Adult Eating Disorder Treatment in Spain | Private One-to-One Care

Sea Recovery offers confidential, one to one adult eating disorder treatment in Spain, delivered with emotional safety, dignity, and compassion in a luxury retreat setting near Marbella.

We provide tailored support for adults living with eating disorders, whether diagnosed or undiagnosed, in a non clinical environment guided by licensed mental health professionals. Our one to one format helps you explore your relationship with food, identity, emotions, and body image, supported by a multidisciplinary team trained in both clinical and holistic approaches. See our overview of integrated care here: Mental Health and Eating Disorders.

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When Food Becomes Emotional

Eating disorders are rarely about food itself. They are about pain, identity, control, grief, and self worth. Restriction, bingeing, purging, or overexercise are often strategies for managing deeper emotional struggles. Many clients discover their patterns are rooted in early relational dynamics, trauma, or chronic feelings of unworthiness.

Adults often present as high functioning while quietly managing compulsive thoughts, shame, and fear of weight gain. These cycles are exhausting and often misunderstood. Our approach does not centre on calories or compliance. We focus on helping you build a new relationship with yourself, your emotions, and your body.

Types of Eating Disorders We Support

Eating disorders can look very different from one person to another. At Sea Recovery, we work with the full spectrum, including those who feel not sick enough for traditional treatment but know something is wrong. Early intervention and compassionate care can prevent long term damage.

• Anorexia Nervosa involves persistent restriction of food intake, fear of weight gain, and distorted body image. Many clients describe feeling safe only when in control, even as health declines. Recovery involves building safety beyond control and creating a healthier relationship with both food and identity.
• Bulimia Nervosa involves cycles of bingeing and purging that are often hidden behind high functioning lives. The secrecy and shame can become as damaging as the behaviours themselves. We help you address the emotional triggers while restoring dignity and trust.
• Food Addiction & Binge Eating Disorder involves compulsive overeating that is often linked with stress, loneliness, or trauma. Many clients with BED feel intense shame or self blame. We reduce shame and restore agency with compassion, not control.
• Orthorexia involves obsession with clean or healthy eating that can become socially isolating and nutritionally harmful. We support balance and flexibility, while working with the perfectionism and fear that fuel orthorexia.
• ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder) involves limited intake due to sensory sensitivity or fear of consequences. We work gently to expand safety and food flexibility.
• Mixed disordered eating includes cycles of restriction, bingeing, compulsive exercise, or obsession around food, often tied to anxiety, OCD, or trauma.

We also support individuals struggling with food preoccupation or cycles that do not meet diagnostic criteria. Recovery is available even without a formal diagnosis.

The Emotional Roots of Eating Disorders

At their core, eating disorders are coping strategies for deeper emotional pain. Many clients arrive having endured years of depression, unresolved grief, relationship trauma, or relentless perfectionism. The disorder may offer a temporary sense of control, but at the cost of physical and emotional health.

Healing means exploring not just food and behaviour, but the underlying stories of identity, worth, and safety. At Sea Recovery, we create a safe relational environment where these truths can emerge without judgement.

Why Choose Sea Recovery

• Fully private, one to one care with no groups, no exposure, and no pressure
• Trauma informed, emotionally intelligent support from experienced professionals
• Discreet luxury villa near Marbella, safe, calming, and unbranded
• Flexible treatment options without rigid meal enforcement
• Focus on dignity and long term healing beyond symptom management

For a broader look at settings and standards, see our guide to luxury rehab clinics in Spain.

What Recovery Looks Like Here

Recovery is not about fixing weight or appearance. It is about rebuilding trust in your body, learning to regulate emotions, and creating self worth that is no longer tied to control. At Sea Recovery, this includes:

• Exploring how eating habits function as coping mechanisms
• Addressing shame, identity, and trauma with care and clarity
• Reconnecting body and mind through somatic and creative work
• Building self trust and stability in a private, safe space

Therapies We Use

• CBT and DBT to reshape thinking patterns, build emotional literacy, and interrupt perfectionism
• Family Therapy, IFS to explore attachment wounds and inherited dynamics
• Interpersonal Therapy, IPT to support relational trauma and social triggers
• Creative and Expressive Therapy for non verbal processing through art, journaling, or movement
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ACT to reduce avoidance and align behaviour with values
• TRE and body regulation to restore safety through nervous system release
• MET Therapy for safe trauma reprocessing

Holistic and Body Focused Options

• Massage, acupuncture, and lymphatic drainage
• Yoga, mindfulness, and breath regulation
• Cold exposure and resilience training
• Optional IV therapy and NAD plus infusions to support physical repair

See how these methods integrate across our wider programmes on Mental Health and Eating Disorders.

Who We Support

• Clients with diagnosed or undiagnosed eating disorders
• Those who relapsed after outpatient or clinic based support
• Individuals with dual diagnosis such as OCD, trauma, or anxiety
• Professionals and creatives seeking confidential recovery in a luxury setting
• High functioning individuals experiencing burnout alongside disordered eating

The Role of Environment in Healing

By choosing our luxury rehab in Spain, you step outside those triggers and into an environment where healing feels possible.

The Mediterranean light, calm villa atmosphere, and slower pace create conditions where your nervous system can down regulate. This is not about escaping life. It is about creating the safety to rebuild it. You can also read about day to day life at Sea Recovery here: Life at Sea Recovery.

Daily Life at Sea Recovery

• Morning regulation through TRE, yoga, or reflective practice
• Private therapy sessions using CBT, DBT, IPT, or IFS
• Creative practice, movement, or nervous system tools
• Optional nutritional or IV support if requested
• Evening decompression and journaling for integration

For comparisons across settings and programmes, visit Luxury Rehab Clinics.

Detox and Medical Oversight

If you require medical stabilisation before starting therapeutic work, we coordinate a safe and discreet plan so you can stabilise and then begin one to one therapy without delay. Read more about our approach to detoxification and how it integrates with private care.

Aftercare and Long Term Recovery

• Relapse prevention and practical life tools
• Lifetime check ins and community touchpoints
• Remote therapy and ongoing emotional support

If you are still considering location options, our Spain treatment centers page outlines routes into care and what to expect when arriving.

Frequently Asked Questions

Begin Private Eating Disorder Recovery in Spain

You deserve a life free from food fear, shame, or control. At Sea Recovery, we offer gentle, personalised care with full privacy, one to one therapy, and holistic support every step of the way. If you are deciding between private one to one care and traditional models, see Why Private Therapy in Spain for a clear comparison.

Contact us today to begin your confidential recovery journey.

Sea Recovery is one of the Top 10 Rehabs in Europe. Learn more about our private recovery model and why so many clients choose our luxury rehab in Spain for long term transformation.