Eating Disorder Treatment

Specialized treatment for anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, ARFID, and related conditions, for adolescents and adults.

Odyssey Behavioral Healthcare’s eating disorder treatment brands provide specialized, evidence-based care for the full range of eating disorder diagnoses across multiple levels of care. Each brand brings focused clinical expertise to the populations it serves, with treatment teams that include licensed therapists, psychiatrists, registered dietitians, and medical professionals trained specifically in eating disorder treatment. All programs operate under the organizational clinical standards set by Odyssey’s Clinical Quality Council. Treatment is available for both adolescents and adults.

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Conditions Treated

Odyssey's eating disorder treatment brands treat the full diagnostic range of eating disorders, including:

  • Anorexia nervosa
  • Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID)
  • Binge eating disorder
  • Body dysmorphic disorder
  • Bulimia nervosa
  • Other specified feeding or eating disorder (OSFED)
  • Purging disorder
  • Co-occurring conditions

    including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, trauma-related conditions, and substance use alongside an eating disorder diagnosis

Approach to Eating Disorder Treatment

Odyssey's eating disorder treatment goes beyond symptom management.

Clinical programming addresses the behavioral, psychological, nutritional, and medical components of eating disorders within an integrated treatment framework.

The specific combination of modalities in each client’s treatment plan depends on diagnosis, clinical presentation, age, and the treatment setting’s area of specialization. The team develops treatment plans collaboratively and reassesses them at defined intervals based on clinical progress.

Odyssey publishes annual clinical outcomes reports documenting treatment effectiveness across all eating disorder programs using the EAT-26, a validated tool that measures eating disorder symptom reduction and behavioral change and benchmarks results against national norms.

Modalities used across Odyssey's eating disorder treatment programs include:

  • Acceptance + commitment therapy (ACT)

  • Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), including CBT-E (enhanced CBT for eating disorders)

  • Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)

  • Experiential therapy

  • Exposure + response prevention (ERP)

  • Individual, group, + family therapy

  • Mindfulness therapy

  • Motivational interviewing

  • Nutritional counseling + meal support led by registered dietitians

  • Psychodynamic therapy

  • Trauma-focused therapies including EMDR

Versatile Nutrition™

Versatile Nutrition™ is the clinical nutrition philosophy that guides eating disorder treatment across all of Odyssey’s eating disorder brands.

It’s built on the understanding that every client’s story is different, that all foods can fit, and that recovery itself informs and guides the treatment team’s choices alongside each client.

As clients learn to trust their bodies with their food choices, their bodies respond with restored confidence in consistent nourishment. Registered dietitians and culinary team members partner with each client to develop nourishing eating patterns that support the body, restore clarity, and rebuild the gut-brain connection. The program offers opportunities to practice flexibility without shame or judgment, build resilience through supported repetition, and reconnect with meals as an expression of community and connection.

The Clinical Compass

Versatile Nutrition™ is guided by a defined set of clinical principles: trauma-informed, relationship-centered, recovery-focused, and evidence-based. The approach is built on the belief that compassion without collusion, curiosity before certainty, physiology before fear, and hope throughout form the foundation of meaningful nutritional recovery.

Treatment Brands

Three Odyssey brands specialize in eating disorder treatment, each with its own clinical identity and treatment environment.

Aster Springs

Aster Springs provides residential, PHP, and IOP eating disorder treatment for adolescents and adults across locations in Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee, and Virginia. Programming addresses the full range of eating disorder diagnoses alongside co-occurring mental health conditions, with clinical teams trained specifically in eating disorder care.

Magnolia Creek

Magnolia Creek provides residential and PHP eating disorder treatment for adolescents and adults in Alabama. The program is known for its structured clinical environment and its focus on treating complex eating disorders, including clients with co-occurring conditions and those who haven’t responded to previous treatment.

Selah House

Selah House provides inpatient, residential, and PHP eating disorder treatment for adolescents and adults in Indiana. Inpatient care includes medical nutrition support for clients who require a higher level of medical intervention. Selah House offers Christ-centered treatment that integrates spiritual health into recovery and meets each client where they are in their journey.

