Opal: Food+Body Wisdom
Treatment Center, PhD, CEDS
Verified by Psychology Today
1100 NE 45th St, Ste 600, Seattle, WA 98105
Let's Connect (206) 558-9057
Who we are
Opal: Food + Body Wisdom is a locally owned eating disorder treatment center in the heart of Seattle's University District. We provide Partial Hospitalization (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient (IOP) and Outpatient services for people of all genders 18+ with eating disorders and disordered eating. Opal offers mental health counseling, nutrition counseling, family therapy and psychiatric services at all levels of care. We now provide non-clinical, free lodging for our PHP and IOP clients. At Opal clients receive holistic, relational based care that is responsive to research and grounded in a Health at Every Size approach. We are in-network with most major insurance companies.
Opal's approach to food and eating for recovery
Opal offers non-diet and non-weight biased treatment for eating disorder recovery. All staff, programs and attitudes align with this through and through. Our treatment approach believes that the culturally normative fat-phobia, racism, healthism, ableism, (and more) interfere with one’s quality of life and breed eating disorders. Therefore we aim to use non-biased approaches to assessment and recommendations regarding weight and food. With that as our guide, we aim to help each client find healing in their relationship with food and body. Our nutrition team creates positive and therapeutic food experiences, which ultimately help clients find freedom from food and discover the eater they are naturally designed to be. Since our approach is individualized, we allow personalization of meal planning, while simultaneously re-teaching, and guiding the application of the basics of appetite regulation, metabolism, and general nutrition principles. Our goal for our clients is to have a practical, life-giving, trust based relationship with food and their bodies.
What does treatment at Opal look like?
A treatment day at Opal includes group therapy, individual sessions, group meals and snacks, exercise experientials if desired, and time for rest and connection with fellow clients. Groups at Opal include: Re-thinking exercise + sport, radically open DBT skills class, acceptance and commitment therapy group, life stories, art of non-productivity, aftercare planning, body wisdom, movement group, process group, self-inquiry group, art therapy, health at every size, dinner meal outing, nutrition education, family programming, culinary group, grocery shopping outing, and facing fears. Call or Email
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Finances
Fees
- Pay by American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Insurance
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Cigna and Evernorth
- First Choice Health | FCH
- Kaiser (Out-of-Network)
- LifeWise
- Premera
- Premera Blue Cross
- Providence
- Regence
- Out of Network
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Opal: Food+Body Wisdom
Treatment Center,
PhD,
CEDS
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today License: Washington / 60874119
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or (206) 558-9057
Opal: Food+Body Wisdom
Treatment Center,
PhD,
CEDS
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Eating Disorders
Expertise
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Relationship Issues
- Trauma and PTSD
Do these issues align with your needs? Email or (206) 558-9057
Opal: Food+Body Wisdom
Treatment Center,
PhD,
CEDS
Client Focus
Age
Adults
Participants
Individuals
,
Family
,
Group
Communities
Bisexual Allied
,
Gay Allied
,
Intersex Allied
,
Lesbian Allied
,
Non-Binary Allied
,
Queer Allied
,
Transgender Allied
Age
Adults
Participants
Individuals
,
Family
,
Group
Communities
Bisexual Allied
,
Gay Allied
,
Intersex Allied
,
Lesbian Allied
,
Non-Binary Allied
,
Queer Allied
,
Transgender Allied
Programs and Services
Treatment Programs
- Depression
- Eating Disorder
- Support Living
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Art Therapy
- Emotionally Focused
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Interpersonal
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Movement Therapies (yoga, etc.)
- Psychodynamic
- Radically Open DBT
- Relational
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. Email or (206) 558-9057
Opal: Food+Body Wisdom
Treatment Center,
PhD,
CEDS
Groups
Health at Every Size
Health at Every Size (HAES) Support Group: Outpatient group with education, process, and experiential activities focused on HAES principles. Potential members should be interested in moving away from a diet and weight-focused approach to health. Individuals of all sizes are welcome to join. The group is on Tuesdays from 6-7pm at Opal: Food+Body Wisdom. If interested in being a part of the group, call Opal at 206-538-2305 to set up an initial phone intake.
Expertise
Eating Disorders
Age
Adults
Group Meets
Every Tue 6 P.M. - 7 P.M.
Location
Opal: Food+Body Wisdom
1100 NE 45th Street Suite 600
STE 600
Seattle, WA 98107
Email Lexi Giblin about this group or call - (206) 558-9057
Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Radically Open DBT Skills Class: Twice weekly class to help individuals grow their knowledge of Radically Open DBT skills. Classes are on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:30 am – 11:30pm at Opal: Food+Body Wisdom. The complete class is a 30-week commitment. People can start at various times and then will complete the full 30-week cycle. Outpatients will join PHP and IOP clients for this class. If interested in being a part of the next series, call Opal at 206-926-9087 to set up an initial phone intake. Classes are led by Tina Alvarado, LMFT and Katherine Manbeck.
Expertise
Eating Disorders
Types of Therapy
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
Age
Adults
Group Meets
Every Tue, Thu 10:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.
Location
Opal: Food+Body Wisdom
1100 NE 45th Street Suite 600
STE 600
Seattle, WA 98107
Email Lexi Giblin about this group or call - (206) 558-9057
Location
Primary Location
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Opal: Food+Body Wisdom
Treatment Center,
PhD,
CEDS
Last Modified: 1 Dec 2022