If your relationship with food and your body feels overwhelming, controlling, or exhausting, you might be struggling with an eating disorder. However, it’s essential to seek an assessment from a licensed therapist or specialist who is trained specifically in eating disorders. General mental health professionals or doctors who are not eating disorder specialists may unintentionally misdiagnose or overlook important symptoms. Getting the right help from a qualified treatment center or therapist is the first step toward healing.

Common types include Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, and ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder). But not everyone fits neatly into these categories. A therapist or treatment specialist can help you understand your unique experience—even if it doesn’t match a textbook definition.

 Yes. Eating disorders thrive in silence and self-doubt. You don’t have to reach a breaking point to deserve treatment. Early intervention with the right therapist or center can prevent your condition from worsening and help you reclaim your peace of mind before it impacts every area of your life.

Eating disorder treatment happens across several levels of care. Each offers different intensity and structure:

• Outpatient Therapy: You meet weekly or bi-weekly with a therapist, dietitian, or specialist while maintaining your daily routine.
• FAB Path: A unique step developed by FAB that bridges the gap between traditional outpatient care and more intensive programs. It offers structured, multidimensional support through therapy, nutrition, and experiential work while allowing clients to live at home.
• Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP): Multiple sessions per week with a coordinated treatment team—including a therapist, dietitian, and possibly group therapy.
• Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP): A full-day program with a structured schedule at a treatment center, typically 5–6 days per week.
• Residential Treatment Centers: 24/7 support in a live-in center for individuals needing more stabilization and medical supervision.
• Inpatient Hospitalization: For individuals who are medically unstable or in crisis and require close monitoring.

Your level of care should always be determined by a specialist in eating disorders who can offer guidance based on your needs.

Medical stability refers to your physical health being strong enough to safely participate in outpatient or structured therapy. This includes vital signs, lab results, and psychological readiness. It is important that a medical professional assesses your stability to determine the safest starting point for your recovery.

Recovery is about shifting your relationship with food, releasing the diet mentality—which often promises quick fixes but leads to long-term harm—and developing sustainable eating practices that nourish your body for life. Nutrition work helps you rebuild trust in your hunger, satiety, and internal cues, with guidance from a trained specialist in disordered eating.

Yes, and you’re not alone. Many people feel this way. But this fear can be worked through with a caring, expert professional in eating disorders who helps you explore where the fear comes from and what healing might look like beyond body size.

It’s very common for loved ones to feel confused or unsure of how to support you. That’s why it’s important to educate them and involve them in the healing process. The more informed and engaged they are, the greater your chances of long-term recovery. Just like you, they need to learn about eating disorders to walk beside you effectively.

 Not necessarily. The process of recovery from food and body issues is a journey. With time, support, and the right treatment team, you can absolutely reach a place where food no longer dominates your life, and where your body is no longer a source of daily stress. It won’t always feel this hard—and it won’t always affect your ability to function.

The FAB (Food and Body) Program is an outpatient treatment program for individuals seeking to heal their relationship with food, body, and self. We work with individuals of all genders and orientations who are medically stable and able to function on an outpatient basis, as determined by their treatment team. Led by Dr. Jen Nardozzi, FAB offers a holistic, integrative path to recovery that blends psychology, nutrition, spirituality, and community.

 If your symptoms are affecting multiple areas of your life—emotionally, socially, or physically—you might benefit from the support of a multidisciplinary team. This can include a therapist, a nutrition specialist, a physician, and sometimes a psychiatrist. Higher levels of care offer integrated support that’s harder to get through individual sessions alone.

FAB is appropriate for clients who are medically and psychiatrically stable enough to engage in treatment at an outpatient level of care. Our program supports teens and adults of all genders who are ready to commit to healing and show up for themselves in a structured, supportive environment.

Unlike short-term or crisis-focused programs, FAB offers an intensive, long-term healing model. We work with clients more intensively over time, combining personalized therapeutic support with deep personal and spiritual growth. Our approach is rooted in connection, community, and the belief that true healing unfolds gradually and with care.

FAB offers a comprehensive suite of telehealth services, including individual therapy, nutritional therapy, group therapy, experiential work with food, and specific support around body image. FAB also offers the families of our participants a monthly family support group. The program is designed to meet you where you are at while providing consistent, multidimensional support throughout your recovery journey.

At FAB, we view food as your life force a sacred part of your healing, not something to fear or control. Our nutritional therapy is rooted in conscious eating, body trust, and the rejection of all forms of diet culture. We support clients in rebuilding a nourishing and intuitive relationship with food that aligns with their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.

We offer programs of varying lengths, from short-term intensives to extended engagements lasting several months. While the time commitment depends on your unique needs, all offerings are structured to create deep, lasting transformation within a manageable framework.

Yes. FAB is designed to complement existing treatment plans. We collaborate with your current providers to ensure a cohesive, team-based approach that honors your full recovery journey.

Absolutely. FAB is grounded in the understanding that healing is not just physical or emotional—it is also deeply spiritual. Our programs invite you to connect with your inner wisdom, clarify your vision, and align your life with your values and purpose.

Healing doesn’t end when the program does. FAB offers continued support through advanced programs, alumni offerings, individual coaching, and ongoing access to our community. You’ll leave with a toolbox, a support system, and a stronger connection to yourself than ever before.