Intensive Out-Patient

Fairwinds Offers an Intensive Outpatient Program for Eating Disorders

Fairwinds Treatment Center offers an intensive outpatient program for individuals dealing with eating disorders. For some people this may be the first time seeking help for issues with food. For others this may be the additional support needed to help stay focused on your path to recovery.This program gives patients the opportunity to explore relationships with food, weight and eating in a supportive environment of peers and professionals.

A fullassessment will be completed prior to entering the program by one of our skilled professionals and a psychiatric evaluation will be completed by our psychiatrist to help determine if an IOP level of care is appropriate. The evaluations take about an hour and assess not only nutritional issues, but include family history, substance abuse, trauma and mental health issues.

 

Summary of topics covered during the IOP program

Nutrition Education, Medical Complications and Medication Education, CBT/DBT/Art Therapy, Process Groups, Mindfulness and Life Skills

Our nutrition philosophy utilizes a non-diet approach to address each patient’s individual treatment plan which allows patients to plan and process the experience of eating meals that may not be within their comfort zone. At this level of care, patients will bring their own meals that are planned out with our Registered Dietician ahead of time. Consideration will be made to accommodate allergies and if you have a current nutritionist that you are working with. It is understood that the meal support part of the program may be the most difficult experience and patients are supported in their efforts to consume food in a safe environment.

Tools such as, intuitive eating, journaling, menu planning and various experiential activities, including eating out in restaurants and clothes shopping, help develop the diversified and structural curriculum necessary to facilitate nutritional recovery.

Families are an integral component of a recovery support team and weekly progress reports will be provided to your loved ones.

 

Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) Schedule

Monday- Wade (Therapist) and Saudia (Art Therapist)
Tuesday- Kourtney (Nutritionist) and Elizabeth (Nurse)
Thursday- Julie (Therapist) and Gus (Psychologist)

The group time is 5-8pm each evening. The first hour is set as a group therapy session, followed by an hour for dinner and the last hour is another group therapy session.

On Thursdays, Dr. Powers will meet with the patients on a 1:1 basis in addition to the group therapy offered that evening. We do require that patients also continue to see their own outpatient providers while they are in the program. If a potential patient does not have outside providers, our team will assist in helping to locate an appropriate team.

 

Our mission of hope

Our mission is to give hope to you and your loved ones. We work every day to help repair the emotional and physical injuries that your loved one is suffering from. While our methods are customized to each patient, our goals are the same:

  • Achieve a healthy, stable body weight

  • Treat the physiological problems resulting from the condition

  • Normalize eating behavior

  • Treat co-occurring psychiatric disorders

  • Reframe cognitive distortions

  • Create positive body image perception

  • Support the family in recovery

  • Develop a structured aftercare program and relapse prevention plan

  • Integrated real world educational experiences

 

The Fairwinds Treatment IOP is located at:

Corporate Center One at International Plaza
2202 N. Westshore Blvd. Suite 200, Tampa 33607
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