Carolina House Eating Disorder Treatment Center

Carolina House is a behavioral health treatment center in Durham, North Carolina. They’re most well known for their eating disorder treatment, but they have mental health treatment, too, including drug and alcohol addiction care.

The addiction recovery and mental health program here is a residential rehab. They work with clients ages 18 and older. The program is gender inclusive, so they welcome clients of all gender identities.

A typical program here is about three to five weeks but yours can vary based on what you need and based on your progress. Your program will be personalized to you, but it will be an integrated and holistic treatment program. They’ll provide psychiatric care along with yoga and therapy and other techniques for overall healing and recovery. You’ll have a structured schedule from day to day with individual therapy and group therapy as well as therapeutic activities and mindfulness sessions.

By the time you finish your program, you’ll also have a customized aftercare and relapse prevention plan to make sure you have the ongoing support you need.

One thing that especially stood out to me about this treatment center is that they emphasize that they’re LGBTQ+ inclusive. If you’re part of the LGBTQ+ community this treatment center will respect your identity and give you a safe and respectful place to treat your addiction.

Client reviews for this treatment center are very polarized. Some clients say that it was an excellent experience that made a powerful difference in their recovery, while others say that they didn’t get the number of therapy sessions they were promised. They do note that this seems to be because of staffing issues, so your experience may depend on how well staff the treatment center is during your stay.