The WELL Clinic at Drexel University provides state-of-the-art, evidence-based treatment to individuals of all ages who have eating concerns. Our team of experts is trained in providing treatment to the full range of eating disorders, including: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, Night Eating Syndrome, Other Specified Feeding and Eating Disorder, and other eating concerns. We work with individuals of all ages and genders.

Our goal is to empower you to reach full recovery by offering only the most effective treatment options. Eating disorders are complex illnesses that serve an important function, such as managing emotional distress or creating a sense of control over your life. We believe in providing compassionate and collaborative care on your journey towards healing.

Seeking treatment can be overwhelming and frightening because it often means making behavioral changes to fight against your eating disorder. Our team is trained to identify barriers to recovery and assist you in the battle against your eating disorder. We are confident that our approach, which focuses on building skills, identifying unhealthy patterns, and treating the co-morbid anxiety and mood struggles that often accompany eating disorders, can help you to defeat your eating disorder.

Individual Therapy

The treatment planning process at The WELL Clinic starts with reviewing the most up to date scientific evidence and ends with creating an individual treatment plan tailored to your needs.

Individual therapy involves meeting with one of our therapists for a 60-minute therapy session one or more times per week. At your first appointment, your therapist will fully assess your concerns and recommend treatment options that are best suited to meet your recovery goals. Recovery from an eating disorder is possible!

Individual Treatment Options include:

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Eating Disorders: Learn skills to help adjust how you think and feel about eating, weight, and body image while moving towards recovery and the personal goals that you have for yourself and your future.
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Eating Disorders: The strong combination of acceptance and mindfulness-based strategies along with behavior change strategies to make a commitment to recovery. Goals of this treatment format include increasing psychological flexibility, decreasing eating disordered behaviors, and improving your overall quality of life.
• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy: Build skills in remaining mindful and calm in difficult situations, tolerating emotional discomfort, improving communication with those around you, building assertiveness, and understanding the emotions that may at times surprise or overwhelm you.
• Group Therapy for Eating Disorders: Allows group members to seek support from peers who understand your unique challenges as you move towards recovery.

Recovery can be both challenging and frustrating. Adding group therapy to your treatment can help you meet your recovery goals. You will attend weekly 60-minute sessions with a therapist and 6 other group members who have similar eating concerns. Group members provide support to others when sharing difficulties and problem solving.

Current Group Openings Include:

• Outpatient Eating Disorder Support Group
  This group meets once per week for 60-minutes and allows you to talk about your recovery difficulties with peers who understand. The group format allows you to ask questions, challenge your thoughts and perceptions, and learn from the experiences of others.