The Renfrew Center is the first residential eating disorder treatment facility in the United States, with over 40 years in operation and more than 100,000 individuals treated. Locations across Florida, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Maryland, California, and more. Full continuum from residential through outpatient. Unified Treatment Model for Eating Disorders integrates cognitive-behavioral and relational-cultural approaches.
Best for
Patients who resonate with a relational and culturally informed approach, particularly those whose eating disorders are entangled with identity, connection, and cultural pressure.
Modalities
Depth elements
Unified Treatment Model integrates Relational-Cultural Theory (RCT) as a foundational framework, recognizing that eating disorders develop and are maintained within relational contexts. RCT is a psychodynamic-adjacent framework examining how disconnection, cultural pressures, and relational violations drive disordered eating. Centers the therapeutic relationship and relational healing as the mechanism of change.
Populations served
Notable staff
40+ years institutional expertise in relational and feminist approaches to eating disorders.