Eating Disorder Treatment, Empowered by the Austin Community
Courage. Connection. Change.
You are more than your eating disorder, and your disorder is about more than food.
If you, or someone you love, is struggling with disordered eating, we would love to help.
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Our Story
Empowered is Austin’s family-owned and operated Eating Disorder outpatient program. We specialize in treating men and women whose eating disorders are tangled with trauma, mental health, identity, and real-life responsibilities, and those who don’t fit the hospital-style mold. Our ultimate goal is to heal inner wounds and empower fully embodied living at every size.
Our Eating Disorder IOP is located in Austin, Texas, off of Spicewood Springs Rd.
We believe that true health and freedom looks different on everybody. Utilizing CBT, DBT, ACT, and EMDR modalities, we aim to acknowledge and heal the underlying traumas and attachment wounds that so often contribute to the development of eating disorders.
Through our therapeutic, intensive outpatient setting, we combine individual and group psychotherapy, experiential activities, therapeutic meals, and one-on-one work with a registered dietitian to heal your relationship with food, build self-esteem, and lead an empowered life.
Our Approach
Why choose Empowered?
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Our program is locally-owned and operated, with clinicians, admissions, billing, operations, and marketing in-house. We pride ourselves on maintaining alignment between clinical integrity and the client experience.
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With adult-only programming we are able to have open and direct conversations about the realities of living with an eating disorder. Groups can dive into work, parenting and co-parenting, relationships and divorce, sex, finances, and long-standing and complex trauma.
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We have designed our program around the assumption that trauma is part of most adult eating disorder presentations. We address this from intake on through our groups, individual therapy, and culture.
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Our program focuses on helping you thrive in the world and at home, not just during controlled programming hours. By having clients prepare and bring their own food, we are able to observe and guide your actual food selections and patterns.
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We understand that underlying traumas and attachment wounds often contribute to the development of eating disorders, and that the disorder itself is an active and on-going trauma. Our programming is built to thoughtfully treat co-occurring mental health disorders, along with a transparent plan on when we may need to refer out.
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Our team is committed to helping those suffering from eating disorders, regardless of whether or not Empowered is the perfect fit. We are also flexible in the sense that we can collaborate with and support cultural foods and traditions, vegetarianism, and faith-based eating.
