5-Day Intensive Program

“Being part of TBT-S was like a miracle for us – we overcame a number of challenges to get there with a very resistant young person and ended up with the most engagement and mutual understanding we’ve ever experienced. I know the insights landed profoundly for all of us, including our daughter despite her outward reticence. It’s so helpful to leave with a detailed contract informed by learning, personalized motivations, and clear empathic guidance from an amazing, experienced team committed to success for all of us.”
TBT-S is a 5-day intensive eating disorder program for teens and children and their families. Over the course of the program, teens, young adults, and their families learn tools to succeed in recovery based on the most up-to-date neurobiological research. During this 5-day program, families will receive:
  • Expert assessment and personalized recommendations/recovery plan
  • Live meal coaching by expert psychologists
  • Neurobiologically-driven parenting tools
  • Multi-family therapy
  • Teen coping skills
  • Immersive group activities designed for deep learning
  • Psychiatry consult
“The most helpful part of this treatment week was having a safe, nonjudgmental, and supportive environment where I could openly share about my struggles and behaviors. Being with the staff and other clients made me feel less alone and more understood.”

About the leaders: Temperament Based Treatment with Supports will be led by eating disorder experts and trained psychologists, Drs. Terra Towne and Stephanie Knatz Peck. Dr. Knatz Peck is the co-developer of TBT-S and is responsible for developing and adapting TBT-S for youth populations. She co-published the manual in 2023. In addition to providing TBT-S treatment through BrightMind Therapy, she has been training and certifying healthcare teams and treatment providers in TBT-S across the world, including Australia, Greece, and Mexico. Dr. Terra Towne specializes in the treatment of children and adolescents with eating disorders. She is a certified TBT-S and Family-Based Treatment (FBT) provider and has been practicing TBT-S in both family and multifamily therapy settings since 2017.

Dates: April 28th – May 2nd 2026

Treatment Schedule: Tuesday-Saturday from 8am-3:30pm

Cost: $8000
Treatment scholarships available for financially eligible families

“It’s hard to put into words what was best, because every moment was so intentionally strategic, educational, experiential, and supportive. If I have to choose one aspect, though, the activities that helped us, as parents, experience a metaphorical version of what our children live through were probably the most impactful and something I will never forget. The clients were changed by seeing their parents finally “get” what it’s like, even if we can never truly experience it.”

Address: BrightMind Therapy
1010 Turquoise Street Suite 303
San Diego, CA 92109

If interested in participating in the TBT-S week, please contact Dr. Terra Towne at 858-358-5909 or terratownephd@gmail.com

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“You are AMAZING at what you do. For the first time in a long time I feel hope for my daughter’s future and genuinely believe she will recover. That belief is something you both gave me, and it is priceless.”
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