Eating Disorder Treatment In Pennsylvania, Personalized For You
Recovery Reinvented
Blue Ridge Eating Disorder Care Center is committed to the recovery of young women with disordered eating. Located in the serene Pennsylvania countryside, our team of professionals offer individualized treatment for girls diagnosed with ARFID, Anorexia, Bulimia, OSFED, Binge eating, and other presentations.
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Pennsylvania Adolescent Eating Disorder Treatment
Blue Ridge Eating Disorder Care Center for adolescent girls is situated in pastoral Saylorsburg in Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
Just 30 miles north of Allentown, our adolescent eating disorder program is less than 90-minutes from Philadelphia and only a two-hour drive from NYC and New Jersey communities.
Blue Ridge Eating Disorder Care Center is committed to the recovery of young women with disordered eating. Located in the serene Pennsylvania countryside, our team of professionals offer individualized treatment for girls diagnosed with ARFID, anorexia, bulimia, OSFED, binge eating, and more.
How Many People Have Eating Disorders?
Nearly 30 million Americans will experience an eating disorder in their lifetime. About 30% of those are adolescents.
22% of U.S. adolescents exhibit eating disorder symptoms
Girls are more than two times more likely to battle eating disorders than boys
Teens who diet are five times more likely to advance an eating disorder contrasted to teens who don’t
About 80% of adolescent eating disorders are not recognized by parents
Our Mission
Our priority at Blue Ridge is to provide young women with nutritional therapy, individual therapy, group therapy, medication management, educational support, and medical care while they build relationships with their peers and staff. At Blue Ridge, families are our priority, and we believe long-lasting recovery is built on a collaborative approach that is family focused. Our home like environment utilizes expressive therapies tailored to the needs of young women, which is vital to finding freedom from disordered eating.
Teen Anorexia
Anorexia nervosa is often more complicated than many people think. Anorexia is characterized by extreme food restriction and an intense fear of weight gain
Teen Bulimia
Bulimia nervosa repeats a frequent cycle that involves eating large amounts of food, followed by purging (self-induced vomiting), fasting, laxative abuse
Diabulimia
Diabulimia is an eating disorder centered around young women with Type 1 diabetes. As such, diabulimia sufferers who depend on insulin to treat their condition,
Adolescent Orthorexia
Orthorexia nervosa, while not a fully designated mental health disorder, is a growing concern. Evolving out of diet culture and the societal emphasis on “clean” and “healthy” food
Binge Eating Disorder
When you choose Blue Ridge for adolescent binge eating disorder treatment, your daughter will stay at a non-institutional facility that is comfortable and cozy, yet highly-skilled in caring for teens with disordered eating like binge eating.
Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
People with ARFID restrict food intake to specific types of foods or limit the amount of food they eat. Unlike anorexia, though, many individuals with the condition aren’t necessarily concerned with their body image or weight.
Residential Eating Disorder Program for Young Women
Our multidisciplinary team of eating disorder therapists, nurses, dietitians, and physicians utilize evidence-based approaches to all eating disorder conditions.
Our nurturing environment assists to restore and strengthen emotional well-being, health, and recovery. At the same time, we are focused on team building, communication, family, relationships and body image.
Centrally located between the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states, our adolescent residential program is within driving distance from New York City, Philadelphia, Scranton, Pittsburgh, Lancaster, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C.
Our Adolescent Eating Disorder Treatment Program
Our adolescent residential program is individualized for each patient struggling with disordered eating. As a small treatment center in the foothills of the Pocono Mountains, we pride ourselves on creating personalized treatment plans and goals for young women.
In this intimate environment, we maintain a low patient-staff ratio that helps avoid the cookie-cutter approach of large eating disorder centers.
Your adolescent’s residential program will be a collaborative design of parental concerns, patient input, and clinical guidance that address your teenager’s needs, and goals, while leveraging their strengths.
Adolescent program for girls ages 12-17
Medical & clinical assessment
Medical stabilization
Weight restoration
Nutrition therapy
Integrated behavioral therapy
Meal planning
Yoga therapy
Peer support & activities
Age-matching residential housing
Student education assistance
Family therapy
Expressive therapies
Scenic Pocono Mountain location
Trauma informed Care
Co-Occurring mental health disorders
Comprehensive Mental Health Treatment Programs In Pennsylvania
Blue Ridge understands that many stressors are unique to adolescents; they want to be well-liked by their peers, do well in school, follow their passions, and succeed in life.
Recovery can be emotionally difficult for young women, and having support from trained professionals can help your daughter navigate this process.
Group therapy also provides adolescents with an opportunity to receive and give support to others who are going through something similar, which can be a powerful form of support.
Integrated behavioral therapy
Meal planning
Yoga therapy
Peer support & activities
Age-matching residential housing
Integrative Modalities Therapy
Medical & clinical assessment
Medical stabilization
Weight restoration
Nutrition therapy
Get Adolescent Eating Disorder Help Today
If you are concerned that your child may be struggling with disordered eating, please reach out to our team for a confidential discussion or assessment.