Levels of Care

Odyssey's eating disorder treatment brands collectively offer multiple levels of care, allowing clients to be matched to the right intensity based on their clinical needs.

Specific levels of care vary by brand and location. Odyssey’s full continuum lets clients move through levels of intensity as their clinical needs evolve, maintaining continuity within the same organization rather than starting over with a new provider.

  • Inpatient treatment

    Hospital-level care with 24/7 medical and nursing supervision, medication management, and medical nutrition support, including NG tube feeding for clients requiring the highest level of medical stabilization

  • Residential treatment

    24-hour structured care with daily clinical programming, supervised meals, and around-the-clock support

  • Partial hospitalization (PHP)

    Structured day programming typically meeting five or more days per week, including meal support

  • Intensive outpatient (IOP)

    Flexible outpatient programming meeting several hours per week for clients maintaining daily responsibilities

  • Virtual outpatient

    Evidence-based treatment delivered through a secure online platform

Specialized Populations

Odyssey's eating disorder treatment brands offer programming designed for populations with distinct clinical and cultural needs.

Adolescents

Magnolia Creek, Selah House, and select Aster Springs programs provide age-appropriate clinical programming and family involvement for adolescents with eating disorders.

LGBTQIA+ clients

Affirming care is embedded across all Odyssey treatment brands, with clinical teams trained in LGBTQIA+-affirming practices.

Faith-based treatment

Selah House offers Christ-centered eating disorder treatment that integrates spiritual health into recovery and meets each client where they are in their journey.

Odyssey's Eating Disorder Treatment Brands

Eating Disorder Treatment

Frequently Asked Questions

What eating disorders does Odyssey treat?

Odyssey’s eating disorder treatment brands treat anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), body dysmorphic disorder, other specified feeding or eating disorder (OSFED), and purging disorder. Treatment also addresses co-occurring conditions commonly present alongside eating disorders, including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, trauma-related conditions, and substance use.

Which Odyssey brands treat eating disorders?

Aster Springs, Magnolia Creek, and Selah House all specialize in eating disorder treatment. Each brand has its own clinical focus, treatment environment, and geographic footprint, giving clients and families multiple options to match treatment to their specific needs. Each brand’s website provides program details, admissions information, and location-specific content.

Does Odyssey treat adolescents with eating disorders?

Yes. Magnolia Creek, Selah House, and select Aster Springs programs provide age-appropriate clinical programming and family involvement for adolescents receiving eating disorder treatment. Treatment plans are developed in collaboration with the adolescent, their family, and the treating clinicians.

What levels of care are available for eating disorder treatment?

Odyssey’s eating disorder treatment brands collectively offer inpatient treatment, residential treatment, partial hospitalization (PHP), intensive outpatient (IOP), and virtual outpatient programming. Selah House is the only Odyssey brand offering inpatient-level care, which includes 24/7 medical and nursing supervision and medical nutrition support. The specific levels of care available vary by brand and location. Odyssey’s admissions teams help match clients to the right level based on clinical needs, and clients can step through levels of intensity within the organization as their needs evolve.

What role do dietitians play in eating disorder treatment at Odyssey?

Registered dietitians are integrated into treatment teams across all three eating disorder brands. They provide individualized nutritional counseling, supervised meal support, and education designed to help clients rebuild a functional relationship with food. Odyssey’s eating disorder brands use the Versatile Nutrition™ approach, which is built on the understanding that all foods can fit and that recovery guides the treatment team’s choices alongside each client. Odyssey treats nutritional therapy as a clinical component of treatment, not a supplementary service.

Does Odyssey offer faith-based eating disorder treatment?

Yes. Selah House in Indiana offers Christ-centered eating disorder treatment that integrates spiritual health into the recovery process and meets each client where they are in their journey. Faith-based care is delivered alongside the same evidence-based clinical programming used across Odyssey’s eating disorder brands.

How does Odyssey measure the effectiveness of its eating disorder treatment?

Odyssey measures eating disorder treatment effectiveness using the EAT-26, a validated assessment instrument that measures eating disorder symptom reduction and behavioral change at admission and discharge. Odyssey benchmarks results against national norms and publishes them in its annual clinical outcomes reports, providing transparency for clients, families, and referring professionals.

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