Online therapy for eating disorders from just $25/session with licensed therapists (PhD, PsyD, LCSW, LMHC, LMFT) specializing in evidence-based approaches including CBT-E, DBT, and body image therapy. At Grouport, we offer online individual therapy, online group therapy, and virtual IOP options designed to help you build a healthier relationship with food, challenge distorted body image, and develop sustainable recovery skills.
Whether you prefer one-on-one care or the added support of therapist-led group therapy, our online eating disorder therapy connects you to expert guidance and a community that understands the complexity of recovery.
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At Grouport, we offer a range of online therapy options to help individuals recover from eating disorders, develop a healthier relationship with food and their body, and address the emotional and psychological roots of disordered eating. Many members choose to mix and match therapy formats to create a comprehensive, personalized treatment plan.
Online therapy for eating disorders: personalized, flexible, and therapist-led. We'll guide you with dedicated support every step of the way.
Whether you're interested in group therapy, individual sessions, couples or family therapy, or IOP, or a combination, you'll start by selecting the type of support that fits your needs. You can also choose the care frequency that works best for you. Complete our onboarding form and sign up directly for the plan that suits you best.
After signing up, you'll connect with a dedicated care coordinator who will walk you through available therapists, group options, and scheduling. You'll make the final choice about your care, including which therapists you'll meet with and when, based on your goals, preferences, and schedule.
Attend your weekly online sessions, whether group, individual, couples, family, or IOP, at the cadence that works best for you. Our team will be here to support you every step of the way, ensuring you're happy with your care plan and helping you make changes whenever needed.
Whether you're interested in online group therapy for eating disorders, individual therapy sessions, a combination of both, or our virtual IOP for more intensive care, you'll start by selecting the format that fits your needs and schedule. You can customize the frequency of sessions and even pair live therapy with our DBT self-guided program for added support between sessions. Just complete our onboarding form and sign up directly for the plan that suits you best.
After signing up, you'll connect with a dedicated care coordinator who will discuss your mental health challenges, goals, and preferences. They'll walk you through the range of therapy options best suited to your needs for managing eating disorders. You'll make the final choice about your care, including which therapists you'll meet with and select session times that are most convenient for you.
Attend your weekly online therapy sessions to build coping skills, mood regulation strategies, and stability tools tailored to eating disorders. Our team will be here to support you at every step of the way, ensuring you're happy with your care plan and helping you make changes whenever needed.
Eating disorders are serious mental health conditions that go far beyond food choices or willpower. They involve complex patterns of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors around food, weight, and body image that can have severe physical and psychological consequences.
Common signs to watch for include:
If you recognize these patterns in yourself or a loved one, working with a licensed therapist can help.
Eating disorders don't just affect mealtimes. They can dominate your thoughts, reshape your routines, and isolate you from the people and activities you care about. Understanding how they show up is the first step toward recovery.
Eating disorders can make social situations revolving around food feel overwhelming. You may avoid dinners, parties, or gatherings, or feel intense anxiety when you can't control what's being served. Therapy helps you rebuild comfort with social eating and reduce isolation.
Constant preoccupation with food, calories, and body image makes it difficult to concentrate, be productive, or perform at your best. Malnutrition from restriction can further impair cognitive function, energy, and focus. Therapy provides tools to break the mental cycle and reclaim your attention.
Eating disorders can cause serious medical consequences including heart problems, bone density loss, digestive issues, hormonal disruption, dental damage, and nutritional deficiencies. Our therapists work alongside your medical team to support whole-person recovery.
Eating disorders distort how you see yourself, tying your value to your weight, shape, or ability to control food. This creates a cycle where self-worth rises and falls with the scale. Therapy helps you build an identity and sense of value that exists beyond your body.
Eating disorders are often driven by underlying emotions like anxiety, shame, perfectionism, or a need for control. The disorder becomes a coping mechanism that ultimately worsens the very emotions it's trying to manage. Our therapists help you develop healthier ways to process difficult feelings.
Rigid food rules, mealtime anxiety, elaborate preparation rituals, and avoidance of spontaneous eating can consume hours of your day. Recovery means gradually rebuilding a flexible, nourishing relationship with food that doesn't control your schedule or your life.
