Morning Star Extended Care Program for Women - Now Open!

Integrative Life Center is expanding and has opened an Extended Care Step Down Program to provide a continuum of care designed to assist individuals in transitioning from residential treatment and moving toward independence and freedom.

Extended Care Program for Women

The journey of recovery is about creating a life that each individual enjoys living in the here and now.  At ILC we have years of individual, personal and professional experience living recovery in the present moment. We know that each person is a unique individual and believe that with respect and consistent support, each individual can re-claim the passion and love for life that came naturally as children.

Our Extended Care Program is designed for women who have completed a residential program as a step-down level of care or for those whose eating disorder, addiction or trauma related issues have not yet progressed to require the higher inpatient or residential level of care.  Housing is provided in partnership with Midtown Homes in two houses located 10 miles west of downtown Nashville on 25 beautiful acres.

• Clients must be medically stable.

• Resident Assistants are available day and night.

• Transportation to support groups and meetings is provided.

• 12 hours of therapeutic experiences such as group therapy, art and movement, psychodrama, EMDR, hypnotherapy, CBT, DBT skills group, equine therapy, experientially based therapies, massage, acupuncture, yoga, meditation, introduction to 12-Step recovery, and mindfulness.

• Therapy is provided by master’s level clinicians at Integrative Life Center.

• Bachelors level case manager on site Monday through Friday.

• Life skills/recovery coaching/mentoring groups.

• Dr. Carolyn Ross MD, MPH, an Integrative Medicine physician who has developed and pioneered the use of integrative medicine in women’s health, healing food and body image issues, and addictions is our consultant for our eating disorder program.

• Weekly (or as needed) sessions with our Registered Dietitian.

• Supported meals (daily), meal plan monitoring and assistance with grocery shopping.

• Community oriented ceremonies such as sweat lodges, meditation, medicine wheel, vision quests and labyrinth as well as the arts, music and other creative offerings of the Nashville community.