eating disorders recovery|support|help
Making the first call for help can be challenging. Individuals seeking help are often in a great deal of emotional pain, fear and shame. These emotions can be deeply rooted and built up over the course of the eating disorder. Navigating the maze of treatment options can be a daunting task.
We are a team of experienced, compassionate professionals that will work with you and your loved ones along the journey through recovery from the point of the first call. Our governing treatment philosophy is welcoming each person at their personal stage of recovery.
We provide comprehensive, compassionate treatment for those individuals and families suffering from eating disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions.
family & loved ones
All part of the healing process
We strongly encourage the participation of family members and loved ones to support the recovery process for each and every patient.Our highest priority is to cultivate an environment where patients and families feel valued, safe and connected with those helping them through their healing process .
"Once you choose hope, anything's possible."-Christopher Reeve
Our Approach
Always evolving and individualizedWe offer Comprehensive Intensive Outpatient Programs and Partial Hospitalization Programs for adult and adolescent males and females suffering from Eating Disorders. We individualize care to address the co-existing disorders such as Depression, Anxiety, Substance Use Disorders, Trauma/PTSD and Obsessive Compulsive Disorders as well as core underlying issues. Each patient works with a multidisciplinary team of highly trained professional staff including a psychiatrist, licensed mental health professionals, and nutrition staff. We offer supported meals during program hours.
Each patient will meet twice a week with their primary therapist for individual therapy sessions and weekly with a psychiatrist and nutrition team for individualized sessions as guided by their treatment plan. Our multidisciplinary team addresses the mental, nutritional, emotional and spiritual needs of each person. We work closely with our patients to develop and practice healthy coping skills to replace deeply rooted self-destructive patterns. We are dedicated to go beyond diagnosis and symptom management so that each patient addresses all issues to fully understand their personal recovery needs.
We take a multidisciplinary team approach using best practice, effective evidence-based modalities to ensure the best care possible.
Adult Partial Hospitalization Program
For individuals that do not require inpatient or residential care, but who are experiencing an inability to discontinue their disordered eating behaviors or achieve full recovery without treatment, Partial Hospitalization (PHP) may be necessary to stop the progression of disordered eating behaviors. The PHP is five days a week, 6 hours each day, with the addition of family programming when scheduled . There are various daily activities that guide each person’s treatment and recovery needs. During scheduled hours, patients meet weekly with their individual primary therapist and multidisciplinary treatment team members. We offer a supervised meal and two snacks, accompanied by meal support and meal processing groups. Services offered in our PHP include:
- Psychoeducational Lecture Series
- Nutritional Lecture Series
- Creative Healing Groups
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfullness-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Psychodrama
- EMDR
- Trauma Therapy
- Yoga Therapy
- Interpersonal Process Groups
- Recovery Stabilization
- Grief and Loss
- Body Image
Adult Intensive OutPatient Programs
Our intensive outpatient program is a cutting-edge transitional level of care for patients either stepping down from a higher level of care or for patients requiring extra support in conjunction with their outpatient team. Our IOP program meets three nights a week for 3 hours where patients are able to practice advanced recovery skills as well as integrate hands on nutritional challenges to support real life recovery outside of treatment. Services offered in the IOP Program Include but are not limited to:
- Recovery Stabilization
- Emotional Awareness and Expression
- Yoga Therapy and Meditative Practices
- Real World Recovery Topics
- Advanced Nutition Coping Skills
- Interpersonal Process Groups
- Psychodrama
- Body Image
- Meal Process and Self Portioning
- Meal Challenges and Restaurant Outings
Adolescent Life-Wellness
Adolescence can be a diffcult and challenging time that often presents itself with stress and issues around self esteem, identify formation and fear of disapproval or rejection. Sometimes these issues can manifest themselves in depression and anxiety. Some adolescents can suffer in silence and go unnoticed while others can act out in various ways that can cause problems within their social, family and or academic life. Some adolescents feel "different" and struggle to "fit in" The Adolescent Life-Wellness IOP is professionally designed and guided to help adolescents between the ages of 12-17 work through issues often encountered during these critical developmental stages of life. Kids who may feel stressed, mis-understood, isolated and alone often need age-appropriate clinical interventions to learn how to navigate personal life challenges. Some adolescents can be overachievers and still suffer from feelings of inadequacy and poor self esteem. These issues and others can be magni ed and reinforced in negative thinking and behaviors.
The Adolescent Life-Wellness meets three hours, three days a week. This program program is uniquely designed to help kids identify and express feelings openly and learn alternative approaches to help them build a developmentally strong foundation on into adulthood.
