Eating disorders occur when an individual’s relationship with food spirals out of control and symptoms usually start sometime in late childhood and early adolescence. Eating disorders can have a significant impact on a child or adolescents mental and physical health and although serious, they are treatable.

Some common symptoms include:

• Restricting food intake
• Binging and purging
• Abuse of laxatives and/or diuretics
• Excessive exercise
• Binging in private
• Distorted body image and/or intense fear of gaining weight
• Social isolation

At Union Square Practice, we provide a compassionate and individualized approach that often includes a combination of psychotherapy, meal support, medication, and parental guidance. Most treatment of eating disorders requires a team approach and we maintain close collaboration with other members of the treatment team.