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Support Groups for Eating Disorders

There is a support group out there for you. Imagine the relief that comes when you can share your thoughts and feelings with people who really know what you are going through.

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Support groups exist for a reason: because people need them. And when anorexia, bulimia, compulsive overeating or binge eating disorder are part of the equation, this need is not confined to any one person. This is because eating disorders are so difficult and so challenging. Say a man has a wife who is anorexic, or a mother has a daughter who is bulimic. Both the man and the mother are standing by while someone they love routinely engages in bizarre, unhealthy behaviors. He watches his wife waste away to nothing; she hears her daughter vomiting in the bathroom. Neither one of them can stop the behaviors or help the person they love. Each feels impotent, frustrated and upset.

Who can possibly understand what these two people are going through? The answer is...others who are experiencing the same thing.

Whether a parent, a sibling, a friend, or the person with the disorder, it is incredibly helpful to be surrounded by people who not only understand, but can provide comfort.

Remember...There is a support group out there for you. Imagine the relief that comes when you can share your thoughts and feelings with people who really know what you are going through. Support groups are often an invaluable component of successful eating disorder treatment.

Discover more about eating disorders and related topics by checking out our Articles Library.

Support Groups Listed by US State

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Online Support

Food Addicts Anonymous

Food Addicts Anonymous is a 12 step fellowship of men and women who are willing to recover from the disease of food addiction. There are no dues or fees to join FAA nor are we connected with any diet plan. FAA was founded in West Palm Beach, Florida in 1987 and is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. We believe that food addiction is a bio-chemical disease. There are over 150 meetings worldwide as well as phone meetings and online meetings.

For more information contact (561)967-3871 or access our website at www.foodaddictsanonymous.org

FREE Online Live Moderated Chat E-Support Group

When: Every Monday night from 8-9pm CST
Where: MentorCONNECT Community Chat Room - simply log on with your email and password to attend

For more information: www.key-to-life.com/mentorconnect or mc@key-to-life.com

This lively and empowering live chat support group is open to all MentorCONNECT members (membership in MentorCONNECT is free). The group is moderated each week by MentorCONNECT Founder Shannon Cutts and one or more guest moderators who are in strong recovery from eating disorders. This is a strong PRO-Recovery group that addresses different recovery themes each week and closes with a homework assignment that is chosen by the entire group. For more information you may write to mc@key-to-life.com.

Telephone Support

Anorexia Bulimia Association(ABA)

Anorexia Bulimia Association(ABA) Offers Telephone Meetings
http://abaphonemeetings.wordpress.com/category/12-questions-frequently-asked-about-aba/

1. MONDAY NIGHT PHONE MEETING
8:30-9:30PM EST*
Dial In Number: (712) 432-0800
Access Code: 1039142#

2. THE NEW WEDNESDAY NIGHT PHONE MEETING
(Discussion Meeting)
8PM-9PM EST*
Dial in Number: (712) 432-0800
Access Code: 1039142#

3. THURSDAY NIGHT**
(STEP STUDY MEETING )
8:30PM-9:30PM EST*
Dial in Number: (712) 432-0800
Access Code: 1039142#

4.FRIDAY MORNING PHONE MEETING
(Discussion Meeting)
11:30AM EST
**Different dial in Number: (518 ) 825-1300
Access Code: 22657#

Anorexics and Bulimics Anonymous is a fellowship of individuals whose primary purpose is to find and maintain sobriety in our eating practices, and to help others gain sobriety. ABA is not allied or affiliated with any other 12-step fellowship or organization. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop unhealthy eating practices that we have come to realize are progressively destroying our lives, physically, mentally, and spiritually.

State Wide & State Specific Meetings

Eating Disorders Anonymous (EDA)

EDA is a fellowship of individuals who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problems and help others to recover from their eating disorders. People can and do fully recover from having an eating disorder. In EDA, we help one another identify and claim milestones of recovery.
The only requirement for membership is a desire to recover from an eating disorder. There are no dues or fees for EDA membership. We are self-supporting through our own contributions. EDA is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution. EDA does not wish to engage in any controversy. We neither endorse nor oppose any causes.

