If you are looking for some of the best eating disorder treatment centers in Chicago, you will be happy to know that there are several such centers which cater to the needs of patients suffering from eating disorders like bulimia, anorexia, and binge eating.

The Awakening Center
3523 N Lincoln Ave
Chicago IL

There are many ways to treat such patients. Here are some features of the treatment which is administered here. 
• The treatment is multi disciplinary and multifaceted.
• The disease is attacked from different sides such as behavioral, interpersonal, emotional, nutritional and also spiritual.
• The therapists at the center are trained to address long standing issues which might be the cause of eating disorder.
• There are individual counselors for every patient who work to develop a program that meets the specific needs of the patient.
• Care can be in three different levels which include – residential care, day treatment or partial care and also outpatient treatment.
• Individual nutrition counseling also helps to tune the body toward natural eating habits, it encourages the natural processes of eating and helps the body to learn how to eat naturally.
• Workshops along with classes are held on stress management, meditation, body image and nutrition.

Lakeview Center for Psychotherapy
3322 North Ashland Ave.
Chicago, Illionois 60657

This is a center where the best therapists and counselors have come together to share their different approaches in treating eating disorders.
• This is a center where women, men, children and teenagers who suffer from problems of bulimia, binge eating, compulsive eating or chronic eating are treated.
• The center has some of the best staff who work together and help patients towards recovery.
• There are many types of treatment available such as individual therapy, couple or family therapy, nutrition therapy, mindful eating therapy and eating disorder support groups.

Here are some more eating treatment disorder centers:

Insight Psychological Centers:
205 N. Michigan Ave.,
Suite 301,
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Phone: (312) 540-9955
Fax: (312) 540-0944

Here are some services and features of the center:
• Partial hospitalization for patients – 12 hours of treatment ( minimum)
• Out patient programs for intensive treatments – few sessions in a week.

• Safe and a very supportive environment of treatment.

• Supervised meal therapy.

• Coping skills group – 3 hour sessions.
• Art therapy.
• Supervised nutritional therapy.
• Special group sessions for binge eating and compulsive overeating groups.
• Dieticians and nutrition experts undertake special sessions to enhance communication skills of the patient help in building self esteem, helping in building sense of identity, help to understand the thought process and the relationship of the patient with food.
• Programs are aimed to offer long last solutions toward healthy eating.
• Main aim of the center is to recover the patient as soon as possible.

Allison B. Shudnow
Registered/Licensed Dietitian-Nutritionist, Chicago
allison@shudnow.com 847-721-8030
www.EatingDisorderDietitian.com 
• Patients are treated for disorders like anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa
• Binge eating disorder and compulsive over eating.
• Nutrition consultation is also offered to the patients.

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