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Carolina House Eating Disorder Treatment Program
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Treatment Program Overview

Carolina House features a multi-disciplinary approach to eating disorder treatment based on current research and best practices. Our highly skilled clinical staff is continuously discovering ways to bring unmatched quality and service to our patients. Our evidence-based approach is backed by cutting-edge technology, software, and medical equipment, all designed to make highly effective eating disorder treatment available to our patients.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is the core treatment approach at Carolina House. DBT is a well-researched approach proven to be highly effective in treating eating disorders through teaching effective coping skills. Additionally, other appropriate treatment modalities are utilized to support increased awareness through a variety of experiential, insight-oriented, cognitive behavioral, and educational components.

Depending on each patient’s individualized treatment plan, treatment goals may include:

Our comprehensive treatment approach includes individual and family therapy, art therapy, yoga and mindfulness experiences, culinary, nutrition and body movement therapies.  Also vital to our treatment approach are groups centered on interpersonal process, effective communication, and patients’ experiences of spirituality and wholeness. Patients leave Carolina House several times a week for supervised group outings, including opportunities for a variety of experiences with food, creativity groups, community service, and group-building activities. Included in our core program are the following:

Aftercare Program: Our aftercare program is designed to offer continued support for ongoing development of core coping skills, sustainable living practices, and effective patterns of behavior. Weekly aftercare programming is offered for local patients who have completed our residential eating disorders program.

All patients who complete our residential program are referred for follow-up care.  Intensive discharge plans are coordinated by a patient’s primary therapist in accordance with the following guidelines:

Online Continuing Care: Recovery from an eating disorder is a lifelong process that requires continuing care. Continuing care programs are structured support groups designed to strengthen the treatment process by providing the therapeutic support necessary for long-term recovery.

Carolina House’s continuing care program, offered through eGetGoing, CRC Health Group’s online eating disorder support group, provides world-wide accessibility through live, confidential online group sessions. The groups meet for one hour each week with an experienced counselor to discuss topics related to relapse prevention, DBT skills reminders and enhancement of one’s quality of life. In their online groups, members give and receive support from others who relate to the complex issues, stresses, and fears associated with the process of recovery.

The many advantages of being enrolled in an online continuing care program include the ability to engage in weekly group sessions from the comfort of your own home, while participating in a safe, confidential and supportive atmosphere. The online eating disorder support group is a natural complement to existing therapeutic treatment recommendations, and enables members to work together to maintain and promote long-term recovery.

Family Interventions: Family involvement is a vitally important part of the Carolina House treatment model. We recognize that the definition of “family” is fluid for many persons and we welcome participation of those persons most closely connected to the patient (most often spouses, partners, or significant others, parents or guardians, and occasionally siblings as appropriate). We offer individual family therapy sessions once per week as well as an intensive group family weekend once per month, in consort with the Duke Eating Disorders Program.

During these sessions, Carolina House therapists treat the patient and the family through evidence-based interventions and education about eating disorders. Our goal is to help alleviate guilt regarding eating disordered behaviors, provide information about the true etiology of the illness, and increase the patient and family’s engagement in treatment. 

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