Treatment Programs - Virtual IOP

Virtual Intensive Outpatient Eating Disorder Treatment Programs

Flexible support to fit your busy schedule.

Virtual Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for Adults

There is a lot to juggle. Whether it is work, school or family, finding time for treatment might feel hard. We get it, which is why we have designed a flexible day treatment program that can work into your schedule.

If you already have outpatient providers, we will work directly with them. If you do not currently have an outpatient team – that’s okay! One of our goals will be to help set you up with providers in your area to help you continue your recovery after your time with us. Together, we can then focus on addressing everyday stress that can often contribute to eating disorder thoughts and behaviors.

Our promise for our virtual eating disorder treatment programs

  • Flexible options to meet your schedule and needs
  • Individual meetings with your care team as well as group support
  • Meal coaching and support
  • Secure, encrypted software ensures all sessions are HIPAA compliant

Primary Goals of IOP for Eating Disorders

  • Establish (or re-establish) normal patterns of eating
  • Learn and practice coping skills to replace disordered behaviors
  • Problem solve day-to-day stressors and triggers that may be getting in the way of lasting recovery

Your care team will include a diverse group of professionals, including a case manager, therapist and mental health counselors. With their support, you will learn skills and coping techniques that have been proven to support lasting recovery.

Flexible Schedule

Our intensive outpatient programs meet three days a week. We offer multiple scheduling options so you can balance your schedule.

  • 8:30 am – 12:15 pm
  • 11:30 am – 2:30 pm
  • 5:30 – 8:30 pm

Virtual Support Groups for Clients Enrolled in Virtual Adult IOP

Our adult clients currently enrolled in IOP can also enroll in additional groups outside of treatment hours for connection and continuity in care for no additional cost.

Click here for information on elective treatment options.

Specialized Intensive Outpatient Programs for Eating Disorders

Free to Be: Adult Binge Eating Disorder IOP

Our Free to Be program for adults with Binge Eating Disorder, Emotional Eating, Night Eating Syndrome (NES) and/or overeating provides the nutritional and emotional support needed to increase control and decrease binge eating behaviors. We pay close attention to helping you better understand the thoughts and emotions that drive behavior. We also work with you to identify barriers that may be getting in the way of recovery. For more information about our Free to Be program, click here.

Rainbow Road: Adult IOP for LGBTQIA+ Community

Walden’s Rainbow Road IOP are unique treatment programs that provide support for LGBTQIA+ patients by LGBTQ+ providers because we believe that positive attachment, modeling and community is how people heal. To learn more about our Rainbow Road programs, click here.

GOALS: Adult IOP for Competitive Athletes with Eating Disorders

We developed the GOALS program with the unique needs and experiences of athletes in mind. Welcoming individuals of all genders ages 18+, this program provides athletes with the support needed to understand the thoughts that drive disordered behavior. Much of your time in program will be dedicated to learning how to appropriately fuel and use your body both within and outside of sport. To learn more about our GOALS program for athletes with eating disorders, click here.

B’SHALOM IOP

Walden’s B’SHALOM program is founded specifically for adult members who identify with the Jewish faith and see religion as an integral part of their healing process. B’SHALOM offers guidance in balancing nutritional needs, faith, and eating disorder recovery. To learn more about our B’SHALOM program, click here.

Virtual Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for Adolescents

We have designed our intensive outpatient program (IOP) to fit into your family’s busy schedule. Parents and caregivers are actively incorporated into treatment using Family-Based Treatment (FBT), one of the only methods proven to support lasting eating disorder recovery for adolescents.

Primary Goals of Virtual IOP for Adolescents

  • Establish (or re-establish) normal patterns of eating
  • Learn and practice coping skills to replace disordered behaviors
  • Problem solve day-to-day stressors and triggers that may be getting in the way of lasting recovery

Your care team will include a diverse group of professionals, including a case manager, therapist, and mental health counselors. With their support, you will learn skills and coping techniques proven to support lasting recovery.

Our intensive outpatient programs meet three days a week from 3:45 pm – 6:45 pm.

Virtual IOP for ARFID

In Walden’s ARFID IOP, your child will benefit from treatment specifically designed to meet their needs. We utilize CBT-AR, a unique approach to CBT therapy created by ARFID experts at Massachusetts General Hospital. MGH’s experts also provide our team with training and regular group supervision.

ARFID IOP Program Elements:

  • Staff trained to support ARFID patients and their families
  • Individualized nutritional support
  • Case management
  • Three multi-family therapeutic groups each week

Walden’s ARFID IOP is offered through Walden’s HIPAA-compliant virtual program. Groups meet Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 3:45 pm – 6:45 pm.

Adolescent Beyond Body LGBTQ+ Group

This elective group focuses on the ways gender, gender identity, and conflicting ideas from the media can affect eating disorder thoughts and behaviors. Participants will engage in topics and exercises focused on the facts and fictions of gender and body perception and also practice strategies grounded in self-compassion, self-validation, mindfulness, narrative work, and cognitive-emotional problem-solving.

Walden’s Beyond Body LGBTQ+ Group is offered through Walden’s HIPAA-compliant virtual program. IOP groups meet Thursdays at 4:15 pm.

Virtual Support Groups for Families with Adolescents Enrolled in Virtual IOP

Family members need support too

Our adolescent families have the option to enroll in additional, no-cost groups so they too can receive the connection and care they need for themselves and to help best support their loved one.

Support groups open to current families of anyone participating in our virtual IOP for adolescents include:

  • Caregiver Support Group
  • Sibling Support Group
  • Parent Support Group
  • Parent DBT Skills
  • Parent Skills & Support
  • Parent Nutrition

You are not alone.

We are here for you. Connect with us today to learn more about our programs and treatment options.

Please fill out the form on this page or email intake_coordinators@waldenbehavioralcare.com to connect with a member of our Welcome Center. Begin your journey to recovery today.

Virtual Eating Disorder Treatment FAQs

Walden offers virtual partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient virtual treatment for patients residing in Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Road Island, and Vermont. Walden offers only intensive outpatient virtual treatment for patients residing in Alabama, Louisiana, and Maine. We offer Rainbow Road intensive outpatient virtual treatment for adults in the LGBTQ+ community who reside in Minnesota.

We are open and accepting new patients to our in-person residential and inpatient eating disorder treatment programs.

Many insurance companies cover virtual treatment programs. For more information about insurance coverage for virtual programs, click here. We are always happy to discuss your individual plan and coverage. Give us a call or fill out the form on this page to get in touch.

Yes! Our adolescent PHP and IOP programs follow the Family-Based Treatment model (FBT). This means we have groups for parents and adolescents, and multi-family meals have just become multi-family meals on screens.

Our number one goal is to foster connectivity. DBT and CBT skills continue to be central topics in our groups online, just as they are in person. We also recognize the need to be creative and continue to roll out new group topics and elements. Check out our Virtual PHP and Virtual IOP Treatment pages to learn about additional groups available to clients currently enrolled in our programs and their families.

They look a lot like our in-person programs! You will still meet with your providers individually, participate in groups like DBT and CBT, and have coached meals. Everyone is on the same platform to encourage sharing in a secure, supportive environment. We offer programs at multiple times, Monday-Saturday, based on the level of care you need.

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Walden Behavioral Care is one of the nation’s only organizations specializing in eating disorder treatment. We are one of the only organizations committed to serving people of all genders at all levels of care. Since 2003, we have helped more than 22,000 individuals and their families progress in their healing journeys using an evidence-based, personalized approach to care.