The best eating disorder therapists in Denver for outpatient care are practices that name the conditions they treat, use structured approaches such as CBT, DBT or Family-Based Treatment, and are clear about who they see and what care costs. On those tests, we rank Mountainside Behavioral Health first, followed by NourishED Colorado, Jenny Wegner Therapy, CBT Denver, Denver Mental Health Collective, Gorog Health and Mountain Vista Psychology.
This ranking covers outpatient therapy only: weekly or near-weekly sessions for someone who is medically stable. Eating disorders can become medically dangerous, and some people need a hospital unit, residential program or day program instead. Those programs are a different level of care, so we do not rank them here; they are listed separately in the section below titled "When outpatient therapy isn't enough."
Mountainside publishes this guide, which is why it appears first. Every other practice was checked on its own website in September 2026, and we repeat only what those sites say. If you or someone you love has fainted, has chest pain, or is thinking about suicide, call 911 or call or text 988 now.
How we ranked these practices
- Offers outpatient therapy for eating disorders and names the specific conditions it treats on its website
- Names evidence-based approaches it uses for eating disorders, such as CBT, CBT-E, DBT or Family-Based Treatment
- States that it sees adolescents as well as adults
- Publishes fees or a clear insurance policy on its website
- Offers telehealth for Colorado clients
- Names its clinicians and their credentials on the website
We ranked on these criteria alone, using what each practice publishes. We did not use reviews, star ratings or outcome claims, and no practice paid to be included. Details change, so confirm fees, availability and insurance directly with any provider.
1. Mountainside Behavioral Health
Mountainside publishes condition pages for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder and ARFID, plus the closely related body dysmorphic disorder. Each describes how the practice uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy: CBT to challenge rigid food rules and distorted beliefs about weight and shape and to support more regular eating, and DBT skills (emotion regulation, distress tolerance, mindfulness and interpersonal effectiveness) for people who use restricting, bingeing or purging to cope with intense emotion. For ARFID, the practice describes gradual, structured exposure to new or feared foods.
Mountainside is a therapy practice. Its eating disorder pages note that treatment is often multidisciplinary and may include medical monitoring and nutritional support; they do not say Mountainside provides those services itself, so plan to have a physician and, where needed, a dietitian alongside therapy. The practice sees clients from age 11 depending on the therapist, and offers a Teen Multi-Family DBT Skills Group that parents attend with their teen.
- Condition pages for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, ARFID and body dysmorphic disorder
- Approaches: CBT and DBT
- Ages: from 11 depending on the therapist; adults, couples and families
- Individual sessions: 45 minutes, $175–$200; out-of-network with superbills
- Telehealth throughout Colorado; free consultation
2. NourishED Colorado
NourishED Colorado describes itself as a team of therapists and eating disorder dietitians working with chronic dieting, disordered eating and eating disorders. Its therapy page lists CBT, DBT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, family support and EMDR, and its homepage describes Family-Based Treatment for a child or teen's eating disorder, with parents playing an active role.
The practice sees clients in its Denver office and by telehealth. Its therapy page lists several insurance plans it is in network with and says out-of-network clients receive superbills. Individual clinician names were not shown on the pages we checked.
- Therapy plus nutrition counseling with eating disorder dietitians
- Lists CBT, DBT, ACT, EMDR and Family-Based Treatment for teens
- Lists in-network plans on its website; superbills for out-of-network
- 899 Logan Street, Suite 310, Denver
3. Jenny Wegner Therapy
Jenny Wegner is a licensed marriage and family therapist whose website describes more than 15 years of experience treating eating disorders, including early work at Children's Hospital and Eating Recovery Center. She lists anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, disordered eating and body dysmorphia among the concerns she treats, for children, teens and adults.
Her site names DBT, ACT, Family-Based Treatment, CBT and intuitive eating as approaches, and online therapy is available for Colorado residents. We did not find her own session fee or insurance policy on the page we checked.
