Eating Disorder Group Therapy in San Antonio, TX | BCC

One of the hardest parts of struggling with food is the isolation. You assume no one else understands the secrecy, the shame, or the loop of bingeing and regret. They do, and sitting in a room with people who truly get it is one of the most powerful experiences in recovery. The Bariatric Counseling Center in San Antonio offers eating disorder group therapy led by licensed clinicians, as part of a Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval accredited program. Group is not an add-on at BCC. It is a central, evidence-based pillar of how overeaters and people with binge eating disorder get better.

What Eating Disorder Group Therapy at BCC Actually Looks Like

Group therapy at BCC is structured and clinically facilitated, not an open-mic venting session. Each group is run by licensed mental health professionals and follows a focused curriculum drawn from the same evidence-based modalities that anchor our whole program. You practice skills, get real-time feedback, and watch others apply the same tools to struggles that mirror your own. That shared practice is what makes group so effective for eating disorders specifically, food behaviors thrive in secrecy, and group brings them into a safe, supportive light.

Our groups are woven into a structured Intensive Outpatient Program that runs about three months and roughly 30 sessions, meeting two to three times per week. Within that, you experience several formats together: skills-based groups, process groups, and experiential sessions like mindful eating, cooking classes, and guided grocery store tours where the group learns and practices side by side. This combination is the only program of its kind in Texas.

Our Clinical Approach and the Team in the Room

Eating disorder recovery requires emotional, cognitive, and behavioral change, and our group curriculum is built on the modalities proven to deliver it:

• DBT and RO-DBT groups that build emotional regulation and distress tolerance
• CBT and CBT-E groups that interrupt the thoughts driving binge and restrict cycles
• ACT groups that reconnect you with your values and a life bigger than food
• Process and family groups so connection extends to the people who support you
• Experiential groups, mindful eating, cooking classes, and grocery store tours, that turn skills into real-world habit

Behind the groups is a multidisciplinary team: clinical psychologists and licensed professional counselors, registered dietitians, a registered nurse, and a professional chef. That means a group focused on nutrition is led by someone who actually understands nutrition, and a group focused on emotional eating is led by a licensed clinician. BCC treats adults; our specialty is binge eating disorder, compulsive overeating, and food addiction.

Insurance, Access, and Telehealth Across Texas

Group therapy at BCC is delivered as part of covered IOP care. We are in-network with a wide range of carriers including Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, Tricare, Humana, UMR, Carelon, Oscar, Imagine Health, Sana, MultiPlan, Meritain Health, ComPsych, Curative, 90 Degree Benefits, and Healthcare Highways. We also accept CareCredit and file insurance appeals at no cost if a claim is denied.

Our program is based in the Medical Center area of San Antonio, and we offer groups to patients across all of Texas via telehealth, so you can join a supportive group from home no matter where in the state you live. In-person scheduling includes morning groups 11am to 2pm Tuesday through Friday, evening groups 5:30 to 8:30pm Monday through Thursday, and a Saturday group 10am to 1pm.