This is what eating disorder treatment can look like.

Residential, PHP, and IOP eating disorder care for adults and adolescents of all identities, body sizes, and lived experiences.

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The clinical rigor is real.
So is the community.
So is the laughter.

Walking into NewCircle feels different.
That’s intentional.

Our privately owned Alabama treatment center is built on trauma-informed care and centered on the whole person behind the diagnosis. We provide Residential, PHP, and IOP care for teens (13+) and adults of all identities, body sizes, and lived experiences. Our care is empathy-driven by a staff that chose to be here and programming that goes well beyond the therapy room.

Our levels of care

Healing is a journey and it takes time. Wherever you are on your recovery journey is where we will meet you. NewCircle offers multiple levels of care, all designed to honor your unique needs while gently guiding you towards lasting eating disorder recovery.

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Residential
Treatment

For individuals who need a higher level of support, our Residential program offers 24/7 care in a warm, home-like setting designed for healing.

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Partial Hospitalization
Program (PHP)

A bridge between full-time care and daily life. PHP runs five to six days a week. Full days of therapy, meal support, and skill-building with evenings at home. Housing available where clinically appropriate.

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Intensive Outpatient
Program (IOP)

For those ready to integrate recovery into daily life, IOP offers structured, flexible support across four days a week, so you can maintain work, school, or family commitments while staying connected to care.

We’ll take the next step together

Our admissions team is here for you. We’re your advocate to help with the paperwork, the insurance questions, and every step in between. You focus on taking the first step. We’ll handle the rest.

What we treat

We provide compassionate care for a full range of eating disorders. We believe every person who walks through our doors deserves to be seen and supported.

Anorexia Nervosa

Anorexia often begins as a pursuit of control but can become isolating, filled with fear and disconnection from the body’s needs. At NewCircle, we gently guide individuals back toward nourishment, safety, and trust. Our multidisciplinary approach integrates medical, nutritional, and emotional support in a non-judgmental space.

Bulimia nervosa

Bulimia Nervosa is often hidden in plain sight, marked by cycles of bingeing and purging, and fueled by shame, anxiety, and emotional overwhelm. We help interrupt this cycle with compassion and evidence-based care, helping clients build healthier coping tools, restore body trust, and rediscover self-worth.

Binge Eating Disorder

Binge Eating Disorder is not a lack of willpower. It is a deeply human response to unmet emotional needs, stress, trauma, or chronic deprivation. We offer a safe, shame-free space to explore root causes and rebuild a healthier relationship with food and body.

ARFID

(Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder)
ARFID is not about body image. It is often rooted in fear, sensory sensitivity, past trauma, or a history of medical complications. We approach treatment with patience and curiosity, helping clients expand safe foods and build a more peaceful relationship with nourishment.

OSFED

(Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder)
OSFED is one of the most common, and least understood, eating disorders. At NewCircle, we take it seriously. We treat the underlying pain, not just the diagnosis, with the same compassionate, evidence-based care we bring to every condition.

NewCircle Reviews

“After my whole life of never being sure I could get help, this place blew me out of the water. I have fully graduated out of the program and my life is forever changed. All of the staff are amazing individuals who are there to really change lives. The facility is beautiful and has so many amazing qualities that it would take me pages to describe them. If you need help, I HIGHLY recommend here!”

– Residential Alumni, NewCircle
Date: 1/6/2026

“New Circle really did change my life for the better. I completed two months of Res and a month of PHP. The RC’s (especially Timmy) are fantastic and wonderful. Larry is the best intake coordinator in the WORLD (so kind and communicative!). The clinicians helped me work through so many struggles and to build a support system at home. This treatment program is SO individualized; it is able to meet the needs of so many individuals. There are so many things I could say, so I will leave it on this note…. If you are considering coming to New Circle, yes. Come, without a doubt. I am in a larger body, and that did not negatively impact my treatment whatsoever. I felt very accepted by staff. After struggling with my eating disorder from early childhood into adulthood, I’m finally able to see a life for myself without bulimia.”

– Residential & PHP Alumni, NewCircle
Date: 3/10/2026

“I would suggest this program to anybody struggling with an eating disorder. This program is so supportive and positive the people who work here really care about their jobs and the effect they have on others. From therapists all the way to nursing, everyone here is amazing!! If you’re struggling in any way, please call NewCircle.”

– Program Alumni, NewCircle
Date: 2/20/2026

Frequently asked questions

You’re not expected to have all the answers. That’s what we’re here for.


Whether you’re exploring treatment for yourself or someone you love, these are some of the questions we hear most often. If you do not see what you are looking for, please reach out. We will walk through it together.

