Eating Disorder Center of Montana

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Eating Disorder Center of Montana

Living wholeheartedly. We treat the whole person, not just the symptom. We work closely with other medical providers to coordinate care.

Our experienced team of multi-disciplinary clinicians takes an evidence-based approach to eating disorder treatment, education, and advocacy. The Eating Disorder Center of Montana (EDCMT) is a licensed healthcare facility with structured and holistic programs for patients 16 years and older through its outpatient, intensive outpatient, and partial hospitalization/day treatment programs, located in Bozeman, Montana. We strive to empower our patients with newfound resiliency and skills they can use the rest of their lives. We guide our patients to address their stressors, moving beyond disordered coping to free them to live wholeheartedly. Program services include a combination of individual, family, and group psychotherapy, nutrition counseling and rehabilitation, psycho-education, and supervised meal encounters. The treatment team consists of an attending physician (psychiatrist), advanced-degree licensed therapists, registered dietitians, registered nurses, milieu therapists, and administrators. At EDCMT, we place our patients into specific levels of care based on the unique needs of each person: partial hospitalization/day treatment, intensive outpatient, and outpatient programs. We work with patients as well as the families of those who are struggling with eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, ARFID, binge eating disorder, and all eating problems that don’t fit a specific category. Our spacious and attractive lodging facility for adults is located within walking distance from EDCMT’s two locations in Downtown Bozeman, providing an accommodation for out-of-town patients (over 18) who need a place to stay during the course of their treatment. In addition to in-person treatment, we also provide tele-health services through our virtual HIPAA compliant platform for outpatient clients throughout Montana.

09/24/2025

We talk a lot about weight stigma in our educational presentations for the community because we think it is such an important part of eating disorder prevention. Weight stigma is discrimination or stereotyping based on a person's weight, and it can be more prevalent than gender or age discrimination.

Weight stigma that a patient experiences is a larger determinant of health than the actual weight or foods eaten. Weight stigma can discourage patients in larger bodies from seeking medical care, and can encourage eating disorders by increasing shame around body size.

If you are interested in learning more about Weight Stigma Awareness Week, check out www.weightstigmaawarenessweek.org and to learn more, attend educational webinars, and download resources.

09/22/2025

The changing of the season can be a great time to practice mindfulness. Notice the changes around you and the changes within you, and just as you wouldn’t judge a tree for changing with the seasons, try to suspend judgment of yourself and others for your changes.

If you want to take a moment to practice your mindfulness and set an intention for the upcoming season, you can use the affirmations from to center yourself in the fall equinox.

09/19/2025

Many of us grow up believing that our feelings are dangerous or “too much.”

The truth is: feelings are never the problem. What hurts us is the detour—anxiety in the body, and defenses that keep us far from our own truth.

The Triangle of Conflict shows us the way back. When we can recognize anxiety and defenses, we can reconnect to our authentic feelings—where healing and freedom begin.

Save this post if you need a reminder that your feelings are safe and are trying to show you something – it's just up to you to listen.

09/16/2025

As September is Su***de Awareness Month, we wanted to highlight an organization in our community that is working to reduce the su***de rate in Montana. Suffer Out Loud is committed to reducing the Montana su***de rates, and shifting the conversation around mental health, one conversation – and one life – at a time. They are doing tremendous work to destigmatize mental health treatment, make therapy more accessible for members of our community, and build stronger communities that support each other through crisis.

We are so thankful for the work that Suffer Out Loud is doing to reduce the su***de rate in Montana, and encourage you to check them out, learn about their programs, and get involved if you are interested.

09/12/2025

It's normal for recovery to be a journey that takes months or years. That doesn't mean you're in treatment the whole time, or how you feel today is how you'll continue to feel during those months/years of healing.⁣

All it means is that recovery is truly a journey that looks different for everyone and it's a journey that requires time.

We're rewiring our brains, learning to live in new ways, learning to feel again and so much more. All of those things necessitate time.

There is no quick fix, no 30 days to food freedom, no 6 week course to end orthorexia. Because we can't rewire our brains in days or weeks. We can't silence a lifetime of health and wellness messaging around good and bad foods in just days. We can't heal the root causes of eating disorders like not being able to feel our feelings (the good and the bad) all of a sudden. We can't reconnect to our hunger cues in a few months after a lifetime of disconnection.

Maybe this sounds hard and a bit daunting--those are such valid and real feelings.

But, the journey is worth it. Getting your life back is worth it. Being able to live a full, deep, vibrant existence is worth it. The hard work and time is worth it.

Anyone who has recovered will tell you this. They will shout this to you. Because when you find true recovery, and you get to live a life you never dreamt possible, there is nothing like it.

09/10/2025

Eating disorder treatment is life saving treatment.

***depreventionmonth

09/09/2025

What most people think eating disorders are about, vs. what they can really be about.⁣
Eating disorders are complicated mental health disorders. We often say "it's about the food, but it's not about the food".

Our team at the Eating Disorder Center of Montana works to treat the underlying conditions in addition to the symptoms of the eating disorder.

We even have a worksheet called the "Iceberg Worksheet", a method developed by Virginia Satir, that helps patients work to understand how their "tip of the iceberg traits" are the maladaptive coping mechanisms of their eating disorders, and to understand their "below the water" traits and discover their true self. In Satir's "Personal Iceberg" technique, the top of the iceberg represents the behaviors that present, and below the surface of the water represents all the traits that contribute to the true self of a person, such as thoughts, feelings, expectations, values, and yearnings.

