Center for Discovery – Montverde

I've been in recovery for 5 months and 9 days now and i can't even begin to express my gratitude towards Center for Discovery and my overall treatment from all staff, therapists, dietitians, etc. Everyone i've met in the past 5 months has genuinely changed my life. Going to Center for Discovery in Monteverde was the best decision my mom and I have ever made, they saved my life. I'll keep it real, these bad reviews did scare me too, but I couldn't stress enough that the people who wrote them are probably struggling themselves and can't bring themselves to see the good in this place. Obviously, recovery is hard and it takes time to accept that. Yes, sometimes it can be hard and you'll have to do things that you never thought you'd do like be in a house with 7 other strangers who are also struggling but in the end it really is worth it. I mean this in the most genuine way, this place has changed the way I see things and I couldn't be more thankful. I'm happy waking up every morning in my body and i've learned to appreciate it and overcome things I never thought i'd overcome. I love my treatment team and everyone i've met along the way.

The location is beautiful and offers a quiet and comfortable space. They offer a collaborative team to support the individuals with their recovery process. The staff works to hold a calm and supportive space while also holding boundaries and ensuring that the individuals are safe and working towards their recovery goals.

i wish i could give no stars at all, from what my friends tell me you arent allowed to stand (literally, they force you to sit wont let you stand) this place is hell. they arent allowed outside, my friend just went outside for half and hour for the first time in weeks and only was allowed for 29 minutes. they take away all the fun activities, force feed you, and not one person knows what theyre doing. i recognized when i was reading the reviews they only replied to the nice ones saying “thank you for being genuine” believe me this is the most genuine review ive ever written.. THIS PLACE IS HORRIBLE!! they have to wake up at 5:30 AM EVERYDAY!! the time when you wake up has NOTHING with an eating disorder. i understand im probably missing some other horrible unhumane things they do but these were just off the top of my head. ive never been good at writing these things so im sorry if something doesn’t make sense but PLEASE take this review into consideration when reading.. DO NOT SEND ANYONE HERE!! THIS PLACE IS HELL ON EARTH!!

They weren’t able to fix me, so they kicked me out. But The support around me from the other kids were phenomenal. I’m still friends with them to this day and it’s been over a year. The staff do not know what they are doing besides one specifically I loved, TRISTIAN WAS THE BEST. She always supported me. I went to her for anything because I knew I felt more comfortable with her. The dining table was very awkward considering how close we all were together. I also look considering for your future patients that may be talk to them after we eat or do what we Gotta do to tell them if they were doing something wrong or anything because pointing them out during in front of everybody does not help. Also there’s a lot of competition for who didn’t eat the longest, in a lot of calorie talk especially. They literally talked about everything in a circle all the time, I don’t know how they didn’t realize. I think this place could be very great if they picked better staff and we’re a little more experienced and ways of supporting and helping us. I would also recommend not putting people on bedrest constantly, I think it just makes us more depressed lol. I also watch the nurse try to pour apple juice down a girl‘s throat because she didn’t want to drink it.

The staff was very professional, compassionate and supportive.