- Individual therapy
- Supervised mealtime
- Individualized treatment planning to guide each adolescent's direction of care
- Clinically guided special topics groups and open group process sessions
- Staff supported Goals and Commitment Groups
- My personal Tool Box: Staff guided educational presentations involving interactive skill building exercises and creative problem solving strategies
- Mindfulness practices to support stress management, distress tolerance strategies and coping skills enhancement
- Psychodrama and Positive Peer Support Theater
- Life skills, Confidence and Self esteem groups
- Private Family Therapy sessions and family educational groups
Adolescent Eating Disorders
The Adolescent Eating Disorders IOP is designed specically for adolescent boys and girls between ages 12-17 to support recovery issues specific to adolescents suffering from anorexia, bulimia and/or binge eating disorders. Eating disorders often begin to develop in adolescence. This program provides education, prevention awareness and clinically guided therapy groups and activities that are creatively designed to meet the unique needs specific to adolescents with eating disorders.
- Individual therapy with primary therapist
- Multidisciplinary treatment team for individualized care, involving therapist, dietitian and psychiatrist
- Adolescent age-appropriate group therapy and experiential activities
- Psycho-Educational presentations
- Psychodrama and Positive Peer Support Theater
- Body Movement, Body Image, and Mindfulness groups
- Family Workshop

Our Nutrition Program
Chef inspired individualized meals to support each person's nutritional needs.
Each patient works closely with their registered dietitian and nutrition team. Meal support is offered during meals and snacks. Each person participates in meal process groups, meal planning groups, along with individual sessions with their personal registered dietitian. Various nutrition program activities are used to help support the reduction of eating disordered behaviors such as food exposures, grocery exposures, restaurant outings, chef instructed cooking classes, and mindfulness based practices.
We offer a sophisticated Nutrition Program designed to support nutritional stabilization and ongoing recovery through understanding accurate nutritional information, identification and understanding of emotional triggers, negative thinking, body image and body awareness, and the mind body connection through integrated nutrition therapy activities
“Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.” - Thich Nhat Hanh
Casita Del Mar Supportive Living in Juno Beach
Guests are provided nutritional support while integrating new life skills to enhance their overall personal wellness goals. Chef inspired classes, customized nutritional plans, nutrition support, and grocery outings are offered in the day-to-day schedule. Having available nutritional support during dif cult times helps to slowly discontinue deeply engrained disordered eating behaviors and negative thinking.
In addition, Positive-Peer-Support is often a much needed component to build a strong, resilient, life sustaining foundation. Mindfulness, Yoga, and related excursions and activities are interwoven into the daily schedule. Transportation is provided for guests as needed.
The team that makes a difference
Our Family with Specialized experienceEach of our patients has their own individual treatment team of professionals to work alongside them throughout their recovery plan. Each staff person brings specialized experience and skills to meet the unique needs of our patients.
Ultimately, we feel very strongly that connecting with our patients is most critical to support ongoing progress.
Michelle Klinedinst
Founder & Chief Executive OfficerMarti LaTour
PartnerAmanda Pusey
Medical Director & PsychiatristEthan LeFever
Executive DirectorMegan Kniskern
Director of Nutrition ServicesAmanda J. Davis
Clinical DirectorSonia A. Thomas
Certified Art TherapistSondra Braude
Registered Dietitian/Nutrition TherapistAlana Sims
Registered DietitianAbby Bernstein
Primary TherapistJulia Christodoulou
Primary TherapistHeidi Salonia
Certified Trauma SpecialistAna Rubia
Office ManagerBrian Carey
Chief Financial OfficerGerald Broughton
Chief Technical OfficerCourtney Creese
Clinical Outreach Manager
Michelle Klinedinst MS CEDS
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Marti LaTour MBA
Partner
Amanda Pusey MD
Medical Director & Psychiatrist
Ethan LeFever
Executive Director
Megan Kniskern PHD
Director of Nutrition Services
Amanda J. Davis PHD
Clinical Director
Sonia A. Thomas MS, ATR-BC
Certified Art Therapist
Sondra Braude RD, LD/N
Registered Dietitian/Nutrition Therapist
Alana Sims RD
Registered Dietitian
Abby Bernstein MS
Primary Therapist
Julia Christodoulou MS
Primary Therapist
Heidi Salonia CTS,LMHC,BCPC,BCETS
Certified Trauma Specialist
Ana Rubia
Office Manager
Brian Carey
Chief Financial Officer
Gerald Broughton
Chief Technical Officer
Courtney Creese
Clinical Outreach ManagerReferring Professionals & Health Care Providers
We value the help and participation of referring Health Care Providers.We work closely with referral sources, encouraging ongoing participation with their patient’s care through discharge. We believe that this relationship supports the ongoing strength of each person’s recovery process.
We welcome Health Care Professionals to contact us for additional information on programming schedule and content beyond the scope of the website.