No. You don’t need a diagnosis, a referral, or a certain number on a scale to deserve support. If something feels off in your relationship with food, your body, or yourself, that’s enough of a reason to call. We’ll have a real conversation about what you’re experiencing and help you figure out what, if anything, makes sense as a next step. There’s no pressure and no commitment required. Just reach out. (205) 848-4514

We treat the full range of eating disorders: anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, ARFID, OSFED, and disordered eating patterns that don’t fit neatly into any category. We also support co-occurring conditions like anxiety, depression, OCD, and trauma, because eating disorders rarely show up alone.

If you’re not sure whether what you’re experiencing qualifies, please don’t let that stop you from calling. You don’t need to arrive with a label. We’ll figure it out together.

You don’t have to figure that out on your own — that’s exactly what our intake process is for. When you reach out, our admissions team will walk through a thorough clinical assessment with you, looking at medical needs, emotional readiness, daily functioning, and what’s going on at home. From there, we’ll recommend the level of care that fits best, whether that’s our Residential program, PHP, or IOP, and we’ll explain why. If something changes during treatment and a different level of support makes more sense, we adjust. Recovery isn’t a straight line, and our care isn’t either.

It starts with a conversation. When you call or reach out online, you’ll connect with our admissions team — real people who are here to listen, not to push you into anything. We’ll ask some questions about what you’re going through, talk through your options, and verify your insurance if that’s helpful.

If NewCircle feels like the right fit, we’ll move into a clinical assessment and start building a plan together. The whole process is designed to feel supported, not clinical. Our admissions team is with you every step of the way — from that first call through your first day of care and beyond. Start the process →

Yes. We work with many major insurance providers because we believe access to care shouldn’t come down to what’s in your bank account. Our admissions team will verify your benefits, explain what your coverage actually means in plain language, and handle the coordination so you don’t have to. It takes about two minutes to check. Verify your insurance → or call us at (205) 848-4514 and we’ll take it from there.

Yes. NewCircle holds the Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval for Behavioral Health Care and Human Services, earned in May 2026.

This is one of the most respected independent accreditation standards in healthcare — it means our programs, our team, and our standards of care have been rigorously evaluated and verified by an outside body. For families doing their research and providers looking for a place they can trust, it’s our way of saying: don’t just take our word for it.

We hear this often, and we take it seriously. A previous experience that didn’t feel right — or didn’t hold — doesn’t mean recovery isn’t possible. It might mean the setting wasn’t the right fit, the approach didn’t match what you actually needed, or the timing wasn’t there.

When you come to NewCircle, we start from where you are right now, not from an assumption that treatment is a checklist you’ve already failed. We’ll ask about your history because it matters, and we’ll build your care around what we learn. You haven’t run out of chances. (205) 848-4514

Structured, but not rigid. A typical day includes individual therapy, group sessions, supported meals, and time for creative and movement-based activities — art, music, yoga, ceramics, dance. There’s also space built in for rest, reflection, and just being a person. We’re intentional about not making every moment feel clinical.

Our facility is designed to feel warm and lived-in, because we know that healing doesn’t happen in sterile environments — it happens in places where you feel safe enough to be honest. Evenings in our Residential program are quieter and more communal. PHP and IOP clients return home or to supportive housing at the end of the day. However your day looks, you won’t be going through it alone.

Yes. We provide specialized eating disorder treatment for adolescents starting at age 13, with programming that is completely separate from our adult track. Teen treatment at NewCircle emphasizes family involvement, peer connection, and building emotional regulation skills in a developmentally appropriate setting. We coordinate with schools and outside pediatric providers to make sure healing can happen both inside our walls and beyond them. Parents and caregivers are an active part of the process — not an afterthought. Learn about adolescent treatment →

Yes, and we encourage it. For both teens and adults, lasting recovery is stronger when the people closest to you understand what you’ve been through and how to support you going forward. We offer family sessions and education as part of treatment — not as a bonus, but as a core part of how we work. We’ll help your loved ones understand the disorder, rebuild trust where it’s been strained, and learn how to show up in ways that actually help. Healing a relationship with food often means healing some relationships with people, too.

It is, and this matters deeply to us. NewCircle is weight-inclusive, LGBTQ-affirming, and culturally competent — not as a policy, but because the people on our team live these values and some of them belong to these communities themselves. We’ve built dedicated programming for our LGBTQ and BIPOC communities, and we’ve built an environment where every person who walks through our doors feels genuinely safe — not just welcome on paper. Your identity, your body, and your story are not complications here. They’re part of what makes your care yours.