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VICTORY BAY

Specialized ARFID Treatment Program for Lasting Recovery

Victory Bay's ARFID program empowers you or your loved one to:

  • Conquer food aversions
  • Restore nourishing eating habits
  • Build lasting mealtime confidence

You can embrace the freedom and joy of a balanced, fear-free relationship with food in a nurturing, healing environment.

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what is avoidant restrictive disorder

What Causes ARFID to Develop?

ARFID can start for many different reasons. Some people have strong sensory sensitivities to:

  • Food textures
  • Smells
  • Tastes
  • How food looks

These things can feel overwhelming or even scary. Others develop a real fear of bad things happening, like choking, vomiting, or stomach pain.

ARFID often shows up alongside other challenges, like:

  • Autism
  • ADHD
  • Anxiety
  • OCD
  • Past trauma
  • Early feeding problems
  • Stomach issues like acid reflux

At Victory Bay, we understand these causes in our ARFID treatment program. We help you or your loved one work through them with caring support.

About Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

Symptoms can widely range, some of the more common can include:

  • Inability to eat certain types or textures of food.
  • Aversion to foods with a certain color, smell, or taste.
  • A lack of interest in food.
  • Fears of choking, vomiting, nausea, or food poisoning.
  • A lack of energy due to poor nutrition.
  • Gastrointestinal issues, including stomach pain or constipation.
  • Anxiety around mealtimes.
  • Difficulty chewing or swallowing food.
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What Is the Best Treatment for ARFID?

There's no single best treatment for ARFID because everyone is different. The most helpful approach is personalized and brings in several types of support. Many experts recommend cognitive behavioral therapy designed for ARFID, called CBT-AR.

Victory Bay's avoidant restrictive food intake disorder treatment program offers this full, whole-person care. We have options from residential stays to outpatient support, with:

  • Nutritional help
  • Staff-guided meals
  • A kind environment to rebuild healthy eating habits and mealtime confidence

TREATMENT OPTIONS

The road to lifelong recovery starts in a safe and secure environment with trained professionals who will teach life skills and coping tools to begin a meaningful journey to recovery.

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Inpatient

Treatment in a structured 24-hour medical or psychiatric inpatient unit. Medical management and intensive treatment of physically harmful eating disorder behaviors, medical complications, and co-occurring disorders, along with a focus on weight restoration.

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Partial Hospitalization

Treatment typically occurs five days a week for six to eight hours each day. Client remains medically stable but requires more intensive, structured programming to reduce eating disorder behaviors.

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Outpatient and Intensive Outpatient Care (OP & IOP)

Lives at home or in a structured living environment with continued participation in group therapy sessions, individualized therapy sessions, educational programs on mental health, addiction, nutrition, and more.

Personalized Care That Fits Your Unique Needs

Our ARFID treatment program starts with a full assessment to understand your specific food aversions. Your plan focuses exactly on what you need to feel safe and successful around food again.

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Eating Disorders We Treat

We treat a full spectrum of eating disorders, including anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, and other eating disorders. We always focus on the whole person rather than just symptoms.

Our team includes therapists, psychiatrists, and nutrition professionals who work together. We provide eating-disorder-focused psychotherapy, nutritional counseling, psychiatric support, and skills-based groups like CBT and DBT.

Group and Individual Therapies
Nutritional Assessment and Consultation
Psychiatric Evaluation and Medication Prescription and Management
Psychoeducation; Educate and Inform Patients about the Disorder
Staff-supported Eating
Case Management
Co-Occurring Issues

Full Support for Body, Mind, and Daily Life

Victory Bay's avoidant restrictive food intake disorder treatment program helps restore healthy nutrition while building real skills for everyday life. You'll work on confidence at mealtimes, reduce fear, and learn coping tools so recovery lasts long after treatment ends.

 

How Our ARFID Program Works

Step 1: Comprehensive Assessment

Step 2: Medical and Nutritional Stabilization

Step 3: Therapy and Skill Building

Step 4: Step-Down and Aftercare Planning

Transparent Pricing and Insurance Options

Treatment costs at Victory Bay vary based on the level of care and individual needs. Most major insurance plans cover our ARFID treatment program.

We'll verify your benefits quickly and provide a clear cost estimate after your free assessment.

Frequently Asked Questions

How Long Does ARFID Treatment Usually Take?

What Age Groups Do You Treat for Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder?

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Take the First Step Toward Freedom from Food Fear

Victory Bay is here to guide you or your loved one through a personalized ARFID program that truly works.

Reach out today for a confidential assessment and discover how our avoidant restrictive food intake disorder treatment can bring back joy and balance to eating.