Jeni Gochin, co-founder of EDCMT and psychotherapist, talks about the "below the water" traits as unseen but beautiful parts of our true selves:

"Below the iceberg contains all the parts that are not only unseen negatives but also the good things and potentials and yearnings about the person that can't be expressed. And that is why eating disorder recovery is powerful as it unlocks all that potential and while addressing all the unseen issues, such as the behaviors and symptoms, we can then reveal the beauty and truth of who the person is."

09/06/2025

Intuitive Eating, as described by and @‌elyseresch is based on a framework of 10 principles about developing a healthy relationship with food, mind, and body.
Some people conflate the idea of intuitive eating with a "hunger/fullness diet" that tells you to only eat when you are truly hungry. And while listening to your body's cues about hunger and fullness are a part of learning to eat intuitively, so are giving up the idea that eating a certain way will change your body. Intuitive eating is also about accepting that food is fuel as well as pleasure, and that it is okay to eat for reasons outside of being hungry, such as celebration, convenience, comfort, and more.

In order to eat intuitively, one must give up on any attempts at intentional weight loss. Yes, it's possible that true intuitive eating may cause your body to change (in many ways) but those are side effects that look different from person to person, and no matter how your body changes, it's not wrong or bad.

While intuitive eating is the ultimate goal for our patients, we highly recommend treating the disordered behaviors and any harmful coping mechanisms around food and body before trying to implement intuitive eating.

Building trust with your body and learning to listen to your hunger and fullness cues can take a lot of time and practice, especially for those with a history of restriction or binging.

09/04/2025

This month is Su***de Prevention Month, and eating disorder treatment IS su***de prevention. Su***de is one of the leading causes of death for patients diagnosed with an eating disorder. Studies have found that approximately 31% of individuals with anorexia nervosa, 23% of individuals with bulimia nervosa, and 23% of individuals diagnosed with binge eating disorder have attempted su***de.

Early intervention and treatment of eating disorders is the best way to prevent an eating disorder from escalating, as well as knowledge and treatment of co-occurring conditions that the patient might be working with. Anxiety, depression, PTSD, and OCD are all commonly co-occurring with eating disorders, and could lead to suicidal ideation or thoughts if not addressed through therapy and/or medication.

Destigmatizing eating disorder treatment is also a form of su***de prevention! Mental healthcare is something most (if not all) of us need at some point, and the more we talk about it, the more likely it is that someone will seek treatment. Eating disorders thrive in secrecy and isolation, and shedding light on how common it is, and what we can achieve in treatment, can be the first nudge that someone might need to seek support.

If you are struggling with an eating disorder of any kind, or considering su***de, please know that there is support for you. You are so worthy of a wholehearted life, and help is available for you.

The National Su***de and Crisis 24 hour hotline: 988*
*This number will route you to the nearest crisis center.
The Bozeman Help Center 24 hour hotline can be reached directly: 406-586-3333

09/02/2025

Meet Kelsey!

Kelsey earned her Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Northern Arizona University. Prior to her graduate studies, Kelsey completed a Bachelor of Arts in Psychological Sciences and a Bachelor of Science in Applied Human Biology from Seattle Pacific University, where she also competed as a collegiate athlete.

As a former NCAA athlete, Kelsey brings an understanding of the unique pressures faced in high-performance environments and is especially passionate about supporting athletes experiencing eating disorders. Her therapeutic approach is rooted in fostering collaborative, trusting relationships that empower patients to access their innate wisdom and internal capacity for healing. She works with individuals across all levels of care at the Bozeman office.

08/26/2025

Providing free housing for patients during treatment in Bozeman is one small but powerful way we’re working to break down the many barriers to eating disorder care.

We’ve heard it all: high insurance costs, jobs, school, bills, caregiving. The reasons people delay treatment are real and overwhelming. But here’s the truth: the right treatment, at the right time, can be life-saving. Early care leads to better outcomes. Waiting only deepens the struggle.

That’s why we’re doing what we can—offering a warm, safe, and cozy home—so that if you can find the courage to choose yourself, we can help meet you there.

08/25/2025

Holistic can be a confusing word for some people. It may conjure images of herbs and crystals and incense. Or some may think that it is a rejection of Western medicine.

At EDCMT, we use the word holistic to describe our care because we treat the whole individual, rather than just their symptoms.

This means that in addition to having a care team of registered dietitians, licensed psychotherapists, nurses and a medical director we also have a trauma sensitive yoga instructor, art therapist, and music therapist to work with patients as they learn to unwind and break through their disorder and get to the core of their feelings and needs. Healing is going to look different for everyone, and sometimes some of the greatest moments of healing happen in the music room or with a paintbrush in hand.

This also means that we chose to go beyond what many treatment centers would consider ‘eating disorder treatment’. We offer free housing for patients while they're in treatment. We introduce patients to community resources that can help them afford food during and after treatment. We help our patients polish their resumes and prepare for job interviews. We provide lots of comfy blankets and pillows in the center so patients can feel comfortable, supported, and safe. We teach about important aspects of mental health beyond eating disorder support, like sleep hygiene, emotional regulation, family conflicts, and more.

All of these things are what we mean when we say that we have a holistic approach to eating disorder treatment.

Address

14 S Willson Avenue
Bozeman, MT
59715

Telephone

+14064517370

Website

https://edcmontana.org/

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