Walden Behavioral Care

I've been a Walden patient mostly inpatient and as a peabody/Amherst partial/IOP client pretty consistently for 10 years. It wasn't fun by any means,but once I was in the right place with the right supports it really helped me and I am one week away from one year in recovery. A special shout out to inpatient staff-Karli, Maddy, Harry, John...and Peabody/Amherst staff- Amanda, Jenn, Kristy Mae

Layla is a different child than she was before she went to Walden. Since going through Walden s ARFID IOP, she has a huge list of foods that she is able to eat, and she is willing to try new things. She even had cake on her birthday for the first time

I dealt with this place digitally, so it might have been different in terms of my experience. But, I will say: If you genuinely want to seek help, then do NOT consider this place. I felt like while I was there in the Zoom calls, that no one truly cared about why we were all there. Everything had to be monitored, even things that we said/had to say. We didn't want to "trigger" others, so even mentioning certain Eating Disorder behaviors weren't allowed. Which, makes you think: If I'm here for E.D recovery, then why can't I talk about it?Also, another thing is... If you're in the IOP or the PHP program and it's over Zoom calls, they'll make you eat snack and lunch on camera. It's very uncomfortable for people like myself, especially when we can't just talk about what's on our minds. We have to cater to people's "triggers" and play games that make ZERO sense.It feels like they were focused less on Eating Disorder behaviors and dealing with thoughts that pertain specifically to Eating Disorders, and more on us actually eating.They only care if you've eaten that day and make you listen to generic, typical coping strategies for more Anxiety and Depressive behaviors rather than specified to Eating Disorders.