Our primary purpose is to recover from our eating disorders and to carry this message of recovery to others with eating disorders. In EDA, we try to focus on the solution, not the problem. Solutions have to do with recognizing life choices and making them responsibly. Diets and weight management techniques do not solve our thinking problems. EDA endorses sound nutrition and discourages any form of rigidity around food. ** Balance – not abstinence -- is our goal. **

Find a meeting in your state @ www.eatingdisordersanonymous.org 

California

BRENTWOOD

Carolyn Costin, MFT

(310) 457-9958

Carolyn Costin, MFT invites all treating professionals to her study group. This group takes place the first Thursday of every month from 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm at her day treatment center, Eating Disorder Center of CA, www.edcca.com. You are welcome to bring a lunch. The group covers case reviews, treatment strategies, new literature and research, and other areas related to treatment of eating disorders. CEU's are given to MFT's and LCSW's.

BEVERLY HILLS

Feeding The Soul

(310) 551-0233

Feeding The Soul - a process group for individuals struggling with disordered eating and negative body image. From 7pm-8:30pm. This will be an ongoing process group limited to 6 participants. In addition to general discussion and support, topics will include:

* Body Image & The Media
* Empowerment Without (Food) Restriction
* Intuitive Eating / Mindful Eating
* Food & Feelings
* Gentle Nutrition & Excercise
* Hungers & Desires
* Hormones & Appetite Control
* The Fallacy of Food Addiction

Free ANAD Support Group!

Where: Rader Programs
26560 Agoura Rd. #108
Calabasas, CA. 91302
818-880-3755 Ext. 219

When: Thursday April 1, 2010
EVERY 1st Thursday of the Month

Who: Sally Staben, MFT., Facilitator

Contact: Nyssa Dunning, Co-Facilitator/Questions/Directions

Time: 6:30PM to 7:30PM

Directions:
From the South 101: Exit Las Virgenes Rd. Left to Agoura Rd. and go Right. We are located on the left hand side.
From the North 101: Exit Lost Hills Rd. Right to Agoura Rd. and go Left. We are located on the Right hand side across from the Good Night Inn.

ALABAMA

Free Eating Disorder Support Group @ LA VENTANA TREATMENT PROGRAMS

1st & 3rd Saturday of Every Month, 10:00am-12:00noon
4505 Las Virgenes Rd. #211, Calabasas, CA 91302
Contact Mickie at: 805-822-8829

DEL MAR

Free Eating Disorders Anonymous Meeting

Fridays - 7:30 to 8:30
Casa Palmera
14750 El Camino Real
Del Mar, CA 92014

Open Discussion

Contact: Kamran - (858) 775-7752

FOSTER CITY

Free Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders Support Group

Foster City Community Center
In the "Sail Room"
1000 E. Hillsdale Blvd
Foster City, CA

Contact: Matt Keck at 650-455-9242

The group will take place at 7:30 PM on the 1st and 3rd Monday of every month.

LOS ANGELES

Eating Disorder Support Group

9911 West Pico Blvd., Suite 720
Los Angeles, CA 90035
(310) 277-2682

Are you seeking help with an eating disorder that will fit within your busy schedule? Would you welcome the support of others who are also struggling with anorexia, bulimia or compulsive overeating?

When: 7:30-9:30 pm, Mondays - ongoing weekly group
Cost: $25 per session
Led by: Stephen Salter, Psy.D and Tracy Pollack, Psy.D, compassionate and experienced members of the Susan B. Krevoy Eating Disorders Program Clinical Staff.

WEEKLY EATING DISORDER RECOVERY GROUP

12401 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 303
Los Angeles, Ca 90025

(310) 442-3010

Led by Dr. Daniela Walder; focusing on developing healthy coping skills.

Where: Daniela Walder, PSY.D.

Cost: $35 per group session

SAN CLEMENTE

Weekly FREE support group for “Loved Ones of Someone who has an Eating Disorder”.

Every Thursday at 6:00pm to 7:15pm.

Rebecca’s House Eating Disorders Treatment Program
Sovereign Health of California
209 Avenida Fabricante, Suite 100
San Clemente, CA 92672
949-369-1300  Office

Ø This group is appropriate for anyone who loves someone
who suffers from anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa,
compulsive overeating, or binge eating disorder.
Ø Participants learn about eating disorders, what others
can and cannot do to help, and how to best manage the
effects the disorder has on relationships.
Ø Licensed therapists specializing in Eating Disorders
provide psychoeducational and awareness groups to help
families gain coping skills to better facilitate the recovery
process.
Ø Learn what works and what doesn’t work being with
people who have been there too. We look forward
to sharing recovery with you.

