Willa Wellness Center, located in beautiful Petaluma, California, in the heart of the San Francisco North Bay, provides compassionate, comprehensive treatment for women with eating disorders - addressing the psychological, nutritional, and medical aspects of care, creating an encouraging, hopeful, and informed recovery experience.
Treating adults and teens ages 16 and over, we intentionally keep our group size small in order to ensure the most intensive support possible, addressing all eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia, binge-eating, ARFID & OSFED) from a non-diet, evidence based and trauma-informed approach.
Levels of Care
Day Treatment
(Partial Hospitalization Program - PHP)
Comprehensive individual treatment and group therapy 5 days per week, Monday-Friday from 8:30am - 3:30pm. A Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP), or day treatment, is an intensive and highly structured program during the day that allows clients to return home in the evening. PHP at Willa Wellness Center offers a truly therapeutic environment where clients are able to learn and practice coping skills & recovery strategies during program hours, and then at home in the evening.
Each day consists of skills-based and process groups, as well as somatic & mind-body therapy groups in between supported meal times. All meals and snacks are provided - there is no need for clients to bring their own food.
Clients are seen weekly by their Primary Therapist, Registered Dietitian, Psychiatrist, Program Physician and Registered Nurse, providing substantial one-on-one support every week.
Meal support is an integral part of treatment, for both nutritional restoration and supporting reduction in eating disorder behaviors. We provide 2 meals and 1 snack each day, followed by extensive evening and weekend meal planning.
Intensive Outpatient Program
(IOP)
Designed to be a continuation of care after completion of PHP, our IOP consists of 4 hours of treatment 3-5 days per week, Monday-Friday.
Clients have the opportunity to choose our morning IOP from 8:30am-12:30pm, or afternoon IOP from 11:30am-3:30pm.
Clients are supported through 1-2 meals & 1 snack daily and will participate in the same individualized and comprehensive programming as PHP clients.
Clients will continue to see their Primary Therapist, Registered Dietitian and Registered Nurse weekly, as well as receive ongoing psychiatric care and medical oversight, enhancing continued success in recovery.
Medical Monitoring
On-staff physician and nursing team to help ensure our client's physical wellbeing, monitoring clients 3 times per week.
Psychiatric Care
Psychiatric assessment and ongoing care weekly including medication management for all clients as needed.
Individual Therapy
Clients meet with their individual therapist up to twice per week, depending on their level of care and unique needs.
Nutritional Counseling
Our dietitians work closely with each client to create an individualized meal plan while meeting weekly for one-on-one sessions.
Group Therapy
Several group therapies offered weekly, including a daily Process Group, Mind Body Medicine, DBT, Body Image, Nutrition Education, Art Therapy, Family Systems, Body Positive Yoga, and Meal Planning.
Continuing Care Planning
After treatment is completed, clients are assisted through every step of the continuing care process, to further their recovery journey.
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"My time at Willa truly changed & saved my life. I knew I was in a safe space to share what I was going through and work through what came up for me. The space is so beautiful and comfortable which made the time spent there a bit easier, as well. The Willa team advocated and cared for me as a whole individual. They were not only focused on what brought me through the door. I cannot thank the team at Willa enough for what their program has given me: more life & more freedom."
- Willa Wellness Client
A Day at Willa Wellness Center
8:30am Arrive, breakfast preparation
8:45am Breakfast
9:15am Check-In Group
10:15am Process Group
12:00pm Lunch
12:30pm Body Image
1:30pm DBT
2:30pm Snack
2:45pm Reflections & Evening Commitments
3:15pm End of Day
Each day at Willa Wellness Center offers something different, allowing women to experience all kinds of approaches and modalities of treatment. Other groups offered throughout the week include Mind-Body Medicine, Nutrition Education, Body Positive Yoga, Food for Mood, Compassion for Self, Art Therapy, Mindfulness and Meditation, as well as CBT and ACT.