About Us

Carolina House has been providing personalized treatment for eating disorders and co-occurring mental health concerns since 2006. In 2024, we began offering residential mental health treatment that is tailored specifically for individuals who are struggling primarily with non-eating disorder-related mental health concerns. 

Offering residential and outpatient options, we believe that there is an appropriate level of care for anyone who is looking to live a happier and healthier life. Through a multidisciplinary approach that includes a variety of evidence-based treatment methods, our team of experts helps our clients come to understand the root causes of the challenges they’re facing and find ways to manage their symptoms so that they can be successful in their healing process.  

Prior to admission, each client is given an assessment by one of our team members so that we can best understand their current needs, their history of eating disorder behaviors or mental health disorder symptoms, and their treatment goals. We then use this information to create a customized treatment plan that gives them the best chance of finding lasting recovery. 

At both the residential and outpatient treatment levels, we provide a complete culinary program with full kitchen access. Clients have the unique opportunity to plan their meals, go grocery shopping, prep their meals, and enjoy a family-style eating environment, which can help restore a positive relationship with food. This can also help improve a client’s sense of self-worth as they learn to take ownership of daily responsibilities. Struggling with mental health concerns often causes people to have low self-esteem because they have trouble doing regular day-to-day tasks. By having a chance to improve this mindset and feel a sense of responsibility, they may see an increase in their feelings of self-worth. 

When people are struggling with symptoms of mental health disorders, they need to have access to comprehensive care that meets them where they are on their healing journey. At Carolina House, we provide programming that is specially designed to help clients who are suffering from mental health disorders like bipolar disorder, anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or other trauma-related concerns. 

This program is separate from our eating disorder residential programming so that clients can receive care that is tailored to meet their exact needs. This also allows clients in our eating disorder program to be able to focus on their individual therapeutic process.  

In the mental health residential program, clients can receive medication management services at least once a week, individual and family therapy once a week, and basic medical care when needed. Clients participate in six groups each day, and they can also engage in experiential therapies like art therapy and yoga. 

The mental health residential program at Carolina House is available for adults age 18 and older. 

Carolina House offers two residential treatment programs as well as two outpatient options — a partial hospitalization program (PHP) and an intensive outpatient program (IOP). 

We have two locations, and each location is used for separate programming. Our main location houses The Homestead and The Cottage, two residences that sit on a 10-acre campus and are surrounded by trees, offering clients a serene setting where they can connect with nature in various ways.  

The main campus features a functioning kitchen garden and a treehouse that is used for yoga and experiential and somatic therapies. 

In 2017, we opened a second residential home, The Estate, just a mile down the road. This six-bed house serves adults age 18 and older of all genders. Clients who stay at this brick manor-style house also have access to a gazebo and koi pond during their free time, as well as use of the treehouse and garden at The Homestead. 

Clients in our PHP and IOP receive treatment on our campus as well, with programming taking place in various buildings throughout the grounds. 

Our goal during treatment is to provide a beautiful, safe, and nurturing environment, with highly trained and supportive staff members who use a structured approach to guide our clients toward lasting recovery. 

We treat each client as the individual they are and value their complete life, including family, community, culture, value systems, and spiritual traditions. The relationships we form with our clients are founded on dignity and respect, with an understanding and appreciation for the role eating disorders and other mental health disorders have played in their lives. 

We use dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) as the basis of our treatment, which helps people live in the moment, develop healthier ways to cope with stress, and regulate their emotions. DBT has also proved to help people who are exhibiting self-destructive behaviors. 

All our programs are designed to be collaborative and client-driven, which promotes self-responsibility and self-awareness that we believe will stay with our clients long after they leave treatment at Carolina House. 

When you receive care at Carolina House, you’ll find that you’re in an environment where you can step away from the stressors and distractions of everyday life and focus solely on your health. 

Clients who stay at one of our residential properties will find a serene setting that allows them to connect with nature — whether by working in the garden and reading on the screened porch at The Homestead or enjoying the secluded woods of The Estate. 

You can also discover the power of community as you interact with others at Carolina House. Group and experiential therapies give you the opportunity to discover that you’re not the only person who has struggled with an eating disorder or other mental health concern, and you’ll be able to share support and build relationships that can last well into the future. 

This content was written on behalf of and reviewed by the clinical staff at Carolina House.