PHP+ is a fully customizable program that allows our treatment team to further enhance and individualize our standard PHP to include additional therapy, nutrition, or family sessions, or additional meal supports or other skills sessions.

On assessment, most clients are typically referred to our standard IOP or PHP program models. In some cases however, our treatment team (or the client or family) may feel as though additional structure and support would aid in the treatment and recovery process, for which our PHP+ might be recommended. In other cases, PHP+ may be presented as an option for clients who are already part of our PHP program and have demonstrated a need for additional support prior to entering a higher level of care or in preparation of a specific event or life change.

Although everyone’s PHP+ program may look different, these individualized programs could include additional supports such as:

• Additional family or partners sessions

• In-person or virtual meal support sessions to provide support during off-program hours or during vacations or holidays

• Additional skills focused sessions for clients who wish to expand upon specific skills such as intuitive eating, DBT, ACT, or mindfulness

• Additional individual therapy sessions for patients who wish to deepen therapeutic work or may require additional support during challenging times or transitions

• Additional nutrition sessions which could focus on food exposures

• …and more!

Exercise Dependency & Resistance

Troubling exercise goals and motivation problems are the common result of our culture’s fitness movement, elite athlete history and emphasis on exercise as a body image product, creating over and under exercise problems. Our program addresses both ends of the spectrum, allowing individuals to reset their natural drive to enjoy physical activity in a way that is deeply gratifying, strengthening and empowering.

For client’s who struggle with engaging in exercise outside of program hours, PHP+ can provide increased structure and support with a focus on developing alternative coping skills.

Family Groups & Therapy Sessions

The support groups teach family members why our culture based on nutrition, exercise and body image consciousness has backfired into an epidemic of life destructive disorders. Learn from other parents and staff how to get weight and eating issues healed in families and create effective and supportive ways of helping loved ones move beyond the cultural pressures around eating and exercise.

In individual therapy or small group sessions, we help couples or families with new patterns of relating that address the differences inherent in personalities within any family system. With care, a sense of humor and extremely effective insights and skills taught by our staff, all family members get insights about their role in the family and gain a renewed perspective that improves life for everyone involved!

PHP+ clients are able to add on additional family or partners sessions or parent coaching sessions to provide family systems with increased knowledge and support.

Group Education and Process Sessions

Connecting with others through group therapy is one of the most effective healing modalities. Group sharing and storytelling dissolves shame and allows us to gain insight from individuals who have gone through some of the same struggles that we have.

Conscious Movement & Mindfulness Groups

This includes Yoga and other forms of gentle and conscious movement-based activities.

Medical Supervision & Referrals

We ensure that medical stability is closely monitored and reducing the need for additional outside providers. If advisable, we are also able to provide clients with referrals to psychiatrists or medical professionals who are eating-disorder informed and aligned with our holistic treatment approach.

Insurance
Authorization

Clients and family do not have to call insurance companies directly. We do a benefits check for everyone, and report on specific insurance coverage for IOP or PHP level of care. We do the authorizing with insurance and have contracts with most major companies.

PHP+ is partially covered by most insurances. Additional sessions that are scheduled outside of our standard PHP program that occur on the same day as our standard program may not be covered. Once a PHP+ is created, our admissions team will provide detailed information on pricing so that you are full informed of any additional costs.