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Eating Disorder blog about eating disorder treatment, food, body, movement, and mental health. By Opal: Food + Body Wisdom.
The Story of the Owl
Our urban treehouse provides many views including the Olympic and Cascade Mountains, the downtown skyline AND the owl on the roof of the building across the street. When we moved in to our space, we immediately took a liking to the fake owl that scares critters away from the rooftop. Read more
Opal Welcomes Dr. Bertrand Wicholas, MD!
Opal proudly announces the arrival of psychiatrist, Dr. Bertand Wicholas! Dr. Bertrand Wicholas, MD, will join the Opal team the first week of September. We are thrilled to have such an experienced, talented, and compassionate psychiatrist on board! Dr. Wicholas has been treating adolescents and adults with eating disorders since 2004. He Read more
Read all about it!
I am so excited about our first piece of press! Today we were a feature article in the student newspaper of the University of Washington. The article was accurate, with wonderful quotes from several different staff members. The student writer really seemed to understand our philosophy and approach and made an effort Read more
Opal Hosting and Participating in National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
National Eating Disorders Awareness week has always been a week of great effort, emotion, and passion. Kara, Lexi and Julie have been involved with this awareness week in countless ways over the years. Lectures, panel discussions, jeans giveaways, jump roping demos, and more. The area universities have especially been home Read more
Press Release January 30, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 30, 2012 ON FEBRUARY 1, OPAL: FOOD + BODY WISDOM LAUNCHES AN EATING DISORDER TREATMENT CENTER IN SEATTLE, OPENING WITH DR. ELIZABETH HUTCHINSON, MD OF SWEDISH FAMILY MEDICINE AS MEDICAL DIRECTOR Partial Hospitalization Program offered as all-day, highest level of care SEATTLE, WA – This week marks Read more
We want you to know…
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] There is a lot going on at Opal as we get closer and closer to February 1st. We are continuing to be so encouraged by successes, like those listed below, as we take the last remaining steps towards opening. Swedish Medical Center—Dr. Read more
The Psychology of Opal Interior Design
One of my side areas of interest is interior design and architecture. You can imagine the thrill of helping to design almost 6000 square feet of wide open space! We are grateful for design help from Lou Maxon of Maxon Design, Amata Alden of Burgess Design, and Joey Giblin of Read more
Our logo
We were grateful to work with a fantastically creative mind in Lou Maxon, in creating our logo. This image hopefully represents who we are and what kind of treatment we offer. The logo is intentionally imperfect and sizable. Opal will be a place that encourages clients and staff to live Read more