Eating Recovery Center Houston
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Highly Effective Eating Disorder Treatment in Houston, TX
Eating Recovery Center Houston offers eating disorder treatment for children, adolescents and adults of all genders in a vibrant part of the city conducive to the social aspects of eating disorder recovery. Accredited by the Joint Commission, all programs are led by a multidisciplinary treatment team of compassionate professionals who work with each and every patient to customize evidence-based treatment with experiential offerings – and fully address underlying eating disorder triggers and behaviors.
- Trusted by over 20,000 patients and their families
- 91% of parents of former patients would recommend ERC to others in need of services
- 87% of former patients agreed that their experience at ERC was helpful
- Specialized treatment designed by a team of experienced clinicians
Find Recovery with Evidence-Based Therapies
Lighting your way to recover from eating disorders
Take home a toolbox full of new coping skills
Learn how to interrupt eating disorder behaviors, manage symptoms and improve emotional well-being.
Find new approaches to healing
Experience growth and resilience with evidence-based care, nutritional education, art and music therapy, and yoga.
Practice authenticity and acceptance
Express your genuine, authentic self: regardless of body shape or size, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual identity, gender identity or expression.
State-of-the-Art Medical Care for Eating Disorders
ERC Houston is in an ideal location, near a renowned medical district, to address any medical complications that arise for our patients. Should you or your loved one need access to a higher level of care including a residential or inpatient program, the treatment team will work with you to facilitate a seamless, streamlined transition to any of our other sites, including our center in Plano, Texas.
Bringing extensive training and experience, the clinical team at ERC Houston are highly equipped to understand each individual's nutritional needs and therapeutic goals. The staff are also well-versed in the treatment of binge eating disorder.
“My staff care so wholeheartedly about these patients and are so compassionate. It’s a huge step for people to come to treatment, and we really have an environment that engenders trust, respect and integrity. We respect the person as a person....we never treat them as their illness.”
Who We Treat
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Children & Adolescents
We can help guide you and your child on a path to long-lasting change and healing.
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Adults
We provide eating disorder treatment and mood and anxiety disorder treatment for all genders ages 18 and older.
Struggling with an eating disorder?
One conversation can make all the difference. Connect with us today.
Conditions We Treat
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Eating Disorders
An eating disorder is a treatable mental illness that includes a number of different symptoms, including extreme emotions, attitudes, and behaviors surrounding weight and food issues.
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Anorexia
Anorexia nervosa is characterized by an obsessive fear of weight gain and a refusal to maintain a healthy body weight.
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Atypical Anorexia
You can’t tell if someone has an eating disorder just by looking at them. See how atypical anorexia affects people in a variety of body shapes and sizes.
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ARFID
ARFID is a lesser known eating disorder that frequently begins as early as infancy or childhood, but adults can also suffer.
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Binge Eating Disorder
Binge eating disorder is characterized by frequent overeating – at least once a week for three months – combined with a lack of control, intense feelings of distress and several other characteristic behaviors.
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Bulimia
Bulimia is characterized by patterns of bingeing and purging.
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Compulsive Overeating
Compulsive overeating can involve binge eating and weight gain, but it can also involve other behaviors.
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Diabulimia
The term diabulimia is used to describe the diagnosis of an eating disorder in an individual with type 1 diabetes. These patients intentionally misuse insulin for weight control.
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OSFED
Some eating disorders do not meet all of the diagnostic criteria for specific diagnoses like anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.
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Orthorexia
Some people go to extremes to “eat clean” at all times. This may lead to a disordered eating pattern known as orthorexia.
Struggling with an eating disorder?
One conversation can make all the difference. Connect with us today.
Levels of Care Offered
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Inpatient
Our Inpatient programming is designed to support adults, children and adolescents of all genders who are acutely ill and are experiencing medical and mood instability as a result of their eating disorder.
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Residential
Within ERC Pathlight's step-down model of care, the Residential eating disorder treatment program as well as the Residential mood & anxiety treatment program offer medically stable patients a highly-structured and supportive 24-hour treatment environment.