Please RSVP to familysupport@rebeccashouse.org.

SAN DIEGO

Free ANAD Eating Disorder Support Group

5665 Oberlin Dr. Suite 206
San Diego, CA 92121

For individuals with eating disorders, recovered individuals and friends and families of those suffering from eating disorders. Led by Patty Schroeder M.A. and Jeanine Pontes, B.S. The meeting is every Friday night from 5-6 p.m. You do not need to call ahead to attend these meetings, they are offered free of charge and we welcome you to the support and encouragement offered here at Healthy Within. As the support group is professionally facilitated, please be assured that the group is conducted in a safe, supportive, professional structure and environment. Our goal is to minimize competitiveness and have the meeting be a place of encouragement, hope and support - not a "triggering" environment for you. The meeting is held at 5665 Oberlin Dr. Suite 206 San Diego, CA 92121.

SAN FRANCISCO

ANAD Free Support Group

Woodleaf Eating Disorder Center
45 Franklin Street
San Francisco California, 94102
415.840.0670

Woodleaf Eating Disorder Center in San Francisco, CA has a twice monthly free anad support group. It is held the 1st and the 3rd Saturday morning of the month. For details or to join contact Kristi Stevenson at (650) 773-0676 or (415) 840-0670.

SANTA MONICA

SIX WEEK GROUP

(310) 968-1572

Led by Ms. Brooke Megdal. She has a masters in marriage & family therapy and a masters in spiritual psychology. She is also a yoga instructor.

When: ONGOING MEETINGS

Cost: $150 for each 6 week session

Contact: Brooke Megdal at (310)968-1572

SHERMAN OAKS

SHERMAN OAKS FREE ANAD GROUP

Nina Savelle-Rocklin, LMFT
15233 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1203
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
(818) 773-4040
NSRtherapy@gmail.com
www.NSReatingdisorders.com

A group for women and men struggling with all types of eating disorders. We explore issues relating to food, body image, feelings and relationships. The group works towards recovery through discussion, experiential exercises and creative techniques.  Most people in the group are struggling with bulimia or binge eating, but the group is open to anyone with a difficult relationship to food. 

Group meets Saturday mornings from 9:00am-10:15am.

Learn more about Nina Savelle-Rocklin, LMFT in our Eating Disorder Specialist Library.

TARZANA

Free Eating Disorder Support Group

Every Wednesday 7-8:30pm
Tarzana, California
Contact: Cheryl Johnson MFT
(818) 343-8383

This is a confidential group for adult men and women suffering from Anorexia, Bulimia & Compulsive Overeating. Cheryl Johnson who is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist facilitates this free group. She is one of the most experienced therapists that specialize in anorexia and bulimic disorders. You will not be alone; you will have the opportunity to share, if you feel comfortable enough, your thoughts and feelings, your experiences or simply a discussion.

THOUSAND OAKS

Free Eating Disorder Support Group

LA VENTANA TREATMENT PROGRAMS
2nd & 4th Saturday of Every Month, 9:00am-10:00am
275 E. Hillcrest Dr. #120, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360

Contact Mickie at: 805-822-8829

Florida

BOCA RATON

The WISE Program (Women’s Institute for Self-Empowerment and Sensible Eating) at The Renew Center of Florida in Boca Raton

146 S. Federal Hwy
Boca Raton, Florida 33432
954-907-3446
Info@TheRenewCenter.com
Wiseprogram@gmail.com

The WISE Program provides unique and specialized group and individual counseling and coaching to women with mental, emotional, and behavioral issues. WISE aims to help women attain remarkable results from addictive and eating disorder symptoms, increase mood stability, and improve one’s quality of life. In brief periods of time, many women in the program have reported attaining significant freedom from their addiction, eating disorder, traumas, and unstable moods, as they learn methods of skillful thinking to heal their lives from the inside out. Based on principles of increasing vitality of whole person (mind, body, and spirit) to help individuals renew, restore, and reclaim happier and healthier lives, the WISE program has a holistic and refreshing multidisciplinary approach. The program welcomes women with a variety of issues and relationship concerns.. It is designed to empower women in all areas of their lives, and includes specialty tracks. It includes a combination of group and individual psychotherapy; treatment team sessions; and nutritional counseling to increase mental, emotional, and physical life balance. Participants in the program may attend WISE 2-4 hours per week during the afternoon and evenings.

