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
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
[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
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
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
“Is this really happening?!!” has been a constant refrain in the past couple of months. When we fell in love with our urban tree house space many months ago, we asked, “Could we actually get this space? No?!” At our photo shoot for the website, it was “Is this really Read more
This blog will be a space where we will communicate Opal news, exciting new research, continuing education events, innovative ideas, job announcements, areas of controversy in eating disorder treatment, and Opal events. If it is Opal news, you will hear it here first. Before our opening on February 1, 2012 Read more