Early treatment equals best results

When weight management arises in teens or young adults, early treatment is the key to successful outcomes. The same is true for mood, anxiety and eating disorders as these, too, often arise during adolescence.

Inspire AP (Adolescent Program) is designed specifically for teens struggling with these issues. Like our other programs, Inspire AP brings together board-certified Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Registered Dieticians, Licensed Social Workers, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners, Exercise Physiologists, Sport Psychologists–even Art Therapists–who collaboratively employ evidenced-based interventions to design and implement a customized treatment.

For teens and young adults, getting help early will lead to a happier and healthier future.

An Adolescent Health Program

• Treatment for adolescents from 12 to 18 years old
• New Intensive Outpatient Programming (IOP)
• Individual, group and intensive family group programming
• New Family-based interventions
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• Healthy meals provided by Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants
• Medication management
• Multi-disciplinary expertise including:
• Nutrition services
• Resting Metabolic Rate testing
• Fitness assessments
• Exercise prescriptions
• Experiential Therapy- Art and Movement Therapy
• Convenient day, evening and weekend treatment appointments

Inspire helps teens do more than just cope

• Better manage priorities and academic performance
• Provide support when a teen has been the victim of bullying
• Create better connections with friends and family in more meaningful and sustaining ways
• Medication management
• Obtain better focus and confidence in group and team extracurricular activities
• Manage feelings of unhappiness and anger in a positive way
• Manage a competitive peer environment

“Early treatment is so important for an eating or mood disorder, it can help reverse symptoms before they become a lasting part of an individual´s adult psyche.”
–Susan McClanahan, Ph.D., Co-Director, Inspire Health Centers