BALANCE Eating Disorder Treatment Center

Specialties

BALANCE eating disorder treatment center specializes in the treatment of a wide spectrum of concerns related to eating & body image including anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, and also provides nutritional counseling and guidance. BALANCE serves adolescent and adult men and women. We are centrally located in New York City in a beautiful loft space that provides a calming, intimate and zen-​like setting. Our treatment services include an adolescent after-​school outpatient program, an adult day treatment program, an evening intensive outpatient program, Saturday program, meal support program, men’s group, nutritional consultation, family therapy, multi-​family group, individual and group therapy.

We have a multidisciplinary staff and we integrate the three main therapeutic modalities including behavioral, psychodynamic /​relational, and creative therapies, along with our nutritional services. BALANCE hosts seminars and academic discussions on the latest treatment approaches with professionals from the medical and therapeutic fields. BALANCE is actively involved with NEDA, iaedp and CSAB in the New York community.

History

Established in 2009.

BALANCE was founded by Melainie Rogers, MS, RD who currently serves as Executive Director. Prior to her work at BALANCE, Melainie established a private nutrition practice in 2002 entitled melainie rogers nutrition, llc. Seeing a critical need for more eating disorder services in New York City, Melainie expanded her nutritional counseling business and founded BALANCE eating disorder treatment center™ in 2009. BALANCE initially offered an evening outpatient program for adults. Over the years BALANCE has expanded its services to include a comprehensive day treatment program, an adolescent program, a weekend program, and other services including a men’s group. In 2014 BALANCE moved its offices from the Flatiron district to a spacious new loft space in the NOMAD/​Chelsea section of New York.

Meet the Business Owner

Melainie R.

Business Owner

BALANCE in body, mind and spirit

When I think about what recovery means, I think of these three essential aspects of self. When I created BALANCE treatment center, I did so with the desire and vision to create a truly unique center, where our clients feel gently and authentically supported while together we do the hard work of recovery. Having gone through recovery myself, I know how hard that is. But also that it is possible. We are proud to have helped many clients achieve true recovery and find BALANCE in their lives.

I am a registered dietitian and received a BS degree in Biochemistry from Melbourne University, a Graduate Diploma in Sports Nutrition from Deakin University, Australia and an MS Degree in Clinical Nutrition from New York University. I am often invited to speak on academic panels and at conferences related to eating disorders. I have also been featured in various magazines, publications and television.