About Rock Recovery

Pictured Above: Our Executive Director Christie Dondero Bettwy and Founder Carylynn Larson.

Our Mission:

Rock Recovery is an eating disorder therapy nonprofit that was founded in 2009 to make life-saving eating disorder treatment and support accessible for all. See more about our story and founder here.

At Rock Recovery, we know how isolating and overwhelming the eating disorder recovery journey can be. In order to break free from obsessive thoughts around food, exercise and body image, you need quality eating disorder therapy and a community that understands what you’re going through.

The problem is, robust eating disorder care can be hard to find and expensive, which can make you feel like recovery will never be within your reach. We believe that true freedom from eating disorders is possible, and that no one should be turned away because they can’t afford treatment.

Our Vision:

We envision a world where every person can access the care and community they need to find freedom and recover from disordered eating.

Our Key Values:

Our doors are open to all who wish to partake in their journey to freedom with us without regard to religion, race, or any other factor. Our eating disorder therapy services are weight-inclusive and trauma-informed.

We believe it is critical to care for the whole person – mind, body, and spirit. We also offer nationwide faith-based support groups for individuals who seek to integrate their faith into the recovery process. Click here to learn more about all of our therapy and support services.

Everyone has a seat at our table 

Creating access to care is core to our mission, and we provide a safe and inclusive space and meet each client where they are, as they are. We know the recovery journey is unique for each person, and we honor those with lived experience from diverse perspectives.

We believe that freedom is possible

We have seen that with proper care and support, people can experience complete recovery from disordered eating and be at peace with food and their bodies. We believe that faith in something greater than ourselves brings healing, and we hold hope for our clients and encourage them to discover what freedom uniquely means for them. 

Healing happens in community

We need each other. As an organization, we believe in collaborating, not competing, with like-minded individuals and organizations. Breaking isolation is core to healing from an eating disorder, and we help those struggling connect with others who get what they are going through so that they feel less alone. 

We give our all 

Too many people are falling through the cracks of the current treatment system, and we work tirelessly to address these inequities and get more people the care they need and deserve. We are committed to operating with excellence and evolving to meet the community needs with research-backed treatments and approaches.

**Rock Recovery is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that supports the journey to freedom from disordered eating through holistic and accessible recovery programming and community empowerment. We do this by removing barriers of cost, location, and timing, and by helping people break isolation. We uniquely offer both clinical expertise rooted in research plus spirituality for deeper healing and restoration.

We believe that complete freedom from disordered eating is possible, and our doors are open to all (without regard to religion, race, nationality, gender, size, ethnic origin or sexual identity) who wish to partake on their journey to freedom with us.