BREVARD COUNTY

ANAD Free Support Group

321-259-6842

(National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders)
WHAT: open to anyone with an eating disorder; family and friends are welcome to join us the last Thursday of each month for a Multi-Family group

WHEN: Thursdays 7:30-8:30 pm

CONTACT: Lori at 321-259-6842 or BrevardANAD@aol.com

PLEASE NOTE: This support group is not a substitute for individual therapy and/or medical treatment.

WEST PALM BEACH

Monday Night Support Group for Those Struggling with Eating Disorders

Join us for our "Recovery Focused" Eating Disorders Support Group
Monday Evenings
7:00 - 8:30 pm

At The Alliance Office of The Alliance For Eating Disorder Awareness
1016 North Dixie Highway
West Palm Beach, FL

Safe, Positive, Free of Charge, and Open to the Public
18 Years and Older Females Please

Ongoing for the Past Six Years 

Friends and Family Support Group

Join us for our Friends and Family Support Group
The First Wednesday of Every Month
7:00 - 8:30 pm

At The Alliance Office
1016 North Dixie Highway
West Palm Beach, FL

Free of Charge and Open to the Public

This group allows family and friends of those suffering from eating disorders to come together and gain information about what their loved one is going through, while providing a safe environment in which they have the opportunity to express their feelings and give each other support and encouragement.

RSVPs REQUIRED!  To RSVP or if you have any questions, please call: 561.841.0900

Directions to The Alliance Office
From I-95, exit Palm Beach Lakes Blvd. Head East, Make a Right at Dixie Highway. The Alliance Office is in the Palm Healthcare Foundation Building which is 3 blocks on your left hand side.

Illinois

HIGHLAND PARK

Group for Adults with Eating Disorders, Disordered Eating, or Body Image Disturbances

271 Hazel Ave.
Highland Park, Illinois
(847) 432-1795
natenshon@empoweredparents.com

Unique 12 session Psychotherapy/Feldenkrais "Awareness Through Movement" Group. Series Facilitator: Abigail Natenshon, MA, LCSW, GCFP, eating disorder specialist and Feldenkrais Practitioner. These groups offer a unique opportunity to heal through combining traditional psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral group therapy techniques with a novel, experiential approach to self-awareness, learning, and change; talk-therapy group experience will be accompanied by approximately one hour of Feldenkrais body movement.

Wednesday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00pm.

Massachusetts

Connect to Recovery (CTR) Support Groups

CTR groups are weekly drop-in support groups for individuals with eating disorders (teens and adults) and loved ones of individuals with eating disorders.
Please call 617-558-1881 x 12 for more information.

MEDA Support Groups
Monday Evenings:
- Adults with Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating
(For adults 18 years and older)

Tuesday Evenings:
- CARE Group
(For parents, partners and loved ones)

- Teen Group
(For teens struggling with eating disorders and body image)

Wednesday Evenings:
- Adults with Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating
(For adults 18 years and older)

Please note that an intake is required prior to joining the Teen Group and both Adult Groups. All groups meet from 6:15- 7:15pm.

For more information please call 617-558-1881 x12.
All groups meet from 6:15-7:15 at 92 Pearl Street, Newton.

Hope & Inspiration - meets the first Saturday of every month from
10:00-11:00AM. Free, anonymous group open to all. An individual who has recovered shares his or her journey to recovery from an eating disorder. Clinician facilitates the group.

Learn more at: http://www.medainc.org/about/support_groups.asp

Michigan

ANN ARBOR

Moving On: A Recovery Group for Binge Eating offered by The Bodywise Program

A 12-week series designed to be an adjunct to individual therapy. Led by Kristine Vazzano, PhD, participants will learn new skills to make changes to their eating patterns and re-define their relationship with their body.
Robin Okun, LMSW, Bodywise Movement Specialist, will lead two sessions with a unique blend of movement, music, breath, and visual imagery. The group begins September 20, 2010 and will be held Monday evenings from 6-7 p.m. Cost is $65.00 a session, and insurance may cover some of the costs. Please call (734) 668-8585 for more information. This group is offered by The Bodywise Program at The Center for Eating Disorders.
Please visit us at thebodywiseprogram.com and center4ed.org.

