Resources
The Recovery Project Foundation supports the recovery of those struggling with eating disorders. Below are some of the centres and people we work with who specialize in eating disorder recovery.
Check back frequently for new and updated resources that we work with.
National Eating Disorder Information Centre
Helpline:
Toll-Free: 1-866-633-4220
Toronto: 416-340-4156
Email: nedic@uhn.ca
NEDIC believes that through open, supportive dialogue, we can help break the shame, stigma and silence that affect nearly 1 million Canadians living with a diagnosable eating disorder — and the millions of others who are struggling with food and weight preoccupation.
National Initiative for Eating Disorders
416-843-3496
NIED assists and supports people coping with the effects of Eating Disorders by providing access to educational, informational and other recovery-oriented resources related to the prevention and treatment of Eating Disorders and related mental illnesses in Canada.
EatWell Health Centre
EatWell's eating disorder treatment team works with you to achieve full recovery from your eating disorder. They offer appointments in person, online or a combination of both.
The Kyla Fox Centre
174 Bedford Road, Toronto, Ontario, M5R 2K9
416.518.0440
info@kylafoxcentre.com
Kyla Fox is a Master’s level clinician and a member of the Academy of Eating Disorders and the National Eating Disorders Association. She speaks publicly, writes, educates, and advocates for eating disorders. She runs her own private Eating Disorder Recovery practice, called the Kyla Fox Centre, located in Toronto, ON. Because of the years of silence in her suffering, Kyla has made it her mission to get loud about changing the way we understand eating disorders in our culture. Fox and her team identify care gaps and fundamental flaws in the treatment and recovery approach for Eating Disorders.
Alberta Wellness Centre
2715 Ellwood Drive SW, Edmonton, Alberta T6X 0P7, Canada
780-977-7062
albertawellnessed@gmail.com
The Alberta Wellness Center for Eating Disorders is a multidisciplinary practice that specializes in the treatment of eating disorders and eating-related struggles, across the lifespan. Our centre integrates best practice guidelines, evidence-based treatments, and promising innovative approaches to provide our clients with the most hope for a meaningful and long-lasting recovery. Our centre embodies a collaborative and compassionate approach to eating disorders treatment, focused on healing from within. We approach treatment from a holistic lens, which addresses not only physical healing but also psychological, emotional, relational, and spiritual. The healing power of families is an integral part of our treatment model and we strive to ensure that all members are supported through the recovery journey. We believe everyone is capable of making a full recovery, including freedom from eating disorder thoughts and urges.
Westwind Counselling and Eating Disorder Recovery Centre
Kelowna BC, Canada
www.westwindcounselling.ca
info@westwindcounselling.ca
888-353-3372
Westwind Counselling and Eating Disorder Recovery Centre is unique and unlike any other counselling facility. We specialize in the treatment of eating disorders and disordered eating through our residential program and R.I.S.E.online recovery programs. Whether you’re from Canada, the U.S. or from across the ocean, Westwind is a supportive space for your recovery journey. Your individualized treatment experience will include a personalized treatment plan with a compassionate and collaborative approach. Our specialized and experienced team will help you move towards a mindful and intuitive relationship with eating and activity and help you work towards peace and acceptance with your body. Westwind practices an evidence-based treatment model to help you heal all the factors maintaining the eating disorder in your life, physically, emotionally, cognitively and spiritually. Westwind is committed to promoting mindful eating, body acceptance and emotional wellness to individuals around the world. Recovery is possible!
The Balanced Practice
The Balanced Practice is an interdisciplinary team of healthcare providers specialized in eating disorder care across Ontario. We use a client-centred, evidence-based, collaborative, weight-inclusive, and trauma-informed approach to provide a supportive, healing environment to all of our clients. Services include our 16-week eating disorder recovery program, 1:1 therapy and dietitian services, group therapy, and more. Additional information can be found on our website at www.thebalancedpractice.com.
The Centre for Psychology and Emotion Regulation
The Centre for Psychology and Emotion Regulation is a team of dedicated and highly trained clinicians specializing in the treatment of eating disorders, personality disorders, and trauma. We have particular expertise in treating complex and multi-diagnostic eating disorder presentations using the DBT-ED framework. Committed to ensuring our treatments are inclusive and diverse in approach, we strive to provide the highest quality evidence-based treatment. The Clinical Director of the program, Dr. Anita Federici has more than 20 years of clinical and research experience in the field. Our multidisciplinary team includes psychologists, psychiatry, registered dieticians, social workers, registered psychotherapists, and family medicine, all of whom have extensive clinical training in treating eating disorders. We provide treatment for those suffering with an eating disorder, those in recovery, and for families, caregivers and siblings. In addition to the evidence-based services we provide, we are also very passionate about destigmatizing mental illness and raising awareness about the lack of treatment for eating disorders in Canada. Our services are available to anyone in Ontario. For those outside of the province, special permission would need to be granted by the respective governing colleges.
