Your child is struggling. And no matter what you do, it doesn’t seem to help.
Maybe you just got the diagnosis. Maybe you’ve known something was wrong for months and you’re worn out from watching it get worse. Maybe you’ve already tried treatment that didn’t work and you’re not sure where to turn next.
Wherever you are in this, you’re in the right place.
We work with families every day who are living through exactly what you’re living through. The fear. The guilt. The feeling that every meal has become a battle. The wondering whether something you did or didn’t do caused this.
You didn’t cause this. And you don’t have to fix it alone.
Research is clear on this: teens recover better when their family is involved.
That doesn’t mean you need to have all the answers. It doesn’t mean you need to become a therapist. It means your relationship with your child is one of the most powerful recovery tools available. We help you use it.
There are several ways families get involved in treatment:
We assess what your family needs and build from there.
Can you remember the last meal that didn’t feel like a negotiation?
We can get you back there. Not as a fantasy. As a real goal with a real plan behind it.
Families we work with reach a place where meals are just meals again. Where the eating disorder isn’t the loudest thing in the room. Where you can sit across from your child and see them, not their illness.
That’s what we’re working toward. Every session, every week.
We know it’s possible to not only imagine this possibility, but we have seen families reach this place. The place where worry doesn’t accompany every meal and snack that your child consumes. By initiating treatment and finding a team of professionals that your family can trust, you can begin building treatment goals that move you and your child away from imagining and toward this reality.
An eating disorder diagnosis doesn’t pause everything else. You still have work, other kids, a marriage, obligations that don’t disappear because your child is struggling.
We know that. We’ve sat across from enough parents to understand that the appointment schedule, the meal support, the emotional weight of it all, can start to feel like a second job. One you never applied for.
We build treatment plans around your family’s actual life, not an ideal version of it. That means realistic goals, realistic timelines, and a team that stays flexible as things shift.
Recovery takes time. But life keeps moving. We help your family do both, without one swallowing the other.
Our goal is simple. Help your child recover and help your family get back to living.
We want meals without conflict. We want your child’s spark to come back. We want you connected to them again without the eating disorder in the way.
We figure out how to get there together.
You didn’t cause this.
Eating disorders develop from a complex mix of biology, environment, and factors that have nothing to do with your parenting. We know that’s hard to believe when you’re in the middle of it.
Part of our work together is helping you set that weight down so you can show up fully for your child.
Initiating treatment
During treatment
Your child’s therapist sees them once a week. You see them every day.
That matters more than you know. Research shows that parents, because of their established emotional bond with their child, have a greater impact on their child’s emotional state than any treatment provider can. You are not a bystander in this process. You are part of the treatment.
We give you specific tools to support your child at home, at meals, and in the hard moments that happen between sessions.
This articles is a good starting point:
We are currently developing a parent support group for families navigating a child’s eating disorder. Check back for updates.
You’ve been managing this largely on your own. We’re here to change that.
Hilltop specializes in exactly this. Teenagers with eating disorders. Families who are scared and tired and ready for something to actually work. Our clinicians hold the Certified Eating Disorders Specialist-Consultant credential, one of the highest levels of specialized training available in the field and held by a small number of practitioners nationwide. You are not getting a generalist. You are getting a team that treats eating disorders every single day.
The first conversation is free. No commitment. No pressure. Just 30 minutes to understand what your family is going through and tell you honestly whether we’re the right fit.
You’ve waited long enough. Reach out today
