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The WELL Clinic

Drexel WELL Clinic Lobby

Our Purpose and Mission

Our mission is to empower individuals of all ages and genders in their recovery process by providing evidence-based treatment of the highest quality. We provide clinical care for eating disorders, weight disorders, and related conditions.

Our Expertise and Focus

Our outpatient treatment program is designed for individuals who suffer from overweight and obesity, eating disorders and related conditions. We also work with children and adolescents, and their families, to provide skills training and coaching for loved ones of child and adolescent patients. Additionally, we offer psychological evaluations and nutrition counseling for individuals in the pre-operative assessment process for bariatric surgery.

Treatments Offered

The goal of our clinic is to provide evidence-based treatment for weight management, eating disorders and related conditions. We only use empirically-based, therapeutic approaches with strong research backing to provide the most clinically effective treatments.

Eating Disorders

For individuals affected by an eating disorder such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, avoidant and restrictive food disorders and compulsive exercise behavior, we offer the following types of treatment:

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Eating Disorders: Teaches skills to help adjust how you think and feel about food, eating and body image.
  • Group Therapy for Eating Disorders: Allows group members to seek support from peers who understand their unique challenges as they move towards their recovery.
    • Offered at a competitive rate of $60 per group session, discount packages available.
    • Email us to learn more about upcoming group sessions: wellclinic@drexel.edu
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Eating Disorders: Uses acceptance and mindfulness strategies, together with commitment and behavior change strategies, to increase psychological flexibility, reduce eating disorder symptoms and improve quality of life.
  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy: Builds skills around mindfulness, emotional suffering, identifying emotions, assertiveness and problem-solving.

Weight Management

Drexel WELL Clinic Interview Room

For individuals affected by overweight and obesity, and related conditions, we offer the following types of treatment:

  • Group Behavioral Weight Loss Treatment: 10-week group following gold standard treatment recommendations. The group format is proven to be the most effective strategy for losing weight and keeping it off. Group members will learn skills for changing their eating behavior, increasing their physical activity, and maintaining their losses in the long-term.
    • Offered at a competitive rate of $60 per group session, discount packages available.
    • Email us to learn more about upcoming group sessions: wellclinic@drexel.edu
  • Behavioral Weight Loss Treatment: Teaches cognitive, behavioral and nutritional strategies enabling permanent changes in eating and physical activity behaviors, and healthy weight loss.
  • Acceptance-Based Behavior Treatment for Weight Loss and Weight Loss Maintenance: A blend of modern behavioral approaches and Eastern mindfulness; teaches cognitive, behavioral, nutritional skills; encourages awareness of and acceptance of internal experiences and helps to identify ultimate motivating values beyond weight loss for its own sake. (See our workbook for more information.)

Comprehensive Diagnostic Evaluation

Whether you are coming to the WELL Clinic for weight management or eating disorders treatment, we will first conduct a comprehensive evaluation to determine the best treatment plan for you.

Pre-Operative Bariatric Surgery Evaluation

We conduct pre-operative evaluations to determine whether bariatric surgery is an appropriate treatment as well as provide nutritional counseling on the post-operative bariatric diet.

Both types of evaluation will include an assessment to gather information about your:

  • Psychiatric history
  • Current psychological function
  • Weight and dieting history
  • Current eating behaviors and physical activity

Contact the Clinic

Our clinic staff will:

  • Answer your questions and provide you with detailed information about our services
  • Gather information from you by phone to determine if your concerns are within the scope of what we treat
  • Provide you with more information about our research studies that offer free treatment, and if interested, screen you for eligibility
  • If you wish to seek treatment at our clinic, we will Schedule you for a comprehensive diagnostic evaluation with one of our clinicians to determine the best treatment plan
  • If your concerns are not treatable at our Clinic, we will try to help you find a more appropriate referral.

Interested in making an appointment or learning more? Complete our interest survey. You can also contact us at wellclinic@drexel.edu or at 215.553.7500

CONTACT US

To schedule an initial phone assessment or to learn more about our services please contact us!

> 215.553.7500
> WELLClinic@drexel.edu

PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH

We conduct state-of-the-art research on weight loss and eating disorders. You may be eligible to receive free treatment. To register your interest, click below.

Interest Survey

Payment

WELL Clinic clients can talk to their clinicians about making electronic payments for services rendered using the link below. If you have discussed this with your provider, please click the ‘Secure Payment’ link to make a secure electronic payment on your account.

Secure Payment