Fairwinds Eating Disorders Treatment Center
New York, NY Joint Commission

Fairwinds Eating Disorders Treatment Center

Founded

1989

Program Length

30+ days

Occupancy

31-50 beds

Focus

You can get treatment for eating disorders at this center, helping you navigate symptoms, build coping tools, and restore your physical health under expert care.

Fairwinds Treatment Center provides eating disorder treatment for men and women. Their non-diet approach emphasizes compassion and total health in all levels of care. Clients can attend inpatient care (most intensive), residential treatment, day/night treatment (partial hospitalization), intensive outpatient, and general outpatient.They address co-occurring mental health conditions in each level of care, including trauma, depression, and anxiety. Each client in Fairwinds Treatment Center’s eating disorder program receives a tailored treatment plan created by their team, which can include a psychiatrist, physician, nurses, therapist, and nutritionist. Therapists provide 1:1 sessions up to once a day, depending on recovery needs. Clients have mealtime support during meals and receive nutritious dishes prepared with their health goals in mind. Fairwinds Treatment Center’s physician and dietician collaborate to determine each client’s calorie needs and health goals. They monitor progress through regular team meetings and make adjustments as needed. Therapists provide evidence-based therapies like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), radically open DBT, and rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT). Clients live in a comfortable, cottage-style home in inpatient and residential levels of care. Fairwinds Treatment Center provides dietician-informed meals to meet unique recovery needs. Their nutrition and therapeutic services address anorexia nervosa, bulimia, compulsive overeating, and eating disorders. They invite family into healing too, with weekly family therapy and multifamily support available.

Fairwinds Eating Disorders Treatment Center
Fairwinds Eating Disorders Treatment Center
Fairwinds Eating Disorders Treatment Center
Fairwinds Eating Disorders Treatment Center

Services

Key offerings grouped by category

Type of Care

Substance use treatment Mental health treatment Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

Outpatient

Pharmacotherapies

Nicotine replacement Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation

Treatment Approaches

Cognitive behavioral therapy Couples/family therapy Dialectical behavior therapy Group therapy Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment Individual psychotherapy Telemedicine/telehealth therapy

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

Private non-profit organization

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

Medicare Medicaid Private health insurance Cash or self-payment State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid

Payment Assistance Available

Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Special Programs/Groups Offered

Young adults Seniors or older adults Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders Clients who have experienced trauma Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Assessment/Pre-treatment

Screening for tobacco use

Recovery Support Services

Mentoring/peer support

Education and Counseling Services

Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Facility Smoking Policy

Smoking not permitted

Age Groups Accepted

Children/Adolescents Young Adults Adults Seniors

Language Services

Spanish

Facility Vaping Policy

Vaping not permitted

Ancillary Services

Court-ordered outpatient treatment Family psychoeducation Illness management and recovery Psychosocial rehabilitation services Case management service Suicide prevention services

Contact Information

Address

1090 Saint Nicholas Avenue, Upper Level, New York, NY, 10032

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