Our eating disorder treatment plans are well known. We attract clients form all around Portland and even serve the Eugene and Corvallis/Salem area since we have an office in Canby. Our treatment plans are flexible but structured in such a way that we are able to consider financial limitations however, we are committed to full recovery so Alliance recommends treatment with us only if we believe we can achieve that goal.

Alliance offers 2 tailor made programs for the treatment of eating disorders. One is a "Basic" program that is designed for the individual whose eating disorder is considered mild or is in the early stages of development. The basic program recommendation usually begins with one individual psychotherapy appointment per week with an Alliance psychotherapist and often includes a regular appointment with a registered dietitian and a medical doctor from our team of off-site professionals. Occasionally, if an eating disorder is in remission a single individual psychotherapy appointment is sufficient to monitor recovery. In other cases, group therapy alone is recommended

Our "Intensive" program begins with 2 sessions of psychotherapy per week with an Alliance psychotherapist and also requires weekly appointments with a registered dietitians as well as regular medical monitoring by a physician from our team of off-site professionals. Intensive treatment may also include brief day treatment if the eating disorder is too severe for outpatient treatment. In these cases we work closely with St. Vincent Eating Disorder Treatment Program to insure medical stabilization before attempting or resuming outpatient treatment. The goal of intensive outpatient treatment is to structure the clients' week so daily contact with the team or other recovery-centered activities is acheivable. To achieve this, we very often suggest self-directed recovery work such as journaling, Yoga, mediation and more in addition to group therapy and our free eating disorder support groups.

If neither outpatient nor day treatment are sufficient to stabilize a clients' eating disorder we recommend one of several very competent and affordable residential treatment centers including RainRock treatment Center in Eugene, Oregon. These treatment centers offer round the clock treatment and are specifically designed to restore health to an otherwise critically ill client. It is our goal to provide effective care while preserving your resources whenever possible so residential treatment is not part of our typical treatment plan.