LiveFree Eating Disorder Recovery Program
Selena Welle
Eating disorder recovery can feel isolating, overwhelming and sometimes impossible. As your coach, I make it my priority to keep you supported and active in your recovery and to give you guidance every step of the way. Through my extensive knowledge and training in wellness, nutrition and mental well-being, you are in safe hands. I provide 1 on 1 coaching sessions, twice per week and daily check-ins that keep you on track so you're never left feeling lost or alone.
My unique and effective program provides the structure and tools to eliminate disordered eating while getting to the root causes of the issue.
This program is divided into 5 categories that I call the 5 keys. Each key approaches healing from a separate facet and comes with a series of lessons, modules, and techniques that will be provided at every coaching session. These keys will unlock the door to your healing as you move through your journey of recovery and self-discovery
Chlo She Grows
Eating Disorder Recovery Blogger
Chloë is a Niagara-based communications specialist turned eating disorder recovery blogger, writer and speaker. After relapsing with anorexia at the start of the pandemic, she began blogging about recovery to hold herself accountable and help others feel less alone with their mental health challenges.
Her advocacy work has been featured on CBC, CP24, Global News, and more. Recently, she’s done speaking engagements with CAMH, Body Brave, and universities across Ontario. Chloë is always looking for new ways to shed light on eating disorder recovery, eradicate stigma and inspire hope. To learn more, visit her website or follow her on Instagram and Twitter: @chloshegrows.
Lindsay Fein
Lindsay Fein is a Certified Intuitive Eating Coach. In addition, she obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Applied Human Nutrition from the University of Guelph. Lindsay takes a holistic, anti-diet, and weight-neutral approach to health. Intuitive Eating is an evidence-based framework that is about learning to trust your body's signals instead of following rigid diets or food rules. It is a true holistic way of health that integrates food, nutrition, mind, body, and emotion. Lindsay supports her clients to feel well-nourished without feeling restricted. Lindsay works with individuals that struggle with disordered eating patterns, health obsession, navigating eating with health concerns, perfectionism, self-confidence, in addition to body image issues. The combination of mindset work, intuitive eating, mindfulness, breathwork, spirituality and nervous system work helps her clients to finally feel confident in their skin and live a full, joyous, and authentic life. Lindsay leads with empathy, compassion and patience. To learn more, follow her on Instagram: @lindsay.fein or email her at lindsay@lindsayfein.com.
Brittany Vincze Psychotherapy Services
905-730-5828
bvinczepsychotherapy@gmail.com
Brittany Vincze is a Registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist in Hamilton, ON. She has been in the field for over 10 years. She understands that an individual's experience is shaped by their social environment as well as their personal thoughts, feelings and behaviours. She has experience working with children, youth, and adults, with a special interest in supporting Indigenous people and has an Indigenous ancestry (Haudenosaunee, Cayuga). She is proud to be an NIHB provider for Indigenous clients with status.
Sheena's Place
87 Spadina Road, Toronto, Ontario, M5R 2T1
416-927-8900
info@sheenasplace.org
Sheena’s Place offers group-based support to people aged 17+ affected by an eating disorder or disordered eating. Their professionally-facilitated groups are completely free of charge and participants do not require an eating disorder diagnosis or referral to register. They are committed to inspiring hope, reducing stigma, raising awareness and offering meaningful help and information at all stages of recovery.
Jack.org
192 Spadina Avenue, Unit 505 Toronto, ON, M5T 2C2
(416) 425 - 2494
hello@jack.org
Jack.org is the only charity in Canada that partners with young leaders in every province and territory to improve youth mental health outcomes in their communities. Our reasons are clear: suicide remains the leading health-related cause of death for young people, accounting for 25% of youth death, and most young people still don't get the support they need when they're struggling with their mental health. The pandemic has only exacerbated this emergency, with youth across the country consistently at higher risk of experiencing poor mental health outcomes than any other age group. Their work aims to enhance young people's ability to recognize struggle in both themselves and their peers, seek out appropriate mental health support and resources, and advocate for systems that are better able to meet the diverse and complex needs of young people. Our goal is to ensure that every young person in the country gets the help they deserve.