Adolescent Residential Treatment Specialists

Center for Discovery believes that adolescents struggling with eating disorders require specialized treatment. The adolescent years are a precarious time full of changes in relationships, physical development, family responsibilities, social involvement and personal identity. Most adolescents manage this period in their lives well, yet some have significant difficulty. It is for those adolescents who use eating disorders as a coping strategy that Discovery exists.

The Center for Discovery staff understands the common challenges adolescents face. Likewise, we have full knowledge of the complex purposes, functions and structures of eating disorders. These are the reasons Discovery treats adolescents in our home-like settings. They are allowed to begin the difficult process of revealing the problems they are facing. In our serene environments adolescents are removed from the most common environmental stressors. This environmental separation allows them to relax psychologically. When placed with professionals who have expert knowledge in the treatment of eating disorders, adolescents begin to disclose the related events, relationships and emotions that have contributed to the development of their eating disorders. Using gentle, yet firm treatment structures, adolescents speak with a sense of relief.

Through counseling, Discovery staff provides specialized attention to the adolescent, which can promote psychological understanding, emotional healing and physical stability. Discovery supports every resident in working on achieving a more fulfilled life. It is this hope that fuels our skillful efforts to facilitate the healing process in every adolescent that comes to a Discovery home.