Recovery from
an eating disorder requires different levels of care depending
on the situation and motivation of the individual person. There
are three basic levels of care: 1) Inpatient
or residential treatment; 2) Partial
or day treatment; and 3) Outpatient treatment. The Awakening
Center is a private practice offering outpatient services.
While we are
able to help most who seek our services, if you have severe or
medically dangerous symptoms, you might need more intensive treatment
than we can provide and might require one of the first two levels
of care listed above. Often, people receive treatment at The Awakening
Center after they have successfully completed one or both of the
more intensive levels of care first. You may be uncertain as to
which level of care is apporpriate for you at this time. A telephone
consultation or an initial evaluation with one of our staff can
help you to make the best choice.
Individual
Psychotherapy: Our licensed counselors use an effective
unique combination of Psychodynamic and Internal Family Systems
("Parts" work) therapies, cognitive/behavioral interventions,
and creative psychotherapy techniques. Together you will work
to uncover and finally resolve the underlying issues that led
to the eating disorder originally. The result is rediscovering
who you are and learning to accept and love yourself again.
Individual
Nutrition Counseling: Using a gentle, wholistic approach,
our licensed dietitians help you focus on nutrition attunement:
bringing into harmony the natural processes of eating, tuning
into your body and learning to eat naturally. The result is
a normalized eating pattern, finding the weight you were meant
to be.
For
a list of groups and classes that are currently offered, please
see our Current Calendar of Groups and
Classes.
Group
Psychotherapy: In a safe and caring community of individuals
committed to one another's growth, you will be encouraged to
explore and discover patterns in your life. Group therapy addresses
the emotional, cognitive, and interpersonal issues that contribute
to disordered eating and helps you to move toward healthier
relationships with others, yourself, and your body.
Dialectical
Behavior Therapy Groups: A thirteen-week group helping
you to identify, experience and regulate emotions, interact
more effectively with yourself and others. Lectures and discussions
focus on managing emotions, learning to be more effective in
relationships, and learning techniques for tolerating distress.
Nutrition
Counseling Groups: These highly individualized groups
provide gentle guidance to resolve emotionally disordered eating
styles. Weekly topics are combined with structure in a small
group setting.
Free
Support Groups: These ongoing "drop-in" groups
are open to any woman who wants an accepting, confidential,
and safe place to discuss her struggles and successes with other
women in recovery. (Sponsored by ANAD: National Association
of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders)
Workshops
and Classes: Our most popular workshops, "Make
Peace With Food" and "Make Peace with Your Body"
are held three times a year. We also offer classes on yoga,
meditation, assertiveness, empowerment, body image, stress management,
and nutrition.
Art
and Photo Therapy: Explore emotions and express feelings
visually.
Movement/Body
Centered Therapy: Improve your body-image and reclaim
your body-self.
Family/Marital
Therapy: Improve your relationships with those close
to you.
The
Awakening Center Newsletter: Our newsletter features
articles on various health and emotional issues. No Charge.
The
professionals at The Awakening Center are available for seminars,
lectures, workshops, and consultations.
Call The Awakening
Center today for a complimentary initial phone consultation with
one of our caring counselors. Rediscover the healthy self within
you, and learn to re-establish a peaceful relationship with food.
Call today (773) 929-6262.
The Awakening
Center's approach to Eating Disorder Treatment is multi-faceted,
multi-disciplinary, and attacks the problem from all sides: emotional,
nutritional, cognitive, behavioral, interpersonal, and spiritual.
We emphasize resolving core self-identity issues. The therapists
at The Awakening Center can provide help with longstanding or
underlying issues that may have contributed to the development
of an eating disorder. Your individual counselor will work with
you to develop a program to meet your specific needs. 
