Adjunct Therapy

We offer equine therapy, art therapy, music therapy, and cooking classes as adjunct therapies for adolescents and adults at The Walker Wellness Clinic.

Why We Provide Comprehensive Adjunct Therapy

We understand the emotional intensity and investment of time required on the patient’s behalf to be enrolled in one of our standard outpatient, intensive outpatient, and day programs. Whether the patient is experiencing an eating disorder, depression, anxiety disorder, or obsessive disorder, adjunct therapy can serve as a useful tool. Therefore, we custom designed the programs to enhance the learning process and to incorporate a fun and exciting experience with our adjunct therapies. Furthermore, we have integrated essential modalities into our treatment process to enhance the patient’s knowledge and understanding of the underlying reasons for the eating disorder. 

In general, adjunct therapy may be a innovative tool for the patient to become more introspective about personal issues that relate to the eating disorder. For example, expressive therapies such as art and music therapy promote self-expression, creativity, and self-awareness.

Moreover, equine therapy develops communication and assertiveness that can be an effective coping mechanism for the patient. Body image therapy provides a valuable education and personal insight about distorted body image and how it correlates with the patient’s level of self-esteem.

Clinical assessments are used to measure the patient’s body image and to objectively measure their progress in improving their body image throughout the course of treatment. In conclusion, this allows our treatment team to collaborate and to provide our primary therapists with crucial feedback that may otherwise be unobserved with traditional therapy.