Anorexia/Bulimia Recovery Support Group

Meets Monday evenings from 6:00-7:00pm. For older teens and for adults recovering from anorexia, bulimia, and related disorders. Ongoing, drop-in, therapist-guided discussion format. Excellent adjunct to formal treatment. Suggested donation: $10.00 per meeting. Pre-interview or therapist referral required.

For information contact Amanda Weishuhn (734) 668-8585(phone) or asweishuhn@gmail.com (email).
Center for Eating Disorders
111 North First Street., Suite. 2 Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Bodywise Recovery Support Group

Meets Wednesdays, noon – 1:00. For individuals recovering from compulsive or emotional eating, binge eating disorder, yo-yo dieting and related issues. Excellent adjunct to formal treatment. Ongoing, drop-in, therapist,-guided discussion format. $10.00 per meeting. Pre-interview required.

For information contact Amanda Weishuhn (734) 668-8585(phone) or asweishuhn@gmail.com (email).
Center for Eating Disorders
111 North First Street., Suite. 2 Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Group for Women Working with Food, Weight and Body Image Issues

Call Cindy at 734-765-3057 or email cgault@umich.edu

Currently open to new members. Meets on an ongoing basis, every other Tuesday evening from 7:30-9:00 PM at the office of Cindy Gault, LMSW, ACSW in Ann Arbor, MI.

Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS

The Joy Project ANAD support groups

Mondays: 6:30-8:00pm

University Lutheran Church of Hope
601 13th Ave SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414

For more info: email: lindsay@joyproject.org or visit www.joyproject.org

ST. PAUL

The Joy Project ANAD support groups

Thursdays 6:30-8:00pm

Central Park United Methodist Church
639 Jackson St.
St. Paul, MN 55101

For more info: email: lindsay@joyproject.org or visit www.joyproject.org

New Jersey

FAR HILLS

Ongoing Women's Therapeutic Support Group

908-310-8476
27 Route 202 South
Far Hills Center
Far Hills, NJ 07931

Weekly group sessions are run by Jennifer L. Stull, LCSW of Marillac Behavioral Health. Group therapy is not a replacement for individual treatment, and it is understood that group members are recovery oriented AND currently linked with outpatient treatment (i.e., psychotherapy, nutrition therapy, psychiatric/medical monitoring, etc.). Women must be at least 18 years of age and willing to make a 4 week minimum commitment to the group in order to register. Ongoing weekly attendance is necessary and expected for successful group process. 2 or more weeks notice is requested prior to terminating from the group. Groups are closed, and members must be registered prior to participation. Group size is limited to a maximum of 10 women, and a waiting list is maintained on a first come/first serve basis. All group members are subject to a brief screening prior to participation. A session fee of $50 per group is due at the time of service and payable in the form of cash or check. Receipts will be provided to all members at the end of every group session. Members are responsible for submitting their own insurance claims for direct reimbursement.

Contact: 908-310-8476 or j.stull.1@alumni.nyu.edu

When: Thursday evenings

Time: 7:15 - 8:45 pm

Where:
27 Route 202 South
Far Hills Center
3rd Floor Conference Room
Far Hills, NJ 07931 (above Country Curtains)

Fees: $50 per session

New York

LIVERPOOL

Ophelia's Place Recovery Groups

407 Tulip Street
Liverpool, NY 13088
(315) 451-5544
for information email lori@opheliasplace.org

Women's Recovery Group

Moving Forward support group
Thursdays 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Family and Friends Support Group
Facilitated by Jodie Schafran, MSW
Meet regularly on the LAST Monday of month from 6-7:30 p.m.
Additional Monday presentations will be announced
for information, email jodie@opheliasplace.org

For Men

For information, email lori@opheliasplace.org
Centre Syracuse offers several support groups for men and women and for family and friends. please call 315-671-2202 for more information.

NEW YORK CITY

Diabetes II Support Group

January 5 – March 30, 2010

A Unique Opportunity For You And Your Diabetes. Finding Solutions: The Intellectual Part of You Knows What to Do, but Your Emotional Part Gets in Your Way.

New Group in New York!

