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Treatment that meets your patients where they are
Our evidence-based eating disorder care helps patients of all ages, diagnoses, and locations in the U.S. Covered by insurance.
What Equip treatment looks likeOur model tailors treatment to each patient using leading evidence-based modalities. The Equip approach was built by experts with decades of experience in the field and is designed with a singular focus: lasting recovery for all patients.
Multidisciplinary care teamEach patient has access to a dedicated multidisciplinary care team that support them with therapy, nutrition counseling, medical care, psychiatry, and mentorship.
Virtual by design 
Patients heal at home while focusing on what matters to them. Recovery is integrated into their everyday lives and triggers, helping to prevent relapse.
Evidence-based & personalized
We take the leading eating disorder treatment modalities, (e.g. CBT-E, DBT, FBT, TBT-S), and tailor treatment to meet patients’ unique needs, including co-occurring conditions.
Continuous care
We treat medically stable patients of all acuity levels, offering continuous care throughout a patient's entire recovery while partnering with referring providers. Learn more here
Insurance coverage
It doesn’t matter how well our treatment works if people can’t access it as an in-network benefit through their insurance. To ensure that everyone struggling with an eating disorder has access to evidence-based care, we’re continually working to become in-network with more health plans.
Equip patients that access Equip through insurance
U.S. lives now covered by insurance for Equip treatment
health plans nationwide that include Equip as an in-network benefit
states with Medicaid access to Equip—and more on the way
We are in-network with most insurance plans
Because treatment should be accessible.
Plans include:
UnitedHealthCare, Optum, Cigna, Aetna, Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Magellan, Carelon, Centene
... and many more private and Medicaid plans
Refer a patient
Use our HIPAA-compliant online form or email us to set up EHR direct messaging.
93%
of surveyed providers are highly likely to recommend Equip
Our patients are experiencing an early and sustained response to Equip treatment
Patients requiring weight restoration who reached their target weight
After 16 weeks
49%
Average weekly weight gain for those who need it
After 1 year
75%
Average weekly weight gain for those who need it
Average decrease in eating disorder symptoms
After 16 weeks
47%
Average weekly weight gain for those who need it
After 1 year
66%
Average weekly weight gain for those who need it
Equip’s model allows patients to be treated in their real-life environment with an incredibly supportive team.Referring therapist
My experience has been head and shoulders above other higher level of care options.Referring physician
Read our latest researchOngoing eating disorder research is crucial to our mission of furthering evidence-based care across all populations. Visit our research hub to learn more and read our publications.
Equip Academy
Interested in free Continuing Education opportunities? Our proprietary series, Equip Academy, is open to providers of all specialties.
Frequently asked questions

Initial signs of an eating disorder may include changing eating habits, cutting out food groups, and skipping meals. In general, if you’re concerned about a patient it’s best to refer them to an eating disorder program for a free assessment. Early intervention carries a better prognosis for eating disorder recovery, so the earlier a patient can be diagnosed and begin treatment, the better. You can learn more about when to refer a patient here.

We treat patients of all ages and all eating disorder diagnoses in all 50 states. Our providers are trained to treat patients with all types and subtypes of eating disorders in the DSM, including anorexia, ARFID, bulimia, binge eating disorder (BED), and OSFED, and we also treat patients without an official eating disorder diagnosis.

Many of our patients experience comorbidities, and our clinicians are trained in treating these alongside the eating disorder. In fact, the majority of our patients present with one or more comorbid conditions, which are addressed over the course of treatment.

Equip redefines the fragmented eating disorder treatment landscape, offering evidence-based treatment throughout a patient's entire journey to recovery. Rather than segmenting patient treatment by acuity level (requiring step-down from one setting to another), Equip provides integrated, flexible treatment that meets patients where they are. As long as patients are medically stable, we can begin treatment. Learn more about Equip's level of care here.

As long as patients are medically stable, we can begin treatment. For patients who are medically vulnerable, we require an in-person medical clearance exam before beginning treatment at Equip. This typically involves a visit to their primary care provider for a physical exam and to check weight, height, orthostatic vitals, and/or labs.

After they are medically cleared (using the criteria from the American Psychiatric Association Practice and the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine), we continue to monitor medical status during their time at Equip, either through virtual medical monitoring or by collaborating with in-person medical providers, depending on a patient's needs. By closely tracking weight, vitals, and other markers as necessary, we're able to ensure that all patients can safely be treated at home. Visit our provider resource center for more details on how to medically evaluate a patient for eating disorder treatment.

Length of treatment varies from patient to patient, but the average patient in remission discharges after 51 weeks. This may sound long, but the length of treatment is specifically designed to prevent relapse, which is so common for these illnesses. Additionally, since patients go through treatment from home, treatment doesn’t impede their lives or the lives of their loved ones, and many of our insurance partners provide coverage for at least a year.

Generally, treatment begins as a high-touch process with several appointments per week, and gradually becomes a lower-touch experience as each patient moves through their treatment journey and toward recovery.

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*Data based on 2018-2019 projections
  1. Deloitte Access Economics. (2020). The social and economic cost of eating disorders in the United States of America: A report for the Strategic Training Initiative for the Prevention of Eating Disorders and the Academy for Eating Disorders. Retrieved from https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/striped/report-economic-costs-of-eating-disorders
  2. Hart, L., Granillo, M., Jorm, A., & Paxton, S. (2011). Unmet need for treatment in the eating disorders. Clinical Psychology Review, 31(5).