Eating Disorder Therapy in Mount Pleasant & Charleston SC
Support for your relationship with food, body image, and self-worth. You don’t have to figure this out alone. We’re so glad you found us.
At Lowcountry Behavioral Health, we understand that struggles with food, body image, and eating patterns can affect every part of your life, emotionally, mentally, and physically. Whether you’re dealing with restricting, binge eating, purging behaviors, picky eating, or feeling constantly preoccupied with food or your body, you’re not alone.
We provide eating disorder therapy in Mount Pleasant and Charleston, SC, as well as virtual therapy across South Carolina. Our approach is supportive, personalized, and grounded in evidence-based care helping you move toward a healthier, more balanced relationship with food and yourself.
Family Based Treatment (FBT)
Family Based Treatment (FBT), also known as the Maudsley Approach, is considered the gold standard for treatment eating disorders in children and adolescents. Rather than focusing only on the individual, FBT actively involves parents and caregivers in the recovery process. Giving families a clear, structured way to support their child at home. This approach empowers parents to take an active role in helping their child heal, while still receiving guidance and support from a trained therapist.
How FBT Works
FBT is an evidence-based therapy that typically takes place over three phases and is often completed within about one year. During treatment, families learn how to:
Create structure and support
Interrupt eating disorder behaviors
Challenge unhelpful thoughts related to food and body image
Rebuild trust, confidence, and emotional connection
At Low Country Behavioral Health, we offer FBT both in person in Mount Pleasant and virtually across South Carolina.
Who Can Benefit from FBT?
Family Based Treatment (FBT) is most effective for children and adolescents with eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID). FBT is valuable for families who want to take an active role in their child’s recovery. By working together, parents and caregivers gain the tools to support renourishment, challenge eating disorder thoughts, and help their loved ones return to a healthy developmental path.
This treatment may be a good fit if:
You’re concerned about your child’s eating habits, weight, or body image
You feel unsure how to help or feel like what you’ve tried isn’t working
You want a more structured, guided approach to support your child at home
You’re ready to be actively involved in your child’s recovery
Through FBT, families gain the tools and confidence to support re-nourishment, reduce eating disorder behaviors, and help their child return to a healthy development path.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Enhanced (CBT-E) for Eating Disorders
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - Enhanced (CBT-E) is one of the most effective, evidence-based treatment for eating disorders in adults and older adolescents.
CBT-E is highly individualized, focusing on your unique patterns, thoughts, and behaviors around food, body image, and self-esteem. Rather than one-size-fits-all approach, it helps you understand what’s keeping you stuck and how to move forward in a way that feels realistic and sustainable.
How CBT-E Works
CBT-E is structured approach that guides you through four key stages:
Understanding patterns
Building regularity
Addressing maintaining factors
Relapse prevention
Who Can Benefit from CBT-E?
CBT-E may be a good fit if:
You feel stuck in cycles of restricting, binge eating, or purging
You think about food or your body more than you want to
You experience guilt, shame, or anxiety around eating
You’ve tried to change your habits, but nothing seems to stick
You’re looking for a structured, goal-orientated approach to recovery
CBT-E is commonly used to treat binge eating disorder, bulimia, and anorexia nervosa.
At Low Country Behavioral Health, we provider CBT-E for eating disorders through in-person therapy in Mount Pleasant and Charleston, SC, as well as virtual therapy across South Carolina.
Treatment for ARFID (Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder)
ARFID is more than “picky eating.” It often involves strong fears about eating (such as choking or vomiting), sensitivity to textures or tastes, or a lack of interest in food. ARFID can impact nutrition, growth, and daily life, but it is treatment with the right support.
At Lowcountry Behavioral Health, we offer Cognitive Behavioral Therapy AR (CBT-AR), an evidence based therapy designed to help individuals and families:
Understand the thoughts and fears that maintain ARFID
Reduce anxiety and avoidance around eating
Increase food flexibility and variety in a structured, supportive way
Build coping strategies for long-term progress and confidence
Take the First Step Toward Recovery
If you or your loved one is struggling with an eating disorder, you don’t have to face it alone. At Lowcountry Behavioral Health, we provide compassionate, evidence-based care, including Family Based Treatment (FBT), CBT-E, and CBT-AR, to support lasting healing.
Contact us today to schedule your free 15 minute consultation and learn more about how our therapists in Mount Pleasant SC, Charleston SC, and across South Carolina can help you begin your recovery journey.
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CONTACT
P: 843-732-0187
E: info@lcbhealth.com
A: 3404 Salterbeck St. Unit 206
Mount Pleasant SC 29466
A: 1171 Southgate Dr.
Charleston SC 29407
SPECIALTIES
Anxiety Disorders
Eating Disorders
Trauma/EMDR
Couples Counseling