Co-led by: Fran Weiss, LCSW-R, BCD, DCSW, CGP and Richard Janof, DC, CDN, CDE. info @ FranWeiss.com

ROAED

These groups are free of charge. Pre-registration is required. Please call (212) 935-2015.

Anorexia and Bulimia: (Offered for a variety of age groups)This group is a group for a variety of age groups in which individuals with anorexia and bulimia can work towards their paths to recovery together. This group is informative, therapeutic, and healing, and will include topic-based discussions.

Family and Friends:This group allows family and friends of those suffering from eating disorders to come together and gain information about what their loved one is going through, while providing a safe environment in which they have the opportunity to express their feelings and give each other support and encouragement.

Mothers of Children with Eating Disorders: This group is targeted specifically towards offering mothers of children who are suffering from an eating disorder the opportunity to voice their own feelings and fears about their child's disorder, and learn how other mothers handle this challenge. This group provides the information and support mothers need to encourage their child's recovery, while working to take care of themselves and other members of their family.

Men's Group: More often men are becoming sufferers of both anorexia and bulimia. This group seeks to break the isolation that men with eating disorders experience, and help them feel supported and encouraged in their recovery.

Binge Eating: This group is a place where individuals suffering from compulsive overeating can help one another through the process of recovery by offering encouragement, support, and hope. This group is a safe environment in which members can share their experiences and learn new coping strategies for handling their emotions without turning to food as a comfort.
Food and Feelings

Ohio

Eating Disorder Recovery Support Group

Meets weekly, Mondays, 6:45-8:15pm
at the River Centre Clinic
5465 Main Street, Sylvania, OH 43560.
Please contact Jan Lockert RN for further information
at janl@river-centre.org or call 419-206-1306.

Tennessee

FRANKLIN

FINDINGbalance Gatherings

If you are in the area and are looking for inspiration, encouragement, and community, we'd love to have you join us.

When: Mondays, 7:30 to 9:00 pm

Contact: events@findingbalance.com or 615-599-6948

Texas

ARLINGTON

Intuitive Eating 101 Class

690 E. Lamar Blvd., Suite 11, Arlington, TX 76011
1-800-789-7703 or 1-817-584-5399
www.nutritionparadox.com

Classes are limited to 10 individuals. Taught by Jennifer Pereira, RD, LD, CSCS. Intuitive Eating group classes include:
-Meal Timing and Combining
-Legalizing to Stop Binges
-Hunger and Fullness Ques
-Beating Bad Body Image
-Food and Feelings
...and much more....The complete 8 week course fee(including materials and support) is $399

Classes beginning May 4, 2010. Offered on Tuesday's at 6:30 pm and Saturdays at 10:30 am.

DALLAS

Eating Disorders Anonymous

Eating Disorders Anonymous Meetings are now being held at The Elisa Project.

Meetings are offered Saturday mornings at 9:30am to anyone in recovery from an eating disorder.

Location:
3102 Oak Lawn, Suite 520
Dallas, TX 75219

Price: Free of Charge

Contact: Please call The Elisa Project at 214.369.5222 for more information.

www.theelisaproject.org

Family & Friends Support Group -- Open to All

When: 1st & 3rd Thursdays, beginning March 18, 6:00 - 7:00 pm

Where: Serenity Room, Community Mental Health Center
Texas Health Prebyterian Hospital, 8200 Walnut Hill Lane, Dallas TX

The Elisa Project and Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas are pleased to announce the inaugural meeting of a new Family & Friends Support Group. The support group is open to anyone who has a family member or loved one struggling with an eating disorder.

Master's level social worker, Michelle Deal, LMSW, will be coordinating the support group. For the first meeting, mother and daughter, Wendy Rosenfeld and Evan MacAdams, will be on hand to discuss their perspectives on the recovery process (Evan is now 11 years in recovery).

For directions to the Community Mental Health Center, please click here. There is a parking lot adjacent to the building. Please wait in the lobby for Michelle, who will take everyone to the Serenity Room.

If you would like more information, please contact Michelle at 214.345.5588 or michelledeal@texashealth.org.

HOUSTON

Intuitive Eating: Make Peace with Food

A 12-Week Group to Address Emotional Eating Faciliated by: Rachel Eddins, M.Ed., LPC, CGP

If you have ever struggled with the ups and downs of dieting, waged “diet-war” on your body, or have lost touch with true hunger and fullness, it is time to listen to your body and learn how to eat intuitively. Individuals with emotional eating issues can learn to create a healthy relationship with their food, mind, and body by ditching the diet mentality, tuning in to body cues, and honoring emotions without using food.

