Alsana

Duality 2 

on Google

2 weeks ago

I went to Alsana in May. I will say, the DCS and nursing was so kind and helpful, especially with my physical health issues. I wasn't treated like a problem, and my physical health was taken more seriously there than anywhere else. My pronouns and preferred name were respected as well. However, several things are flawed. Y'all tried convincing a disabled woman in her 50's to take money out of her money to pay off her house to stay there. A girl who I roomed with was physically assaulted by a staff member (unfortunately, it w... read more

Anonymous 

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a month ago

I’m writing this to prevent others from making the same mistake I did by choosing Alsana Birmingham for a short-term residential stay. If I had remained longer, my health would have been seriously endangered. I don’t say that lightly. I flew across the country to Birmingham expecting professional, structured support to help me regain control from my eating disorder. Instead, I left physically worse off and mentally rattled by what I experienced. I am not severely mentally ill, hold an advanced degree, and work in a professio... read more

Sydney Lane 

on Google

7 months ago

I traveled from NC for residential treatment for orthorexia and am honestly very disappointed. I heard great things about Alsana being good with orthorexia so wanted to try it. It was extremely subpar. There is an immense lack of support, it was almost shocking. For people with eating disorders who NEED encouragement and support and processing with meals, that was not done here. I verbalized that with my dietitian & the clinical director and they were able to individualize my treatment as much as they possibly could because ... read more

Lauren Barr 

on Google

10 months ago

I went to Alsana twice in 2019 and 2020. They encouraged my binge eating in the name of HAES and supported my weight gain of over 50 pounds. They told me I would never be able to reach a healthy weight (I have lost all the weight, healthily). They would claim I am eating in a disordered way simply by not letting myself eat whatever I want, but my health is better than it has ever been in my life. I understand some of the strategies they use would be helpful with people with restrictive eating disorders; however, while they w... read more

Lindsey Leggett 

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11 months ago

I attended Alsana for 6 weeks over the course of 2021. I was newly diagnosed EDNOS (though I had been knowingly struggling for years) and would like to note that this was my first time in ED Treatment. I came in with a tremendous amount of education regarding HAES, Medical Bias and Fatphobia and Eating Disorders in general, and I feel this is the only way I survived and made it out of this place. I am fully aware that no treatment center is without flaws, especially those that treat ED's due to the sheer complexity of the il... read more