Starting therapy can feel intimidating, especially if you're managing eating disorders. Here's what your first few sessions typically look like, so you know exactly what to expect.
Your therapist will ask about your history with food, eating, and body image, when your symptoms first appeared, the patterns of restricting, bingeing, purging, or other behaviors you've experienced, any medical concerns, and any previous treatments you've tried. This isn't a test. It's a collaborative conversation designed to help your therapist understand your relationship with food and body and what kind of support will help most.
You and your therapist will identify specific, achievable goals, such as establishing regular eating patterns, reducing the frequency of disordered behaviors, softening rigid food rules, building a more neutral relationship with your body, or addressing the emotions and beliefs that fuel the disorder. These goals evolve as you progress and become the roadmap for your treatment.
Most therapists will introduce practical techniques early, such as meal-and-emotion tracking, urge-surfing skills for moments when behaviors feel hard to resist, and grounding or body-image check-ins to use before, during, and after meals. You'll leave your first session with something tangible you can use immediately, not just a plan to "talk more next week."
By your third or fourth session, you'll start developing a clearer picture of your triggers, the function your eating disorder has been serving, and what recovery can actually look like for you. Your therapist will begin introducing deeper interventions, whether that's CBT-E, DBT skills for distress tolerance and emotion regulation, or body-image work. Many Grouport members report feeling noticeably more in control around food and less consumed by body-image distress within the first 4-6 weeks of consistent therapy.
See how our therapy options have helped our members experience life-changing results
Stephanie
“Grouport is time flexible and affordable and if it didn’t exist, I don’t know where I would go. I had looked into other places before Grouport and there really wasn’t any option like it.”
Michael
“I highly recommend this to anyone who is struggling with anxiety or depression. The therapists are top notch and have made me feel really comfortable and my anxiety has improved tremendously in only a few sessions!”
Isabel
"I joined Grouport to work on myself and to heal. I’m learning so much at every session! The change I see not only in myself but in my fellow group members is abundantly encouraging and profoundly fulfilling. Group therapy with Grouport is a powerful healing tool."
Sheldon
“I was feeling very down at the end of 2020 and I was ready to do something drastic that I know I'd likely regret. The group definitely helped show me that there are people who feel the same way as I do.”
Nancy
“The therapy from Grouport is high quality and convenient. I am becoming much more self aware and am liking myself more. My relationships at work are better and I’m much happier.”
Emily
“I like the connection you can make with total strangers and the confidentiality it comes with.”
Danielle
"Grouport can help you with your issues. Their therapists are well trained to work with you on your issues. I felt my anxiety greatly improve after only a few sessions. I highly recommend it!"
Glenn
"Grouport's approach to DBT is a real strength. This approach provides tools and methods for working with difficult emotions and getting a handle on them. It has given me hope where other approaches have failed."
At Grouport, our virtual eating disorder therapy integrates several evidence-based therapeutic techniques designed to help you heal your relationship with food, challenge distorted body image, and build sustainable recovery:
CBT for Eating Disorders (CBT-E) is the leading evidence-based treatment. It helps individuals identify and restructure the distorted thoughts about food, weight, and body shape that maintain disordered eating ("I'll gain weight if I eat that," "I need to compensate for what I ate"). It builds flexible eating patterns and challenges all-or-nothing thinking about food.
DBT is especially helpful for the emotional dysregulation that often drives binge eating, purging, and restrictive cycles. It teaches mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness skills that help you sit with difficult emotions without turning to disordered eating behaviors.
Body image therapy addresses the distorted perception of your body that fuels eating disorders. Through cognitive restructuring, mirror exposure, and values-based exercises, you learn to develop a more accurate and compassionate relationship with your body that isn't defined by weight or shape.
IPSRT focuses on stabilizing daily routines, particularly sleep, wake times, meals, and social interactions to reduce the likelihood of mood episodes. It also helps manage relationship problems that may trigger or worsen eating disorders symptoms.
