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Blue Ridge Eating Disorder Care Center, 213 Blue Ridge Road, Saylorsburg, PA (2026)

03/16/2026

As this spring season reminds us, growth takes time. Learning emotional regulation helps adolescents understand their feelings, develop healthier coping skills, and build resilience on the path to recovery.

Recovery is possible, and emotional skills are an important part of that healing journey.

If you or someone you love needs support, our team is always here to help navigate the healing journey.
📞 Phone: (570) 718-8800
📧 Email: info@blueridgetreatment.com
🌐 www.blueridgetreatment.com

03/13/2026

Recovery looks different for every adolescent.

For some young people, medical stabilization may require additional nutritional support, including NG (nasogastric) tube feeding. When the body has been significantly undernourished, consistent nutrition is essential to restore brain function, support emotional regulation, and allow meaningful engagement in treatment.

At Blue Ridge Eating Disorder Care Center, we are able to support adolescents who require NG tube feeding as long as they are able to consume at least 50% of their nutrition orally. This allows residents to receive the additional nourishment their bodies need while continuing to participate in therapy and the recovery process.

If oral intake falls below 50% for a prolonged period during a resident’s stay, our team may promote harm-reduction by initiating NG support while maintaining their placement at our level of care, helping ensure they continue receiving the medical and therapeutic support they need.

Needing this level of support is not a setback — it is sometimes a necessary and compassionate step toward healing.

📞 Call: 570-718-8800
📧 Email: info@blueridgetreatment.com
🌐 Learn more: www.blueridgetreatment.com

03/11/2026

Today we recognize National Registered Dietitian Day — a day to celebrate the dedicated professionals who are helping change lives through the power of nutrition. 💙

Registered Dietitians play an essential role in health and healing, supporting individuals and families as they rebuild their relationship with food, their bodies, and overall well-being. Across the country and around the world, RDs are making a profound difference every day.

At Blue Ridge, we are especially grateful for our own incredible team — Director of Nutrition Katharine Westfield, MS, RD, LD, CNSC, IEDS and Our Lead Nutrition Educator Gina Hassick, MA, RDN, LDN, CDCES, NCC — whose compassion, expertise, and commitment help guide our residents on their recovery journeys. Through education, support, and care, they help adolescents rediscover nourishment, confidence, and hope.

Today we celebrate all Registered Dietitians who are changing lives — and we are proud to recognize the amazing work happening right here at Blue Ridge.

Thank you for the heart and dedication you bring to this field every day!

03/09/2026

🌿 National Nutrition Month Staff Spotlight: Gina Hassick, Lead Nutrition Educator

This month we’re celebrating the incredible members of our Nutrition Team who help guide healing through compassionate nourishment. Today we’re highlighting Gina Hassick, our Lead Nutrition Educator.

Gina has always been fascinated by the relationship people have with food and their bodies. Early in her career, she realized nutrition goes far beyond meal plans — it’s deeply connected to identity, culture, emotions, and self-worth. Working in eating disorder recovery allows her to help individuals untangle those complicated messages and rebuild a more trusting relationship with food.

For Gina, nourishment in adolescent recovery means helping young people experience food as something supportive rather than stressful or controlling. Recovery isn’t about eating “perfectly” — it’s about letting go of rigid rules and learning to eat with flexibility and trust.

In her role, Gina supports and trains staff so residents receive consistent, compassionate messaging around food and bodies across the entire treatment environment. By helping staff feel confident supporting meals and conversations around nutrition, she helps create a space where adolescents can safely challenge food fears and rebuild trust with their bodies.

Her message to every adolescent:
Your worth is not determined by your body size or what you eat. Your body deserves care, nourishment, and compassion exactly as it is.

Just for fun:
🍝 Favorite comfort meal: Lasagna and ham steak
📚 Recharge ritual: Going for a walk or reading
☕ Drink of choice: An espresso latte in the morning, chai or matcha in the afternoon

Thank you, Gina, for the knowledge, compassion, and support you bring to our team and residents every day. 💚

To learn more about Gina and the rest of our staff at Blue Ridge visit www.blueridgetreatment.com

03/02/2026

March is National Nutrition Month — a time to raise awareness about what true nourishment really means.

In eating disorder recovery, nutrition is not about weight or willpower. It’s about restoring medical stability, supporting brain function, rebuilding trust with the body, and challenging harmful diet culture messages that so many internalize.

At Blue Ridge Eating Disorder Care Center, we’re committed to promoting compassionate nutrition approaches that support both physical and mental well-being.

This month, we’re joining the conversation to advocate for sustainable, whole-person healing. 💚

02/27/2026

Eating disorders rarely begin with a crisis.

They often begin with subtle shifts — changes in mood, food behaviors, routines, or self-talk that are easy to dismiss as “just a phase.”

During Eating Disorder Awareness Week, we’re sharing early warning signs every parent and caregiver should know.

