Our Program Philosophy

Castlewood provides an individualized treatment approach tailored to meet the exact needs of each client. We understand that eating disorder clients tend to be more different than similar. Some have psychiatric diagnoses, some have multiple addictions and some have a history of severe childhood traumas. This is why, at Castlewood, each client's treatment plan is highly individualized. Some clients will see a specialist for adjunctive therapy such as seeing our anxiety specialist if needed in addition to their primary therapist. Whatever is needed to help the client, we will provide. When new clients arrive at Castlewood we never know how their treatment will end up looking, because therapeutic strategies evolve as we get to know them. It is for this reason our approach, at Castlewood, is successful.

One thing our clients have in common is motivation – or lack thereof. Some clients arrive very highly motivated however, most arrive very unsure about their desire for recovery. We renew motivation by instilling hope, by helping clients look ahead to envision a life without an eating disorder. At Castlewood, we go beyond the symptoms and do deep therapeutivc work. Not just treat the eating disorder but rather understand the fuel driving the need to maintian the illness and the symptoms.

Our therapy begins with a solid individual relationship with a primary therapist, psychologist and our nutritionist. Each client has a total of six sessions weekly with these skilled and experienced clinicians. We work to establish and foster a small well chosen therapeutic community to allow each client to feel supoorted and to work on social connections, establish a stronger sense of self, separation from caretakers, and other important core issues.

Working with a qualified nutritionist who has a solid educational background in eating disorders is the cornerstone of our program. Our residential nutritionist is a former eating disorder client herself and understands the process like someone only in recovery can.

Our Stepdown nutritionist has successfully helped hundreds of clients navigate the pitfalls of eating in "the real world". We understand how one equation changes as clients progress in their treatment and our program addresses those challenges at each turn. Here again, the program is tailored to fit the individual's situation. Each meal and exercise plan is developed for the individual client by the nutritionist with client input considered. Clients say that our dietician and nutritionist are the BEST they've ever worked with. We consider this a supreme compliment and one that makes the process of recovery so much smoother.

Our philosophy is to give optimal care in a highly individualized way with great respect, affection, compassion and kindness.