The group curriculum will be based directly on the work of Evelyn Tribole, M.S., R.D. and Elyse Resch M.S., R.D., F.A.D.A and will cover the 10 core principals described in their book, Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program that Works

Groups start in September, February and June, Wednesdays 11:45-1pm and Thursdays 5:30-6:45pm, and last 12 weeks. Cost: $50 per session. Ongoing emotional eating support groups are also available.


For more information, please call (832) 338-6863
info@eddinscounseling.com | www.eddinscounseling.com

Also, read about the practice of Rachel Eddins, M.Ed., LPC, CGP

FREE Eating Disorders Book Study & Support Group

When: Every Monday night from 6:30-7:45pm
Where: Freed-Montrose Public Library (upstairs meeting room)
Address:
4100 Montrose
Houston, TX 77006

Library Phone #: 832-393-1800

Parking: on street or in garage (Colquitt entrance - free exit after 7pm) For more information: Contact Shannon at book@key-to-life.com

The group will be based on the book "Beating Ana: How to Outsmart Your Eating Disorder and Take Your Life Back" and moderated by author Shannon Cutts. This is a 27-week OPEN facilitated PRO-recovery eating disorders study and support group. Book purchase is strongly encouraged but not required, and all other group materials will be provided. The material is very practical, empowering, and inspiring, and lots of fun to work through in a group setting! For more information you may write to book@key-to-life.com.

Virginia

CHARLOTTESVILLE

On Track Nutrition and Fitness Consulting

3479 Preddy Creek Road
Charlottesville, VA 22911

Body Image Workshop:

The program is six sessions long and very progressive in nature. Work includes everything from self-esteem, body image and wellness, to stress, media, culture, physiology, etc. Activities include expressive art and writing, outdoor experience, guest speakers, etc. This program provides many applicable lifelong tools. $350 program fee.

ED Recovery Support Group:

The group is meant to delve into many of the emotional aspects of being a woman in today's society, finding a "full recovery" from eating and body image issues, and rendering/receiving ongoing support on all levels (relationships, family, career, wellness, self-love, moderation, spirituality, sexuality, etc). The group meets for an hour each week and time commitment ranges from 6 weeks to six months. $50 per session. Half price ($150) reduced rate re-enrollment fee after initial six session commitment.

Group Exercise: (men and women cleared for exercise)

Six week program on strength, agility, cardiovascular, and flexibility training. All fitness levels welcomed. Involves an integration of both theory and application, so that individual work on progressive routines after the group is done continues. This program offers life-long education and awareness so that participants will always know how, what, when, etc to apply a particular fitness plan to their lifestyle. $250 program fee.

Adolescent Health and Wellness:

Six week program with option to continue. Work on nutrition, fitness, and body image in theory and application. Art, exercise, simple meal/snack prep, and intensive work on building self-esteem and body-image. Girls and boys ages 5-12 welcome. $350 program fee.

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Rogers Memorial Hospital

Rogers Memorial hosts eating disorder support groups at both its Oconomowoc and Milwaukee locations.

Eating Disorders Support Group for Family and Friends

Family members and friends of someone struggling with an eating disorder are invited to attend this support group accredited by the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, Inc. (ANAD). The group is professionally facilitated.

When: 6 to 7 p.m. on the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month
Where: Rogers Memorial Hospital-Oconomowoc
For more info call 262-646-1054
Eating Disorders Support Group for Adults

Adults struggling with an eating disorder are invited to attend this support group accredited by the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, Inc. (ANAD). The group is professionally facilitated.

When: 6 to 7 p.m. on the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month.
Where: Rogers Memorial Hospital-Oconomowoc
For more information call 262-646-1054.
Eating Disorders Support Group for Adolescents and Young Adults

Adolescents and young adults struggling with an eating disorder are invited to attend this support group accredited by the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, Inc. (ANAD). The group is professionally facilitated.

When: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays

Where: Rogers Memorial Hospital-Milwaukee

For more information, call (414) 203-4557 or (414) 328-3757

Online Help: For Those Who Cannot Attend Meetings Or Need Additional Support