Center for Discovery Menlo Park

Located in between San Francisco and San Jose, Center for Discovery Menlo Park treats adolescents, ages 10 to 18, who struggle with eating disorders, substance abuse disorder, and co-occurring disorders. Center for Discovery treats 6 patients at a time. Discovery’s specialized binge eating disorder (BED) program, Path to Peace, is also offered at this location. Treatment modalities they offer include cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), exposure & response prevention (ERP), eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). Family therapy is a weekly part of the treatment plan, as well as mindful movement therapy, trauma therapy, and drama therapy.

Center for Discovery Menlo Park is down the street from prestigious Stanford University Medical Center, and their staff often collaborates closely with their affiliate medical team. Their comfortable residential home is an ideal place for their patients to relax and focus fully on their treatment. Center for Discovery offers residential, PHP, and IOP. They additionally have an online Telehealth program, too. Center for Discovery’s dietary programs focus on teaching 4 key concepts to their patients: health at every size (HAES), intuitive eating, All Foods Fit, and exposure and response prevention (ERP). They accept private insurance.