Windsor Essex Intensive Outpatient Program

Launched May 2022  in partnership with the Bulimia Anorexia Nervosa Association (BANA), the Windsor Essex Community Health Centre, Teen Health site (weCHC THC) and Windsor Regional Hospital  (WRH) – the Windsor-Essex Intensive Outpatient Program (WEIOP) for Eating Disorders is a first of its kind for this region and is funded through Ontario Health.Facilitated by a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency team; the WEIOP will offer a variety of groups and individual sessions, along with  supervised meal support. 

This program is for individuals aged 16 years and older with complex eating  disorders who have not successfully responded to less intensive program; or for individuals “stepping down” from more intensive treatments.This service has been developed to address the needs of individuals who require treatment for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and other specified feeding or eating disorders.

Time commitment: 12-18 hours per week for 8 weeks of group, meal support and individual therapy.  Followed by 1-2 hours per week for 12 or more additional weeks of individual therapy. Group program schedule is provided below.

Brief Summary: WEIOP offers a variety of groups and individual sessions, along with supervised meal support to assist you in your journey towards achieving normalized eating. This is done by addressing both nutritional and psychosocial problems. We provide services to individuals who are 16 years of age or older, who meet criteria.

Program Goals:

  • Normalize eating
  • Restore weight to healthy range when necessary
  • Eliminate eating disorder symptoms, such as: binging, purging, driven exercise, etc.
  • Identify factors that maintain the eating disorder
  • Understand challenges, and learn strategies to maintain wellness
  • Develop insights, goals, and strategies to achieve recovery

In partnership with Windsor Essex Community Health Centre – Teen Health, BANA provides a centralized intake service to residents of Windsor-Essex. Intake services are provided free of charge to all ages. By streamlining inquiries and access to treatment, this allows our team to provide continuity in care.