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Eating Recovery Center Sacramento
Treatment Focus
You can get treatment for eating disorders at this center, helping you navigate symptoms, build coping tools, and restore your physical health under expert care.
Primary Level of Care
Outpatient treatment offers flexible therapeutic and medical care without the need to stay overnight in a hospital or inpatient facility. Some centers offer intensive outpatient program (IOP), which falls between inpatient care and traditional outpatient service.
Treatment Focus
You can get treatment for eating disorders at this center, helping you navigate symptoms, build coping tools, and restore your physical health under expert care.
Primary Level of Care
Outpatient treatment offers flexible therapeutic and medical care without the need to stay overnight in a hospital or inpatient facility. Some centers offer intensive outpatient program (IOP), which falls between inpatient care and traditional outpatient service.
Provider's Policy
We are in-network with most insurances. We do not take Medicaid or Medicare. To ensure you can pursue recovery, our dedicated team will work on your behalf by acting as a liaison with your insurance provider, answering your questions, and providing guidance and support every step of the way.
Eating Recovery Center Sacramento
Eating Recovery Center Sacramento
About Eating Recovery Center Sacramento
Eating Recovery Center (ERC) of Sacramento offers specialized, comprehensive care for adults, adolescents (ages 13 to 17), and children (ages 8 to 12) struggling with eating disorders. As part of a nationwide network, ERC Sacramento provides evidence-based treatment for anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, and related conditions. The center's multidisciplinary approach incorporates medical, psychological, and nutritional expertise to address complex patient needs. By tailoring personalized treatment plans and age-appropriate therapies, ERC Sacramento ensures that each patient receives the necessary support for sustainable recovery in a nurturing environment.
Family-Centered Treatment Approach
ERC recognizes the vital role of family support in the recovery process. The center offers family therapy sessions, educational workshops, and support groups to involve loved ones in the treatment journey. This family-centered approach helps to strengthen the patient’s support system, providing them with the tools and understanding necessary to maintain recovery outside the treatment environment. By fostering open communication and healing within the family unit, ERC aims to create a supportive home environment conducive to long-term recovery.
Diverse Levels of Care
Eating Recovery Center offers a full continuum of care to meet the diverse needs of its patients. The levels of care include inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs, as well as virtual at-home treatment. Each level is designed to provide the appropriate intensity of support based on the patient’s specific condition and progress. Inpatient and residential programs offer 24/7 care for those requiring more intensive treatment and monitoring. Partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs provide structured support while allowing patients to begin integrating back into their daily lives. This flexible approach ensures that each patient can transition smoothly through different stages of recovery, receiving the right level of care at the right time.
Comfortable and Healing Environment
The ERC facility is designed to provide a comfortable and healing environment for patients. The center offers a range of amenities, including private and semi-private rooms, communal spaces for relaxation, and therapeutic activities to promote holistic well-being. The serene setting and supportive community at ERC contribute to a sense of safety and belonging, which is crucial for individuals on their recovery journey.
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Eating Disorders Program
Center Overview
Treatment Focus
You can get treatment for eating disorders at this center, helping you navigate symptoms, build coping tools, and restore your physical health under expert care.
Joint Commission Accredited
The Joint Commission accreditation is a voluntary, objective process that evaluates and accredits healthcare organizations (like treatment centers) based on performance standards designed to improve quality and safety for patients. To be accredited means the treatment center has been found to meet the Commission's standards for quality and safety in patient care.
Insurance Accepted
Meet Your Care Team
Ken Weiner
Founder and Chief Medical Officer
MD, CEDS, FAED
Anne Marie O'Melia
Chief Clinical and Quality Officer
MD, MS, FAAP, CEDS-C
Melissa Spann
Senior Vice President of Clinical Services
PhD, MBA, CEDS-C
Jennifer Vittitow
Senior Director of Nutrition Services
RD,LD, CEDS-C
Your Care Options
Specializations
Co-Occurring Disorders
A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.
Eating Disorders
An eating disorder is a long-term pattern of unhealthy behavior relating to food. Most people with eating disorders have a distorted self-image.
Who We Treat
Adolescents
Teens receive the treatment they need for mental health disorders and addiction, with the added support of educational and vocational services.
Children
Treatment for children incorporates the psychiatric care they need and education, often led by on-site teachers to keep children on track with school.
Men and Women
Men and women attend treatment for addiction in a co-ed setting, going to therapy groups together to share experiences, struggles, and successes.
Treatment Services
Day Treatment
Also commonly called PHP, patients may live at home or in a recovery residence while following an intensive treatment program. Most have a weekly schedule of M–F and 4 to 6 hours per day.
Intensive Outpatient Program
In an IOP, patients live at home or a sober living, but attend treatment typically 9-15 hours a week. Most programs include talk therapy, support groups, and other methods.
Outpatient
During outpatient rehab, patients attend a structured treatment program while continuing to live at home.
Virtual
Virtual services deliver therapy, counseling, or recovery support remotely through secure online platforms and telehealth technology.
Approaches
Evidence-Based
A combination of scientifically rooted therapies and treatments make up evidence-based care, defined by their measured and proven results.
Family Involvement
Providers involve family in the treatment of their loved one through family therapy, visits, or both–because addiction is a family disease.
Individual Treatment
Individual care meets the needs of each patient, using personalized treatment to provide them the most relevant care and greatest chance of success.
Therapies
1-on-1 Counseling
Patient and therapist meet 1-on-1 to work through difficult emotions and behavioral challenges in a personal, private setting.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
This cognitive behavioral therapy teaches patients to accept challenging feelings and make the appropriate changes to reach personal goals.
Art Therapy
Visual art invites patients to examine the emotions within their work, focusing on the process of creativity and its gentle therapeutic power.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors that contribute to emotional distress.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches skills for managing emotions, improving relationships, tolerating distress, and increasing mindfulness.
Family Therapy
Family therapy addresses group dynamics within a family system, with a focus on improving communication and interrupting unhealthy relationship patterns.
Group Therapy
Group therapy brings people together in a supportive setting to share experiences, develop skills, and work toward common goals.
Nutrition Counseling
Nutritious food helps patients heal from within, setting them up for mental and bodily wellness as they learn about healthy eating.
Online Therapy
Patients can connect with a therapist via videochat, messaging, email, or phone. Remote therapy makes treatment more accessible.
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Conditions We Treat
Eating Disorders
An eating disorder is a long-term pattern of unhealthy behavior relating to food. Most people with eating disorders have a distorted self-image.
Substances We Treat
Co-Occurring Disorders
A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.
Aftercare
Care Designed for Your Needs
Personal Amenities
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Virtual Eating Disorder Program
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Paying for Treatment
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Added Support Groups
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