TLC's Treatment Programs
Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
The Lotus Collaborative's IOP offers clients 4 hours of support, up to 7 days a week. This is best suited for clients that need the support of a treatment program but would like more freedom to practice recovery. This level is also helpful for clients that work, go to school, or have an active home/personal life. Treatment days include group therapy, nutrition education and one supervised meal or snack. Clients receive weekly individual therapy and dietary sessions. Clients must be medically stable and see a medical doctor or psychiatrist monthly.
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Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)
For clients that need the maximum support, we offer a partial hospitalization program. PHP provides clients with support 6-8 hours a day, up to 7 days a week. Treatment days include group therapy, recovery skills, nutrition education and supervised meals and snacks. Each client receives weekly individual therapy and dietary sessions. Clients must be medically stable and see a medical doctor or psychiatrist weekly.
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Treatment Approach
Dr. Esalen believes that treatment should provide connection with oneself, others and a recovery community. She believes we must align our hearts, bodies, minds and souls, and experience mastery opportunities including the chance to mentor others earlier in recovery. TLC provides treatment that is "just right," balanced between evidence-based skill approaches, with deep, interpersonal, psychospiritual process work. True healing cannot come exclusively from quantitative, impersonal, outcome-focused, "expert" and "sick patient" practices. And conquering an eating disorder cannot come from solely kind, well-intentioned listener-therapists. The Lotus Collaborative believes recovery is best achieved by providing solid education, teaching loving awareness of oneself and others, skills training, and strategies to substitute eating disorder behaviors with what one truly needs.