Teen Eating Disorder Treatment Program

The teen eating disorder program has its own distinctive campus, across town from Mirasol's adult residence. This eight-bed, four-bath facility offers a quiet and secure setting with a heated swimming pool, basketball court, garden and reflecting pond. No more than eight girls live at Las Calitas at any one time.

The teen program combines an expansive array of outdoor activities with a strong inward-focused therapeutic program. Sports include swimming, basketball, yoga, challenge courses, kick boxing and "Flight into Aerial" combining dance with low-flying single point trapeze. Weekends are structured with workshops covering a range of topics from assertiveness training to sexuality, spirituality and art therapy.

The clinical team offers treatment and education for all aspects of teen eating disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder, nutritional misconceptions, body image distortion, obsessive-compulsive traits, identity issues, sexuality, spiritual concerns, grief, and affective disorders such as anxiety and depression.

Upon arrival, each girl undergoes a complete nutritional assessment followed by psychological testing. The nutritionist/dietitian works closely with each girl to develop eating guidelines. This is not a food plan or a diet. It is a way for each girl to eat so she can rebalance both biochemically and physiologically for optimum health.

A complete psychiatric and psychological evaluation and a consultation with our staff naturopathic physician are also important parts of the assessment process, as well as assessments by the holistic practitioners.