Because early recognition can change the trajectory of recovery.

Swipe through to learn what to look for ➡️
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Share it with someone who may need it.

If something feels off, trust your instincts. Reach out today. 💙

02/25/2026

Join us TODAY for a live, free one-hour webinar:

Reinventing Recovery
Wednesday, Feb 25
1:00 PM EST

Join us TODAY at this link: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/29087566922221?p=jHletnBb72WSX2B8PK

Led by our Executive Director & Founder, Erica Butler, PhD, LMFT, CEDS, IEDS, this webinar will explore Blue Ridge Eating Disorder Care Center’s clinician-led, values-driven approach to adolescent eating disorder treatment.

At Blue Ridge, we believe recovery is not one-size-fits-all. It is grounded in:
• A clearly defined treatment philosophy
• Healing through relationship
• Compassionate structure that supports sustainable change

We’ll discuss how our trauma-informed lens, Family-Based Treatment–Enhanced (FBT-E) model, and multidisciplinary clinical care come together to create a therapeutic, home-like environment where adolescents can truly heal.

This webinar is ideal for referral partners, clinicians, educators, and families who want to better understand what thoughtful, relationship-centered eating disorder care looks like in practice.

Let’s continue reinventing recovery — together.

contact:
Courtney Van Buskirk
cv@blueridgetreatment.com
570-236-6390

02/24/2026

As we continue Eating Disorder Awareness Week, this year’s campaign centers on a powerful message:

Every BODY belongs.

Eating disorders are often misunderstood as illnesses that only affect one “type” of person. The reality is far different.

They affect individuals in larger bodies.
They affect individuals in average-sized bodies.
They affect individuals in smaller bodies.
They affect athletes, high achievers, quiet students, and caregivers.

When we rely on appearance to determine severity, many people go unseen — and untreated.

Research shows that stigma and weight bias can delay diagnosis, increase shame, and make it harder for individuals to seek help. That delay can have real medical and psychological consequences.

“Every BODY belongs” means:
• Every body deserves to be taken seriously.
• Every body deserves medical and therapeutic support.
• Every body deserves dignity in care.

Awareness challenges stereotypes. Compassion changes outcomes.

At Blue Ridge, we are committed to creating a space where every adolescent feels seen, respected, and supported — because belonging is part of healing.💙

02/23/2026

As we kick off Eating Disorder Awareness Week, we’re reminding our community:

Eating disorders are medical illnesses — not just behavioral issues.

They can affect the heart, disrupt hormones, and impact brain function — regardless of body size. For adolescents especially, early intervention is critical.

At Blue Ridge, we treat the whole person and walk alongside families every step of the way.

You don’t have to navigate this alone. Healing begins with reaching out. 💙

02/18/2026

✨Our leadership team at Blue Ridge is getting ready to head to Baltimore this week! ✨

Our Blue Ridge Leadership Team is gearing up and excited to connect, collaborate, and continue learning alongside other professionals in the field.

Erica Butler, PhD, LMFT, CEDS, IEDS – Executive Director & Founder
Katharine Westfield, MS, RD, LD, CNSC, IEDS – Director of Nutrition
Rebecca Loux MSN, PMHNP-BC - Director of Nursing & Psychiatric Care

We’re so proud of this incredible team and the heart, expertise, and dedication they bring to the eating disorder community every single day. 💙

If you’ll be in Baltimore this week, be sure to stop by our booth to say hello! We’d love to connect, catch up, and talk about how we can continue strengthening recovery support for adolescents and families—together.

Safe Travels & See you there!

02/16/2026

This week, we’re breaking the myths and sharing the facts — because awareness leads to early intervention, and early intervention saves lives.

Recovery is possible. Support is available. Healing starts here.

To learn more or speak with our admissions team, visit blueridgetreatment.com or contact us directly:
(570) 718-8800
info@blueridgetreatment.com

02/12/2026

💙 Now Accepting New Clients 💙

At Blue Ridge Eating Disorder Care Center, we know how overwhelming it can feel when a young person is struggling with an eating disorder.

That first call.
That first step.
That moment when a family says, “We need help.”

We’re here for that moment.

Nestled in the serene Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, Blue Ridge provides specialized residential care for adolescent girls and individuals assigned female at birth ages 11–18, in a warm, home-like environment designed for safety, connection, and healing.

✨ What makes us different:
• Family-Based Treatment – Enhanced (FBT-E) model that actively involves caregivers
• A highly individualized, trauma-informed approach
• Multidisciplinary medical, nutritional, and therapeutic support
• A small, intimate setting that fosters belonging and deep clinical oversight

We treat all eating disorders along with their unique psychological and emotional needs.

Recovery is possible — and it begins with compassionate, evidence-based care.
If you are a provider seeking placement or a family looking for support, our admissions team is ready to connect.
📞 570-718-8800
💌 info@blueridgetreatment.com

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