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Partial Hospitalization
Our Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) offers some of the same intensity and structure of Residential mood, anxiety, and eating disorder treatment while providing additional opportunities to practice recovery outside of the controlled eating disorder treatment environment during evenings at home or in peer-supported apartment communities.
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On-Site Intensive Outpatient Treatment
Our Intensive Outpatient program is a flexible mood, anxiety, and eating disorder treatment program that allows patients to work, go to school, or care for children during the day and sleep at home at night.
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Virtual Intensive Outpatient - Eating Recovery At Home
ERC is removing the barriers that can keep patients with anorexia, bulimia, and other eating disorders from receiving treatment. Through telebehavioral health programming, Eating Recovery At Home (our virtual Intensive Outpatient Program) offers the same proven care as our in-person treatment centers.
Struggling with an eating disorder?
One conversation can make all the difference. Connect with us today.
A path to healing as unique as you are
A caring, compassionate multidisciplinary team is a critical factor in helping patients navigate the challenges of eating disorder treatment. Each clinician at ERC Houston respects the patient as a person – not their condition. These team members provide unparalleled expertise and the capability to treat highly complex cases with multiple diagnoses and co-occurring conditions. Your wraparound support team will include:
- Psychiatrist
- Primary therapist
- Registered dietitian
- Primary care physician
- Nursing staff
- Program therapists and behavioral health counselors
- Alumni support
While treatment eventually comes to an end, our commitment to you does not. We provide individualized, post-discharge recovery plan support, ongoing alumni events, support groups and resources to help ensure you continue on a path of lasting recovery.
PHP: Eating Disorder Day Treatment — Backed by Research
Eating disorders don’t take the weekend off. Patients stepping down from residential care to our 7-day PHP receive critical support and skills building 7 full days a week. Unlike other centers that offer 5-day PHP programming, we work with our patients on weekends, offering consistency and daily structure to support continued progress in recovery. Each day, we offer supportive supervision for all daily meals and most snacks by trained staff who help patients with emotion regulation during mealtimes.
Nutrition Counseling & Education
ERC Houston’s nutrition program includes “innings” (meal support on-site) and “outings” (meal support off-site). Clinical staff join adult PHP patients for a lunch or a snack off-site to help them practice recovery skills in environments similar to what they see outside of treatment. ERC Houston is also committed to experiential kitchen tutorials and engaging in education with patients, including:
- Practicing knife skills, prepping food and creating snacks with a registered dietitian
- Learning about the benefits of macronutrients through 1:1 sessions with a registered dietitian
- Participating in nutrition groups to create butter sculptures and work hands-on with triggering foods
- Making dough for personal pizzas and enjoying the food they created afterwards, while practicing portioning
The staff at ERC Houston is highly flexible and willing to work closely with patients on different experiential therapies, including clothes shopping, outings to grocery stores and more.
Apartment Housing Provided for PHP
For patients who require housing during PHP, ERC Houston has two apartments nearby that can support adult patients or adolescents with caregivers. If those apartments are full, we work with a nearby hotel to ensure patients have a comfortable, supportive and close place to stay during treatment. Additionally, for out-of-town patients who require additional travel support, we'd be happy to help you with any questions you have before and during treatment. Whatever your specific needs are, ERC Houston is here to make the transition to treatment as easy and worry-free as possible.
Support and Education for the Whole Family
Effective treatment for kids and teens
ERC Houston uses key evidence-based interventions in tandem with experiential work to support patients in all aspects of their treatment and continued recovery.
- Clinicians use evidence-based interventions including ACT, DBT, and CBT based in body image, self-compassion, healthy relationships and other ‘stuck points’
- Patients participate in process groups three times a week in addition to individual therapy and psychoeducation
- Experiential learning includes mirror exposures and body image exposures to give patients the best chance at long-term recovery
Providing families with guidance and care
Our team provides unparalleled support to families, caregivers and friends to ensure they are equipped with the necessary knowledge and resources to support their loved ones.
