed it just a few decades ago.  Persons with diabetes now can do remarkably well.  Helping contribute to that success is one of the most rewarding parts of being a doctor.

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In Their Own Words

Let Alsana help you write your own story of hope and healing. Alsana St. Louis would like to be your eating recovery community.

  • The staff at Alsana proved to be extremely talented in the art and the skill of not colluding with my eating disorder while...

    also not treating me as if  I was an eating disorder. They treated me like the real, whole person that I had lost sight of. They have an ability to hold nuance gently and they aren’t afraid to wade into the hardest waters, which is so much more helpful than receiving treatment that is guided by a rigid manual. There is an unbelievable amount of safety at Alsana because of this and my gratitude is crazy high!
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    Sydney
    Sydney
  • As I began to apply the knowledge I gained from Alsana into my daily life, I found that my anxiety, guilt, shame ...

    and self-criticism steadily faded like a candle flickering on its last legs. I found authentic joy in things I used to reprimand myself for doing. I took, and continue to take pride in the progress I made and continue to make. Most importantly, I am now capable of self-acceptance and self-love whether I succeed, fail or anything in between.
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    Paul
    Paul
  • Before coming to Alsana, I had never had a treatment experience in which the “how” and “why” of the eating ...

    disorder were addressed. This has proven to be essential in my treatment at Alsana and also in my daily life as a member of society. Alsana providers led me through so much illuminating self-reflection about topics that I had never before considered relevant to my treatment, recovery, or self in general. Alsana staff appreciate and treat the individual, and I felt this in and outside of therapy sessions. They always humored my random geography facts and propensity to trail glitter wherever I went. 🙂 Ultimately, my treatment experience at Alsana taught me how to be a shamelessly authentic individual, and it gave me a sense of safety to explore what it means to be myself.
    With so much love,
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    Kate
    Kate

PHP/IOP Treatment
Program

St. Louis, MO

Our Alsana St. Louis day treatment facility is conveniently located on the same campus to provide seamless care for clients transitioning out of our residential program. PHP/IOP levels of care are well-suited to support individuals ready to hone their recovery skills with more autonomy.

Our Alsana St. Louis day treatment facility is conveniently located on the same campus to provide seamless care for clients transitioning out of our residential program. PHP/IOP levels of care are well-suited to support individuals ready to hone their recovery skills with more autonomy.

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

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Alsana Residential Programming Is Also
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Birmingham, AL

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Monterey, CA

Our historic, residential location in Monterey, California is renowned for its natural beauty, seasonal monarch butterflies, and grazing deer.

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Our historic, residential location in Monterey, California is renowned for its natural beauty, seasonal monarch butterflies, and grazing deer.

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Santa Barbara, CA

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Santa Barbara

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Thousand Oaks, CA

Located in Ventura County, Alsana in Thousand Oaks is our newest residential eating disorder treatment program, welcoming adult clients of all genders.

This six-bed program serves clients struggling with anorexia, ARFID, binge eating disorder, bulimia, OSFED/EDNOS, and co-occurring mental health conditions...READ MORE

Located in Ventura County, Alsana in Thousand Oaks is our newest residential eating disorder treatment program, welcoming adult clients of all genders.

This six-bed program serves clients struggling with anorexia, ARFID, binge eating disorder, bulimia, OSFED/EDNOS, and co-occurring mental health conditions...READ MORE

Westlake Village, CA

Alsana’s residential eating recovery community in Westlake Village offers evidence-based, structured care for adults recovering from eating disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions. Our multidisciplinary team of treatment professionals is dedicated to meeting each unique client...READ MORE

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