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Virtual eating disorder treatment
Enhance offers eating disorder therapy by video for people who are medically stable. Some warning signs mean you need in-person care instead.
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Clinically reviewed by Christina Khouie, MA, LMFT, our founder, on September 30, 2026. Enhance is accredited by The Joint Commission and certified by the California Department of Health Care Services.
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What is virtual eating disorder treatment?
Virtual eating disorder treatment is therapy by secure video with a licensed clinician, for people in California who can stay safe at home.
It includes nutritional counseling from a registered dietitian, and it can run as virtual PHP, virtual IOP or outpatient care.
It does not include remote medical monitoring, so your medical safety decides whether video is right.
When video can be enough
Video care can work if you are medically stable, have privacy, and can follow a plan between sessions. In that case, it can treat binge eating and some cases of bulimia.
When in-person care is required
Fainting, chest pain, not being able to keep fluids down, or fast weight loss means you need an emergency room or in-person care. A video session cannot monitor your heart.
If you are thinking about suicide or are in danger right now, call 988 or go to the nearest emergency room.
Levels of care
Virtual PHP, IOP, and outpatient
Your level of virtual care depends on how much of your day needs structure, from virtual PHP to a virtual intensive outpatient program or outpatient therapy.
Inpatient
- Where you sleep
- On site, with clinical staff
- How much of your week
- All of it
- Who it suits
- Needs more than a day program
- What usually comes next
- PHP
Partial hospitalization (PHP)
- Where you sleep
- At home
- How much of your week
- Most of each day
- Who it suits
- Can sleep at home safely
- What usually comes next
- IOP
Intensive outpatient (IOP)
- Where you sleep
- At home
- How much of your week
- Part of the week
- Who it suits
- Keeping up work or school
- What usually comes next
- Outpatient
Outpatient
- Where you sleep
- At home
- How much of your week
- Regular sessions
- Who it suits
- Doing well with therapy
- What usually comes next
- Ongoing care
Virtual care is for people who live in California, because your clinician must be licensed where you live.
When to call
Which eating disorders can be treated virtually?
Your medical safety decides whether video care is right for you, more than the diagnosis does.
- Binge eating disorder, when you are medically stable.
- Bulimia, when purging is not causing a medical emergency.
- Milder food restriction that an assessment says is safe to treat at home.
- Other disordered eating that an assessment finds is safe to treat by video.
- Stepping down from in-person care after your medical condition has stabilized.
Do not use video care if
- You have fainted or have chest pain.
- You cannot keep fluids down.
- Your weight is dropping fast. Go to an ER.
If there is immediate danger, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. For a mental health crisis, call or text 988.
What virtual eating disorder treatment includes
Your treatment team builds an evidence-based plan from these parts, and your therapy sessions happen by secure video.
Individual therapy
One-to-one therapy sessions with a licensed therapist, where you work on your relationship with food and the thoughts behind it.
Nutritional counseling
Nutrition guidance from a registered dietitian, who helps you understand what your body needs and plan around it.
CBT and DBT
Evidence-based therapies that help you notice the thoughts and urges behind disordered eating, respond differently, and plan relapse prevention.
Family therapy
Sessions that include family members when involving them would help, so they understand the eating disorder and how to support you.
Virtual intensive outpatient
Virtual IOP gives you structured support a few hours a day, several days a week, while you keep up your daily life.
Virtual PHP
Partial hospitalization by video fills most of the day, for when you need more structure than virtual IOP gives.
In person
In-person eating disorder treatment
If video care is not safe or right for you, Enhance also offers eating disorder treatment in person, alongside care for related mental health conditions.
What happens when you call
See what happens when you call admissions or send us the form.
You call, or send the form
You tell admissions what is happening and whether you think virtual eating disorder treatment might fit.
We check your benefits
With your permission, we contact your insurer and find out what your plan covers.
You hear what it means
Admissions explains your deductible, your copay and which level of care your plan supports, in plain terms.
You decide
If you want to go ahead, admissions walks you through what happens next.
Benefits vary from plan to plan, and checking them does not guarantee coverage.
(714) 862-1907Cost and coverage
What your plan may cover
What you pay depends on your deductible, your copay and the level your insurer approves. Admissions checks your benefits with the insurer and tells you the figures before you decide anything.
We're in network with most insurance plans. If your plan isn't listed, call us and we'll check it for you.
Some plans we accept
- Ambetter
- MHN
- CalPERS
- Covered California
Common questions about virtual eating disorder treatment
If your question is not answered here, call admissions at (714) 862-1907.
When is in-person care required?
In-person care is required if you faint, have chest pain, cannot keep fluids down, or are losing weight quickly. These are emergency or in-person problems that video care cannot monitor.
How is medical safety watched online?
Online care relies on what you report and what your clinician asks about. Enhance does not monitor weight or vital signs remotely, so if your body is in trouble, you need a medical setting.
Which eating disorders can you treat by video?
We treat the ones an assessment finds are medically safe to treat at home. The eating disorder diagnosis alone does not decide whether video care is right for you.
What is binge eating disorder?
Binge eating disorder means repeated episodes of eating a large amount of food with a sense of lost control, often followed by shame. When you are medically stable, binge eating can often be treated in a virtual treatment program.
How do I know which level of virtual care is right?
Your medical safety and how much of your day needs structure decide the level. Virtual PHP fills most of the day, virtual IOP takes a few hours on several days, and outpatient care means regular therapy sessions.
Do I have to live in California?
Yes. Virtual care at Enhance is for people who live in California, because your clinician must be licensed where you live. Admissions confirms this before anyone schedules your first session.
What happens if I travel outside California during treatment?
Tell your clinician before you travel. Virtual care is for people who live in California, and your clinician can explain what that means for sessions while you are away.
Does insurance cover virtual eating disorder treatment?
We're in network with most insurance plans, and admissions checks your benefits before you start. Benefits vary by plan, and verification is not a guarantee of coverage.
Will a screen affect my experience?
Some people find it easier to talk from home, and others find a screen distracting. If video makes it hard to engage, tell your therapist, because in-person treatment may suit you better.
Will my sessions be private?
Yes. Sessions are confidential, and you join from a private room where no one can overhear you.
How do I prepare for treatment?
Set up a private room and a phone, tablet or computer with a camera and a steady internet connection. It also helps to write down questions for your treatment team before the first session.
What if I do not have internet access at home?
Video care needs a steady connection, so in-person eating disorder treatment may fit you better. Admissions can talk through your options on the first call.
Can family members take part in virtual therapy?
Yes. Family therapy can be part of your plan when involving family would help, and your treatment team talks it through with you first.
Can I switch from virtual to in-person eating disorder care?
Yes. If video care is no longer safe or right for you, admissions can arrange in-person eating disorder treatment instead.
Ask admissions whether video care is safe for you
If you have chest pain or have fainted, go to an ER. Otherwise, call admissions and describe how your week has gone.
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