Options | Eating Disorders Treatment

Satori House Eating Disorder Extended Care Residence is a warm residential home, which allows for step down, semi-structured living for those wanting to practice new living skills. It is the perfect transition from inpatient settings and includes supportive meals and 24-hour supervision. On site nurturing activities are also encouraged, such as gardening, yoga and creative arts. Additionally, Satori guests learn a variety of Life Skills to better assist them in functioning in the world. These include classes on financial management, time management, interview skills, cooking classes and much more. Satori House Eating Disorder Extended Care Residence provides a safe, healthy environment in a serene, upscale neighborhood, close to California State University at Long Beach, with easy access to many freeways, public transportation, job opportunities and the beach.

Our Eating Disorder Day Treatment program is the most intensive treatment service we offer. The group meets Monday through Saturday for 6 - 8 hours. Treatment involves the provision of lunch, dinner, and two snacks, as well as staff supervision at mealtimes and a therapeutic structured holding environment throughout the day. Clients rely on the structure and supervision provided by a multi-disciplinary treatment staff, including caring and compassionate therapists, dietitian, and psychiatrists.

Our Eating Disorder Intensive Outpatient program consists of 14 hours of group treatment per week, in addition to weekly individual nutrition counseling and psychotherapy.  Meeting 4 times per week, Monday through Thursday, this level of care is perfect for individuals taking their recovery seriously while maintaining "real world" responsibilities such as school or work. Additionally, the program includes supportive community meals, movement and expressive therapies.

Outpatient eating disorder treatment consists of one on one individual therapy sessions with the client's clinician. Individual therapy gives clients the opportunity to develop a trusting and respectful relationship with a professional, which is necessary to work through entrenched cognitive distortions, internal conflicts and unresolved emotional wounds. In following with our collaborative "treatment team” approach, the primary therapist will work closely with all team members including the physician and dietician to best monitor the clients' needs and progress. We are happy to work with an individual's existing health care team or provide referrals for all specialties.

At Shoreline we understand the importance of nutrition therapy throughout the recovery process, and are happy to provide comprehensive and supportive nutrition counseling on site. A Registered Dietitian, possessing extensive experience with eating disorder treatment and recovery, provides all nutrition services. Services begin with a complete client assessment, followed by an evaluation of their individual nutritional needs and (if indicated) assigned a starting point meal plan. This is provided as a tool to assist clients in developing healthy eating habits and relationships with food. Individual sessions provide a client with opportunities to discuss food related issues, set weekly nutrition goals and receive personalized nutrition recommendations. Clients will eventually be taught to reconnect with their innate intuitive eating abilities. Please feel free to contact our Registered Dietitian with any questions regarding the nutritional components of our programs.

Shoreline Center for Eating Disorder Treatment is pleased to offer an ongoing Intuitive Eating workshop for those who want to change their relationship with food. We believe disordered eating is the mind's disconnect from its natural ability to feel hunger and fullness and is a learned distrust in our ability to honor what our bodies need and want. This group meets weekly and members participate in monthly community meals.

The Eating in the Light of the Moon group is based on the novel written by Anita Johnston, PhD, whose approach to disordered eating is through the sharing of folktales, myths, and ancient legends which allows women to relate to the metaphors and discover their own unique life stories. Eating in the Light of the Moon teaches those struggling with disordered eating to tap into the feelinds surrounding their hunger, eating patterns, and core beliefs and allows them to embrace their beauty and womanhood. This group meets twice a month for book study and process.

At Shoreline Center for Eating Disorders Treatment, we offer a weekly therapeutic support group open only to outpatient clients. Topics include (but are not limited to) body image issues, distorted thinking, relationships and boundaries, assertiveness training, relapse prevention and more.

A quarterly support and educational group for family and friends of individuals in recovery at Shoreline Center for Eating Disorder Treatment. Come learn how to best support your loved one in their recovery and share with others the anxieties and frustrations related to caring about someone with disordered eating and thinking.

The Shoreline Center for Eating Disorder Treatment mission includes educating families, communities and the public at large about eating disorders. We can include discussions on the signs, symptoms and risk factors, as well as concepts related to treatment and prevention. We public speak in a variety of venues, and have close ties with California State University at Long Beach. We are committed to continued educational support to the Student Health Center, Psychological Services and student organizations. We are also happy to provided limited clinical training for community mental health agencies.