Empowered is an adult eating disorder outpatient program in Austin, Texas. We offer two levels of care, PHP and IOP, plus transitional housing, so the structure around you can match what recovery actually asks of you right now.
A supportive living environment in nearby Hyde Park that bridges the gap between residential treatment and living independently. See how housing works.
Both run at our Spicewood Springs location, with the same clinicians, the same philosophy, and the same community. What changes is how many hours a week the structure holds you. If you are not sure which one fits, that is exactly what the first call and pre-assessment are for. You do not have to arrive knowing.
Best if your eating disorder is disrupting daily life, or you need more medical monitoring, therapy, and meal support than a few hours a week can provide.
Best if you are stepping down from PHP, or stepping up because seeing outpatient providers on your own has not been enough to shift the behaviors.
A supportive living environment for people whose recovery needs more than their current living situation can hold, whether you are travelling to Austin for treatment or the home you would be going back to each night is part of what keeps the eating disorder in place.
Whichever level you are in, the week is built from the same parts. PHP simply holds more of them, more often.
The heart of the program. Skills groups build emotional regulation and coping capacity; process groups turn a roomful of strangers into the community that carries you through recovery.
One-on-one work with therapists who specialize in eating disorders and trauma, using CBT, DBT, EMDR when appropriate, and IFS-informed and somatic approaches.
Weekly sessions with registered dietitians, personalized meal plans, and dietitian-led food groups that rebuild trust with eating.
Eating together with clinical support in the room, so meals stop being something you face alone.
Medication management and medical oversight from providers who understand how eating disorders present in the body.
Because recovery holds better when the people who love you understand what helps and what does not.
Practising real-life skills with your treatment team: grocery shopping, eating out, meal planning, and exploring Austin through a recovery lens.
Nervous system regulation and gentle reconnection with a body that may not have felt safe for a long time.
Optional additions. Coaches help you navigate the world and build skills between sessions; housing in Hyde Park provides a supportive place to live while you do the work.
No single modality fits every person, so our clinicians are trained across the approaches with the strongest evidence in eating disorder and trauma care. What you receive is chosen for you, not applied off a shelf.
Restructuring the thoughts and rules that drive eating disorder behavior.
Practical skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and relationships.
Trauma-focused processing, carefully paced to your stability and readiness.
Understanding eating disorder behaviors as protective parts that once served a purpose.
Nervous system regulation and reconnection with the body.
Education and communication support drawing on family-based therapy principles when appropriate.
When trauma is part of the picture, it is treated inside the eating disorder work rather than parked to one side. More on that in our guide to eating disorders and trauma.
Doing this work is hard enough without a space that feels clinical. Our center was built warm on purpose: natural light, views for miles, soft seating, and rooms that feel more like a home than a facility. It is where group happens, where supported meals happen, and where a lot of people feel at ease for the first time in a long time. Take a look inside our space.
A confidential conversation with a real member of our team. Tell us what has been going on; we will listen and answer all the questions you have.
A comprehensive look at your history with food, medical and psychiatric needs, trauma history if you choose to share it, and your goals. In person or remotely.
Your individual therapist and dietitian sit down with you to develop a treatment plan and meal plan that meet you where you are. We revisit and adapt these as your recovery progresses.
You start with a team that already knows your story and goals, and a community that gets it.
Our PHP program is 30 hours a week. This option is ideal for those who are experiencing a higher level of disruption to their daily life, and those who need more medical monitoring, individual and group therapy and education, and meal support.
Our IOP program is 9 hours a week, plus a weekly individual session with your therapist and dietitian, as well as appointments with our psychiatric provider as needed. IOP is designed to fit alongside work, school, and family life.
No. Clients can supplement their programming with transitional housing in nearby Hyde Park, a supportive living environment that bridges the gap between residential treatment and living independently. Call us and we will talk through what travelling to Austin for treatment would look like for you.
That is decided together, during the pre-assessment, based on your medical and psychiatric needs, how much your symptoms are disrupting daily life, and what support you already have around you. People move between levels as recovery progresses. Starting in PHP and stepping down to IOP is a common path, and so is starting in IOP.
Yes. Continued-care planning is part of the program, not an afterthought. Before you finish, we work with you to build the right next layer of support: outpatient therapists, dietitians, PCP, psychiatry, support groups, and continued trauma-focused work where appropriate.
Call today and we will talk through whether outpatient treatment is the right level of care for you or someone you love.
