About this facility
Center for Discovery is a specialized eating disorder treatment program with over 25 years of experience providing evidence-based care. Their Paramus, New Jersey outpatient center has an intensive outpatient program (IOP), a partial hospitalization program (PHP), and virtual programming, with separate treatment groups for adolescents and adults. They incorporate activities, movement, and nutrition counseling in their therapeutic approach. Center for Discovery Paramus maintains a body-positive approach and offers a specialized binge eating disorder program.
The staff at the Center for Discovery are evidence-based practitioners and offer such therapeutic modalities to their clients. Therapies used include dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), and exposure & response prevention (ERP). ERP is an effective therapeutic method in the treatment of eating disorders. This method involves a client practicing exposure to events that have triggered eating disorder behaviors, with the goal of not engaging in said behaviors.
Services
A quick overview of services associated with this facility.
Type of Care, TC, 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.), SET, Outpatient
Facility Type, FT, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Treatment Approaches, TAP, Activity therapy; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Couples/family therapy; Dialectical behavior therapy; Group therapy; Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment; Individual psychotherapy
Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public), FOP, Private for-profit organization
Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted, PAY, Private health insurance; Cash or self-payment
Special Programs/Groups Offered, SG, Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders; Clients who have experienced trauma; Persons with eating disorders; Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Testing, SCR, Metabolic syndrome monitoring
Facility Smoking Policy, SMP, Smoking permitted in designated area
Age Groups Accepted, AGE, Children/Adolescents; Young Adults; Adults
Facility Vaping Policy, FVP, Vaping permitted in designated area
Ancillary Services, AS, Diet and exercise counseling; Family psychoeducation; Case management service
