Residential Treatment
Shoreline’s eating disorder residential treatment evolved out of our belief that clients need a safe, structured home-like setting to begin to challenge their fears, distortions, and preoccupations with food, weight, and body. We specifically want our residential facilities to be within a vibrant yet typical community setting so challenges are easy to incorporate during the appropriate treatment phase. Our residential treatment is appropriate for all genders, ages 13 and older, who need more supervision and therefore barriers so they can’t engage in their eating disorder behaviors.
While providing this level of care in a non-hospital environment we don’t compromise the very delicate medical, psychological, psychiatric, and spiritual needs of our clients. We accomplish this by having 24-hour nursing supervision and a multidisciplinary team of professionals attending to only 6 clients at a time. This high staff-to-client ratio gives us the ability to notice nuances, and intricacies of each individual’s struggle and therefore be flexible in treatment planning care.
We are here to help.
What We Believe
- We believe that full recovery is possible as long as you don’t give up.
- We believe in you and will stand next to you when appropriate, lead when necessary, and witness from a distance when the timing is right.
- We believe that evidenced-based practice is important, in combination with years of practical experience and a trusting relationship.
- We believe that eating disorders are complex and usually not caused by any one thing. That is why addressing the whole person is extremely important as is not practicing one-dimensional treatment approach.
- We believe that eating disorder symptoms usually come into a person’s life at a time when they are looking to soothe intense emotions. Additionally, we believe it’s time to develop new ways of coping and challenging old thinking styles which perpetuate the disorder.
What Makes Our Residential Treatment Special?
- We offer continuity of care throughout all levels of treatment. Because our residential program is within walking distance of our PHP and IOP programs, Shoreline staff will support all programs. When clients step up or down in levels, they will be familiar with the treatment team. This should ease some of the anxiety that is inevitable when transitioning between levels of care.
- We provide 24-hour nursing support.
- We offer a wide variety of clinical approaches because each client is unique including acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), attachment and trauma work, movement therapies, introduction to Intuitive Eating concepts, nutrition education, expressive therapies, nature-based interventions, family therapy, and more.
- All meals and snacks are supported.
- All treatment is provided by master’s or higher level clinicians.
- We collaborate with each client's home treatment team throughout their treatment stay.
Family Involvement in the Treatment Process
Learn more about how we help support the families of our clients throughout the treatment process from Angela Walden, Director of Operations.