For people struggling with eating disorders in Nevada, recovery can begin before you feel ready.
Empowered Treatment offers adults partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient care, and transitional housing at our program in Austin, Texas, with a team focused entirely on eating disorders.
When the clock never stops, meals slip first.
In Las Vegas, plenty of people work while the rest of the city sleeps: dealers, cooks, nurses, security staff, performers. In Reno and Carson City, schedules bend around state offices, warehouses, and university terms. Across the high desert, towns like Elko and Ely sit hours from the nearest specialist. Irregular days can make it easy for an eating disorder to hide behind 'I just did not have time.'
Skipped meals, late-night binges, compensating with exercise, or a running tally of numbers in your head can all start to feel normal. They are still worth taking seriously. You do not need to know your diagnosis or have a perfect plan to reach out. A conversation with people who treat eating disorders every day can bring some clarity.
Ambivalence is part of this, and that is okay.
Part of you may want things to change while another part feels protective of the eating disorder. That push and pull is normal. You can reach out while still unsure, and nobody will rush you into a decision.
On the phone we will ask about your routine, your health, and what has felt hardest lately. Then we explain what IOP and PHP actually involve. If you have been wondering whether you qualify, our page am I sick enough for treatment? speaks to that worry.
Your steadiness helps more than you know.
It is painful to watch someone you love shrink their life around food. You may feel angry, scared, or helpless, sometimes all in the same evening. When an adult refuses help, there are still ways to stay connected and keep the conversation open. Read when a loved one refuses help for ideas.
If they start treatment in Austin, you can remain part of the process from Nevada. Our family education shows parents, spouses, and siblings how recovery tends to unfold, how to respond to setbacks, and how to take care of themselves along the way.
A calmer routine, built around healing.
Coming from a life of rotating shifts or long highway drives, structure itself can be part of treatment. Our transitional housing in Austin's Hyde Park neighborhood is a lived-in home that pairs with PHP or IOP. Residents keep regular mealtimes, wind down together in the evening, and have staff support close by during the hours that used to be the hardest.
Shared living spaces
A room of your ownDifferent specialists, one shared plan.
Recovery is easier when nobody on your team is guessing what the others are doing. Our therapists, dietitians, psychiatric providers, and family therapist coordinate closely, review progress together, and adjust the plan as you move forward. Near the end of treatment, we help you set up follow-up care in Nevada so support does not disappear when you leave Austin.
Partial hospitalization (PHP)
Full treatment days at our Austin center: supported meals, daily groups, individual therapy, dietitian care, and medical and psychiatric monitoring.
About PHP →Intensive outpatient (IOP)
Group programming plus weekly individual and dietitian sessions, built to fit around work, school, and family once more structure is not needed.
About IOP →
“I often tell clients that feeling mixed about recovery is not a sign they are doing it wrong, it is a sign we have something important to explore together. Therapy is where we make room for both parts of you and start building a life that does not need the eating disorder to feel safe.”Sydney Kudeviz, LCSWTherapist, Empowered Treatment
How to get here and what it may cost.
Coming to Austin from Nevada
Air travel is the most practical route for most people, who then stay in Austin while attending programming in person.
- Distance: about 1,080 miles from Las Vegas as the crow flies
- Airports: Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas and Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO) both offer flights into Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)
- Ground time: AUS is around a 30-minute drive from our Northwest Austin center
- A place to stay: our transitional housing can be lined up alongside your program dates
Insurance and payment
We can verify your benefits before you travel, including coverage for partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient care, and services outside your home state.
- Verify your insurance online, or call and we will check with you on the line
- If your plan is based in Nevada, find out whether it includes out-of-network benefits and how it covers care in Texas; we help you know what to ask
- The Nevada Division of Insurance Consumer Services team can investigate problems with a carrier and accept formal complaints
- Read does insurance cover eating disorder treatment? for a plain-language overview
Help that stays with you across the Silver State.
When you head home, a few reliable contacts can make the transition steadier. These statewide resources in Nevada can help you and your family find ongoing care and support.
- Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral HealthThe state division overseeing behavioral health programs, with crisis contacts including 988 and 211.
- NAMI NevadaFamily Support Groups, NAMI Connection, and education programs like Family-to-Family for caregivers and loved ones.
- Nevada Division of InsuranceConsumer help with insurance problems, including a portal for filing complaints against carriers.
- 988 Suicide & Crisis LifelineCall or text 988, any time, from anywhere in the United States. In an emergency, call 911.
Common questions from Nevadans.
I work nights in Las Vegas. Can treatment fit around that?
Is it worth leaving Nevada for eating disorder care?
For some people, yes, especially if specialized programs are far away or a change of setting would help. For others, staying closer to home works better. We will give you an honest view of whether coming to Austin makes sense for your situation.
What happens during the first few days?
Your first days include an assessment, meeting your team, and getting oriented to meals and groups. Our page on what an eating disorder assessment involves explains the questions we ask and why.
How will I handle going back to my old routine in Nevada?
We plan for it directly. Before you leave, your team helps you anticipate tricky situations, such as shift work or eating alone, and connects you with providers in Nevada. Our page on relapse prevention covers more.
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Reaching out is allowed to feel uncertain.
Call to talk with a member of our team about what is happening and what support could look like. It is confidential, free, and there is no obligation.