- Adolescents participate in two family sessions per week
- For all Texas programs, Dr. Tyler Wooten hosts education for caregivers on Mondays, Wednesdays and every other Friday
- ERC Houston offers a virtual, clinician-led family skills support group based in EFFT
- National Virtual Family & Friends Series
- Family and Caregiver Support Groups
- Hope Orientation
Academic support provided for students
Working with child and adolescent patients 12 and up involves coordination with academics and school-related activities. ERC Houston employs a certified Education Specialist who works collaboratively with patients, families and school personnel on keeping up with schoolwork and maintaining active participation in academic life. Adolescent patients have monitored school time 1-2 hours each day during the school year; outside tutors can also work with them on-site. Our team will accommodate patients who learn virtually or require homebound schooling — always working to keep recovery as the primary focus and priority.
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Start to heal the moment you feel heard
Reaching out for help is the first big, challenging step. Our Clinical Assessment Team, comprised of master’s-level clinicians, are available to walk you through the entire admissions process with care and support. In most cases, we offer same-day assessments so that you don’t have to wait or worry about accessing care.
No referral is ever needed for you to access the treatment you need and deserve.
Let us help you with insurance
When facing a life-threatening eating disorder, you shouldn’t have to worry about paying for treatment. Our insurance verification experts do everything they can to simplify and streamline the insurance and payment process for you. This team will always communicate exactly what your coverage includes and how to best access care.
Get matched with the exact support you need.
With one conversation, our mental health professionals will help you better understand what you’re going through and what you need.
We will meet you where you are, listen to your story in a therapeutic setting, and match you with the level of support that meets your struggle.
Covered by Most Commercial Insurance Plans
Our patient access team is here to advocate for you. We can help you address financial challenges and work with you to get you the maximum coverage offered by your plan.
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Expert Care for Eating Disorders in Houston, TX
Meet the leadership team at Eating Recovery Center, Houston, TX.
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Stephanie Setliff, MD, CEDS
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Landry Weatherston-Yarborough, LPC, CEDS-S, NCC
(she/her/hers)Executive Director -
Alyssa Aakre
Director of Operational Excellence -
Catherine Ruscitti, PsyD, CEDS
Clinical Director -
Jennifer Vittitow, RD, LD, CEDS-C
(she/her)Regional Nutrition Director -
Ramona Weatherford, LCSW, CEDS-S
Regional Vice President -
Tyler Wooten, MD
(He/Him/His)Medical Director -
Jamie Phillips , RN
Regional Nursing Director -
Leslee Marcom, PhD, CEDS-C
(she/her)Regional Clinical Director -
Heather VanHooser, MBA, MSN, RN
Chief Nursing Officer
Find Virtual Eating Disorder Treatment in Texas
Since 2016, our expert clinical team has offered virtual care with the same proven outcomes as our in-person eating disorder treatment programs. We continue to offer virtual eating disorder treatment for individuals in Texas through our Eating Recovery At Home program. Individuals in all cities and towns across Texas, including the cities listed below, are eligible to participate in this online group therapy-based program that incorporates individual therapy, family therapy and nutrition counseling.
- Austin
- Plano
- Dallas
- Houston
- San Antonio
- The Woodlands
- Arlington
- Fort Worth
- El Paso
- Corpus Christi
- Lubbock
- Laredo
- Irving
- Garland
- Amarillo
Explore Our Other Locations in Texas
Eating Recovery Center The Woodlands
17350 St Lukes Way suite 220
The Woodlands, TX 77384
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Eating Recovery Center San Antonio
250 E Basse Rd #206
San Antonio, TX 78209
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Eating Recovery Center Dallas/Plano - Baylor Campus
4708 Alliance Blvd #300
Plano, TX 75093
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Eating Recovery Center is accredited through the Joint Commission. This organization seeks to enhance the lives of the persons served in healthcare settings through a consultative accreditation process emphasizing quality, value and optimal outcomes of services.
Organizations that earn the Gold Seal of Approval™ have met or exceeded The Joint Commission’s rigorous performance standards to obtain this distinctive and internationally recognized accreditation. Learn more about this accreditation here.