- Licensed marriage and family therapist; 15+ years in eating disorder treatment
- Children, teens and adults
- Lists DBT, ACT, FBT and CBT
- 3600 S Yosemite St, Suite 1050, Denver
4. CBT Denver
CBT Denver's eating disorder page focuses on binge eating disorder, bulimia nervosa and related body image concerns, and names Enhanced CBT (CBT-E), a structured form of CBT designed for eating disorders.
Its site is explicit about scope: it says it is not equipped to support people who are not medically stable or who need residential or partial hospitalization care, and that it offers outpatient, evidence-based care. CBT Denver publishes detailed fees, is out-of-network for all insurers, and offers teletherapy.
- Lists binge eating disorder, bulimia nervosa and body image concerns
- Names CBT-E
- Published fees: licensed providers $210–$260 per 50-minute session; lower-cost tier $50–$85
- 1400 South Colorado Blvd, Suite 340, Denver
5. Denver Mental Health Collective
Denver Mental Health Collective's eating disorder page describes work with restriction, bingeing, purging, compulsive exercise and rigid food rules, as well as body image distress, shame, perfectionism and fear of body change. It serves adolescents and adults.
The page lists CBT-informed support, DBT skills, ACT, mindfulness, trauma-informed care and body image work, and names the therapists who provide this care with their license types. The practice has offices in Denver and Parker and accepts new clients by telehealth.
- Adolescents and adults
- Lists CBT-informed care, DBT skills, ACT and body image work
- Offices: 2121 South Oneida St, Suite 600, Denver; 19590 Mainstreet, Suite 202, Parker
- Telehealth available
6. Gorog Health
Gorog Health lists a broad range of eating concerns on its website: anorexia nervosa, bulimia, binge eating disorder, orthorexia, diabulimia, ARFID and unspecified eating disorder. Its approach combines ACT mindfulness skills and CBT with biofeedback and yoga practices.
The practice is led by Dr. Lauren Gorog, a licensed clinical health psychologist who founded it, and offers online therapy. We did not find fees or ages served for eating disorder care on the page we checked.
- Lists anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, orthorexia, diabulimia and ARFID
- CBT and ACT with biofeedback and yoga
- Founder: Dr. Lauren Gorog, licensed clinical health psychologist
- 90 Madison Street, Suite 203A, Denver
7. Mountain Vista Psychology
Mountain Vista Psychology offers eating disorder counseling for both children and adults through Danielle Wahl, M.A., whose bio describes experience in intensive inpatient and outpatient settings.
The practice has four south and southeast metro offices and lists telehealth as an option. Its eating disorder page links to a separate rates and insurance page, which we did not verify, and does not name specific diagnoses or approaches.
- Children and adults
- Offices in Englewood, Greenwood Village, Littleton and Denver
- Telehealth available
How we chose
We looked for Denver-metro practices that advertise outpatient therapy for eating disorders and then read each one's own website. A practice stayed on the list only if its site confirmed eating disorder care and gave enough detail to judge it against the six criteria above. The order reflects how many criteria each practice met on the pages we checked. We did not use star ratings, review counts or claims about results.
None of these practices, including Mountainside, replaces medical care, and a missing detail on a website is a question to ask, not a mark against the practice.
When outpatient therapy isn't enough
Outpatient therapy is designed for people who are medically stable. Eating disorders can affect the heart, electrolytes and other organs, sometimes before a person looks unwell, and a normal weight does not rule out danger. If there is any doubt, the first step is a medical evaluation by a physician, not a therapy intake.
Call 911 or go to an emergency department for fainting or collapse, chest pain, a racing, pounding or very slow heartbeat, confusion, vomiting blood, or thoughts of suicide with a plan or intent. For urgent emotional support, call or text 988 to reach the 988 Colorado Mental Health Line.
Contact a physician promptly, and ask whether a higher level of care is needed, if you notice any of the following. This is not a complete list, and only a clinician who examines the person can judge risk:
- Rapid or ongoing weight loss, or a child or teen falling off their growth curve
- Dizziness, lightheadedness on standing, or feeling cold all the time
- Frequent vomiting or laxative or diuretic use
- Refusing fluids, or eating so little that daily life is breaking down
- Outpatient therapy is under way but symptoms keep getting worse
Higher levels of care in the Denver area
These programs provide more intensive, medically supported treatment than an outpatient therapist can. They are a different level of care from the practices ranked above, so we list them for information only and do not rank them against each other or against Mountainside. Each description comes from the program's own website.
