Adolescent Eating Disorder Support Group
Hosted by Jennifer Lee Mason
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC-, S
Verified Verified
Group meets in Midland, TX 79701
Body Image Process and Support Group
This is a process, education, and support group for women and NB folx ages 22+ focused on healing body image struggles. We take a HAES, anti-diet, fat liberation, LGBTQ+ affirming, and body positive approach in this 1hr group every other ...
Hosted by Hannah Vogt
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Austin, TX 78759
This is a process, education, and support group for women and NB folx ages 22+ focused on healing body image struggles. We take a HAES, anti-diet, fat liberation, LGBTQ+ affirming, and body positive approach in this 1hr group every other ...
Let's CHAT! || Meal Support Group
An eating disorder Cooking + Support group that features preparing and eating a meal and process afterward! Clients will build connections with others, find acceptance, and get support. $125 per group.
Hosted by Candace David
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC-S, LCDC, CEDS-C, EMDR, Trained
Verified Verified
Group meets in Allen, TX 75013
An eating disorder Cooking + Support group that features preparing and eating a meal and process afterward! Clients will build connections with others, find acceptance, and get support. $125 per group.
Adult Support Group
Eating Recovery Center offers free support groups for those struggling with an eating disorder including anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder and other disordered eating issues. Groups are available for alumni/family of ERC programs, patients/families in ERC Intensive Outpatient treatment and ...
Hosted by Eating Recovery Center San Antonio / Austin
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Antonio, TX 78209
Eating Recovery Center offers free support groups for those struggling with an eating disorder including anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder and other disordered eating issues. Groups are available for alumni/family of ERC programs, patients/families in ERC Intensive Outpatient treatment and ...
Smaller Bodies Eating Disorder Recovery Group
This group is for people who identify as female, are in current individual therapy for an eating disorder (with me or someone else!), and exist in a smaller body.
Hosted by Sonia Albin
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, PMH-C
Verified Verified
Group meets in Houston, TX 77077
This group is for people who identify as female, are in current individual therapy for an eating disorder (with me or someone else!), and exist in a smaller body.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Skills
Learning amazing coping skills that will affect your daily life choices and relationships, DBT is most effective when the client has a firm base in cognitive behavioral therapy, We require each participant to have a licensed therapist referral to attend. ...
Hosted by The IOPs at Counseling Solutions
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT, LPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Killeen, TX 76542
Learning amazing coping skills that will affect your daily life choices and relationships, DBT is most effective when the client has a firm base in cognitive behavioral therapy, We require each participant to have a licensed therapist referral to attend. ...
Eating Disorder 101 Workshop for Loved Ones
Having a child with an ED is a crisis for any family, and many parents struggle with how to help their child. We know that parents are their child's best ally in recovery! Join Angela Harris, LCSW, CEDS to meet ...
Hosted by Angela Harris
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CEDS, EMDR
Verified Verified
Group meets in Dallas, TX 75254
Having a child with an ED is a crisis for any family, and many parents struggle with how to help their child. We know that parents are their child's best ally in recovery! Join Angela Harris, LCSW, CEDS to meet ...
Meal Support Groups
For adults, dinner in community followed by process group
Hosted by Wendy M Pierce
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC-S, NCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Frisco, TX 75034
For adults, dinner in community followed by process group
Teen Eating Disorder Support Group
Hosted by Intuitive Healing Therapy
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC-S
Verified Verified
Group meets in Midland, TX 79701
Therapy Center of Houston
We are passionate about creating an atmosphere of trust and safety where you can openly explore your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors without judgment. We actively engage in the therapeutic process and use a warm and empathetic style. We will guide ...
Hosted by Therapy Center of Houston
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC-S
Verified Verified
Group meets in Houston, TX 77006
We are passionate about creating an atmosphere of trust and safety where you can openly explore your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors without judgment. We actively engage in the therapeutic process and use a warm and empathetic style. We will guide ...
Eating Disorder Group Therapy
During group therapy sessions, my priority is to create a safe and comfortable environment where every participant feels encouraged to share their experiences. Together, we will learn effective skills for managing eating disorder-related behaviors and triggers. We will also process ...
Hosted by Alexis Leeper
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Houston, TX 77007
During group therapy sessions, my priority is to create a safe and comfortable environment where every participant feels encouraged to share their experiences. Together, we will learn effective skills for managing eating disorder-related behaviors and triggers. We will also process ...
Overcoming Overeating Support Group
Eating Recovery Center (ERC) offers free support groups for those struggling with an eating disorder. The Overcoming Overeating Support Group is designed to support individuals recovering from binge eating disorder, bulimia, compulsive overeating, and related issues. Groups are available for ...
Hosted by Eating Recovery Center San Antonio / Austin
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Antonio, TX 78209
Eating Recovery Center (ERC) offers free support groups for those struggling with an eating disorder. The Overcoming Overeating Support Group is designed to support individuals recovering from binge eating disorder, bulimia, compulsive overeating, and related issues. Groups are available for ...
Eating Disorder Support Groups
***Eating Disorder Group is open to adults, all diagnoses. Mon 6:30-7:30pm. ***Emotional/BED Group is for those struggling with binge/emotional/compulsiv eovereating. Tues 6:30-7:30pm. ****Christian Support Group is part of our Trinity Program and is a devotional/Bible Study group. Wed 6:30-7:30pm.
Hosted by Wendy M Pierce
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC-S, NCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Frisco, TX 75034
***Eating Disorder Group is open to adults, all diagnoses. Mon 6:30-7:30pm. ***Emotional/BED Group is for those struggling with binge/emotional/compulsiv eovereating. Tues 6:30-7:30pm. ****Christian Support Group is part of our Trinity Program and is a devotional/Bible Study group. Wed 6:30-7:30pm.
