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Center for Discovery Dunwoody, Georgia is a residential eating disorder treatment center that serves adolescent males and females 10-17 years of age. This center opened in January 2017 and is located in Dunwoody, Georgia. Dunwoody is a northern suburb 30 minutes from Atlanta located in DeKalb County, Georgia. Center for Discovery Dunwoody serves clients from Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, southeast Tennessee and Alabama. Treatment modalities we offer include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
In addition to receiving evidence-based therapies, clients all have the opportunity to put “joyful” back into movement through yoga and other activities. Discovery’s specialized Binge Eating Disorder (BED) program, Path to Peace, is also offered at this location.
Insurances we accept include but are not limited to BCBS – GA, Cigna / Great West, HMC, Multi-Plan, and TriCare East – Humana. Please remember that the insurances we accept change frequently. Our insurance team will verify your coverage.
This adolescent, gender-inclusive program provides six beds in a residential home setting and offers individualized care and practices a “health at every size” philosophy. This residential program also provides Dialectal Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills in a group setting, four times per week.
Residential treatment at Center for Discovery Dunwoody, Georgia is a high level of care that provides 24-hour care to male and female teenager clients where they engage in group therapy, structured and monitored mealtimes, group social events, family therapy, and individual therapy. Weight restoration is the primary goal of eating disorder residential treatment. Additionally, scheduled mealtimes with other clients under staff supervision and personal meal plans where the client will meet with their nutritionist to discuss the specific requirements of each meal as part of weight restoration therapy in residential treatment.
