Family Therapy for Adolescent Eating Disorders in Pennsylvania

At Blue Ridge, we know the family's role in the treatment of eating disorders is vital to recovery. Additionally, research shows that rates of recovery are significantly higher for clients.

Family Therapy for Adolescent Eating Disorders in Pennsylvania

At Blue Ridge, we know the family's role in the treatment of eating disorders is vital to recovery. Additionally, research shows that rates of recovery are significantly higher for clients whose families participate in the treatment process. We view each client’s eating disordered behavior as holistic instead of individual, so we make it important to not place blame but to identify contributing factors to the development of the eating disorder, process them, and look for opportunities for change.

Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT)

Rooted in a deep and unwavering belief in the healing power of families and systems, the essence of EFFT is to afford caregivers and significant others a significant role in supporting their loved one’s mental health and well-being.

Principles of EFFT:

Emotion Coaching: An opportunity to teach caregivers how to best support their daughter in expressing her thoughts and emotions. EFFT also teaches caregivers how to manage their own emotions, which can help foster an environment of support for their child.

Behavior Coaching: Encourages caregivers to support their loved one by interrupting eating disorder behaviors or symptoms by working through obstacles and fears that may surface.

Relationship Repair: Empowers caregivers to cultivate healing, processing, and eating disorder recovery.

Online Family Therapy

Since a great number of our teens come from out-of-state to our residential program, we are happy to host virtual-online sessions for your convenience and technology has significantly improved access to care. Benefits of online family therapy include:

Flexible scheduling
Saves time and travel costs
Increased rapport with your teen’s therapist
Meal coaching, planning, and support
HIPAA compliant software to ensure privacy

Benefits of Individual Therapy for Eating Disorders

Individual therapy at BRT is an integral part of the eating disorder recovery process, providing a range of benefits to help teens control and overcome their dysfunctional nutrition. Our individual eating disorder therapy program brings real hope for patients by teaching and improving critical skills such as:

Self-awareness and understanding

Improved communication

Relationship building

Relapse prevention

Self-care

Coping skills

What Causes Eating Disorders in Young Women?

The development of eating disorders is rarely linked to an isolated event or situation but instead thought to develop due to a number of different factors.