While our therapists don't provide meal plans, they work collaboratively with your medical team and dietitians to support the psychological aspects of nutritional rehabilitation, including food anxiety, fear foods, and rebuilding a flexible relationship with eating.
Eating disorders are often fueled by perfectionism and harsh self-criticism. Self-compassion work helps you develop a kinder internal voice, reduce the shame that drives disordered behaviors, and build motivation for recovery based on self-care rather than self-punishment.
Every Grouport therapist is a licensed, accredited mental health professional with specialized training in eating disorders, body image, and disordered eating recovery, so you can feel confident in the care you receive.
Our therapists typically have over a decade of clinical experience across diverse settings including hospitals, community mental health centers, and private practice, with specialized expertise in eating disorders, body image challenges, and evidence-based interventions like CBT-E, DBT, and exposure therapy.
We continually evaluate outcomes through internal studies and research collaborations with researchers from universities such as Carnegie Mellon, University of Essex, and University of Cologne, ensuring our eating disorder therapy is grounded in the latest clinical evidence.
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80%of our members start with moderate to severe mental health symptoms
70% of our members feel significantly better within just 8 weeks
50% of our members achieve remission levels within just 8 weeks
80%
of our members start with moderate to severe mental health symptoms
70%
of our members feel significantly better within just 8 weeks
50%
of our members achieve remission levels within just 8 weeks
Group, individual, couples, family, IOP, and teen therapy — all online, all therapist-led. Mix and match care options to fit your needs — and get discounted pricing when you bundle.
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Eating Disorders often co-occurs with other mental health conditions. Our licensed therapists are experienced in treating a wide range of challenges, and many members address multiple concerns simultaneously through our flexible therapy options.
Grouport provides online group therapy, individual therapy, couples therapy, family therapy, teen therapy, intensive outpatient program (IOP), all held virtually over video chat. We also offer a DBT self-guided program, which gives you lifetime access to a self-paced DBT program with therapist-guided lessons.
Many members combine multiple therapy types, such as group + individual therapy, to best fit their needs.
Online therapy has revolutionized mental health care, making it easier to access licensed mental health professionals than ever before. It's convenient and accessible with no need to commute or wait in crowded offices. You can access eating disorder treatment from your home, which removes the stress of traveling while providing consistent therapeutic support. Each group therapy session is led by licensed therapists with experience treating eating disorders and body image challenges. With group sessions starting at just $35, getting professional support for recovery is within reach without financial strain.
Virtual group therapy or online individual therapy for eating disorders is designed to help you heal your relationship with food, challenge distorted body image, and achieve lasting recovery in a supportive environment. The key objectives include:
Understanding Your Triggers: Helping individuals recognize the specific emotions, situations, thoughts, and beliefs that trigger disordered eating behaviors.
Building Healthier Eating Patterns: Teaching evidence-based techniques for normalizing eating, reducing restriction and binge-purge cycles, and developing a flexible, nourishing approach to food.
Developing a Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP) Plan: Creating personalized strategies for identifying early warning signs, managing high-risk situations, and maintaining accountability in your recovery.
Addressing Underlying Emotions: Helping individuals understand and process the anxiety, perfectionism, shame, or trauma that often drives disordered eating, and develop healthier coping mechanisms.
Eating disorders present in several forms. Anorexia Nervosa involves severe food restriction, intense fear of gaining weight, and a distorted body image, often resulting in dangerously low body weight. Bulimia Nervosa involves cycles of binge eating followed by purging behaviors such as vomiting, excessive exercise, or laxative use. Binge Eating Disorder (BED) involves recurrent episodes of eating large quantities of food without purging, often accompanied by intense shame and distress. Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorders (OSFED) includes atypical presentations that don't meet full criteria for the above but are equally serious. Compassionate, evidence-based treatment can help you build a healthier relationship with food and your body.
Yes, every Grouport therapist is accredited and licensed. Our network includes:
✅ Licensed Psychologists (PhD, PsyD)
✅ Licensed Social Workers (LCSW)
✅ Licensed Mental Health Counselors (LMHC)
✅ Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists (LMFT)
Our therapists typically have over a decade of experience. Learn more about the therapists
Grouport is available worldwide! All sessions are held virtually over video chat. We offer separate therapy groups for Adults (18+) and Teens & Adolescents (under 18), so each age group receives care tailored to their needs.
