Welcome to THRIVE!  Atlanta’s premier eating disorder and body image outpatient program.  Our expert staff is trained in treating eating disorders and body image issues with the utmost care, sensitivity, and professionalism.  We use empirically tested methods to reach each individual on multiple levels.  We don’t use a “one size fits all approach”, but rather focus on each individual as just that – an individual.  Together we can help you overcome your eating disorder to achieve a lifestyle that is both healthy and happy and that will leave you with positive self-esteem and a self-image that you never thought possible.

Mission Statement

THRIVE! is committed to changing the lives of individuals who have eating disorders and other associated problems by focusing on the total health and well-being of each person.

Our Program Vision

While a majority of past research suggests that cognitive behavioral therapy

is the best approach, the most recent research on the treatment of eating disorders

suggests that a family centered approach is most effective. The newest research also

suggests that the use of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is extremely effective when it

comes to individual treatment. Therefore, consistent with current research findings, we teach DBT skills throughout the program, and we believe that the client's family should be involved in the recovery process if at all possible.

You are Not Alone

• In the United States, eating disorders are more common than Alzheimer's Disease (five - ten million people have eating disorders compared to four million with Alzheimer's). 

• Anorexia nervosa has the highest premature mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder.  The majority of deaths are due to physiological complications. 

• Although recovery from anorexia nervosa is often protracted nearly a decade, the outcome of treatment is better than for obesity or breast cancer.

• Eating disorders cause immeasurable suffering for individuals and their families.

• Eating disorders have reached epidemic levels in America-- all segments of society are affected: men and women, young and old, rich and poor, all minorities, all socio-economic levels 

• 86% of individuals report the onset of their illness by age 20.

• Approximately seven million women and one million men currently have an eating disorder