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Eating Disorder Treatment for Marblehead, MA

Every clinician at Harborside has an extensive background treating eating disorders and the conditions that tend to travel alongside them, from anxiety to mood concerns to trauma. That depth matters, because eating disorders are rarely one thing on their own. It means clients get informed, unhurried care for a complex set of challenges, not a surface-level approach to a hard problem.

Marblehead is a small, historic town with settled families, strong schools, and a level of local wealth that comes with its own kind of pressure and its own expectations around privacy. People here tend to want continuity with one clinician they trust, and a level of discretion that matches how they already handle the rest of their lives. That is the basis for how we work.

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Eating Disorder Treatment for people in Marblehead

Harborside is based in Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, and delivers care to people across the state by video. For a Marblehead resident, that means sessions happen from home, a private office, or anywhere else with a stable internet connection and a laptop, tablet, or smartphone with a camera. No special software purchase is required. You receive a secure link and join at your appointment time.

Initial appointments with a prescriber typically run longer, since there is a full history to review. Follow-up medication management appointments are shorter and are scheduled at an interval that fits the clinical picture, often every four to eight weeks once things are stable. Therapy sessions generally run about 45 to 50 minutes and are scheduled weekly or biweekly depending on what a person needs.

When medication is part of the plan, prescriptions are sent electronically to a pharmacy of your choosing near Marblehead, the same way they would be from an in-person visit. Massachusetts allows for a broad range of psychiatric medications to be prescribed through telehealth, including stimulant medications when clinically appropriate, so options are not narrowed simply because care is delivered by video.

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How telehealth care actually works

This service addresses the range of eating disorders and disordered eating patterns, including restriction, binge eating, purging behaviors, and the anxious or rigid thinking about food, weight, and body image that often accompanies them. We also treat the conditions that commonly co-occur with eating disorders, such as generalized anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive patterns, and a history of trauma. Care is built around the whole person rather than a single symptom, because eating disorders rarely show up in isolation and treatment tends to work better when that reality is acknowledged from the start.

What we treat

The first appointment is a conversation, not a checklist. It covers your history with food, body image, and any physical or medical concerns, along with your broader mental health history, current stressors, and what has or has not helped before. For medication evaluations, this includes a review of any past treatment and current medications. For therapy intakes, it includes talking through goals and how you would like to work together. Either way, you leave with a clearer sense of what a treatment plan could look like and what to expect next.

What the first appointment involves

Medication management and functional psychiatry at Harborside are performed by psychiatric nurse practitioners: Rachel Egan, RN PMHNP-BC, who is also the clinical director, Emily Pardue, RN PMHNP-BC, and Kirstin Ritchie, RN PMHNP-BC. Each is qualified to evaluate, diagnose, and prescribe for mental health conditions, including those that commonly accompany eating disorders. Full bios and credentials for each clinician are available on the team page.

Therapy and eating disorder-focused clinical work are delivered by our licensed therapy team: Hannah Legesse, LICSW, Tori Mahoney, LMHC, Jacquelyn Duford, LCMHC ATR, and Lexie Carchedi, LCSW. Jacquelyn is also a registered art therapist, which offers an additional avenue for clients who find that useful. Across the team, the shared thread is direct clinical experience with eating disorders and the conditions that often accompany them.

Who our clinicians are

Harborside is a private-pay practice and does not bill insurance directly for appointments. Current fees for an initial appointment and for follow-up appointments are listed on the pricing page. If you have questions about cost, you can ask them before anything is booked.

What it costs

Starting care usually begins with a short call or an online form to figure out whether medication management, therapy, or both make sense for your situation. From there, you are matched with a clinician and scheduled for a first appointment. If you are looking for eating disorder treatment for someone in Marblehead, whether that is yourself, a family member, or an adult child home from college, the process is the same: a conversation first, then a plan built around what you actually need. You can also learn more through our eating disorder treatment service page, our Massachusetts telehealth hub, or our North Shore region page, and see related concerns on our anxiety treatment page.

Getting started

If you are in immediate danger, call 911. For mental health crisis support, call or text 988. Harborside does not provide emergency or after-hours care.

This page is educational and is not medical advice. It does not create a provider-patient relationship. For guidance on eating disorders from a national clearinghouse, see the National Institute of Mental Health [CITATION: NIMH eating disorders overview page, for general public health information on symptoms and treatment approaches].

Reviewed by Rachel Egan, RN PMHNP-BC, Clinical Director. Last reviewed: {LAST_REVIEWED}.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does Harborside treat eating disorders that haven't been formally diagnosed?

Yes. Many clients start therapy for a difficult relationship with food or body image before, or without, a formal diagnosis.

Yes, when a client is already working with one. Coordination is discussed during intake and ongoing treatment.

No. Eating disorder therapy at Harborside is talk therapy. Medical monitoring, lab work, and meal planning are handled by outside providers and coordinated with as needed.

Clients who want medication management can be connected with one of Harborside’s psychiatric nurse practitioners.

No. Outpatient therapy isn’t appropriate for every situation. If a higher level of care is needed, your therapist will discuss that directly rather than continuing with weekly sessions alone.

Currently, eating disorder treatment at Harborside is available to clients located in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

If you need help right now

If you are in immediate danger, call 911. For mental health crisis support, call or text 988. Harborside Psychiatrics does not provide emergency or after-hours care.

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