ACUTE Center for Eating Disorders & Severe Malnutrition at Denver Health provides inpatient medical stabilization, including medically supervised refeeding, for patients of all genders ages 15 and older. It is located at 777 Bannock Street in Denver; its site invites callers to phone 877-228-8348 for a free assessment or to discuss emergency admission.
Eating Recovery Center (ERC) operates Denver locations and describes inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient levels of care for adults, adolescents and children.
EDCare Denver, at 4100 East Mississippi Avenue, serves people ages 13 and older. It lists residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient and virtual intensive outpatient programs for adults, and partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs for adolescents.
Children's Hospital Colorado's Eating Disorders Program in Aurora serves children, teens and their families. Its outpatient clinic emphasizes Family-Based Treatment with weekly monitoring of each child's physical health, and the program also assesses for its day treatment program.
What to ask an outpatient eating disorder therapist
These questions help you compare practices on a consultation call:
- Which eating disorders do you treat most often, and which approach would you use for this one?
- Who handles medical monitoring and nutrition, and how do you coordinate with them?
- For a teen: how are parents involved, and do you use Family-Based Treatment?
- What would lead you to recommend a higher level of care, and how would you help us find it?
- What does a session cost, and do you bill insurance or provide superbills?
Supporting a teen through eating disorder treatment
Families carry much of the load when a teenager has an eating disorder, and parent involvement is built into many adolescent approaches. Our guides to the best ways to support a teen in therapy and the best family therapy practices in Denver are good next reads.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between outpatient therapy and a higher level of care for eating disorders?
Outpatient therapy means regular sessions while you live at home and stay medically stable. Higher levels of care, such as intensive outpatient, partial hospitalization, residential and inpatient programs, add more hours of treatment and medical and nutrition support each week.
Does Mountainside provide dietitian or medical care for eating disorders?
Mountainside's pages describe therapy using CBT and DBT. They note that eating disorder treatment often includes medical monitoring and nutritional support but do not say Mountainside provides those services, so plan to involve a physician and dietitian separately.
Which Denver practices treat ARFID?
Among the practices listed here, Mountainside and Gorog Health name ARFID on their websites. ARFID in children often needs pediatric medical input too, so ask about coordination.
What should I do if someone with an eating disorder faints or has chest pain?
Call 911. Fainting, chest pain and an irregular or very slow heartbeat can be signs of a medical emergency and need immediate evaluation.
Where can I get crisis support in Colorado?
Call or text 988 to reach the 988 Colorado Mental Health Line, in English or Spanish. Call 911 if anyone is in immediate danger. More options are on Mountainside's Denver mental health resources page.
Related reading
- Anorexia Nervosa (AN)
- Bulimia Nervosa Treatment in Denver
- Binge Eating Disorder
- Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) Treatment in Denver
- Best Family Therapy Practices in Denver (2026)
Talk to someone
Mountainside Behavioral Health offers DBT and CBT for adolescents, adults, couples and families in Greenwood Village and by telehealth across Colorado. Consultations are free, and we will tell you if another provider is a better fit. Call (720) 762-4619 or request a consultation.
If you are in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the 988 Colorado Mental Health Line (free, confidential, 24/7). If you are in immediate danger, call 911.
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- NourishED Colorado — therapy services
- NourishED Colorado — homepage (Family-Based Treatment)
- Jenny Wegner Therapy — homepage
- CBT Denver — eating disorder treatment
- CBT Denver — fees and insurance
- Denver Mental Health Collective — eating disorder therapy
- Gorog Health — eating disorder treatment
- Mountain Vista Psychology — eating disorder counseling
- Denver Health — ACUTE Center for Eating Disorders & Severe Malnutrition
- Eating Recovery Center — Denver
- EDCare — Denver location
- Children's Hospital Colorado — Eating Disorders Outpatient Clinic
- 988 Colorado Mental Health Line