Eating Disorder Specialist

Harmony Grove, as the name indicates, is a place for healing, balance, and growth located in a large beautiful house with a view of the ocean near Mission Bay in San Diego, California. As a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist, I dreamed of creating an affordable place of recovery for those who suffered, as I had, with destructive disordered eating patterns. From 16 years of experience overcoming, as well as training 9 years as an eating disorder specialist, I understand the many aspects involved in the path to health, freedom and joy.

One in 15 young women suffers some form of eating disorder in the United States today. Most of them cover up their actions until it takes control of their lives and affects their relationships, their work, and even their ability to enjoy life. Though most feel it is their lifeline to maintaining control or compensating for some inadequacy, the sobering truth is that for 10-25% of those caught in the cycle of eating disorder, it is the path to death.

With help, you can overcome and rediscover fun, laughter, and joy as you fulfill the purpose for your life.

We have a team of eight staff members each certified in a specialty that will help you in every area of your life. Two of us are specifically certified as Eating Disorder Specialist. There are only 104 in the entire nation. Others are Marriage and Family Therapists specializing in all the issues surrounding unhealthy eating patterns. Others are trained in using the arts as road to and an expression of healing.

With only an eight bed residence program, we create a nurturing learning and living atmosphere to re-establish coping habits and skills to face life after you return home. Some do not need a residence program. For those we offer day treatment programs.

Although recovery and healing is hard work, requiring courage and perseverance, it is not all tedious. Built into our program is time for fun activities such as, dance, movies, painting, beach walks, sports events, swimming, and picnics.

Balanced with individual and group sessions with Eating Disorder Specialist we use music, movement and active imagination in behavioral therapy. We have a nutritionist on staff to counsel with you as you move into balance and health.

Life at Harmony Grove is planned and scheduled with both work and play duplicating life outside of treatment, preparing you to return to live a full, rewarding life where you give and receive love and wholeness.

Women come, not only from all over the United States, but from all over the world to receive hope and gain the tools to live life with strength and compassion. This is an investment of time and hard work to escape the prison of isolation and the torment of unreasonable rules of eating only you (and the other eight million fellow sufferers) follow. The harvest of this effort is a full, meaningful, life with relationships built on openness and integrity and freedom.

Begin your new life of strength and confidence with the aid of the best team of caring and compassionate eating disorder specialist. We look forward to your call.