Align Treatment Center

Align Treatment Center is a residential eating disorder treatment provider in Escondido, California, serving adolescents ages 10–17 and their families. Its structured, supportive program offers 24-hour care with family-based treatment, group support, and individual skill-building. The center’s approach combines evidence-based family treatment with methods such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). Treatment is designed to help young people build motivation for recovery and develop effective coping strategies, while educating, supporting, and empowering parents and caregivers.

Align treats adolescents with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, binge eating disorder, and other specified feeding or eating disorders, including certain subclinical and atypical presentations. The center also emphasizes support for the wider family, including siblings, as part of the recovery journey. In addition to treatment, Align shares information and resources for families and professionals, answers common questions, and provides program updates and community news. Its website also directs visitors to trusted external organizations focused on eating disorder support and DBT education.