Many people with eating disorders also experience co-occurring conditions. Our licensed therapists specialize in treating anxiety, depression, OCD, trauma and PTSD, borderline personality disorder, grief and loss, chronic illness, relationship issues, and anger management, among many other mental health conditions and life challenges.
We use evidence-based approaches including Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), CBT, and other proven modalities. Many members address multiple concerns simultaneously through our flexible therapy options.
Yes! If you're signing up for 1 group session per week, you'll choose your preferred group, therapist, and schedule during signup. For bundled plans or other therapy types, a care coordinator will reach out to match you. Most members are placed within a few hours, or within 24-72 hours max. You can always switch groups or therapists.
Our therapy is backed by outcomes studies with researchers from leading universities such as Carnegie Mellon, University of Essex, and University of Cologne.
80% of members start with moderate to severe symptoms.
70% see clinically significant reduction within 8 weeks.
50% achieve remission levels within 8 weeks.
90% would be disappointed if they lost access to Grouport.
At Grouport, we make it easy to choose the best personalized services for your unique mental health challenges. Combine group therapy with other treatments, choose individual therapy for personalized attention, or tailor the frequency of sessions based on your schedule.
Our licensed therapists lead sessions multiple times a week to ensure flexibility. If you need help choosing the right treatment plan, our care coordinators are here to help! You can schedule a call with a care coordinator or email us at support@grouporttherapy.com.
We offer flexible therapy options with straightforward pricing:
Online Group Therapy: Averages $32/session ($140/month).
Online Individual Therapy: Averages $103/session ($448/month).
Online Couples Therapy: Averages $114/session ($492/month).
Online Family Therapy: Averages $148/session ($640/month).
Virtual IOP: Averages $311/week ($1,348/month).
Online Teen Therapy: Averages $103/session ($448/month).
DBT Self-Guided Program: One-time fee of $500.
Payment Options: Monthly, Quarterly (Save 10%), Biannually (Save 15%). No long-term commitment. Switch therapists anytime. Cancel anytime!
We currently do not accept insurance. However, Grouport offers flat monthly pricing with no surprise bills, FSA/HSA eligibility, and sessions averaging as low as $23–$32 for group therapy. We can provide detailed invoices for potential out-of-network reimbursement.
You can cancel your subscription at any time. No long-term commitment. Full access through your last billing period. If your sessions are accessed via email links, email us at support@grouporttherapy.com and we'll send you a quick cancellation form to fill out. If sessions occur within the member portal, cancel under the "manage subscription" tab.
Research supports online therapy as an effective treatment for eating disorders, particularly for individuals who are medically stable. Online CBT-E and DBT have shown comparable outcomes to in-person treatment for many eating disorder presentations. Grouport's online therapy works well for individuals in active recovery, as a step-down from residential or inpatient care, or for those who need ongoing support while maintaining daily responsibilities. If you require medical monitoring or are in acute medical crisis, residential treatment may be more appropriate, and our care team can help you determine the right level of care.
No. You do not need a formal diagnosis to benefit from therapy. Many people struggle with disordered eating patterns, body image distress, or an unhealthy relationship with food that doesn't meet the full criteria for a clinical diagnosis but still causes real suffering and deserves professional support. Our therapists work with the full spectrum of eating challenges, from clinically diagnosed eating disorders to subclinical disordered eating and body image concerns.
Eating disorder therapy addresses much more than food. While normalizing eating patterns is an important part of treatment, our therapists also work on the underlying emotional, psychological, and relational factors that drive disordered eating. This includes anxiety, perfectionism, trauma, low self-esteem, body image distortions, and relationship dynamics. Recovery is about building a whole, fulfilling life where food is just one part of the picture.
Whether you're struggling with restriction, bingeing, purging, or the constant mental burden of food and body image, therapy can help you build a life where food is nourishment, not punishment. Take the first step toward lasting recovery.
