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Trusted outpatient eating disorder and anxiety treatment for all ages and genders in Richmond and across Virginia

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Evidence Based Treatment, Powerful Outcomes

At CEDAR, we stand apart. Our care is outpatient by design, delivered where life happens, not in a facility bubble. Research shows recovery is strongest when treatment supports home, school, work, and community life. Our approach leads to lasting healing and lower relapse rates.

Anxiety

Reclaim your peace and conquer worry with expert guidance.

Anorexia

Break free from the grip of anorexia and rediscover your body’s natural beauty.

ARFID

Overcome underlying fears and build a healthy relationship with food.

Binge Eating Disorder

Free yourself from uncontrollable eating and gain control over your compulsions.

Other Specified Eating Disorder

Stop emotional eating and establish healthy dietary habits.

Home Is the Gold Standard in Recovery

We believe eating disorder recovery belongs in real life—at home and connected to the people and experiences that matter. We’ve created an outpatient eating disorder practice unlike any other in our region, combining expert therapy and nutrition care with evidence-based treatments including Family-Based Treatment (FBT) and CBT-E to help children, teens, college students, and adults fully recover at home. We collaborate with some of the region’s leading physicians and hospitals to keep care connected and coordinated, even when eating disorders are complex.

Family-Based Treatment (FBT) for Children and Teens

Enhanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT-E) for adults

Gut Health and Microbiome-Informed Treatment

Nutritional Counseling with CEDS

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Who We are

Eating Disorder Expertise

Around our community, we’re known simply as “the Julies.” We’re a Certified Family-Based Treatment (FBT) therapist and a CEDS-C registered dietitian who have worked side by side since 2016, building deep expertise in evidence-based eating disorder treatment and continuing to evolve alongside the research. Together, we offer highly specialized outpatient eating disorder treatment in Virginia that is personal, connected, and grounded in real life.

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Testimonials

Client’s We’ve Helped

"Our son has battled with gagging, coughing and throwing up after meals since he was in second grade. His sophomore year he began playing football for the first time. Excitingly this led to him being offered scholarships to play in college. Our family is grateful that we found Richmond Center for Eating Disorders. Most importantly, they correctly diagnosed our son and were the experts he truly needed."
- A Mother's Voice
"Our daughter is now fully recovered. We feel a relief and gratitude that can hardly be described. FBT works. We were fortunate to find the Richmond Center for Eating Disorders and their unique FBT program. Not only will you get your loved one back, your family will emerge stronger and more united than before."
- A Father's Voice
"My daughter is the happiest she has been in years. I had heard of other families who stressed the importance of getting to that higher weight, that true "recovery weight" where the ED sufferer's psychological challenges dissipate. Now we were actually seeing living proof of its benefits. I cannot express enough gratitude to the Julies for helping us get here."
- A Mother's Voice
"I would recommend Julie Knopp from Richmond Center for Eating Disorders. She is an excellent listener who authentically cares about her clients' recovery, growth, and health."
- A CEDAR Client
"I am so excited to have Richmond Center for Eating Disorders doing this much needed work in our community. The team is very dedicated, knowledgeable, and skilled in treating eating disorders and providing wholistic support to their clients. In a family system, healing one person takes the efforts of the entire system and this team understands that. Richmond Center for Eating Disorders is a part of my referral base, and I are confident people will get the very best treatment there."
- A CEDAR Client
"So excited to see the work of this wonderful team growing in the Richmond community. The staff and providers at the Richmond Center for Eating Disorders are experts in their field. I deeply appreciate their skills, expertise and compassion. The level dedication to supporting patients and their families is incredible."
- A CEDAR Client
"As a therapist specializing in eating disorders, I am thrilled to have the Richmond Center for Eating Disorders in our community. I have worked with both Julie Guild and Julie Knopp for a number of years and am always impressed with their care, compassion, and treatment expertise."
- A Local Therapist
"When I started work with Julie Guild at CEDAR, I was ambivalent and in denial... I did not believe that I was "sick enough" to warrant treatment, and I couldn't even conceive of what a full recovery from anorexia might be like. Through the patience, persistence, and encouragement of Julie and her team, I am now weight restored, feeling the healthiest and most clear-minded that I have in my life. I am grateful for the support and structure provided to me at CEDAR, and for the vibrant life I get to lead as someone fully recovered from an eating disorder! It is possible, and it is so worth it."
A-dult Female Full Recovery from Anorexia

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