Loved One Support Group - Eating Disorder Recovery
For family members and loved ones of those struggling to find recovery from an eating disorder or disordered eating.
Hosted by Jennifer Lee Mason
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC-, S
Verified Verified
Group meets in Midland, TX 79701
For family members and loved ones of those struggling to find recovery from an eating disorder or disordered eating.
Group for Loved Ones with Eating Disorders
Hosted by Intuitive Healing Therapy
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC-S
Verified Verified
Group meets in Midland, TX 79701
DBT, Domestic Violence, Trauma
We offer three outpatient groups at Counseling Solutions,, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for women, Substance Recovery for men and women, and Trauma for men and women.
Hosted by The IOPs at Counseling Solutions
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT, LPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Killeen, TX 76542
We offer three outpatient groups at Counseling Solutions,, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for women, Substance Recovery for men and women, and Trauma for men and women.
Disordered Eating Group
Any eating disorder can wreak havoc on the life we long to live– becoming trapped in a recurrent pattern of compulsive eating, binging and purging, food restriction, or compulsive exercise that affects social life, mental health, and importantly, physical health. ...
Hosted by Greta Bellinger Lcsw
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Houston, TX 77006
Any eating disorder can wreak havoc on the life we long to live– becoming trapped in a recurrent pattern of compulsive eating, binging and purging, food restriction, or compulsive exercise that affects social life, mental health, and importantly, physical health. ...
Virtual Support Group Wednesday 2:00 to 3:00
This is a virtual (remote) support group for individuals looking for support and accountability around eating disorder recovery anywhere in the state of Texas! Everyone must be active with an outpatient therapist to attend. I pride this group in being ...
Hosted by Kiersten Rapstine
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC-S, CEDS-S
Verified Verified
Group meets in Dallas, TX 75218
This is a virtual (remote) support group for individuals looking for support and accountability around eating disorder recovery anywhere in the state of Texas! Everyone must be active with an outpatient therapist to attend. I pride this group in being ...
Family & Friends Support Group
Free and open to anyone 18 and older who is supporting a loved one in eating disorder recovery; including partners, parents, friends, siblings and other support persons. Groups are available for alumni/family of ERC programs, families in ERC Intensive Outpatient ...
Hosted by Eating Recovery Center San Antonio / Austin
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Antonio, TX 78209
Free and open to anyone 18 and older who is supporting a loved one in eating disorder recovery; including partners, parents, friends, siblings and other support persons. Groups are available for alumni/family of ERC programs, families in ERC Intensive Outpatient ...
Psychotherapeutic Yoga - yoga for your brain
Psychotherapeutic yoga can retrain your brain! Effective treatment for anxiety, depression, body image issues, eating disorders, trichotillomania, ADHD
Hosted by Melanie Wells Clinical Supervisor
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, MA, LPC, LMFT, LPCS
Verified Verified
Group meets in Dallas, TX 75219
Psychotherapeutic yoga can retrain your brain! Effective treatment for anxiety, depression, body image issues, eating disorders, trichotillomania, ADHD
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Eating Disorders Support Groups
What happens in therapy for eating disorders?
In therapy for eating disorders, patients typically describe their eating and exercise behaviors, their patterns of eating in relation to stress, their beliefs about their body, the ways their eating behavior affects their relationships, and their desire (or lack of it) to change. Such information helps the therapist understand the origins of the disorder and the role it plays in the patient’s life, important for guiding treatment. Attitudes and feelings about food and eating, body weight, and physical appearance are common topics of discussion throughout treatment.
What therapy types help with eating disorders?
Once any acute medical or psychiatric emergency is resolved, psychoactive medication is often prescribed, requiring the supervision of a psychiatrist. In addition, patients receive some form of nutritional counseling along with one or more forms of psychotherapy. For adolescents, family-based treatment is empirically validated and considered the first line of treatment; parents and their children meet weekly with a clinician as the adults are coached on how to nourish and psychologically support the young patient. Adults typically receive some form of individual psychotherapy, intended to resolve the cognitive and behavioral disturbances that underlie the disorder and to relieve the mood disturbances that accompany it. In addition, patients may also be helped by group therapy.
What is the goal of therapy for eating disorders?
The most immediate goal of treatment for eating disorders is to save the life of people who are on a path of starving themselves to death or engaging in eating patterns that are doing irreparable physical harm to their body. Once the acute medical danger is past, therapy is required to understand the nature of the disordered eating and/or exercise patterns, establish healthy eating behavior, and to tackle the many erroneous beliefs and distorted self-perceptions that underlie eating disorders and continue to pose a threat to health and life. Therapy also addresses the impaired mood that not only accompanies eating disorders but intensifies the danger to health and life.
What are the limitations of therapy for eating disorders?
Therapy can be very helpful for eating disorders—but that can happen only after people recognize they have a condition that must be treated. Especially with anorexia, the distortions in self-image that accompany the disorder can keep people from acknowledging they have a problem. Individuals may in fact see their eating disorder as a badge of self-control. Those with binge-eating disorder may feel too ashamed to seek help. Therapy cannot help those who do not avail themselves of it.
How long does therapy last for eating disorders?
Because of their complexity, recovery from eating disorders is usually a long-term process—measured in months and years— often marked by setbacks and relapse. Some form of help, such as individual or group therapy, may be advisable for much of that time. It is a general rule of thumb that the longer the illness has endured and the dysregulated eating behavior has taken root, the longer treatment is likely to be needed.